CPA money may help with library upgrade Jun 11, 2008
Access could lead to sections of the book collection being moved upstairs. This, she says, would help with access and space issues downstairs if the library is to remain within its four walls. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)
A second life for used books Jun 7, 2008
I see giant book collection bins outside of Krogers and Whole Foods around town, too. And Dr. Bombay s Underwater Tea Party, the little coffee shop in my neighborhood, sells used books for 50 cents to benefit Mary Lin Elementary. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Don’t toss those phone books Jun 4, 2008
There are no special phone book collection sites as there have been in years past, but local recycling centers A als, 2100 Meadowlark, and AWARE Recycling, 640 S. Arizona said they will accept them. They can both include a percentage of the phone books with the newspapers they ship to market. (Montana Standard, MT)
Maricopa's first library to grow out of 'dirt field' Jun 3, 2008
He approached the council claiming the city was "grossly deficient" in meeting the minimum standards of staff, book collection and size. The former army barracks, he said, is old and outdated. (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ)
LaFayette-Walker County Public Library named Mays Downtown Business of the Month Jun 2, 2008
Library manager Lin Oliver said she strives to ensure the library maintains a current and extensive book collection and to provide programming opportunities that can feature or be sponsored by local business partners. This summer the library is partnering with the Smithsonian Institute to bring LaFayette its first Smithsonian traveling exhibit, Key Ingredients: America by Food. (WWalker County Messenger, GA)
Sharing Home Spaces with Children May 20, 2008
Children will be less likely to wreak havoc in their parents book collection if they can easily find their own books. Many children will happily occupy themselves looking through the pages of favourite books if they can get to them easily. (Suite101.com)
More people selling used books for quick cash May 3, 2008
He's back today to sell part of his history book collection. "A number of books on military history", he says proudly. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR -- Business)
Teens send books to Ethiopia May 2, 2008
Sitting in Colleen Works classroom, Johnson and fellow students Kat Gillies-Rector and Megan Jones discussed details of their door-to-door book collection campaign, which they hope to launch this weekend. The trio is part of a new one-credit course at CHS called Political Action Workshop. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Community Notes Apr 22, 2008
This is a fundraiser to assist the library is growing its children s book collection. Cholesterol screening. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Rock of ages Apr 20, 2008
He's retrofitting a building on his property to house his extensive fossil, rock and gem collection, as well as a stamp and book collection and Depression-era glass. This summer he and Sandy are participating in an emerald dig in North Carolina, and in the fall plan to visit Murfreesboro to dig for diamonds at the Crater of Diamonds State Park. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Clean out space on your bookshelves with BookCrossing.com Apr 18, 2008
I would scour Chicago's suburbs for appropriate drop-off sites and, little by little, chip away at my spouse's book collection. I marveled at my husband's Greek Bible when we first dated and he read aloud in the original Greek. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
South Park participates in book collection program for Mississippi school Apr 16, 2008
South Park Elementary is taking part in a book collection program called Books from the Heart Book Drive. The purpose of the book drive is to collect books for Harrison Central Elementary School in Gulfport, MS, a school that was damaged by Hurricane Katrina. (Moberly Monitor-Index, MO)
Community Notes (April 11) Apr 15, 2008
The Unitarian Universalist Area Church at First Parish in Sherborn announces a new book collection container for the nonprofit organization Hands Across the Water (http://surplusbooksforcharity. org). (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
The Library of Congress Goes Digital Apr 13, 2008
Thomas Jeffersons book collection of more than 6,000 volumes was recreated by a group of rare book experts who worked for 10 years to attain this goal. The collection, which is in very good shape, is displayed at the Librarys exhibition. (eFluxMedia)
Education Briefs Mar 27, 2008
Book collection sale. Literacy Volunteers of America Montgomery County is presently collecting books for their 12th annual book sale to be held Saturday at Panther Creek Shopping Center s Spring Festival. (Woodlands Villager, TX)
Library Notes: 'Children benefit greatly' with Project Smyles Mar 21, 2008
One said, "The book collections are a great asset to the classroom by having the regular availability of a rotating book collection as well as theme related books." They also spoke to their inability to bring children to the library. "We really enjoy having the storyteller come to us. We are not able to travel with the children but a few times a year.". (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
Holding on to the past Mar 21, 2008
