Documentary on '89 World Series premieres Oct 10, 2009
He spent 14 months shooting and shaping "5:04 p.m.: A First Person Account of the 1989 World Series Earthquake Game," a half-hour documentary that he will show anybody who comes to his free screening in the San Francisco Main Library at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. "I realized this year is the 20th anniversary, and it's the only time a World Series was ever stopped," he says of his motivation. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Its number up, Dewey is 86ed Oct 10, 2009
For now, the main library on Washington Avenue will keep Dewey's eponymous numerals -- though that could change depending on how well the new system goes over in the branches, said Carol Nersinger, the library's new executive director. Nersinger, who joined the APL in July amid its $29. (Albany Times Union)
College grad joins AmeriCorps to work at Yuma library Oct 10, 2009
PHOTO BY JARED DORT/YUMA SUNANDREW WUSLER, A WORKER rom AmeriCorps, is learning how to write grants and tackling administration duties at the Yuma Main Library as part of a 12-month job education program ... At the Main Library, working with the Nonprofit and Grants Resource Center, Wusler gets to combine both his experience with government and public policy with his passion for writing. (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
Cambridge's Main Library to open finally Oct 8, 2009
Cambridge's Main Library to open finally - Cambridge, Massachusetts - Cambridge Chronicle ... Cambridge's Main Library to open finally ... It took four years and $90 million, and in a few weeks Cambridge's Main Library will be open for your book borrowing pleasure. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
Flipside of civil rights fight shown in exhibits Oct 8, 2009
Two exhibits at the University of Georgia's Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies - located at the west entrance to UGA's Main Library on North Campus - explore this little-examined side of the civil rights struggle. "Measuring Deliberate Speed: Georgians Face School Desegregation" and "All Deliberate Speed: The AP in Little Rock" use library and other UGA archives, as well as material from the Associated Press Corporate Archives, to reconstruct the tactics, rhetoric and... (Athens Banner-Herald)
5 Carnegie Library sites to be closed Oct 7, 2009
During the library's budget campaign this year, it frequently cited the $40,000 annual contribution from the city of Pittsburgh, the same amount the city made in 1895 when the main library opened in Oakland. Until the RAD funding system began in 1995, the city was the library's prime source of revenue, a fact emphasized yesterday by Mayor Luke Ravenstahl in his reaction to the reductions. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Incumbents handily advance Oct 7, 2009
Wagstaff and other supporters of her son were campaigning Tuesday afternoon outside the Main Library. Around midday Tuesday, elections director Mike Ashe described the voting as "low and slow." Tuesday night's tabulations showed only 5,988 voters: 4. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Litquake shakes up literary world in Bay Area Oct 7, 2009
"We're anticipating up to 400 teenagers will attend," said Collins of the Oct. 16 evening event at the Main Library. "We're going to have teen writers, musicians and dancers. It's all about teen creative expression.". (San Francisco Chronicle)
Local author chosen to join state Writers Hall of Fame Oct 7, 2009
The Hall of Fame is maintained at the UGA Main Library. Williams, born in 1950 in Morgan County, was awarded the Townsend Prize for Fiction for his 1984 novel "The Heart of a Distant Forest," and twice has been named Georgia Author of the Year by the Georgia Writers Association. (Athens Banner-Herald)
'WhiteOut Week' Oct 7, 2009
On Thursday, team mascot Howler will make a special appearance at Glendale Main Library, 5959 W. Brown St., to read with kids during story time at 10:30 a.m.. Friday is WhiteOut Day throughout the city. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Yates: Six generations worth of historic protection Oct 7, 2009
I borrowed books from the Upper Falls Branch Library as a child unable to get to the Main Library at the opposite corner of the city, and as an adult trying to pick up books in brief stopoffs on my way home from work. I graduated from Meadowbrook Junior and Newton South High School. (Newton Tab, MA)
More library for less money Oct 6, 2009
Over the summer, she unearthed some of the treasures of the BPL collection and put them on display in the main library s Johnson wing. Nothing, artistically, ties together the illuminated manuscript of Christmas music from the 15th century, a 19th-century Winslow Homer etching showing naval officers taking a navigational reading in high seas, or an MIT professor s 1964 stroboscopic photo of a bullet ripping through an apple. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Campus mess left by a few Oct 4, 2009
