Sentences with phrase «as with the public library»

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IPT worked with the Kiplinger Washington Editors to draft seven investor education booklets as part of IPT's investor education and protection programs in public libraries.

Doomsdayers aren't hurting Christianity, Mr Jeffres, as much as people like you are; you stole books from the Wichita Falls public library because they were trying to teach the children of gay people that their parents might be normal, loving human beings, and you accompanied it with a media campaign that raised $ 1 million that same year for your church through bigoted, close - minded sermons.

As is often the way with brainy, moody teenagers, I had come to believe in the gospel according to Jack Kerouac, Dizzy Gillespie, and a hodgepodge of Japanese poets, absurdist playwrights, and existentialist philosophers whose works I'd found on adjacent shelves on the second floor of the public library.

When your family is going through hard times, such as the death of a family member, help your child deal with the situation by asking the librarian at your public library for titles of books written for children.

The heated debate over how government cuts have affected local councils, and campaigns to save local public services such as libraries has demonstrated how people are deeply engaged with what happens in their communities.

Two people were killed and four others injured when gunfire erupted inside a public library, throwing an eastern New Mexico community into a panic as officers swarmed the building with their guns drawn.

As previously mentioned, the restoration requests are grouped starting with the most urgently needed to prevent future library closings, and progressing through a series of service restorations that will allow the downsized Buffalo and Erie County Public Library System to meet continued high public demand for service at a modestPublic Library System to meet continued high public demand for service at a modestpublic demand for service at a modest cost.

CodeLagos will officially launch this April, with a roll out of coding centers across 350 public and private schools as well as public libraries across the State.

Kellner — who has been stripped of his position as chairman of the Libraries Committee, banned from from working with interns, and docked of his staff budget as a result of the ethics committee findings — sent a formal notice of appeal to the committee requesting a public hearing on the matter.

The volunteers will plan and host fundraising events and activities together with the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, in an effort to provide the Library Systems 37 branches with funds to underwrite programming for children and adults, as well as materials to support the nearly 15,000 Erie County residents who use the libraries daily.

As you are aware, this past September, with the support of a super majority of contracting library Boards, the System Board of Trustees voted to move forward to create a Special Legislative District Public Library System.

The laundry list of recommendations went on to suggest a merger of the Brooklyn Public Library with other library systems as Adams believed «the public library system [in New York City] is not a proper working model» and how libraries have «suffered due to inconsistent and unpredictable funding streams.&Public Library with other library systems as Adams believed «the public library system [in New York City] is not a proper working model» and how libraries have «suffered due to inconsistent and unpredictable funding streams.&public library system [in New York City] is not a proper working model» and how libraries have «suffered due to inconsistent and unpredictable funding streams.»

The city launched the service the following January, with the city's public libraries serving as hubs for enrollment.

We prepared with Lamaze classes and I read as many books as our public library had about natural pregnancy, labor and birth (68 in case you were wondering).

It is certainly a first date with the person so it is wise to choose a public location such as a coffee bar, restaurant or even the public library.

by Walter Chaw Tailor - made as a public service announcement for going to the library and reading the classics, The Pagemaster makes up for what it lacks in grace with an admirable and perhaps misplaced faith in its audience.

All content is made with / by kids for kids; it is free of advertising; it is offered as Open Educational Resources to schools, kindergartens, public libraries, civil - society media (community radios) for free.

With community members from public libraries all over Indiana, we needed a way not just to collaborate in the virtual environment but to get to know other language learning community members» roles and their organizations» goals, to be honest with each other and ourselves as we explored and discovered, and to support each other in challenging ourselWith community members from public libraries all over Indiana, we needed a way not just to collaborate in the virtual environment but to get to know other language learning community members» roles and their organizations» goals, to be honest with each other and ourselves as we explored and discovered, and to support each other in challenging ourselwith each other and ourselves as we explored and discovered, and to support each other in challenging ourselves.

School libraries will be the focus the last two days of this yearly event, with sessions covering a wide array of topics such as school library / public library collaborations, innovative makerspaces and the latest in new book releases for K - 12 students.

This is why we have free public schools, free public libraries, a free public internet and free public computer operating systems and programs such as the Linux operating system and the 64,000 free public software programs that come with it.

Neighborhoods in low income areas with public libraries for student access to reading materials had significantly more gains in reading scores from spring to fall than students from high - income households with access to books as well as those from low - income households without access to books at all.

The World eBook Fair also includes millions of eBooks that are usually only available to World Public Library members, yearly rate of $ 8.95, and whose eBooks are are yours to keep or share with friends, family, libraries, schools, etc., as long as you would like to do so.

Deeper connections with public libraries are also often associated with key life moments such as having a child, seeking a job, being a student, and going through a situation in which research and data can help inform a decision.

But with survey data from as recently as 2012 indicating that the majority of library patrons in the US didn't even know their public... [Read more...]

With libraries around the world coming under almost as much threat of demise as brick - and - mortar bookstores, one UK library system is taking legal action to fight back against proposed budget cuts in their county that will mean the planned closing of a number of local public libraries.

