Sentences with phrase «york city library»

There's the Smashwords development, of course, which we Etherized here and occasional noise about ebook pilot programs with two New York City library systems (scroll down -LSB-...]

There's the Smashwords development, of course, which we Etherized here and occasional noise about ebook pilot programs with two New York City library systems (scroll down for this, it's the fourth element).

Funded by the US Institute of Museum and Library Services, the project teaches New York City library staff how information is shared online, what risks users commonly encounter, and what libraries can do to better protect patron privacy.

Pubs for the Hub to raise funds for Boston; Intuit's «Make a Wish» contest for small business owners returns; ALA's list of most challenged titles released; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announces Take 5; Books Are My Bag to launch in U.K.; Simon & Schuster in pilot program with New York City libraries; Ingram adds Ebook Library titles to OASIS

The publisher is working with New York City libraries and 3M on a pilot program that will make Penguin e-books available in city libraries beginning in August, Penguin said on Wednesday.

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William Kalush, executive director of the Conjuring Arts Research Center, a not - for - profit library in New York City

Heraman, the chief executive of StockObjects, a New York City - based new - media stock library, and his partner managed to raise $ 700,000 from private - equity investors within a year of their company's launch, all the while managing to retain close to 90 % of its stock.

The Mario Batali Foundation has sponsored the building of three new libraries in New York City since 2011, in Manhattan on the Lower East Side, the Upper West Side, and Chelsea and has sponsored the renovation of five Books for Kids libraries in Brooklyn, New York.

Sistrunk and 20 or so boys from his youth sports program recently marched outside the Chicago Public Library demanding that New York City artist Eric Fischl's oil painting Boys at Bat, which is hanging in the library's cultural center as part of a touring baseball art exhibition, be removed.

An IDNYC card can also be used at all branches of all three of New York City's public library systems and be used to obtain discounts and other benefits at museums and cultural institutions, entertainment venues, pharmacies and fitness centers.

This June, officials added $ 43 million in funding for New York City's three public library systems to the fiscal year 2016 budget, allowing for expansion of branch operating hours and a return to six - day service for the first time in nearly a decade.

Six libraries in the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System each received 100 new children's picture and story books as a result of the gift from the Brownstone Book Fund, a private organization in New York City that promotes early reading and a love of books, encouraging parents and children to read together.

The Chancellor also announced the continuation of the summer meals program throughout the city, which starts on June 27th and offers free meals to children 18 and under, in participating schools, parks, libraries, and New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) sites across the ccity, which starts on June 27th and offers free meals to children 18 and under, in participating schools, parks, libraries, and New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) sites across the cCity Housing Authority (NYCHA) sites across the citycity.

After a campaign to save New York City's libraries, Bloomberg and the City Council agreed to allocate $ 106 million to allow all branches to remain open, officials said.

At 11 a.m., DC 37 Executive Director Henry Garrido, library workers, advocates and elected officials will gather to urge the Mayor and New York City Council to keep investing in city libraries, City Hall steps, ManhatCity Council to keep investing in city libraries, City Hall steps, Manhatcity libraries, City Hall steps, ManhatCity Hall steps, Manhattan.

At 4 p.m., Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan, New York City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, Queens Library interim President and CEO Bridget Quinn - Carey, friends of the Court Square Library and the community attend the opening the newly expanded library space adjacent to the existing library at 1 Court Square, Queens Library, 25 - 01 Jackson Ave., Queens.

The three main library systems that service New York City collected $ 5.5 million in fines, many of which are levied against kids.

«Libraries are a vital part of every New York City neighborhood.

New York's City Council, which must approve the budget, should consider relieving cuts to senior centers, schools and libraries in areas like Queens where these media centers are vital to people of so many nationalities.

At noon, NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer, Queens Library President Dennis Walcott, Brooklyn Public Library President Linda Johnson, New York Public Library President Tony Marx, and Councilmen Andy King and Costa Constantinides announce permanent baselining of city funding for 6 - day library service, Broadway Library, 40 - 20 Broadway, Queens.

Libraries in New York City will forgive fines for children whose borrowing privileges have been suspended.

In an effort to protect the two City libraries and provide improved library services for the entire region, the three library institutions were merged by New York State special legislation in 1953.

By «these bills,» Russianoff was referring to a Martins - and Zeldin - sponsored proposal that would, «exempt all counties, towns, cities, villages and other political subdivisions outside of New York city from paying the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax,» and another one, sponsored by Martin, that would exempt libraries.

On the heels of New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer's report on Queens library executives engaging in questionable practices, Queens Councilmember Elizabeth Crowley is renewing her push for greater oversight of officers of city - funded nonprofit organizatiCity Comptroller Scott Stringer's report on Queens library executives engaging in questionable practices, Queens Councilmember Elizabeth Crowley is renewing her push for greater oversight of officers of city - funded nonprofit organizaticity - funded nonprofit organizations.