The book collection addresses various subjects such as the care of prints, drawings and photographs; archival care and management, legal information on managing collections, as well as housekeeping issues for museums open to the public. IMLS representative Jeannine Mjoseth explained that the grant was specifically geared to small- and medium-sized museums. (Wilmington Advocate, MA)
Live-work spaces Mar 18, 2008
T-shaped shelves allow Swanston and Foster to store their large book collection out of the way and display artwork. Five shelves run across the length of their living space. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Library readies for sale Mar 16, 2008
All proceeds from the sale will go toward the library building s expansion and renovation project which aims to move the children s department to the second floor of the building and increase shelf space for the adult book collection. The sale will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 10, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, April 11, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 12. (Pontiac Daily Leader, IL)
Satinsky mystery baffles searchers (473) Mar 15, 2008
The rare book collection was so well-known that Robin was a continuing reference point for the University of Arizona library, helping them build their own collection, as well as offering her own rare pieces for various library exhibitions. It was the good friendship Satinsky had with a woman from the University of Arizona library that began this narrative that has not yet ended. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Dover Publishing for Unique Books Mar 6, 2008
Read about an unusual publisher that specializes in low-cost, high-qulaity books that you will want to add to your book collection. There is a small publisher called "Dover Books" that is the joy of readers who love finding the extraordinary in books. (Suite101.com)
MARTY RUSSELL: Bush library works only as place for literature on shrubs Feb 27, 2008
Bush says the facility will be used as a think tank to continue his work on compassionate conservatism and the war on terror, but some school officials fear the library may be a distraction to students with its extensive comic book collection and fraternity memorabilia. Some Methodists have started a petition asking a regional church conference set for this summer to vote on whether the library project should be allowed to go forward on the SMU campus, where Laura Bush was once a student. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Local bookstore can help price book collection Feb 21, 2008
A: Fred Smith, owner of Choctaw Books in Jackson, said he could help you determine the value of your book collection. The bookstore, located at 926 North St., specializes in used books, rare and out-of-print books. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Childrens book collection slatedPosted 10 hours, 36 minutes ago. Feb 20, 2008
Childrens book collection slated - Feb. 19th, 2008 OTTAWA -- The Putnam County Educational Service Center s Early Childhood Collaborative is sponsoring a book collection March 3 through March 7. Officials will collect gently used or new books for children birth through preschool. (Lima News, OH)
eBook - fact or fiction? Feb 20, 2008
Think of it like an iPod for your book collection. This week the eBook is making another big push, with two of Britain's biggest publishers, Random House and Hachette, revealing they're ready to offer eBooks by some of their top writers such as Ian McEwen and Delia Smith. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Google comes to Austin, hunts for new talent Feb 18, 2008
The company will work to add the library to its online book collection. The digitizing of the library has nothing to do with its move to Austin, he added. (The Daily Texan, TX)
Community honors outstanding citizens! Feb 7, 2008
"Lou has helped usher the Hoopeston Public Library, and the community, into the computer age. Lou was behind one of the first public internet access programs, Ruralnet, which was provided through the Library. From getting Hoopeston Public Library's book collection on line with the other Lincoln Trail Libraries, which gives our patrons access to all the books in those libraries, as well as ours, to providing computer access to the community for their own personal use, Lou has been a trailblazer.... (Hoopeston Chronicle, IL)
Love of comic books, entertaining define Smyrna home Feb 6, 2008
Tor Gundersen shows off his comic book collecting room in the basement. Becky Stein / Special. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
BHSU has eAudiobooks available Feb 4, 2008
The added collection features 295 eAudiobook titles and integrates well with the existing electronic book collection, said Rajeev Bukralia, BHSU dean of educational outreach. The eAudiobooks collection is provided through the library s association with Netlibrary. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Sydney White Jan 31, 2008
They are also awed by the extent of her comic book collection and her ability to breathe normally among mountains of dust and forests of cobwebs. I suppose there is a certain cleverness in the meticulous way the script incorporates its borrowings. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Organizing a Home Library Jan 22, 2008
Consolidate Your Home Book Collection ... is an internet website that allows you to maintain a database of your own book collection, and also enables you to share your collection electronically on a personal website. (Suite101.com)
Tour-goers give library rave reviews Jan 19, 2008
Expanded book collection for all ages in English and Spanish. Computer center featuring 125 computers. (Santa Maria Times)
On your mind Jan 12, 2008
