10 A.M. Sept. 8 is International Literacy Day, and to mark the occasion, children's author Sharon M. Draper reads from and discusses her young adult novel Copper Sun (a tale of the slave trade) at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. To RSVP, contact the International ...

Capitol Police arrested a driver on a street near the Library of Congress after he stopped to ask an officer for directions and a rifle was spotted in the vehicle. A search of the car also turned up a grenade, a pistol and several forms of ammunition, all unregistered. More from NYTimes.

image Public libraries report a double-digit growth in Internet services, according to an LISNews item summing up an ALA report. You can download the entire PDF here. So what are the e-book angles in the report? In 2008 51.8 percent of covered libraries offer e-book services, compared to just 38.3 percent ...

U.S. Capitol Police said they found a hand grenade, two loaded firearms and other "items of concern" in a Jeep Cherokee driven by a 27-year-old man who was arrested yesterday morning near the Library of Congress.

Capitol Police arrested a man near the Library of Congress today after turning up a rifle, loaded pistol and a possible explosive device inside his Jeep, authorities said.

I’ve become fascinated with the idea and implementation of the Commons in academic libraries of late. It’s very much part of what I call The Hyperlinked Library. These past few months, I’ve wrote about the commons at ALA TechSource blog. Please take a look if you are interested. The Space Had ...

palin, originally uploaded by Dave & Bry. School Library Journal: Library Blog Blasts Palin Librarians Against Palin

Tools for a scientific publisher to provide usage statistics for its subscribers? Is this a good idea? I am the webmaster for a small scientific publisher. Our content is presented online in a way that is similar to most other publishers. The abstracts are free to all, but the articles are restricted ...

If you are still bothering to keep up the appearance of leisure this summer, your options are drying up. The public pools have closed, the jumbo outdoor screens have come down, the major outdoor concerts have wrapped. And it's pretty much time to retire the mojito . . . again.

A blog entry I wrote was adapted by Library Journal. I am flattered. I had wondered why I had just started getting more comments on this post. How To Kill a Young Librarian's Love of Librarianship (Adapted) - 8/15/2008 - Library JournalOriginal Post: How to Kill a young librarian's ...