FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Budget problems have forced a city south of Fairbanks to close its library. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports the library in Nenana (nee-NA-nah) library will close Saturday. The city posted a message on a social media page asking residents to immediately return all library material. The message says the city’s recently passed
Budget woes force city of Nenana to close its library
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Hemingway’s life and legacy inspire new JFK Museum display
BOSTON — A new Ernest Hemingway exhibition puts a fresh spin on the author’s colorful life and legacy by displaying his own books and belongings alongside pop culture items from his time. “Ernest Hemingway: A Life Inspired” opened Thursday at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, which has become the leading research center
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Foundation to raise money to restore fire-damaged library
AUBURN, Ind. — A newly-formed nonprofit is set to raise money to restore and rebuild a historic northeastern Indiana library heavily damaged by an arson fire. Auburn’s Eckhart Public Library has been closed since the July 2017 swept through the building after a man placed a lit, mortar-style firework in its book return chute. The
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Fargo library eliminates fines on children’s books
FARGO, N.D. — The Fargo Public Library is eliminating overdue fines for all children’s materials in an effort to increase literacy. Library officials said Monday that research shows doing away with fines encourages children to check out more items and that materials are usually returned on time. The library’s policy change takes effect Monday. People
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Plan defeated to ban homeless outside Springfield library
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The city council has defeated an effort to keep homeless people from sleeping outside the Springfield public library, and the mayor said he would try to find alternative solutions to the end problem. Critics said ticketing the homeless and not offering an alternative would be the wrong approach. The proposed ordinance was
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Neo-Nazi books found in Omaha neighborhood libraries
OMAHA, Neb. — An anti-defamation group says it’s received hundreds of calls from Omaha residents upset over neo-Nazi books left in several Little Free Libraries. Dozens of neo-Nazi books were found in outdoor book exchanges across Omaha, according to the Plains States Region of the Anti-Defamation League. The group said it’s working with law enforcement
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Man steals library donation jar, breaks woman’s back
PHILADELPHIA — Police in Pennsylvania are searching for a homeless man who broke a librarian’s back while stealing a donation jar from the library. Authorities say the man swiped the 5-gallon donation jar from the Darby Free Library Wednesday morning. Darby Borough police Chief Robert Smythe says a library worker tried to stop him, and
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West Virginia library project draws additional pledges
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Pledges totaling $1.1 million have been made for a West Virginia library expansion and renovation. The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation is giving $1 million to the Kanawha County Public Library, and an anonymous donor is giving $100,000. News outlets report the pledges were announced Friday at the library. Library marketing and development
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Historical society unearths letters from President Cleveland
CONWAY, N.H. — A New Hampshire historical society has discovered 13 boxes of business letters and handwritten messages from former President Grover Cleveland. WMUR-TV reports officials with the Conway Historical Society discovered the papers in the building’s attic, and they plan to put them on display at the town’s public library this week. Historical society
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Wheaton Library director named state’s librarian of the year
WHEATON, Ill. — The director of the Wheaton Library has been named librarian of the year. City officials announced Monday that the Illinois Library Association tabbed Betsy Adamowski. The award recognizes distinguished service and leadership in Illinois libraries. Adamowski was feted for Wheaton Library improvements. They include adding a business resource center, coffee shop, an
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Broken valve damages state Supreme Court Law Library books
BISMARCK, N.D. — A broken valve led to water-damaged books in the North Dakota Supreme Court Law Library. Capitol Facilities Manager John Boyle tells the Bismarck Tribune the incident happened Wednesday while contractors were working on a repair project. Some of the damaged books date to the mid-1800s. Library assistant Paula Amelsberg says a cleaning
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Newton’s ‘Principia’ among items in alleged $8M book scheme
An archivist and an antique bookseller were charged Friday with stealing millions of dollars’ worth of rare books, illustrations, maps and photographs from a Pennsylvania library over a 20-year period, including Isaac Newton’s “Principia,” considered a watershed of science. In some cases, the archivist used an X-Acto knife to cut potentially valuable maps and illustrations
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Library services offered at local laundromat and flea market
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Residents of a Rhode Island neighborhood will soon be offered library services while they’re at the local laundromat, flea market and bus station. The Providence Community Library and nonprofit Libraries Without Borders are partnering to engage with Olneyville residents on Saturdays, especially around sensitive issues like immigration and housing law. The pilot
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Libraries, LinkedIn agreement to offer online courses free
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio residents with valid library cards will have access to thousands of online courses they can take for free under an expansion of the state’s online library learning program. The Ohio Library Council and the Ohio Public Library Information Network recently announced a three-year, $710,000 yearly agreement with LinkedIn to provide Ohioans
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Utah library workers told to remove LGBTQ-themed displays
ST. GEORGE, Utah — Workers at a southern Utah library were pressured to remove buttons and other displays highlighting LGBTQ-themed materials because they are seen as divisive, they said. The LGBTQ-themed displays and buttons have been contentious issues at the Hurricane library for the past two years. Last year, workers were ordered to remove the
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Historic home of blues artist W.C. Handy returned to family
FLORENCE, Ala. — Carlos Handy said his grandfather had an incredible talent, but would not have reached the level of “Father of the Blues” without reaching deep inside himself and his origins. “His soul, his natural philosophy, developed here,” Carlos Handy said of W.C. Handy. “We owe a lot to Florence.” Carlos Handy’s wife, Maribel
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Some Houston libraries still closed 11 months after Harvey
HOUSTON — The Houston Public Library’s Mobile Express bookmobile stopped several times at Eastwood Park in the city’s East End. The Houston Chronicle reports kids from the park’s day camp clambered aboard, each piling up a small stack of slim volumes, from “Pete the Cat” to “Amelia Bedelia Cleans Up.” This red van, which holds
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Inmate who got wrong address gets second chance on appeal
DOVER, Del. — A Delaware inmate whose appeal was rejected because it was submitted too late will get a second chance after prosecutors acknowledged that prison officials gave him the wrong mailing address, the state Supreme Court has ruled. Ron C. Phillips, 47, is serving a 13-year sentence after pleading guilty in 2015 to gang
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Ex-congressman Tiberi donates official papers to Ohio State
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Former Ohio congressman Pat Tiberi (TEE’-behr-ee) is donating his official papers to his alma mater, Ohio State University. The papers from Tiberi’s 17 years in Congress will become part of the Ohio Congressional Archives administered by the Ohio State University Libraries. The school says the documents will be sorted and arranged before
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Boston Public Library places managers on leave amid probe
BOSTON — The Boston Public Library has placed three facility managers on unpaid leave amid an investigation. The Boston Herald reports BPL spokeswoman Lisa Pollack confirmed the system had placed three employees on administrative leave as of July 18. Pollack didn’t disclose the identities of the employees or information concerning the internal investigation. The library
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