Sentences with phrase «public library access»

If you can minimize your need for typing, and don't mind a bit of ergonomic discomfort, the ad - supported Amazon Kindle with Wi - Fi is a great eReader choice, offering useful features such as public library access to eBooks and Kindle - to - Kindle lending.

One of the polarizing issues in the U.S. ebook market right now is the conflict over public library access to ebook titles for lending, but we may be able to take a lesson from Libranda's new partnership with OverDrive to afford access to new and bestselling ebook titles to library patrons in Spain.

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With libraries across the nation having public Internet access, this kind of free education is available to almost everyone.

No matter where our family lived, Dad made sure I had access to public libraries.

Earnest and proper liberals throughout America often express a horror of any limits on Internet access at public libraries.

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 link on your other blog goes to a publication library that doesn't allow access by the general public, so I can't look at that study myself, I have to take your word for it.

This 25,000 square foot library features free wireless internet access, public meeting and study rooms, computer access, and more.

A renovated and expanded Southwest Regional Library opened in 2010 at 25,000 sq ft.. The library features free wireless internet access, public computers, printing and fax services, and meeting space.

We look for proximity to libraries, community centers, access to public transportation, and shops.

This card offers concessions on public transport, allows people to access services like the local leisure centre or library, and also functions as a proof - of - age.

«Prisoners have access to the same public library service as the rest of us, and can buy books through the prison shop.

Maintaining access to public libraries is particularly needed by residents facing the challenges of coping with a struggling local and national economy who have increasingly turned to their public libraries for assistance, resulting in large increases in projected 2010 library use: visits rising 12 %, circulation rising 12 %, and public access computer use rising 92 % across the System vs. 2007 pre-recessionary levels.

Restructuring library services to this lower funding level would result in major curtailment in access to public library service, with reduced open hours system - wide and the loss of over 100 full - time equivalent (FTE) positions.

«For almost 200 years our library system has protected our public right to information while storing our community's knowledge and ensuring everyone has access to it,» Jacobs said.

We talk about how libraries use public funding — often to provide internet access to people who don't otherwise have it.

The Erie County Department of Social Services is partnering with ACCESS of WNY, Literacy Buffalo, SACRA, Matt Urban Center, Rural Outreach Center, Community Concern of WNY, and the Erie County Public Libraries in Springville, Kenmore, Cheektowaga, and Akron to provide this service.

According to him, the upgrade of the public libraries in schools across the six education districts in the State was in line with the commitment of the present administration to expand access to knowledge for Lagosians.

You can also access the Buffalo and Erie County Public Libraries from erie.gov or you can choose to go straight to the library system's site at buffalolib.org.

To avoid a situation in which only undocumented immigrants apply for the card, which could create a stigma and make some unwary about the I.D.s, Mr. de Blasio's administration has rolled out many perks for all New Yorkers who sign up — including yearlong memberships to cultural institutions like the Bronx Zoo and access to all three of the city's public library systems.

«Now BPS students have the advantage of going to any one of the 37 local public libraries for access to their classroom desktop.

For the child just beginning to discover the wonder of reading; for the teen striving to make meaningful life choices; for the unemployed adult struggling to re-enter the workforce; for the retired senior desperate to access and understand computers and the Internet so she can share e-mail with her out - of - town grandchildren, there is no substitute for the public library.

«I look forward to working with all of Hampshire County Council's Members in serving the county's 1.3 million residents over this next Administration period — delivering important public services; from education, roads, highways and social care for vulnerable children and adults, to access to the countryside and libraries.»

Operational data including circulation, program attendance, door counts, collection development activities, and public access computer use were reviewed by a staff Working Group (which included Central Library, Buffalo branches, contract member libraries and administration staff members).

To address the situation proactively, this budget request contains groupings of service restoration proposals, starting with high impact restorations to allow current library locations to provide more effective public access and service and progressing through a series of service restorations that will pilot and ultimately expand alternate service provision models.

Last year, for the first time in 3 years, this body increased our annual appropriation by $ 500,000, and we used those funds to expand hours of public access, especially at libraries that had failed to meet New York State minimum standards in 2006.

