Sentences with phrase «library reading rooms»

And my librarian colleagues must surely pine for a statute that will permit them to stamp out Texas Hold»Em games within library reading rooms.

All materials must be used in the library reading rooms.

* It is still illegal for anyone to wear armour to Parliament, (Royal Prerogative 1279) * Hanging washing in the street, beating a carpet and flying a kite are set out in the Town Police Clauses Act, 1847, (chapter 89, section 28) as punishable by a # 1,000 fine * The Licensing Act of 1872 states that it is illegal to be drunk in charge of a cow, horse or steam engine * You can't fire a cannon close to a dwelling house (Metropolitan Police Act 1839) * You can't bet or gamble in the library reading room (Library Offences Act 1898) * You can't use any slide upon ice or snow (Town Police Clauses Act 1847) * You can't drive cattle through the streets of London (Metropolitan Streets Act 1867)

Not exact matches

The massive estate has incredible high - tech features like a pool with an underwater music system, a 2,500 - square - foot gym, a library with a domed reading room, a 1,500 - square - foot Art Deco style theater, and heated floors and driveways.

In Wood's case, he realized that if the group could deploy a local library or reading room for just $ 5,000 or about $ 11 per child, «why would you not go big?»

James Tolhurst FAITH Magazine January - February 2007 In a largely neglected series of letters, John Henry Newman wrote to The Times in February 1841 about Sir Robert Peel's support of a new library and reading room in his constituency of Tamworth in Staffordshire.

There was to be no denominational basis for the library and reading room at Tamworth.

I was particularly interested to see the secondary school's reading building, which houses a small, one - room library.

This year's goal is $ 80,000 USD to build two libraries in Zambia with Room To Read.

- delicious dinner at Fresh Side in Amherst (and some great uh, «college» entertainment that followed), the reading room at Mt. Holyoke's library, and a really special visit and breakfast picnic to a farm with friends.

Have Baby Will Travel is delighted to partner with Beaches Resorts for an amazing giveaway as part of the Passports With Purpose initiative to build two libraries in Zambia with Room To Read.

Since the children's reading room — the Margaret and H.A. Rey Children's Room — is named after the couple who created the monkey, it makes sense that the library would keep a large selection of books about Curious Georoom — the Margaret and H.A. Rey Children's Room — is named after the couple who created the monkey, it makes sense that the library would keep a large selection of books about Curious GeoRoom — is named after the couple who created the monkey, it makes sense that the library would keep a large selection of books about Curious George.

I know you don't want to sit in your living room reading library books at night, but there needs to be some middle ground.

The back room has an interactive science and math area and a very comfortable library area for the children to relax and read.

Among the features of the library include a room dedicated to historical artifacts - including some relating to the life and times of Herbert Macaulay, an innovation hub that will serve as a Coding Centre, a lounge / café area, a reading area with updated books and an e-library section, wheelchair accessible ramps and a finished courtyard area, among others.

As one prominent mid-century labor republican put it, «We must erect our own halls wherein we can establish our own libraries, reading - and lecture - rooms, under the control and management of our own men; and we must have time to use them.»

In the second batch, we introduced five dark cycles into read 1 to avoid low - complexity issues due to the clean room tags in the library preparation.

I won't have internet access / library access / lots of room to bring books, so I'm diving into reads that will take a little time AKA not likely not the easy breezy summer read.

Our local library has the greatest children's room I've ever been in — there's a giant tree to read under, lots of imaginative play areas, and SO many books.

As an added push this year, Room to Read has inaugurated the Literacy One Challenge, which invites students and schools to match a 2007 donation from Scholastic of 400,000 English - language books sent to Room to Read schools and libraries in Cambodia.

Thanks in part to these grassroots efforts, Room to Read can boast some astonishing results: During its seven - year existence, the organization has opened nearly 5,000 school libraries and about 400 schools, donated more than 1.4 million English - language books, published 146 local - language titles, and touched the lives of roughly 1.5 million students in developing countries.

Not long afterward, Wood left Microsoft to found Books for Nepal, which rapidly developed into Room to Read, an international literacy nonprofit organization that builds bilingual libraries, schools, and computer labs in developing countries.

Schools need to have a well - stocked library or reading resource room with many levels of texts so that teachers of all grades have access to books that are appropriate for the age and reading level of their students.

Inside the library, muted sunlight passes through the transluscent walls, coloring the large reading room a soft orange.

Despite detractors telling Wood that his educational endeavor wouldn't work, seven years later Room to Read is responsible for constructing 442 schools and 5,160 libraries throughout developing countries.

This is why she is trying to stay well connected to her community, in part through a growing network of volunteers, and to the local government — a strategy she learned from John Wood, founder of Room to Read, a nonprofit that helps build libraries in developing countries.

