Por: Portland Press Herald Opinion August 15, 2023
Maine’s libraries are evolving for the better. Volunteer Beth Hatch inspects the condition of books in the children’s section of the Vassalboro Public Library, one of the 39 Maine libraries that has received federal COVID-19 relief funds to create space that can be used for remote work. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel, File We learned last week that 39 of Maine’s 255 public libraries are in line to receive a tranche of $1.7 million in... + full article
Portland Press Herald USA Nation August 09, 2023
Thirty-nine Maine public libraries will receive $5,000 to $100,000 apiece in federal pandemic relief funding to encourage remote work in the public spaces. The $1.7 million given to libraries across the state was awarded by the Maine State Library and the Maine Department of... + más
Our View: Federal funding reminds us of Maine public libraries’ potential | Portland Press Herald
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Portland Press Herald USA World June 29, 2023
Long before WeWork, public libraries were the original coworking spaces. The Rose Main Reading Room of the New York Public Library’s main branch is seen in 2016, in New York. Mark Lennihan/Associated Press, file William Gray’s ideal workspace is the flagship branch of... + más
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Portland Press Herald USA Nation March 26, 2023
Nancy Olds, children’s librarian at the Hollis Center Public Library, helps Elijah Deschenes, 1, look for books earlier this month. For years, the non-municipal library has received funding from the town to help cover operating expenses. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer HOLLIS... + más
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Newsweek USA Life December 07, 2022
Kirk Cameron is claiming that public libraries nationwide have not taken up his offer to host story time for his new faith-centered children's book, As You Grow.Cameron starred in the sitcom Growing Pains in the 1980s and early '90s before becoming a well-known... + más
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The Advocate USA Crime November 21, 2022
In the three months since he was released from Louisiana State Penitentiary, James Washington says he has built 40 bookshelves by hand that have been shipped to prisons across the country. The builder, who learned his trade while incarcerated for 25 years, now has the honor of... + más
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Portland Press Herald USA World October 02, 2022
A freedom library in Clarksdale, Miss., in September 1964. Courtesy of Zoya Zeman/University of Southern Mississippi Sally Belfrage dreaded answering the library’s phone. It was never someone asking about a mystery book or an upcoming story time that summer in 1964 – just... + más
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New York Post USA Life September 30, 2022
Parents in the UK are debating over the right time to tell children about the birds and the bees — and whether aliens are gendered. England’s Hertfordshire Council is being blasted for swapping out its storytime library bear with a colorful, gender-neutral extraterrestrial.... + más
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