BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Police in Alabama say two people were stabbed at a public library. Birmingham police Sgt. Bryan Shelton tells AL.com that a man and a woman were stabbed Tuesday night at downtown’s Birmingham Public Library. He says the suspect is believed to have owed money to one of the victims. The man was
Police: 2 stabbed at library by suspect who owed money
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Ohio airport kiosk offers free short stories for travelers
AKRON, Ohio — An Ohio airport is helping travelers by offering free reading material. WJW-TV reports Akron-Canton Airport unveiled its new short story dispenser Wednesday. The airport partnered with the Akron-Summit County Public Library and the Knight Foundation for the project. The kiosk holds thousands of short stories for children and adults that include a
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More than 2,000 books destroyed by rain at Santa Fe library
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Authorities say more than 2,000 books at a Santa Fe library have been destroyed by water from recent monsoon storms. La Farge Branch Library Director Kathryn Spangle told Albuquerque TV station KOB that a roof leak also soaked the library’s carpet and wooden shelves. She says the flood caused about $37,000 worth
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Providence’s mobile library helps children learn in summer
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A Rhode Island library is bringing books to children during the summer with a mobile library. WPRI-TV reports the Providence Community Library’s Mobile Library has helped hundreds of children since the program started. The bus makes weekly visits to area elementary schools and recreation centers. Mobile Library Director Cary Stough says the
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University of Michigan gets Jonathan Demme’s archive
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — The archive of the late filmmaker Jonathan Demme is being donated to the University of Michigan Library . The donation by Demme’s family was announced Friday at the Traverse City Film Festival ahead of a screening of “Swimming to Cambodia,” a 1987 film he directed. The collection includes photographs, scripts, correspondence,
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Storm causes flooding, felled trees, library fire in NH
HOPKINGTON, N.H. — Powerful thunderstorms that swept across northern New England knocked down trees, caused flooding and set a library afire in New Hampshire. Officials say lighting was to blame for the fire at the Hopkinton Library. The blaze was quickly doused Friday and workers were trying to preserve as many books as possible. No
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Homer locals hoping to expand chess program statewide
HOMER, Alaska — Picture this: two people playing chess. Did your mind automatically conjure an image of two elderly men, possibly in tweed or cardigans, hunched over a chessboard in a local park? If it did, you wouldn’t be alone. Here in Homer, there’s a new demographic dominating the chess scene, and most of its
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Construction begins on tsunami center in rural community
KODIAK, Alaska — Construction has begun on a new tsunami center and library in Chiniak. The Kodiak Daily Mirror reports the new library and tsunami center will replace an emergency shelter, community center and public library that was destroyed in a 2015 wildfire at the same site. The former tsunami center was built in the
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Library director said lightning damage was ‘mindboggling’
HOPKINGTON, N.H. — The director of the beloved Hopkinton Town Library says damage caused by a lightning strike is “mindboggling.” Donna Dunlop said “almost the entire inventory” of books must be replaced because of fire, smoke and water damage Friday night. The Concord Monitor reports that it’s unclear how long the building will be out
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Mason City library suggests moving geology archives
MASON CITY, Iowa — A genealogy library in northern Iowa that has served residents for about four decades may need to find a new home by the end of September. The Globe Gazette reports that discussions of moving the North Central Iowa Genealogical Society’s files from the Mason City Public Library began earlier this year.
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Chemical leak leads authorities to evacuate library
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Authorities say a chemical leak led crews to evacuate people from a state library in Frankfort. Franklin County Sheriff Pat Melton told WKYT-TV that anhydrous ammonia was leaking Monday at the Kentucky Department for Libraries & Archives building. Frankfort Fire Chief Wayne Briscoe says the leak occurred in one room and crews
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Snakes in stacks put DC library briefly out of circulation
WASHINGTON — A D.C. Public Library branch was briefly closed upon the discovery of some uninvited guests: snakes. The Washington Post reports the Georgetown Library closed Saturday after staff noticed snakes near a meeting room. Another snake was found earlier that day and released outside. The library called pest control and closed until the building
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Great Lakes ecology topic of talk in western Michigan
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The ecology of the Great Lakes — and how economic considerations have affected them — is the topic of a talk presented by the Grand Rapids Public Library. “Science on Tap: Exploring the Ecology of the Great Lakes” is scheduled for Thursday at the SpeakEZ Lounge. The ecological overview from the
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Bedbug infestation closes library, arts center
VENTNOR, N.J. — A bedbug infestation has forced New Jersey officials to close a branch of the Atlantic County Library. WPVI-TV reports bedbugs were found in the building that houses the Ventnor branch of the Atlantic County Library and the Cultural Arts Center. Officials destroyed furniture where the bugs were found. Authorities say anyone who
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Last library in Georgia county to close over funding issues
MACON, Ga. — The last open library in a Georgia county will close unless officials approve a new property tax rate. The Middle Georgia Regional Library system said in a Facebook post Wednesday that Washington Memorial Library in Macon will close Aug. 16 because of a lack of funding Macon-Bibb County Commissioners provide it. News
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Obama Foundation raised nearly $233M in 2017
CHICAGO — The Obama Foundation says it raised nearly $233 million in the first full year of fundraising after President Barack Obama left the White House. The foundation’s 2017 annual report shows more than 90 percent of the donations came from individuals, though it doesn’t list them. The remainder was from foundations and corporations. The
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New Orleans reopens last of 6 libraries destroyed by Katrina
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Public Library system has reopened the last of six libraries destroyed in 2005 by Hurricane Katrina. The Nora Navra Library is about 10 blocks from the French Quarter, and was created in 1946 as the system’s second branch in an African-American neighborhood. The new building is about three times
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Museum seeks to buy president’s life insurance application
CANTON, Ohio — The William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum in Ohio has launched an online fundraiser to buy a life insurance policy application filed by the former president more than five years before his assassination. The Repository in Canton reports the museum is seeking $4,750 through GoFundMe to purchase the document for its permanent
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Library axes 3-D printers amid concerns over printing guns
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida county is halting the use of 3-D printers at public libraries amid concerns they could be used to make guns or other dangerous weapons. Broward County libraries made the decision Monday a week after a man was shot outside a downtown Fort Lauderdale library. The Sun Sentinel reports the
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Former Utah library director sentenced to 30 days in Jail
NORTH LOGAN, Utah — The former director of Utah library will serve 30 days in jail after spending thousands of dollars in library funds on a mobile video game. Adam Winger pleaded guilty in June to theft and forgery charges. The Herald Journal reports he agreed to pay $78,000 in restitution in advance as part
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