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- What Do These Books Have In Common?
The Grapes of Wrath. A Clockwork Orange. The Outsiders. Their Eyes Were Watching God. These books - and many more - have been challenged, banned and sometimes even burned, by communities or governments who were uncomfortable with the ideas, events or...
- What Is Teen Read Week?
Did you know that Oct. 17 - 23 is Teen Read Week? An initiative of the Young Adult Library Services Association, Teen Read Week started in 1998 as a way to highlight the value of encouraging teens to read. Research shows that teens who read for fun have...
- Columbia Pike Branch Library Closed Aug. 16 - Aug. 21 For New Carpeting
Added 7-29: Columbia Pike Branch Library will not be accepting donations of books, magazines and media from Aug. 1 through Aug. 21. The Columbia Pike Branch Library will be closed from Monday, Aug. 16 through Saturday, Aug. 21 to allow for interior improvements....
- No Overdue Charges December 19 - 27
Due to the recent snowstorm, we're giving everyone a few extra days to return library items that came due during the storm: All items returned before Monday, Dec. 28 will be credited as if they were returned on Friday, Dec. 18, before the snowstorm...
- Plaza Staff Rec: The Wild Things
Was your first reaction to the news that Maurice Sendak's classic picture book Where the Wild Things Are was going to be made into a movie dismay? Staff at the Plaza Branch Library are feeling slightly more confident now that we've seen...
Library
Jail Time for Unreturned Books???
Being jailed for absconding with library materials "is an uncommon occurrence, but can happen once in a while," said Mark Gould of the Chicago-based American Library Association.
Among the most notable library-related arrests came in 2011, when a man from Newton, Iowa, served more than a week in jail for failing to return 11 library books and six CDs worth $770.
Padilla said she saw a spike in returned overdue materials after the arrest.
"We did notice that some things that had been out for quite a while did suddenly come back," she said. Read more at Politico.com
- What Do These Books Have In Common?
The Grapes of Wrath. A Clockwork Orange. The Outsiders. Their Eyes Were Watching God. These books - and many more - have been challenged, banned and sometimes even burned, by communities or governments who were uncomfortable with the ideas, events or...
- What Is Teen Read Week?
Did you know that Oct. 17 - 23 is Teen Read Week? An initiative of the Young Adult Library Services Association, Teen Read Week started in 1998 as a way to highlight the value of encouraging teens to read. Research shows that teens who read for fun have...
- Columbia Pike Branch Library Closed Aug. 16 - Aug. 21 For New Carpeting
Added 7-29: Columbia Pike Branch Library will not be accepting donations of books, magazines and media from Aug. 1 through Aug. 21. The Columbia Pike Branch Library will be closed from Monday, Aug. 16 through Saturday, Aug. 21 to allow for interior improvements....
- No Overdue Charges December 19 - 27
Due to the recent snowstorm, we're giving everyone a few extra days to return library items that came due during the storm: All items returned before Monday, Dec. 28 will be credited as if they were returned on Friday, Dec. 18, before the snowstorm...
- Plaza Staff Rec: The Wild Things
Was your first reaction to the news that Maurice Sendak's classic picture book Where the Wild Things Are was going to be made into a movie dismay? Staff at the Plaza Branch Library are feeling slightly more confident now that we've seen...