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eBooks in Libraries
Photo – Sacramento Public Library Many readers may not be aware that eBooks have been on library shelves for a number of years. Even patrons who frequent libraries and have an eReader do not always...
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Library Tree
Anyone who has ever sat on a summer day reading under the cool limbs of a tree will love this idea. Fallen trees have been converted into a “Book Forest Library” in Berlin, Germany. Part of a global...
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Simon & Schuster Library eBooks
In a pilot program publisher Simon & Schuster and the New York Public Library, Brooklyn Public Library, and Queens Library have partnered to initiate a new eBook program. Patrons at the library can...
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Libraries – We Can’t Live Without Them
In a recent survey conducted by CityTownInfo.com, they found that “81% of American adults use the Internet” and other digital services at the library. The survey also discovered that “62% of libraries...
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Hachette Books Now Available at Libraries
Hachette Books is the latest publishers to make their catalog available via Overdrive – the digital book distributor for libraries. Beginning May 8th, over 22,000 libraries will able to download eBooks...
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Digital Kiosks Coming Soon
A new system developed by OverDrive (library book/ebook distributors) will soon be coming to a library near you. Called the OverDrive Media Station, it is a touch screen kiosk that will help library...
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A Quarter of a Million Books – Destroyed
To cut library costs, and bring their library into the digital age, the Fairfax County Public Library system has destroyed nearly 250,000 books. It is part of an effort to cuts costs, and allow the...
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The “MineCraft” Library Has Arrived
Inside the game of Minecraft a small revolution is happening. Those bastions of books – librarians are building a world within Minecraft where teens can virtually visit their local library. The...
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A Library Without Books
Many libraries around the country are adding eBooks and eReaders to their collection. The BiblioTech Library however, has no print books in it’s library at all. This is the nation’s first “all digital...
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MacMillan Books to Release Backlist as eBooks
One of the “Big Five Publishers”, Macmillian has announced they will be launching their entire backlist as eBooks. In an effort to reach younger readers, get their titles into libraries and reach...
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Libraries Reach 1-million Digital Check Outs
Digital content, whether ebooks, video, or audio have become very common in most libraries. With more publishers making their digital books available for check-outs, libraries are able to add books...
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Read a Book, Get a Slushie!
7-Eleven store owners Sushil Prakash and Josephine Kiran have come up with a unique idea to inspire kids to read, and to try to keep those same kids away from a life of crime. This particular 7-Eleven...
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Imagination Library
Sometimes the best gifts and ideas come from sources that remain unnoticed. One such idea is a library created by country music icon, Dolly Parton, The Imagination Library. She created the program in...
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Books That Give New Meaning to ‘Creepy”
In a story best suited to the horror genre, Harvard University has made a rather gruesome discovery. Hidden within several of the university’s library’s the Countway Library of Medicine, the Landgdell...
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Sci-Fi Library at Risk
The Eaton Science Fiction Collection housed at the University of California/Riverside is home to the “world’s largest public science fiction and fantasy library’. This eclectic library possesses...
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Libraries Taking Financial Hit from eBooks
Libraries were on board with the eRevolution quite early, offering ebook downloads to their patrons. They embraced the Internet and in many communities are still the public’s only link to the global...
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Author James Patterson to Fund Libraries
Bestselling author James Patterson, has pledged a donation of $1.25 million to support American school libraries. The donation will be made via a grant program through the website of publisher...
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Library Comes to Beijiing Subway
A few years ago, the subway system of Beijing, Beijing MTR, did a little experiment. They offered commuters a ‘book-swap’. What they discovered in their experiment was that their digitally connected...
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Celebrate National Library Week – April 12 – 18
It’s National Library Week 2015. The American Library Association, and you local library have many amazing events scheduled this week. Check out the ALA’s press release and links! National Library Week...
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Open Library: Will There Still be a Place for Books in the Internet Age?
In 2011, the popular book store Borders filed for bankruptcy and many news articles pondered if this was the beginning of the end for the printed word. In 2015, the largest Christian bookstore (FCS)...
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