Sentences with phrase «public library systems»

The U.S. government has awarded a $ 100,000 grant to a group of researchers looking to apply blockchain to public library systems.

It involves the branch courthouse libraries supporting local public library systems to deliver the info, as well as helping PLE publishers get distribution to libraries.

Most public library systems are available over the web, where patrons can download ebooks and audiobooks, as well as stream movies and music.

Penguin Group and electronic - book distributor 3M have made a deal with two New York City public library systems that will return Penguin e-books to library shelves for a one - year pilot.

There is no need for Amazon and public library systems to be in competition.

«Libraries play an important role in our civic and cultural life, and Sony believes that it's important to support public library systems as they expand their services and digital offerings, particularly eBooks,» said Phil Lubell, vice president for Sony's Reader business.

Still hoping that someday Amazon will provide the option for us to use our public library systems....

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.

Consider donating a copy of your book to a few major public library systems, in hopes of generating orders for their branch locations.

* You also have the option to extend the campaign by adding 25 more public library systems.

hoopla digital has partnerships with more than 1,500 public library systems across North America including Boston Public Library, Free Library of Philadelphia, Chicago Public Library, San Francisco Public Library, Los Angeles Public Library, and Edmonton Public Library.

We are fortunate to have strong public library systems, local independent bookstores, a healthy relationship with many publishers (cultivated over years of conference attendance), and a culture of sharing.

Our growth has included public library systems in major markets such as Toronto, Seattle, Boston, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

They currently deal with over 1,600 public library systems across North America including Boston Public Library, Free Library of Philadelphia, Chicago Public Library, San Francisco Public Library, Los Angeles Public Library, and Edmonton... [Read more...]

Hoopla digital has partnerships with more than 925 public library systems across North America including Austin Public Library, Los Angeles Public Library, Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County, Edmonton Public Library and Nashville Public Library.

I live in southern California, and unfortunately neither of the public library systems that I have access to (Los Angeles County and Ventura County) are participating in this program yet.

OverDrive released a statement today that demonstrated that some public library systems saw record circulation traffic on Christmas Day, a time frame when their doors weren't even open.

This service registers the book with the Library of Congress Catalog, allowing public library systems to look up information on your book to identify the publisher, should they become interested in ordering the book.

Priced at $ 99 and free from wifi connectivity or cameras, Playaway Launchpads are already in place in a number of public library systems for young patrons to borrow, including Baltimore County Public Library, Cambridge Public Library, Chicago Public Library and Nashville Public Library.

Three public library systems in Minnesota, overseeing a total of twenty - five individual libraries, became the most recent of the eighty library systems across the country to benefit from 3M Cloud Library eBook Lending Service's help in utilizing ebook lending for their patrons.

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 servants.

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

Like most public library systems in America, the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library (B&ECPL) has a long history of developing and implementing strategic plans of service.

In addition, the card is accepted at some financial institutions to open bank accounts and functions as a library card in all three public library systems.

NEW YORK, NY — Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D - 88) announced on Wednesday that the New York State Education Department and the New York State Library System have approved 216 construction awards to public libraries and public library systems, including three libraries in the 88th Assembly District.

NEW YORK, NY — Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D - 88) announced on Wednesday that the New York State Education Department and the New York State Library System have approved 216 construction awards to public libraries and public library systems, includin

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.

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.

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.

«His experience will be a valuable addition to the Board, which is entrusted with governing our borough's great public library system, and we thank him for his service.»

During a marathon session I voted to restore funding to the public library system and several other agencies.

In adopting the 2007 budget, Erie County and its public library system turned a corner.

Last year, with your help, Erie County and its public library system turned a corner.

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.»

When a 9 - year - old San Francisco girl went in search of a Nancy Drew book last spring, she discovered that the local public library system did not stock the popular series that has been around since 1930.

can gain entry to the greatest public library system ever constructed.

The county currently lacks a public library system, instead paying $ 3.7 million per year to San Antonio city for access to its library, according to The San Antonio Express News.

Audiobooks in the public library system are also growing, the publisher has seen a 300 % increase in the number of loans through their partners such as Overdrive.

Anyone who partners with them ends up regretting it, such as Overdrive and the public library system.

Other thing I'm doing you didn't mention is promoting my book through the branches of the city's public library system (Toronto has 100 library branches) either on my own through their author proposal submission or directly to the library branch if I have a connection to the librarian there.

New with the Kindle Touch and its nontouch sibling is the ability to share books via the public library system.

I wish people would stop underestimating the value of their town or city's public library system.

Further, it's difficult to assign metrics to how much the public library system contributes to creating a sizable reading public.

In 2011 Lumos Research for the Canadian Urban Libraries Council released a report that was very encouraging to the sustainability of the public library system in Canada.

She is a firm believer in good hiking boots and the public library system.

Raising and managing funds to ensure a world - class public library system that reaches and serves all people in Deschutes County.

Unless Amazon starts shipping out Kindles for free to replace the public library system, it would be nothing short of a crime if this resulted in the closure of a single library.

ARCs should be sent to someone in your public library system, to media such as Publishers Weekly and Booklist, and certain other media who are likely to review the kind of book you've written.

It was super cool to hear about the public library system.

Ellie Marney [00:06:49] We have a really strong public library system here in Australia and libraries are still my favorite places in the whole world.