Libraries
A library is a collection of information, sources, resources, and services. It is organized for use and maintained by a public body, an institution, or a private individual. In the more traditional sense, a library is a collection of books.
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| The Virtual Library - http://vlib.org The WWW Virtual Library (VL) is the oldest catalogue of the Web, started by Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of HTML and of the Web itself, in 1991 at CERN in Geneva. Unlike commercial catalogues, it is run by a loose confederation of volunteers, who compile pages of key links for particular areas in which they are expert. - [Read more] |
| American Library Association - http://www.ala.org The American Library Association is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with more than 65,000 members. Its mission is to promote the highest quality library and information services and public access to information. - [Read more] |
| Harvard Libraries - http://lib.harvard.edu/ This web site is an online gateway to the extraordinary library resources of Harvard University and serves as an important research tool for Harvard's current students, faculty, staff, and researchers who hold Harvard IDs and PINs. The site also provides practical information on each of the more than 90 libraries that form the Harvard system. - [Read more] |
Latest News
Survey Ranks Kenton Co. Library No. 1 (The Kentucky Post) - Of the libraries in the state of Kentucky, Kenton County Public Library was ranked No. 1 according to a recently released national survey.Libraries offer teens late fine waiver (KGO-TV Bay Area) - Teenagers get a chance to clear their late fees this week if they go to their local library and read for an hour.
Bay County libraries hosting teen reading program (The Bay City Times) - Area teens will be reading for the fun of it this week during the 11th annual Teen Read Week. The Bay County Library System is joining thousands of other libraries, schools and bookstores across the country, encouraging teens to celebrate this year's theme, "Books with Bite." The Library System hopes to increase teen literacy locally by holding a free drawing at each library branch for ...
