Libraries in The News

It's always gratifying to see cross-pollination from our field to others: here are 4 Ideas Journalism Can Borrow from Libraries.

This week, President Obama signed a bill limiting the Librarian of Congress to a single ten-year term, renewable by the Senate.

From the recent NJ Spotlight on Cities conference, this session on economic development has relevance to libraries statewide: "The panelists explained that a holistic vision is necessary when planning a development project and that developers have a duty to preserve three things: 1) the people who already live in the neighborhood in which you are going to build, 2) the area's historic landmarks, and 3) the cultural institutions of the neighborhood."

In an innovative collaboration between library types, the University of British Columbia at Kelowna’s collections are now open to the public at the Kelowna branch of the Okanagan Regional Library.