Akron, Ohio police have arrested Tammie Ware on felony charges after finding more than 1000 items from the Akron-Summit County Public Library in her house.Her MO:Once the fines for overdue material on one library card got too high she would bring her kids in again and sign them up for a new library card using fake names.I am not sure how many kids Ware actually has but according to library records "she had listed thirty-five children" with her overdue fines totaling more than $8000.Not only did Ware steal books, CD's and DVD's but she also stole toys from the children's...
Bookmobile Heaven
Exile Bibliophile has a Flickr set of over 40 vintage Bookmobile photos.All deserving of a spot in the big parking lot in the sky.Another Flickr group Bookmobiles Parnassus on Wheels has more
Preservation Nightmare- Library Dumps Entire Collection
The board of Lenawee County Library in Michigan has voted to dispose of the entire collection of its Ridgeway branch where over 6000 books and 2000 magazines have been destroyed by mold.The library, built in the 1880's, did not have heat, air conditioning, or running water for the last five years!“There was a hole in the roof where a chimney had been...squirrels and mice had gotten in, and the books were covered with two and three different colors of mold.” said Teresa Calderone, who has been the director of the library system since August 1.There was a little bit of...
The Book Wall at the Kansas City Public Library
Great idea - worthy titles- the design is questionable- books look like a cross between a book club edition and Easton PressThanks to Iconic Books for the leadImage 1 viaImage 2 via
City Council Does the Right Thing: Increases Library Funding by $2 Million
It seems everywhere you turn library budgets are getting slashed. In some cases the budgetary reality it's so ugly that the management of public library services is being outsourced to private companies.But here in Seattle things are a bit different.The Seattle City Council has adopted a $2 million increase for The Seattle Public Library’s 2008 materials budget.They already know that libraries matter. In 1998 the citizens of Seattle voted overwhelmingly for the "Libraries for All" bond measure, a $196.4 million infusion to build new, and remodel existing, branches citywide. This is where the money for the Rem Koolhauss designed Central...