I just read that Cochise County is starting its phone book collection and want us all to drive out to one of the transfer stations to drop off the phone books. Do they really think we re going to drive all the way out there to do that. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Tolkien trilogy sold at auction Jan 11, 2008
A rare volume of JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy formed part of an extensive private book collection that has raised 150,000 at auction ... Adams' niece, Rona Hendry, said the family had no idea of the extent of her uncle's book collection. (Yahoo News -- Lord of the Rings)
Jews, Muslims and Christians become people of the Sarajevo Haggadah Jan 11, 2008
In the 1990s another Muslim librarian, Enver Imamovic, saved the crown jewel of Bosnia s rare book collection from Serbian shelling. That really got my juices flowing, and I wanted to get into the story, Brooks says. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Has Sundance lost its soul? Jan 6, 2008
Initiatives over the last two years include a partnership with iTunes to download short films at $2 a pop. The struggle between art and commercialism at Sundance has been played out with all the mutual distrust of a deep-seated sibling rivalry, as if a strapping, broad-shouldered all-American jock has muscled his way into his nerdy younger brother's bedroom and stolen his comic book collection. Biskind describes it rather more cinematically in his book Down and Dirty Pictures, a gripping account... (Guardian Unlimited)
Data mining for gold Jan 3, 2008
Its digitized holdings include John Adams's book collection. And the library has a new $500,000 grant for a project to digitize 2. (Boston Globe)
Wilmington Memorial Library Jan 3, 2008
Teen Services Librarian Brandy Danner has been busy updating the audio book collection in the Teen Zone ... The audio book collection includes more current titles in these updated formats. (Wilmington Advocate, MA)
Read On! 10 Ways to Encourage Your Kids to Read Dec 25, 2007
The next time you plan a road trip, look for hotels that provide books for guests to enjoy and offer specials that enable you to broaden your family book collection. For example, if you plan to stay two or more consecutive nights at a Country Inns s, ask for the "Get a Gift Card" promotion, effective Oct. 15, 2007 -March 15, 2008, and you will receive a $15 Borders gift card. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Former leadership hopeful promoted to foreign affairs Dec 21, 2007
He was a contributor to the "new liberal" Orange Book collection of essays, and was once tipped as a future party leader. However, talk has gone quiet and his name failed to make the shortlist of those tipped to stand a serious chance of replacing Campbell. (Guardian Unlimited -- Politics)
Bethel schools in the giving spirit Dec 15, 2007
At the Johnson School, Principal Kathleen Gombos started a book collection. The books will go to children who don't have any of them at home. (Bethel Beacon, CT)
Great gifts without the road trip Dec 12, 2007
Check out an original edition Faulkner or others in the rare, used book collection specializing in Idaho and regional history, including Hemingway. Select a current best seller or one of the over 100 periodical titles. (Wood River Journal, ID)
Eldorado library awarded grant to expand shelving Dec 12, 2007
Eldorado Memorial Library has been in its current building about 17 years and the book collection has grown a great deal since then, Funkhouser said. Comments. (Harrisburg Daily Register, IL)
Library quenches children's thirst for books Dec 6, 2007
"The book collection has been donated by individual citizens ... but we only have about 1,200 titles (and they are) old books," Kalam member Opih told The Jakarta Post last week. "Now that children have a habit of coming to the library to read or do homework after school, we need more books.". (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
Helping hands Dec 5, 2007
"Our parenting teacher, Jean Schneidt, offered to have her classes organize them by gender and age, and one of our counselors, Jeanette McDonald, began offering the book collection project to students that wanted to do community service," he said. "The project really took off with many district employees helping out. The book donations and the help of students, parents and teachers filling the bookcases, it's made this a really cool project.". (The News-Herald)
Soldier calls Iraq deployment 'life-changing' Dec 4, 2007
Most guys brought TVs and PlayStations, but I brought about half my book collection, which is about 400 books. I study theology, science, history and politics as a personal hobby. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Cole Library, Carlsbad's first, celebrates 40th anniversary Dec 3, 2007
CARLSBAD ---- Forty years ago, Carlsbad built its first library building after decades of shuffling its book collection from one temporary location to another ... Carlsbad history archives indicate that the founding of the library's book collection dates from 1916 when loanable books were housed at a general store. (North County Times)
Around Town Nov. 28 -- Lend a hand to Marshfield ESL program Nov 28, 2007
MAGGIE ADLER BOOK COLLECTION. Friends of the late Maggie Adler will be celebrating her short life by presenting more than 150 books in her memory to the Ventress Memorial Library. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
Lust for words, and ice-cream too Nov 25, 2007