«All our excess money from revenues coming out of New York City is coming up there, supporting your real estate, your school base, your tax base and all the municipal services, the library, senior citizens services.

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.»

The Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations will meet at 10 a.m. to discuss oversight of Percent for Art, and to discuss three amendments to the New York City Charter.

«The announcement will be made in the library of PS / MS 282 Park Slope School... Among the speakers at the press conference will be New York City Chief Technology Officer Minerva Tantoco.»

Presented in collaboration with Buffalo and Erie County Public Libraries, Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo Public Schools, City of Buffalo, Erie Community College, Life Technologies / Thermo Fisher Scientific, Praxair, State University of New York (SUNY), SUNY Buffalo State and University at Buffalo, this collaborative effort continues to underscore the critical importance of STEM fields to future employment in Buffalo's emerging life sciences and advanced manufacturing industries.

We may be living in an information age, but New York City's public school students are being cheated out of the skills they need to evaluate, process and analyze information because school libraries and librarian positions are drastically underfunded, UFT Assistant Secretary Robert Astrowsky told a City Council hearing on May 6.

An IDNYC card can be used at all branches of New York City's three public library systems.

«Instead of having to download a library of information and pull out what you want, you'd be able to display and spread the information that you're looking for if New York City was to implement an Open API for its municipal legislation.»

With more than 450,000 books in its collection, the Mount Vernon Public Library is the Central Library in the Westchester Library System, the sixth largest public library in the state and the second largest in the New York City region.

Over the past two years in New York City, PB has led to funding for expanded sidewalks for pedestrians, increased security in libraries, computers for schools, and much more.

Avella would also seek to see changes to all three of the city's public library systems, changing the City Charter to list executives at the Queens, Brooklyn and New York public libraries as public servacity's public library systems, changing the City Charter to list executives at the Queens, Brooklyn and New York public libraries as public servaCity Charter to list executives at the Queens, Brooklyn and New York public libraries as public servants.

City Council Members Brad Lander, Mark Levine, and Jimmy Van Bramer were among those who voiced their support for a $ 22 million increase in operating funding and $ 100 million of capital funding to New York City Public Libraries for restoring and maintaining the buildings.

In addition to her bone work, Watkins travels to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York City to do library research that will help her fill in the pieces of the puzzle.

The University is located in the Greater New York City metropolitan area, on the shores of Long Island Sound, with easy access to some of the greatest museums, libraries and cultural venues in the country.

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Limiting himself to 11 of the New York Public Library's 92 branches, and returning continually to its fabled flagship building on Fifth Avenue opposite East 41st Street, Wiseman sifts through lectures, classes, Q&A s, policy meetings, tutoring sessions and stage performances to build a mighty case for the library as the city's social and intellectual lifeblood.

One of its strongest assets is its cast, with superior actors in the leading roles: Cumberbatch as Steven Strange, the brilliant and arrogant New York surgeon whose reason for existence is cut short by a horrific car crash... Tilda Swinton as a mystic known as the Ancient One who is willing to lead him to enlightenment in Kathmandu if only he will subjugate his inflated ego... Chiwetel Ejiofor as her faithful follower and right hand man... Benedict Wong as the guardian of the library where the accumulated secrets of their sect are stored... and Mads Mikkelsen as the brilliant student gone rogue who may soon destroy the earth, one major city at a time.

From that clause, De Grasse determined that the New York City schools were unconstitutional in everything from library expenditures to arts courses.

With that in mind, the New York City Public Libraries» Homework NYC initiative (Dial - A-Teacher Whiteboard is just one component of this program) hopes to get the word out by meeting students on their own turf.

department at Hunter College, City University of New York, and chairperson of the Uganda Community Libraries Association.

At the library not long ago I happened upon a fairly short and solid read titled Heir to the Empire City: New York and the Making of Theodore Roosevelt, by Edward...

Since working at Bruce Randolph, Mike has supported programming with schools, community centers, museums, botanic gardens, libraries and community members in Denver and in New York City.

Last month, NECSN worked with the New York City Charter School Center and the Colorado League of Charter Schools to publish a state - wide charter facilities report which found that only half of responding schools have libraries.

We hope that Simon & Schuster will extend its pilot to libraries beyond New York City in the near future.

In April, ALA President Maureen Sullivan will lead a library delegation to meet with Penguin and other publishers in New York City to discuss ways to make ebook titles more accessible for libraries.

The President of the American Library Association, Maureen Sullivan, commented, ««We are pleased Simon & Schuster has recognized the vital roles of libraries in supporting reading in all its formats by announcing a library e-lending pilot in New York City.