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Friday Video: NCompass Live: Crafting Relevant Community Partnerships Using Archives
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Friday Video: NCompass Live: Crafting Relevant Community Partnerships Using Archives

Posted on March 1, 2019February 28, 2019 by Michael Sauers
New trailer for The Public
Libraries

New trailer for The Public

Posted on March 1, 2019March 1, 2019 by Michael Sauers

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Before Lincoln library books are checked in, they’re checked out for bed bugs
Libraries

Before Lincoln library books are checked in, they’re checked out for bed bugs

Posted on February 22, 2019February 22, 2019 by Michael Sauers

Days after the Lincoln woman took a recipe book back to the Lincoln library on Superior Street, she received something in return. A letter, and…

Minneapolis Central Library opens vinyl listening room to share collection
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Minneapolis Central Library opens vinyl listening room to share collection

Posted on January 24, 2019January 24, 2019 by Michael Sauers

Right now, thousands of vinyl records are stored in the third floor of the Minneapolis Central Library downtown. They’re not easy to find — the…

Propose a Topic for the new ITAL Public Libraries Leading the Way Column
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Propose a Topic for the new ITAL Public Libraries Leading the Way Column

Posted on January 23, 2019January 22, 2019 by Michael Sauers

ITAL’s look back at the last 50 years is complete, and we’re taking the opportunity to start something new in 2019. There will be a…

Ebooks seem like ‘Netflix for libraries,’ but they’re a drain on budgets
ebooks

Ebooks seem like ‘Netflix for libraries,’ but they’re a drain on budgets

Posted on January 19, 2019January 19, 2019 by Michael Sauers

The book-crammed Free Library of Philadelphia has found a way to stay relevant in the 21st century: ebooks. Last year, 28 percent of the Free Library’s total circulation of…

Make public libraries custodians of smart city data
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Make public libraries custodians of smart city data

Posted on January 19, 2019January 19, 2019 by Michael Sauers

The Toronto Regional Board of Trade has a novel proposal to break the logjam of data policy concerns that threaten to stifle smart-city projects: let…

The Library Book: Susan Orlean in Conversation with David Ulin
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The Library Book: Susan Orlean in Conversation with David Ulin

Posted on January 18, 2019January 18, 2019 by Michael Sauers

Author Susan Orlean will kick off the national tour for her highly anticipated new book, The Library Book, at Central Library with a presentation and…

The Books That Made Dracula
Books

The Books That Made Dracula

Posted on January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 by Michael Sauers

The London Library today unveiled a fascinating discovery that sheds new light on how Dracula was researched and written. We’ve found 26 books that are almost certainly the…

Interview: NYPL’s chief digital officer says public is better off when libraries are ‘risk averse’ about tech
Libraries

Interview: NYPL’s chief digital officer says public is better off when libraries are ‘risk averse’ about tech

Posted on January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 by Michael Sauers

First: It’s not just about digitizing books. That’s the biggest misconception that the public has about the role of digital technology in libraries, according to…

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