Over time this morphed into book collecting and the obsessive selection of the mot juste, but the little girl who recalls 'hot, humid, firefly-filled summer nights' is, to adapt Wordsworth, mother to the woman. Of herself, Fadiman says she was 'shy, cerebral and fussy, the sort of child better liked by adults than by children. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Follette leaves lasting memories at library Nov 24, 2007
Follette, who worked for the library for about 18 years and who knew the book collection better than anyone else in Spearfish, passed away on Oct. 16. Since then, Henry said there has been a hole at the library - a hole left by a brilliant librarian, a loving friend, and the avid readers' soul mate. (Black Hills Pioneer, SD)
Christmas Cookbooks Nov 23, 2007
There are a multitude of great cookbooks out there and if you have a cook that you'd like to get a book for, I highly recommend the Authentic recipe book collection courtesy of Periplus Publishing Group, located out of Singapore. I've featured quite a few recipes from Authentic Recipes From Thailand (, ) as well as A Cook's Guide to Asian Vegetables (, and ), which have been popular on this site. (Suite101.com)
Xavier Middle School campus opens new media center Nov 21, 2007
She said the school s book collection was sorted through as part of the move. Some old books were discarded. (Leavenworth Times, KS)
Putting books in the right hands Nov 20, 2007
The Central Valley Book Bank was formed to take over book collection and distribution. "By us doing the book drives, it frees ReadFresno from having to get these books, and they can do what they do best, which is the reading part of it," says Sherwood, a former Read- Fresno volunteer. (Fresno Bee)
Not having 'enough of everything' Nov 14, 2007
A lot of time your hobbies are what gives you peace of mind, Batie said, regretting she left behind her book collection. Staff writers Liz Neely and Bruce Lieberman contributed to this report. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Superheroes go online – cautiously Nov 13, 2007
Marvel Entertainment, Inc.'s two most prominent competitors currently offer online teasers designed to drive the sales of comics or book collections ... The Web release of DC's Y the Last Man sent sales of that book collection soaring at Bridge City Comics in Portland, Ore. (Globe and Mail)
Neighborhood Center for Families works to improve literacy Nov 7, 2007
Rosemary Wilsen, director of the West Orange CSC, recently told McCalister about Reading Reindeer's annual book collection and distribution campaign. Children served by the CSC facility in Ocoee have been recipients of Reading Reindeer books since 1998. (Winter Garden West Orange Times, FL)
Drunks, bouncers welcome Sliwa Nov 5, 2007
what happened, someone steal your comic book collection. I live in Halifax and you say I don't have a right to give my opinion, but you live in the metropolis of Westville Nova Scotia and you're telling me to STFU. Buddy you need to get a get some chill out pills and MYOB. This is a HRM situation and I have as much right to give my view point as anyone else. (The Daily News)
J.K. Rowling completes 1st post-Harry Potter book: collection of wizard fairytales Nov 1, 2007
The Associated Press Published: November 1, 2007. J.K. Rowling has completed her first book not to feature teen wizard Harry Potter an illustrated collection of magical fairy stories titled "The Tales of Beedle the Bard.". (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Keeping House: Sniffle, sniffle - hankies stir up nostalgia Nov 1, 2007
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Wayland’s Harp living two dreams at once 10-25-2007 Oct 27, 2007
It really doesn t matter what the hobby is: fishing hunting, comic book collecting, stamp collecting, baseball, football. you name it, we want to make money doing it. (Plainview Daily Herald, TX)
First down and life to go Oct 21, 2007
The book collection is inspired by this year s One Book One Community selection, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, a novel about Christopher Boone, an autistic 15-year-old who embarks on a quest to investigate the suspicious death of a neighborhood dog after he has been falsely accused of the crime. Local News. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Restoration of Germany's famed Anna Amalia library complete, 3 years after devastating fire Oct 19, 2007
Among the volumes destroyed were a collection of 18th-century musical works donated by Duchess Anna Amalia and the renowned book collection gathered by the first librarian, Daniel Schurzfleisch, who brought them to the library on 35 horse-drawn carts in 1722. In total, 50,000 books were destroyed and 62,000 were damaged some 67 million (US$95. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Author found his calling at OSU Oct 17, 2007
In fact, in 1952 he won the OSU library s student book collection contest. By 1953, when he graduated with a degree in agriculture, Kittredge knew he wanted to be a writer one day. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Investing in Comic Books Oct 4, 2007
In order to start a comic book collection, you should do some research to get a feel for classification, popular titles and prices. Here are some basics on comic collection. (Suite101.com)
The end of a tale Oct 2, 2007
Randleman was heavily involved in the construction of North Logan s current library building, an 11,200-square-foot facility that has enabled the city s book collection to grow from 6,000 volumes to more than 54,000 in her time as director. The departing librarian said the 1. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