Still, a crowd left the quad in front of UGA's main library a sea of beer cans and bottles Saturday. A stately magnolia tree between Peabody and Waddell halls served as an open-air restroom for several tailgaters at a time, even with two portable toilets just 40 feet away. (Athens Banner-Herald)
City Beat (158) Oct 3, 2009
An Evening with Philip Terman launches Dobama Theatre s First Mondays reading series at theater s new home inside the Cleveland Heights-University Heights main library at 7. Klezmer music and poetry readings by Terman and Patricia Averbach. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Public Library gets $804K grant Oct 3, 2009
The grant will supplement funding to create a new Job Help Center at the Main Library where residents can use computers to research careers and jobs. It also will help address bandwidth needs throughout the library system, and replace computers at the ImaginOn, Freedom Regional and Mountain Island Libraries. (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)
Brown saves mayor's classic desk Oct 2, 2009
Books rule: A number of artists and musicians will gather on the steps of the San Francisco Main Library to celebrate First Amendment rights and speak out against book banning from noon to 1:3o today. The Banned Book event, started 27 years ago by the American Library Association, aims to "remind Americans not to take their precious democratic freedom for granted.". (San Francisco Chronicle)
After skunk encounter, house goes to the dogs Sep 30, 2009
Author appearances: Steven Winn will read from "Come Back, Como: Winning the Heart of a Reluctant Dog": 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Kepler's Books, Menlo Park; 7 p.m. Friday, Books Inc., Opera Plaza, San Francisco; 7 p.m. Oct. 9, Book Passage, Corte Madera; noon Oct. 10, Litquake at Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Main Library ; 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28, Capitola Book Cafe, Capitola; 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6, Mrs. Dalloway's, Berkeley; 7 p.m. Dec. 7, Sunset Branch Library, San Francisco; Visit for more information.... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Somerville artists participate in the Art of Mosaic 2009 Sep 30, 2009
The Art of Mosaic is supported by Saturday afternoon artist demonstration, lectures and a film series at the main library on Highland Avenue. Event details can be found at www. (Somerville Journal, MA)
Bars on books jar Harvard students Sep 30, 2009
In 2001, university librarians discovered that 46 books, journals, and pamphlets printed about the time of the French Revolution and valued at an estimated $10,000 had been stolen from Widener Library, the university s main library. The year before, librarians revealed that 41 rare Chinese books worth more than $1 million were stolen from a secure area of the Harvard-Yenching Library, the largest collection of East Asian books outside Asia. (Boston Globe)
Wrestling with computers: Secure your business computers Sep 30, 2009
Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.m. at the main library on South Street. Call the library at 508-830-4250 or contact Brewster PC Solutions at 508-746-6423 or for more information. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
Tupac's Mother Donates His Writing for Research Sep 30, 2009
Tupac Shakur's mother has donated a collection of the rapper's writing to the Atlanta University Center's main library. Afeni Shakur has handed over more than 150 of her son's items, ranging from rough drafts of lyrics and poems to a photocopy of his contract with Suge Knight and Death Row Records. (13WMAZ.com, GA)
Downpour cuts tailgating, trash Sep 30, 2009
UGA's North Campus nearest the UGA main library was crowded with hundreds of fans. But on nearby Herty Field, which also was packed two weeks ago for the South Carolina game, hardly anyone had set up tents or barbecue grills Saturday afternoon. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Mansfield: An advocate for new directions in local government Sep 30, 2009
As Public Facilities chair, the committee and I shaped the plans for and oversaw construction of the Main Library, modifying Mayor Mann s and the architects original proposals, with outstanding results. The project came in on time and under budget just $12 million, a far cry from the Newton North pricetag. (Newton Tab, MA)
Creating CafÉ Barcomi's in Berlin Sep 26, 2009
I started by going to Berlin's main library and checked out books about coffee and how to roast beans. Back then, there was no Internet or Google (). (BusinessWeek)
Community Bulletin Board: Sept. 24 Sep 24, 2009