Our library engagement typology found that Americans» relationships with public libraries are part of their broader information and social landscapes, as people who have extensive economic, social, technological, and cultural resources are also more likely to use and value libraries as part of those networks.

Anyone who partners with them ends up regretting it, such as Overdrive and the public library system.

But with survey data from as recently as 2012 indicating that the majority of library patrons in the US didn't even know their public libraries could lend ebooks, despite the current numbers that 90 % of American libraries offer digital lending, there's an obvious disconnect between the services offered and patron adoption.

Currently, public libraries are struggling with trying to implement digital lending, as five of the Big Six publishers are not yet fully on board with allowing libraries to include their titles in ebook lending programs.

The quality of my self - published book compares favorably with the quality of books sold by top book sellers, as well as those that grace the shelves of public libraries.

Strunge stated that not only are the publishers he's spoken with on board with his concept, but that the public libraries are excited about this as well.

According to an article by Michael Kelley of The Digital Shift, Amazon launched its lending program in early November with only 5,000 titles — paltry compared to a public library's offering of titles through OverDrive, such as the Columbus Public Library's offering of over 17,000 ebooks — but that number quickly grew to over 66,000 by the following public library's offering of titles through OverDrive, such as the Columbus Public Library's offering of over 17,000 ebooks — but that number quickly grew to over 66,000 by the following Public Library's offering of over 17,000 ebooks — but that number quickly grew to over 66,000 by the following month.

It turns out that the public wants more technology in libraries, with some of the most interesting concepts being GPS - navigation to their devices to help them locate content in the library quickly, as well as what Pew has coined as a technology «petting zoo,» where patrons can try out the latest technology and spend some time with it before buying it for themselves.

John Shableski works for Diamond Book Distributors as a sales manager with a focus on the independent bookstore market and on public and school libraries.

Not only does Open Library have over one million public domain books available as digitized Adobe downloads, but they also now work with libraries and publishers for a book borrowing program in BookReader, PDF, and ePub formats.

The software between the two models is identical as well, with one exception: the Kobo Aura One supports OverDrive directly so you can download library ebooks for free from public libraries through the Kobo store.

When I did get through to customer support on the phone, they did resolve my public library download issue (forwarding an email with instructions to install OverDrive app, as described above).

And just as with any print - book library, public or educational, if the book is already checked out by another student, there is a waiting list.

«We are keen to support public and school libraries,» Charlie Redmayne, Pottermore CEO, said in the press release, «and OverDrive, as one of the leading suppliers in this market, provides us with a global network that helps us achieve this, as well as encouraging the discovery of these amazing books across the world.»

If you work in a school or public library and are responsible for populating your catalog with new content, this list will undoubtedly serve as a launchpad.

OverDrive, working with many of our public library directors, has offered buy - it - now service, alongside ebooks and digital audio books, as early as four or five years ago.

With Draft2Digital adding OverDrive as one of its eBook distribution platforms, indie authors have a new and easy way to get their books into more than 38,000 public, corporate, and school libraries, in 40 + countries worldwide.

Most public libraries are on the smaller side, most of them well inland, and their local demographics may differ considerably from ocean - side metropolises with large creative classes such as Boston or New York City.

However as time goes by Amazon may realize they are missing out — at present they are talking about coming to an arrangement with Overdrive [download platform company which supplies rentals to public libraries] to make their stock available to borrowers using other devices.

«They're aligning it with the e-audio version as a library edition price,» said Christopher Platt, the deputy director, collections and circulating operations, for the New York Public Library.

As a result of the successful partnering with the Los Angeles Public Library and Cuyahoga County Public Library, Penguin is now making its full eBook catalog, including DK titles, available to all public libraries using AxiPublic Library and Cuyahoga County Public Library, Penguin is now making its full eBook catalog, including DK titles, available to all public libraries using AxiPublic Library, Penguin is now making its full eBook catalog, including DK titles, available to all public libraries using Axipublic libraries using Axis 360.

And with a Forbes» estimate that 400 of the richest people in the US are worth more than $ 2 trillion, and public library spending on content as of 2010 was only $ 1.3 million, Rothman quantifies, «What we're talking about is a crumb of a crumb.»

I love the Kobo touch,, have not had any problems with it, I have a good antivirus program that scans frequently, I havent noticed any bugs in the system, I love the fact that I can download books from my public library onto it, FOR FREE and take it anywhere without alot of big books being carted around,, As for the font size, with the touch I bring up the menu by tapping the middle of the screen and change the font size to where I want it,,, no problems,

In the immediate aftermath of 9/11 and the Patriot Act, people were detained for reading foreign - language pages on public internet sites, or criticizing then - president Bush in chat rooms, or reporting the receipt of a National Security letter to their library's attorney, as happened to four Connecticut librarians, who were arrested for discussing a National Security letter with their counsel.

This is an interview on Friday, January 8, 2010, at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) with David Burleigh, director of marketing for OverDrive, which is the leading provider of public library connections to eBook readers such as the Barnes & Noble nook and the Sony Reader.