Blogs Posts on "Libraries"

Fixing what isn’t broken by Scholars & Rogues on Nov 1, 2009We have this great little library around the corner, which is very convenient. In London, there are lots of libraries, but it’s such big city geographically that it’s not always the case that there’s a library just around the corner. It’s a...

SELCOtv: Online Fall 2009 PC Purchase by Gurl About Town on Oct 6, 2009Every quarter, SELCO offers its members PCs and computer peripherals in a combined PC purchase. This fall, for the first time, ordering for the collective purchase is online! Watch this video and see how easy it is to place an order.

Reasons to be Cheerful #42 – Wirral Libraries Saved by The Third Estate on Oct 1, 2009As a consequence of moving across the country I’ve had to remove myself from a number of mailing lists in Merseyside, but happily I hadn’t left all of them, because it meant I got to hear some excellent news yesterday. Councillors on the...

SELCOtv - Hot Reads for Cold Nights by Gurl About Town on Sep 28, 2009Regional Librarian, Mollie Pherson, talks about the promotional items that are available through SELCO for the Hot Reads for Cold Nights winter reading program.

Book Banning:Nazism in the New Millennium by A Blogger's Voice-A-Thought on Sep 27, 2009it's arrogant to attempt to ban any book...

SELCOtv - A Web 2.0 discussion with Beth Anderson by Gurl About Town on Sep 23, 2009Beth Anderson from Preston Public Library (PPL) uses a lot of Web 2.0 tools to help promote the PPL and the programs they offer. Rachel Gray talks to Beth a bit about the tools she uses, and how well they help her get the word out about programs and...

SELCOtv - Camp Read-a-Lot video montage by Gurl About Town on Sep 21, 2009Did you want to go to Camp Read-a-Lot, but just couldn't make it? Watch this short video to get a taste of the day's activites and discussion!

U.S. urges court to reject Google book deal by Take A Plunge on Sep 19, 2009There is a new blow to the Google Book Deal. The U.S. Justice Department urged a New York court to reject Google’s controversial deal with authors and publishers. This happened on Friday. This deal would allow Google to create a massive online...

Boston prep school nixes all the books in its library, replaces them with 18 e-readers by Tech-Storm on Sep 5, 2009We love looking to the future here at Engadget. And while real, paper books hold a special place in our heart, we're fairly certain no one will accuse us of being Luddites for scoffing at a recent development at a Boston prep school. James Tracy, the...

Clutter 1.0 by MakeMyLogic.info on Aug 2, 2009Was finally announced the availability of version 1.0.0 of Clutter. This is an opensource library, LGPL 2.1 license, which allows you to create advanced user interfaces and animated. It was chosen as the basis for the interface of Moblin 2.0. The lib...