Wellesley s Historical Commission and Natural Resources Commission present a free illustrated lecture on Frederick Law Olmsted and the Massachusetts Landscape at 7 p.m., in the Wakelin Room of the Wellesley Main Library, 530 Washington St. Olmsted authority and park ranger Alan Banks will deliver the program. Besides New York s Central Park and Boston s Public Garden, Olmsted also helped shape the landscape of Wellesley. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Young: Talkin' trash Sep 24, 2009
A poster to a Georgia football publication "The Red " recently wrote that "The drunkards on North Campus are the reason why the Main Library is closed on game Saturdays. "So many people were peeing in the stacks, vomiting in the stairwell, and getting into fights in the lobby that the people who worked (there) got fed up with all the abuse. " So enjoy the game. But get your shots and wear waders. Check's in the mail The blog reports that an Oregon fan named Tony Seminary was so miffed about... (AZCentral -- Sports)
Union sets Thursday 'furlough day' -- or strike? Sep 23, 2009
Brian Ward, who is on the union's contract-negotiation team, said workers will spend Thursday afternoon cleaning up local creeks, reading to children at the Main Library and engaging in other forms of volunteer work. He invited other Palo Altans to join the union workers in volunteering around the city. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Letter: Wellesley's babies will someday be readers, thanks to club Sep 22, 2009
2009 marked the 25th year that the Wellesley Free Library has been the grateful recipient of an annual grant from the WHJWC. These funds support early literacy library programs at the Main Library and at both Hills and Fells Branch Libraries. Happily, programs like Book Babies and Toddler Time continue to be important mainstays of Library service to the children of Wellesley. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Big Bang Gala Sep 21, 2009
Fulton St. Plaza (between the Asian Art Museum and Main Library), S.F. (415) 592-2768. Biketoberfest Marin 2009. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Mayor to start new round of meetings Sep 20, 2009
District 4: Oct. 7, Loma Colorado Main Library, 755 Loma Colorado Dr.. District 5: Oct. 13, Cabezon Recreation Center, 2305 Cabezon Blvd.. (Rio Rancho Observer, NM)
Library commission urges more books downtown Sep 18, 2009
The council voted 5-4 to send the Downtown Library design back to staff and architects to consider moving administrative officers to a larger facility such as the Main Library, the Mitchell Park Library or City Hall ... Because the Main Library renovation is behind the other two branches, it could absorb administrative offices at a smaller cost and with no significant delay. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Statue planned for UGA founder Sep 17, 2009
The statue likely would face the Main Library from a spot near Old College, the oldest building on North Campus, according to UGA international affairs professor Loch Johnson. Johnson brought the idea to the facilities committee of University Council, which endorsed the idea Monday. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Volunteers needed to help run flu clinics Sep 16, 2009
Please come to learn more at an information session at Brookline s Main Library 6:30-7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 8, with refreshments provided. To register interest or for further information, please leave your name and number anytime for Dawn Sibor, Brookline s public health emergency preparedness coordinator, on 617-730-2656, or by e-mail. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Council kicks back Downtown Library plan Sep 16, 2009
The Downtown Library is one of three branches (along with Main Library and the Mitchell Park Library and Community Center) due for renovation under Measure N, a $76 million bond Palo Alto voters approved in November ... Councilman Sid Espinosa argued that the administrative offices should be moved from the Downtown Library and into a larger facility, such as Mitchell Park Library or the Main Library. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Researchers track 3,000 pieces of Seattle trash Sep 14, 2009
"We know where we purchase our items from, but we're not always as aware of what happens when we throw things away," said Giltrop, 38, who is assistant director of Seattle's main library. "We're aware of recycling, but what's the process?". (MSNBC -- Environment)
Brookline forum to highlight benefits of walking for women Sep 14, 2009
and present a Women s Walking Forum on Tuesday, Sept. 22, in Hunneman Hall at the Brookline Main Library, 361 Washington St. Refreshments will be served at 5:30 p.m., and the program is from 6-7 p.m. The public is invited. Speakers will be. (Brookline TAB, MA)
What to watch on fall TV Sep 14, 2009