Today Room to Read operates in Africa, the Middle East, and South and Southeast Asia, focusing on resourcing communities in five areas: creating and stocking libraries, publishing children's books in local languages, constructing schools, establishing long - term girls» scholarships, and building computer and language labs.

In 10 years, Room to Read has opened 1,000 schools, provided 10,000 long - term scholarships to girls and opened over 10,000 bi-lingual and multi-lingual libraries, serving over 4 million children.

Organizations such as Room to Read, a global non profit founded in 1999 by John Wood and currently operating in ten countries in Asia and Africa which has impacted millions of children by providing school libraries and professional development to teachers.

Training is provided for those who serve as volunteers in the clinic, copy room, library, science lab and garden center, and as volunteers in programs such as the school Safety Patrol, Student of the Week, and Reading Incentives.

a library in every room, tens of thousands of books for students to choose among, time to read them every day, and smart, individualized instruction that results in both high proficiency and a passion for books and reading

FREE Universal Pre-K (UPK); Grades Pre-K to 8; AdvancEd Accredited; Full - day programs for 3 and 4 year olds; Full - day Kindergarten; Early drop off program starting at 7:30 am; Hot lunch program; After - school program until 6 pm daily; Computers in every classroom; Computer lab with laptops and wireless internet; SmartBoards in every classroom; Air Conditioning in grade classrooms, the library and cafeteria; Newly updated library; Indoor gym with full - sized basketball court; Enrichment program includes: Physical Education, Art and Music; After - school Fine Arts program includes: Piano and School Choir; Educational Support Services for reading / writing, math; Guidance Counselor available; Resource room program with Individual Education Program (IEP) accommodations.

You have to go to the library, maybe the book has been checked out and you have to come back another time... With ebooks, you sit on your couch in your living room and go to the library website, see if the library has it... You get the book, read it, return it and get another, all without paying a thing... How is that a good model for us?»

But in order to protect consumers, OverDrive announced today that it has created an online children's reading room for its partner libraries.

I thought I was doing pretty good to get there at 6 o'clock when the reading started at 6:45... but by the time I showed up, the library's auditorium was packed and there weren't any seats left in the overflow room.

In the end, the library generously set up three overflow rooms, so nobody had to sit on the floor or stand during the reading.

Basically, Amazon one - upped Barnes & Noble's Read In - Store feature that allows Nook customers to «read NOOK Books FREE for up to one hour per day» in any of their 700 + stores, and put the exact same feature in every Kindle customer's living room via 11,000 + public libraries, without the physical and timing limitatiRead In - Store feature that allows Nook customers to «read NOOK Books FREE for up to one hour per day» in any of their 700 + stores, and put the exact same feature in every Kindle customer's living room via 11,000 + public libraries, without the physical and timing limitatiread NOOK Books FREE for up to one hour per day» in any of their 700 + stores, and put the exact same feature in every Kindle customer's living room via 11,000 + public libraries, without the physical and timing limitations.

Still, have a home for your books — and a whole room devoted to reading — can... Continue Reading Creating your own home libraryreading — can... Continue Reading Creating your own home libraryReading Creating your own home library»

There is a city tradition, from the private tranquil libraries of stately homes such as North London's 17th - century estate Kenwood House in Hampstead Heath to the British Library's Reading Room in King's Cross — a place where the etiquette policy strongly discourages the presence of mobile phones entirely with tactfully placed signs.

The library, covering 4,200 square feet, will have a digital reading room, children's area, study rooms and community room.

The ability to customize the collections within the eReading Rooms allows us to tailor the content to align with library initiatives like the Summer Reading Program and Teen Tech Week and yearly themed content such as National Poetry Month and Women's History Month.

His nonprofit, Room to Read, which started by stocking one library in Nepal, works with communities in six Asian countries to build schools, computer labs and libraries, as well as providing long - term scholarships for young women.

Her schedule was precise - she arrived at the library every day at two, spent fifteen minutes in the stacks, and read at the same spot in the reading room until six.

Evanced enhances library services with software for event planning, room reservations and summer reading programs.

My father's library had probably once been a sitting room, but he sat down only to read, and he considered a large library more important than a large living room.

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.

But what about the historically vital content that currently languishes in back rooms of small, regional libraries or historic... [Read more...]

I really enjoy being able to satisfy my book habit without taking up room on my shelves;) Our local library also participates in the Kindle library program and that's fantastic for me - I get to borrow books for up to 21 days and read them right on my iPad... I don't even have to go to the library!

With a library of over 50,000 of the best audiobooks available, you might need to make some room on your to - read list.

Still, some people appreciate the atmosphere of the library offering quiet reading areas, community rooms for local book clubs, computers with high speed internet, and more.