A Dec. 16 sentencing hearing has been set for a former Homer Township Public Library director found guilty over the weekend of stealing more than $100,000 from the library over several years.
A Will County Circuit Court jury returned its verdict about 1:30 a.m. Saturday, convicting Regetta Meyers, 58, of Lockport of theft and official misconduct. She remains free on bond until her sentencing.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Teen sections are changing
Libraries cater to adolescents with own areas
Ten years ago, the teen section at your public library was probably an afterthought.
At best, it boasted a few posters and languished at the edge of the children's section, all but consumed by munchkin-size tables and chairs.
But libraries are changing, and the Valley is leading a national trend to create the kinds of interactive, noise-friendly spaces that Generation Y wants.
Ten years ago, the teen section at your public library was probably an afterthought.
At best, it boasted a few posters and languished at the edge of the children's section, all but consumed by munchkin-size tables and chairs.
But libraries are changing, and the Valley is leading a national trend to create the kinds of interactive, noise-friendly spaces that Generation Y wants.
$3 million for invasive new library checkout system could create 80-125 summer jobs
San Francisco - A broad range of library advocates who oppose the San Francisco Public Library’s plan to implement a privacy-threatening Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) computer-chip checkout system for books and other materials held a rally and informational picket in front of the Main Library Sunday, Sept 19.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California (ACLU-NC), Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Library Users Association raised privacy concerns with proposed RFID implementation at the library, while San Francisco Neighborhood Antenna-Free Union (SNAFU) expressed concerns about potential health risks.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California (ACLU-NC), Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Library Users Association raised privacy concerns with proposed RFID implementation at the library, while San Francisco Neighborhood Antenna-Free Union (SNAFU) expressed concerns about potential health risks.
Writer Rushdie slams US snooping into bookstore, library records
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Noted author Salman Rushdie has called on Congress to strike down a section of the anti-terror Patriot Act laws allowing federal officials to monitor the book-buying and library-borrowing habits of US citizens.
Rushdie, president of the PEN American Center, a US writers' advocacy group, at a press conference at the House of Representatives on Wednesday, expressed concern "about the way in which government institutions are noseying into what should be personal creative space."
Rushdie, president of the PEN American Center, a US writers' advocacy group, at a press conference at the House of Representatives on Wednesday, expressed concern "about the way in which government institutions are noseying into what should be personal creative space."
Library book returned 100 years late
A library book has been returned to Inverness library - 100 years overdue and carrying a £5,000 fine.
Inverness Sketches 1901 to 1904, by Isabel Harriet Anderson, was returned to the library after being discovered in South Africa.
Inverness Sketches 1901 to 1904, by Isabel Harriet Anderson, was returned to the library after being discovered in South Africa.
Libraries lure residents out of the slums of Bogota
BOGOTA, Colombia - (KRT) - Amid the slum apartments and mean streets on the ragged outskirts of Bogota, there's an unlikely oasis.
It's El Tintal Library, built from the remains of a trash-compacting station.
"I love it here," said grade-schooler Paula Ximena, 9, who visits almost every day. "It's safe and fun."
In just a few years, Bogota has become a public library mecca. It claims more library-goers per capita than New York, Los Angeles and Dallas. And its biggest library, just off Bogota's main square, draws a whopping 4.5 million people per year.
It's El Tintal Library, built from the remains of a trash-compacting station.
"I love it here," said grade-schooler Paula Ximena, 9, who visits almost every day. "It's safe and fun."
In just a few years, Bogota has become a public library mecca. It claims more library-goers per capita than New York, Los Angeles and Dallas. And its biggest library, just off Bogota's main square, draws a whopping 4.5 million people per year.
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