If you're a fan of Wee Pals - the first racially integrated comic strip to be widely syndicated - you'll want to read Jesse Hamlin's interview with creator Morrie Turner, whose work is the subject of a retrospective at the San Francisco Main Library (Page 20). In movies, Walter Addiego talks with Matt Damon about his starring role in "The Informant" (Page 22), G. Allen Johnson discusses "The Headless Woman" with Argentine director Lucretia Martel (Page 26, and Ruthe Stein sits down with director... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Wee Pals retrospective at S.F. library Sep 14, 2009
The wry 85-year-old cartoonist is sitting in the African American Center at the San Francisco Main Library, where a retrospective of his work is on view through Oct. 15 ... at the San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin St. (557-4000). (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Rediscover your local library in September Sep 13, 2009
The main library is at 510 Louis St. in Orangeburg. Hours of operation are Monday and Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Wednesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call 803-531-4636. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Meet Rep. Brownsberger Monday Sep 12, 2009
Will Brownsberger, D-Belmont, will hold office hours from 7 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 14, in the Claflin Room of the Main Library at 336 Concord Ave.. All are welcome to visit Rep. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
'America's Most Beautiful Jewelry Store' Opens Sep 11, 2009
Built in 1905 as the city's main library, it served that function for 60 years. The building then was used by the beloved Hansen Planetarium, which left in early 2003 for a new location in the west part of downtown. (PR Newswire)
Writers featured at library programs Friday and SaturdayPoet and mystery novelist to give readings Sep 11, 2009
Mystery author Clare Langley-Hawthorne will read from her new book, The Serpent and the Scorpion, at noon Friday at the Klamath County main library. Questions about writing and publishing are welcome. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
'Punk Passage: 1977-1981' Sep 11, 2009
Jewett Gallery, San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin St., S.F. (415) 557-4277. - Mary Eisenhart. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Our view: Don't close that book Sep 10, 2009
Our main library -- Loussac -- at East 36th Avenue and Denali Street has a central location and both good bus service and ample parking. It's accessible. (Anchorage Daily News)
C.S. Lewis Festival at library Sep 9, 2009
The Otsego County Library will hold two book discussions of The Four Loves on Sept. 30 one at noon and another at 6:30 p.m. in the main library s meeting room. Books are available free-of-charge at the main library for anyone participating in the book discussions. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Welty Library back open Sep 5, 2009
Besides serving as the city's main library, the branch also houses the Jackson-Hinds County Library System administration, the city's print shop, Hinds County's Emergency Management Operations Center and the Jackson Police Department's Homeland Security cameras. lect> Add your comment (max {maxchars} characters) You must be logged in to leave a comment. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Wellesley High School project moving ahead Sep 5, 2009
The result: A planned study room off the main library in the new school. Tentatively called the 1938 Room, it will have pictures of the current school as well as lights, desks and chairs from it. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Brookline police incident reports: Aug. 25-31 Sep 3, 2009
A wallet was reported taken from the Main Library, 361 Washington St., on Aug. 31, at 2:54 p.m.. A man reported on Aug. 30, at 5:08 p.m., that within the last half-hour, a guitar and vintage synthesizer, among other items, were stolen from Westbourne Terrace while he was moving things. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Coletti: Why I am asking for your vote for mayor Sep 2, 2009
Developing and passing the Financing Plan, and the monthly construction tracking report for Newton s new main library, which helped deliver the building on time and under budget. This tracking method is currently being used on all capital projects in Newton, including Newton North. (Newton Tab, MA)
Around your town Aug 30, 2009
The Friends bookstore is left of the main library front door. The Huachuca City Lions Club will have a spaghetti dinner from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Sept. 5. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Commission rejects plan to widen Middlefield Aug 28, 2009