This bill looks to expand protections that are already in place and ensure New Yorkers are able to access all the resources available to them at our public libraries without having worry about their health.

Moms and dads will drive their son or daughter and park in the parking lot of the public library or park in the parking lot of Town Hall to access a broadband wireless connection.

After he was laid off, he had the same contacts, the same knowledge, even the same access to expensive databases (through his public library) that he had before.

A coalition of libraries and open - access publishers that pushed for the language says it does not require scientists to publish in open - access journals — just that their final manuscripts be made public.

He used library accounts to obtain and then make available millions of court records from the Public Access to Court Electronic Records system, which charges for access to docuAccess to Court Electronic Records system, which charges for access to docuaccess to documents.

«The router technology that lets some countries restrict access to certain information is the same as that which lets our public libraries limit access to unsuitable content.

BETHESDA, Md., Wed., Oct. 5, 2005 - The National Institutes of Health (NIH) today announced contracts that will give researchers unprecedented access to two private collections of knockout mice, providing valuable models for the study of human disease and laying the groundwork for a public, genome - wide library of knockout mice.

MicroObservatory: This is an ideal partnership for Libraries, because you will learn how to give your public audiences access to the MicroObservatory online robotic telescope network through the Observing With NASA guest observer web portal.

«When children leave the home and go to school or the public library and have access to social - networking sites, we have reason to be concerned,» Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick, a Pennsylvania Reublican.

Its use is provided free to Washington State public educational institution DeVry University maintains a comprehensive library (on campuses and online) that provides access to current resources.

While it's easy to see the Academy as simply «those people who give out the Oscars,» the institution performs an important function for both filmmakers and film historians, providing symposiums and information for industry professionals and the public alike, access to an extensive film library and archive to researchers and cinematheques, and a valuable reminder of the rich heritage of American cinema.

Three inserts cover the DVD: a unique redemption code and general directions for accessing the included UltraViolet stream of the film, your Sony Rewards code (part of a booklet advertising the book and other Sony products), and finally a PIN entitling you to 5 free song downloads at SonyMusicPass.com, an especially nice touch for those whose public libraries do not participate with Freegal and give you a few free downloads from the same limited Sony catalog every week.

Love the use of the Cure lyrics • My New Plaid Pants a special edition of «do dump or marry» with Hitchcock classic Rear Window on its 63rd birthday • Gothamist exciting news for library card holders in LA and NYC — your public library card actually grants you access to TONS of Criterion Collection streaming titles.

Students must have access to the books on the list through the school and public libraries, and refreshments must be provided on the day of the «battle.»

«Getting rid of school libraries also risks increasing inequalities and further disadvantaging the most deprived children who are less likely to have access to books or computers at home and will have less access to public libraries since so many are closing.»

Most local libraries have computers for public use, and you would probably be surprised at how many students can find a way to access web content outside of class.

Like Makeshop — where low - income families can present an EBT card to receive $ 2 admission for up to four people — many maker sites are affiliated with museums, libraries, or community centers where families can join a social network or find access to other public programming.»

«With so many public libraries disappearing or being run by volunteers it is surely vital that children have access to books and to professional advice.»

The Rhode Island Telecommunications Educational Access Fund ensures that Internet access is affordable for all schools — public and nonpublic — as well as librAccess Fund ensures that Internet access is affordable for all schools — public and nonpublic — as well as libraccess is affordable for all schools — public and nonpublic — as well as libraries.

«Closing the school and library connectivity gap is a major, progressive step in ensuring that America's school - age students, particularly those in rural and remote communities, gain equitable access to Internet connectivity,» said Lucy Gettman, Deputy Associate Executive Director, Federal Advocacy & Public Policy, National School Boards Association.

The Operator: This district - and community - supported early college high school is located in San Diego's new downtown public library (offering access to over 1.2 million resources).

The BCPS wireless network has been installed in the public library branches, providing access for students to systemic resources while they are out of school.

The Milwaukee Public Library does make use of proxy server technology in order to give city residents access to private databases to which the library subscribes on behalf of its customers.

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.