The number of school libraries building electronic stacks is increasing in the past few years. A 2011 survey by the School Library Journal found that 31 percent had e-books in their collections. But 63 percent of those surveyed said they couldn’t afford to buy digital books. On a recent afternoon, 9-year-old Josh Hezel and his [...]
Portland Library offers Kindle books
September 28, 2011 By 1 Comment
A library in Mulnomah County (Portland, OR) said cardholders can now check out e-books on their Amazon Kindle or mobile devices, such as the iPhone, tablets such as the iPad, and devices running Google Inc.’s Android operating system with the free Kindle app. More than 10,000 titles are available and patrons will need both a library card [...]
The Littlest Library in the World – Coming to your Town?
September 13, 2011 By 1 Comment
Thanks to Joseph-Beth Bookstore in Lexington, KY for finding this story. On September 3rd, “America’s littlest library” – a library based inside a British telephone booth – officially opened in Clinton Corners, NY. It’s 3’x3’x8’ and fits two people at a time, as long they don’t mind getting a little cozy. The Huffington Post interviewed Claudia [...]
Duke to offer Thousands of Free e-books
August 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Duke University is about to expand access to free electronic books to include thousands of titles. This fall Duke will be among the nation’s first institutions to offer free online access to books that are still protected by copyright and not in the public domain. Published between 1923 and 1963, the books will be offered to [...]
Libraries and e-Books
July 1, 2011 By 1 Comment
The hottest items at the public library can’t be seen on bookshelves. Kindles, iPads and Nooks are being joined by more e-readers and tablets. And the changing shape of books has the library community pondering the role of the traditional brick-and-mortar buildings where paper and ink have long reigned. “Everybody got these e-book readers and [...]