Ross Road north of Oregon takes you to Jordan and Garland schools, then (continuing on Newell Rd) the main library, Rinconada Park, and the Lucie Stern Community Center ... Louis actually gets you to all the way to Cubberley to the South, and just about the Main Library to the North. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Libraries becoming community club central Aug 27, 2009
PHOTO BY JARED DORT/YUMA SUNARMANDO CRUZ (FROM LEFT), BRANDON THOMAS AND Douglass Severson play a game of Super Smash Brothers on Nintendo Wii in the Teen Room at the Main Library ... YUMA MAIN LIBRARY2951 S. 21st Drive782-1871. (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
Celebrating local food all month Aug 27, 2009
At 6 p.m. on Sept. 3, "YERT: Your Environmental Road Trip" kicks off Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh's free Sustainable September film series at the Main library in Oakland. "YERT" (yert. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Music: the week ahead Aug 27, 2009
Boston Public Library Main Library. 617-536-5400. (Boston Globe)
Hillsboro Library schedules 'Groovin @ the Library' series Aug 26, 2009
"Groovin @ the Library" will debut at the Hillsboro Main Library on Friday, Sept. 25, at 7 p.m., with a performance by the Portland-based rock band Lindsey Pool ... The Hillsboro Main Library is located at 2850 NE Brookwood Parkway in Hillsboro. (OregonLive, OR -- Living)
Day care takes over vacant Brookline Village storefront Aug 22, 2009
Brother said she choose the Cypress Street location in part because of its proximity to the Brookline Main Library, neighborhood parks and the school s other location. Little Corner is the second Brookline preschool to expand into a second location this year, following Sunshine Academy s push into Coolidge Corner this summer. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Budget Cuts Take Emotional Toll On City Workers Aug 21, 2009
No Saturday or Sunday hours at Main Library. Loss of programs such as Downtown Family Festival, changed locations for Jane Austen Tea and Teen Poetry Bash. (7 KETV Omaha)
Wellesley branch libraries still in bloom after one year Aug 21, 2009
They are not meant to compete with the main library ... If the main library is especially jam-packed due to a particular event, patrons can stop by at one of the branches, where it will be less crowded ... The sheer size of the main library could make it hard for parents to watch their children play and simultaneously look for their own literature. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Stout Books to open branch on Mission Street Aug 19, 2009
The San Francisco Main Library will host screenings of documentaries on topics as varied as New Orleans' African American neighborhoods and the "Bird's Nest" stadium designed for the 2008 Olympics by Herzog uron. And, yes, there's a family angle: a digital design contest for children up to 15 years old, and a tile-making tour for kids at Heath Ceramics in Sausalito. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Dogs that killed UGA couple to be put down Aug 19, 2009
Sherry Schweder, a humanities bibliographer at UGA s main library, was out looking for one of her own six dogs when she was attacked, Matthews said. Her husband, who taught German at the university, was killed after he apparently went looking for his wife. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Brookline offers cooling centers during heat wave Aug 18, 2009
Main Library, 361 Washington St., 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.. Coolidge Corner Branch, 31 Pleasant St., Monday and Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Couple found in Oglethorpe were UGA librar... Aug 17, 2009
Sherry Schweder worked at the university s main library as a humanities bibliographer, according to William Potter, head of UGA libraries. Originally published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Sunday, August 16, 2009. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Authorities identify dead couple Aug 17, 2009
Sherry Schweder worked at the university's main library as a humanities bibliographer, according to William Potter, head of UGA libraries. Molly Howard, who worked with Sherry Schweder for 20 years, said she was respected by university faculty and liked by colleagues. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Library renovation moving right along Aug 17, 2009
Outside, part of the hallway leading from the main library to the former archives has been removed to make room for the commons. The area is being excavated for the foundation. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Lars Tate couldnt be more proud of son Donavan Aug 15, 2009
I was also an undergrad at UGA when Tate, Worley, and Henderson were all on campus 86 & 87 and I actually saw them coming out of the Main Library (so they had to have been IN he library) smart ass. Add your comment. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
