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Arts & Humanities, Books & Reading, Libraries, Memories & History, Politics

Opinion | Book bans raise the question: Have we forgotten what a library is for? – The Washington Post

By Deborah E. Mikula and Loren Khogali, September 30, 2022 at 12:18 p.m. EDT

The Patmos Library on Aug. 11 in Jamestown, Mich. (Joshua Lott/The Washington Post)

Deborah E. Mikula is executive director of the Michigan Library Association. Loren Khogali is executive director of the ACLU of Michigan.

Imagine a town without a library.

In August, people in Jamestown, Mich., just outside Grand Rapids, signaled with their votes that they would rather defund — and possibly shutter — their only public library than keep books with LGBTQ themes on the shelves.

The impact of such a vote is deeply concerning. And the place from which it stems — a small but vocal minority trying to dictate what others can and cannot read — is even more troubling.

Editor’s Note: Read more, see link below for original item...

Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/02/jamestown-patmos-library-defund-book-bans-lgbtq/

Arts & Humanities, Books & Reading, Current Affairs, Libraries, Pleasures, Television, Times They Are A-Changing, Web & Technology

Welcome to the library of the 21st century – CBS News

Welcome to the library of the 21st century

July 24, 2022 / 9:11 AM / by CBS News

from show/article…

On a recent Monday morning, the citizens of Kanawha County, West Virginia, came to check out a new chapter in the life of an old institution.

After more than two years and $32 million in renovations, downtown Charleston’s public library reopened to the public – less a warehouse of books, and more a marketplaces of ideas.

Inside, visitors discovered a brand-new cafe, a tool-lending library, and an “idea lab” full of the latest technology. From podcasting booths to computerized sewing machines to augmented reality screens, the facility has been updated for the modern age.

Source: Welcome to the library of the 21st century – CBS News

Libraries, Travel

Converted warehouse becomes LocHal public library in the Netherlands – Curbed

Photo: Stijn Bollaert via Fast Company
Photo: Stijn Bollaert via Fast Company

The sprawling warehouse, which was once used as a holding warehouse for train engines, is now a well-designed community space.

Source: Converted warehouse becomes LocHal public library in the Netherlands – Curbed

Books & Reading, Film & Movies, Libraries, Television, Web & Technology

The latest free streaming TV service: Your public library

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Hoopla and Kanopy offer free streaming movies, TV shows, and documentaries with just a library card.

Editor’s Note: My library here has hoopla.. what does your local public library have?

Source: The latest free streaming TV service: Your public library

Arts & Humanities, Books & Reading, Libraries

Pratt names Ohio librarian to replace Hayden – Baltimore Sun

Heidi Daniel, who has served as the director of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County in Ohio, is the newly selected president of the Enoch Pratt Free Library. (Amy Davis, Baltimore Sun video)

An Ohio librarian has been tapped to lead Baltimore’s public library system amid a $115 million renovation to fully transform the historical central branch into the digital age.

Source: Pratt names Ohio librarian to replace Hayden – Baltimore Sun