Sentences with phrase «most public libraries do»

Graphic novels and comics are more accepted and even embraced as a legitimate storytelling format than before, so most public libraries do supply them, and they are a big draw for many people.

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They have — most of them — hot running water, central heating, electric lighting, immunizations against deadly disease, public schooling, access to parks and beautiful libraries, etc. etc, wonderful benefits that, for most of human history, were either reserved for the few ruling elite or didn't exist!

The 37 Buffalo & Erie County Public Libraries remind parents to spend at least 15 minutes each day reading aloud to their young children because research shows reading is the single most important thing you can do to help prepare a child for school and lifelong learning.

Go to the library and check out cookbooks on Chinese, Japanese, and Indian cuisines (did you know most public libraries have a huge cookbook collection?)

When it comes to the big six publishers, most of them don't allow their ebooks to be borrowed from the public library or, if they do, charge exorbitant amounts.

«The most important policy issue is to keep restating to values of public libraries to each generation — what they can do for children; what they can do for students; what they can do for working people; what they can do for people who are housebound; and what they can do for our seniors.

I would hazard to say that most public libraries in the U.S. do not charge for access to e-books.

Your library must participate in the lending program, but most public libraries across the country do.

Oh, I forgot to add that most of the books that I do review I get from the public library.

Those ages 16 - 17 who had read a printed book in the past year were the most likely to have borrowed a print book from their public library in that time, with 65 % having done so.

The next most common response was that the library participates in a consortium that pays and provides access to all consortium members, as public libraries in Wisconsin have recently done.

In fact, there is already «digital loan» software in wide use by public libraries that does not bother to impose any DRM on e-books, opting instead to automatically delete the books after the load period has expired.17 While users could defeat this by digging up and copying the underlying file, most users don't bother, just like most Netflix subscribers don't bother to copy the DVDs they rent, despite the ready availability of free software that can accomplish that goal.

They still have a sense of huge responsibility for keeping the shelf space at its most appealing, to keep luring in the punters because if they don't have people, members of the public coming in to use their library then they will not have a library for very long.

My main issue is being «locked into» a particular manufacturer's proprietary software that forces you into buying e-books from their online library (I realize most e-book readers do allow for unlimited public domain readings and the ability to read PDF and Word files, etc.).

Even though most of the filings were public filings, I did not want to have any respondent - specific information reflected in the document library.

Canadians living in rural communities who do not have an Internet connection will be able to access the Gazette at a public library, as most libraries today are equipped with computers that have Internet access.

Most public libraries have access to commercial journal and magazine databases that cover thousands of titles, including law journals, as well as databases of historical newspapers; if not, university libraries do.

If you do not own a computer, many cyber-cafes offer low - cost computer rentals and most public libraries have free access to computers with Internet service.