The Winchester Star Winchester Star - Winchester, VA USA... «We wanted to get a realistic look at what it's like for grandparents raising grandchildren in Virginia,»
said library director Trish Ridgeway.
Not exact matches
A tweet from the
library's official account
said, «FUN FACT: President Nixon never fired the
Director of the FBI #FBIDirector #notNixonian.»
We are thrilled they are expanding our reach in Las Vegas with a third
library so more children in Clark County can be positively impacted by access to much - needed high - quality books and literacy resources,»
says Amanda Hirsh, executive
director, Books for Kids.
The
library will cost $ 24 million to build,
library director Marilyn Boria
said.
Berley
said he had been in contact with the
library director earlier this week and that he seemed receptive to the idea.
The remainder of the first phase of the Park District facility, which would likely be between 30,000 and 40,000 square feet, would be funded by the sale of 6.5 acres to the
library for its building,
said Ken Brissa, acting executive
director of the Park District.
«That's a very nice parcel, especially with its location adjacent to the
library and the fire station being there,» Park District
director Allen Cassady
said last week.
By the end of the year, some collections were already placed in new permanent homes, first - floor restrooms were renovated with a new entrance, and a new literacy office for English language - learners was unveiled on the second floor,
said Brian Shepard, the
library's
director of operations.
In the early 1970s, when the Adirondack Park Agency was created, people weren't used to zoning and land controls,
said Neil Surprenant,
director of
library services at Paul Smith's College and the institution's resident historian.
Library
Director Mary Jean Jakubowski
said, «The Buffalo & Erie County Public Library is extremely pleased to share these magnificent, one - of - a-kind rare artifacts from the UB
Libraries with a wider audience and very excited to welcome the thousands coming to town for the Gaelic Games.
«Our 37 Buffalo & Erie County Public
Libraries and the Library on Wheels Bookmobile offer opportunities and resources for personal growth and lifelong learning,»
said Library
Director Mary Jean Jakubowski.
Since the little free
library installed at McCabe's Beach in Southold in 2016 has received positive feedback from beachgoers, the Southold Free
Library will install two more,
library director Caroline MacArthur
said at Tuesday's Town Board work session.
«We are so pleased the Nickel City Professionals have selected the Buffalo & Erie County Public
Libraries as their organization of choice to promote and fundraise for,»
said Library
Director Mary Jean Jakubowski.
«As the Kindle, Nook, iPads and other reading devices become more and more popular,
libraries have become the best resource for free downloadable books,»
said Mary Jean Jakubowski,
director, Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System.
«We invite the community to celebrate all of the great things
libraries have to offer — during National Library Week and throughout the year,»
said Mary Jean Jakubowski, Library System
director.
«We believe a
library card is the smartest card in your wallet,»
said Mary Jean Jakubowski,
director of the Buffalo & Erie County Public
Library System.
«
Libraries have always been a great resource for students and their teachers,»
said Library System
Director Mary Jean Jakubowski.
«Last year, more than 39,000 children and teenagers took advantage of
library Summer Reading programs right here in Erie County,»
said Mary Jean Jakubowski,
Library System
director.
«As
libraries continue to change, it is important for us to listen to community wants and needs,»
said Mary Jean Jakubowski,
director of the 37 - member Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System.
Library System
Director Mary Jean Jakubowski
said last month the American
Libraries Magazine recognized Buffalo's anti-bullying campaign nationally.
Elizabeth Dailey,
director of the Onondaga County Public
Library,
said the
library would have used its $ 7,000 grant to pay for subscriptions to electronic databases, including one called «Reference USA,» a database of business phone numbers and addresses.
«
Libraries offer a welcoming atmosphere to explore, discover and create,»
said Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System
Director Mary Jean Jakubowski.
A statement signed by the party's
Director of Communications, Paa Kow Ackon,
said Dr. Nduom will point to factories, jobs created, schools,
libraries, community centers and scholarships with vivid, physical, visible examples of his private contribution to the development of the region.
«Our local
libraries have a wonderful way of bringing people together just like our hometown sports teams do,»
said Library System
Director Mary Jean Jakubowski.
We are fortunate in this community to have so many people who care so strongly about our
libraries,»
said Library
Director Edson.
The genetic record is «like a lost
library... and we're just starting to learn the language of all those books that we have uncovered,»
says Johannes Krause,
director of archaeogenetics at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Jena, Germany.
