Sentences with phrase «public libraries in»

If you find it hard to focus at home, check out the public libraries in the area and apply for a visitor's pass.

CALC, in collaboration with Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO), aimed to reach all public libraries in Hastings, Prince Edward, and Lennox and Addington counties in order to help build legal literacy in those communities.

I suspect a lot of those people also go to public libraries in their search.

I see a role for public libraries in particular, and librarians in the region in general, to take a leadership role in becoming stewards for the success of their communities.

The annual volumes and 1997/2001 Consolidated Volume have been sent to the Reference Section of Canadian University Faculties of Law, the National Library of Canada, Ottawa, Law Libraries of Supreme and Provincial Courts, Department of Justice, Memorial University, Grenfell Campus, Queen Elizabeth II Library, the Centre for Newfoundland and Labrador Studies and Departmental Libraries, the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador and public libraries in the province.

These libraries must be doing something right: the article reports that the Canadian Urban Libraries Council found that circulation and patron numbers increased in public libraries in cities with more than 100,000 people between 1996 and 2005.

Most large public libraries in the United States will carry a copy of the CCE.

There are ten public libraries in Ontario involved, as well as those of three universities (Lakehead, Ryerson, York) and four colleges.

There are about 2300 public libraries in Canada.

The BC Courthouse Library and public libraries in BC have teamed up to offer the public access to legal information.

Public libraries in Japan are forbidden to hold images that might arouse the viewer.

This work premiered in New York Public Libraries in 2002 and was sponsored by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.

He has completed commissions for the United Nations as well as for numerous institutions around the world, most recently public libraries in Iraq and Lebanon.

The past two weeks, at the public libraries in Chester and Randolph, New Jersey, the turnouts were strong — and amazing conversations happened among purebred and rescue advocates alike.

Value Line subscriptions are free through most public libraries in the United States.

At some higher level I see most bookstores vanish, non-academic publishers largely disintermediated away, and public libraries in crisis.

Public libraries in other states can work on starting their own versions of a self - published author rewards program, and in doing so stay current with their patrons, as well as highlight an industry that has exploded in recent years.

Continue reading Public libraries in Colorado to use the Odilo eBook platform for purchasing, management, and lending →

Simon & Schuster lauched a one - year pilot program this spring in which it made its entire e-book catalog available to three public libraries in New York City.

Kodansha Advanced Media announced on Tuesday that it will offer Kodansha Comics» eBooks in public libraries in the United States and Canada via OverDrive, the largest digital media provider for public libraries.

This report explores patterns of public library use among Hispanics ages 16 and older and their attitudes, opinions and views about the role of public libraries in their communities, the services public libraries offer, and the impact library closings would have on themselves and their families.

* Dependent on library participation, available through most public libraries in North America, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.

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.

Public libraries in particular have struggled with ebooks for the past 20 years because many ebook models don't allow simultaneous access.

We're part of a consortium of 11 public libraries in North Carolina with -LSB-...]

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Pew studies show the highest print readership rates are among those ages 18 to 29, and the same age group is still using public libraries in large numbers.

As VP of Content Strategy for Midwest Tape, Brad is responsible for directing content strategy for the market leader in media distribution to public libraries in North America.

When asked if they impose any limit on public libraries in consortia by size of population served, each responded that it does not.

Springfield Public Library was one of seven public libraries in New Jersey that observed this special day.

LaRue told LJ that a coalition of public libraries in Dallas, and the state librarian of Massachusetts have also recently expressed interest.

In an expansion of its existing eBook library pilot program, Simon & Schuster has selected 31 public libraries in the OverDrive network to participate.

The Digital Shift's latest survey on ebook growth reports that 95 % of public libraries in the United States circulate ebooks.

Citing one measure of the library community's influence, Coe noted that public libraries in the United States circulate three billion transactions per year.

Westchester Library System (WLS) collaborates with 38 public libraries in Westchester County to provide services and support that assist the libraries» efforts to empower and improve their communities with extensive open access to information, technology and personal development tools.

His third and most rewarding career started in 2000: he has spent the last thirteen years working with public libraries in various capacities with Recorded Books.

Before 1985, the New Jersey State Library administered an area library system in which the state provided funding to specific public libraries and public library systems in New Jersey to deliver enhanced services to public libraries in their area.

Is it likely that public libraries in NZ will get ebooks?

It's one of the most popular platforms used in public libraries in the US.

The FCCC media center page also provides links to 10 public libraries in the area to make it easy for students to access information.

The Kansas State Library and OverDrive are butting heads during the renegotiation of the Kansas contract for OverDrive access for public libraries in the state.

[38] In 2010, a Public Library Funding and Technology Access Study [39] found that 66 % of public libraries in the US were offering e-books, [40] and a large movement in the library industry began seriously examining the issues related to lending e-books, acknowledging a tipping point [clarification needed] of broad e-book usage.

Currently, given that most books in the collections are on paper, the university and public libraries in San Jose can enjoy integration far, far more easily than they would with e-books the norm.

Perhaps it's time to think more carefully about public libraries in this light for e-books, as I'll explain.

With the explosion in popularity of e-books, it could take a while for the manufacturers to catch up with the public's demands and work out a plan to include public libraries in their service.»

A few events over the past few weeks illustrate the downward arc that I have suggested is in store for public libraries in the e-book age.

HAPLR 1.0 used data provided by 9,000 public libraries in the United States to create comparative rankings.

There are nearly 110,000 school and public libraries in this country, and 100,000 public schools.

The NYPL is one of the oldest and largest public libraries in the US, and the nice thing about their size and age is that they have an extensive archive of old and rare books, images, and more.

I'm a retired school librarian who continues to serve children in local public libraries in Middlesex County.