British Columbia Okanagan Regional Library System: Library budget will increase taxes (via Kewlona Capital News) Colorado Lyons County: Voting Options Offered For Library District Issues (via Lyons Recorder) Illinois Naperville library creating digital media lab at 95th Street (via Daily Herald) Kansas Topeka Library Talks RFID Update (via Topeka Capital Journal) Massachusetts Worcester:  New library logo reflects […]

From the DC Public Library: Today, ten firms were selected to move to the next round in the search for an architect team to help design the next generation Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. Three firms will be selected in mid-December to move to the third and final round and […]

From WREG (Memphis): Tennessee’s Supreme Court ruled against the City of Memphis and has upheld the state’s Voter ID law. The court upheld the 2011 law which requires photo identification for those who are registered to cast a vote. Two voters and the City of Memphis sued arguing the ID requirement was an unfair burden […]

From the Honolulu Star-Advertiser: The University of Hawaii has drastically cut its funding request for the planned Daniel K. Inouye library, including slashing a request for state bond financing by two thirds, to $5 million. Interim UH President David Lassner proposed the funding change at today’s Board of Regents meeting after hearing public testimony from […]

From the Worldreader Blog: With the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant, we will provide eight libraries in Kenya with 250 e-readers with protective cases. Library customers will have instantaneous access to 50,000 fiction and non-fiction books, reference materials and storybooks, plus a complete set of digital textbooks used in Kenyan schools and suitable for […]

From Andrew Albanese at Publisher’s Weekly: Less than a year after launching a pilot with its Minotaur Press imprint, Macmillan officials today confirmed that it will expand its library e-book offerings to include its entire e-book backlist, more than 11,000 titles. [Clip] Frontlist titles will not be included in the program at this time. Titles will […]

Jamie LaRue told his staff at the library earlier this week that he would be leaving his position at the library and then blogged about his decision to move on yesterday. He’ll stay at the helm for another 90 days and then will move work as a consultant, speaker, etc. In His Words LaRue writes:  I’ll […]

In a new Library City blog post, ebook/digital publishing expert David Rothman offers praise for the new iOS ebook reading app (Version 1.0) released by the Douglas County Libraries last Friday. The app provides access to both ePub and PDF eBooks acquired directly by DCL as well as OverDrive materials. The app is powered by […]

From a B&T Announcement: Baker & Taylor today released an upgrade to its popular Axis 360 digital media platform. New options allow library patrons to check out ebooks on ereaders compatible with EPUB and PDF formats, such as NOOK, Sony Reader and Kobo devices. [Clip] With Axis 360, library patrons can now use virtually any […]