«I think these are important efforts, and the
library community is very supportive of them,»
says Joseph Branin,
director of the Ohio State University
libraries.
«We very much welcome» Smits's comments,
says Alma Swan,
Director of European Advocacy of SPARC, an international alliance of academic and research
libraries promoting open access.
«The program is supported by a broad partnership — a global healthcare company GlaxoSmithKline, the world's largest multidisciplinary science society, community - based organizations like
libraries and Boys & Girls Clubs, and the K - 12 educators who deliver the curriculum,»
said Betty Calinger, AAAS Education and Human Resources project
director.
Negotiations stalled again in March, and a new Elsevier offer in early July «again didn't even come close to our demands,»
says DEAL spokesperson Antje Kellersohn,
director of the University of Freiburg's
library.
Such investment makes sense if
libraries are to fulfil their mission in society, which Corinne Hill,
director at Chattanooga,
says extends far beyond books.
«I'm disappointed,»
says Heather Joseph, executive
director of the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC), a Washington, D.C. — based group which represents academic
libraries.
«By providing AstraZeneca's annotated
library to our network of academic collaborators, we will facilitate opportunities to unveil new discoveries and investigate uncharted biology,»
said Anna - Lena Gustavsson, platform
director of CBCS.
«From early on in their children's lives, families that suffer from economic adversity spend less time with their children in places like zoos, museums, and
libraries,»
says M. Elena Lopez, HFRP's associate
director.
With this in mind, John Collins,
director of the Gutman
Library at the Ed School,
says they are struggling with the notion of «
library as place.»
«We've endeavored to create an incredible online tool to support the hard work of practitioners who are on the front lines of college access and success initiatives,»
said IHEP
Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives Lorelle L. Espinosa, Ph.D. «The Evaluation Toolkit is also a perfect complement to the newly redesigned Pathways to College Network Web site, www.pathwaystocollege.net, which has four online
libraries housing up - to - date research and an expanded set of online tools for college access and success practitioners.»
«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.
«It's encouraging that the survey results demonstrate some stabilization of school
library budgets in Australia,» Softlink's Managing
Director, Nathan Godfrey,
said.
«This past year was a breakthrough year for
libraries offering their readers anytime, anywhere access to their digital catalogs,»
said Shannon Lichty,
Director of Partner Services at OverDrive.
This includes
libraries that are disappointed with competitor eBook collections due to low checkouts and fewer features,»
said Shannon Lichty, OverDrive's
director of partner services.
«Today's public
libraries already offer tens of thousands of best - selling digital audiobooks and videos in every category,»
said Karen Estrovich, OverDrive's
Director of Collection Development.
«It is increasingly understood that access to broadband is the critical success factor across our society, and we must do more to connect all of our communities,»
said ICMA Executive
Director Robert J. O'Neill, Jr. «
Libraries play an essential role in helping local governments meet their greatest challenges by connecting their services to critical community priorities.»
«It is encouraging to see growth in the resources available through our nation's public
libraries, but the improvements are uneven, and there is more work to be done,»
said Larra Clark, deputy
director of the ALA Office for Information Technology Policy.
«OverDrive is constantly championing literacy and expanding opportunities for students to read in the classroom,
library and at home,»
said Herb Miller,
Director of Education at OverDrive.
We strongly believe that public
libraries are ideally positioned to help people share their stories with their neighbors,»
said Steven Potter, Library
Director and C.E.O. at Mid-Continent Public Library.
«Zoobean is one of the
library world's most innovative start - ups,»
says John Chrastka, EveryLibrary's Executive
Director.
«Every year in the past few years the borrowing of ebooks has more than doubled,»
said Christina de Castell,
director, resources and technology for the
library.
«Our investment in HTML5, EPUB3 fixed layout and media overlays using SMIL documents will enable publishers,
libraries and schools to serve readers with enhanced reading abilities on the widest range of devices,»
said David Burleigh,
Director of Marketing at OverDrive, in a press release today.
Joe Manion, public services
director for Washington County
Libraries, developed the idea for Library Local Content after hearing of a similar initiative that is currently in place in Douglas County, Colo. «We've always been very concerned about making everybody's works accessible,» he
said.
«All kids benefit from coding activities — not only those planning to work in technology - specific fields,»
said Marijke Visser, associate
director of the ALA Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) and
Libraries Ready to Code project manager.