Library Services

Among the most diverse and valuable holdings in the University of Utah Libraries are those held in the Special Collections Department. The department collects and preserves materials that require…

Was signed on October 1, 1996, by United States President Bill Clinton. LSTA is a United States federal library grant program. Its roots come from the Library Services Act that was first enacted…

The purpose of the Public Library Division of the Alabama Library Association is to promote public library service and development throughout Alabama. We do this by: supporting increased cooperation…

24/7 – what does that make you think of? 7-Eleven? Taco Bell? Las Vegas? How about your local public library? Back in my college days, our university library would stay open all night for a few…

The Library Information Office (LIO), is located in Room 201 Butler Library, just to the left of the main entrance. LIO staff provide a wide variety of services to faculty, staff, students, and…

Despite the wide range of social and legal services available in American cities, it’s not always easy for a person to find the right service provider (or, often, set of providers) who can help…

First to Review To be ten again The summers of my youth were spent here, from ten in the morning when they opened until late in the evening when they closed. Every day, if my mom let me, I would…

2015: February, March, April 2014: March, April, May, July, September, October, December 2013: September, October, December, June, May, April, March, February, January Support Our Libraries Unified…

No one used to think of it as the ever-changing world of cataloging. With the explosion of new technologies to be cataloged, changing cataloging rules, and shrinking budgets, that’s no longer…

There is no doubt that technology has had a lasting impact on libraries. Once thought to be going the way of traditional bookstores, libraries have rebounded and are thriving in a technology…

Welcome to the World Map of Little Free Library book exchanges! Search the Map below to find a Little Free Library book exchange near you where you may take or return a book (and maybe strike…

The Pew Research Center’s next report on public libraries in the digital age is being released in March—an in-depth analysis of library users’ and non-users’ habits and attitudes. Research Associate…

Hilliard Library Ellenberg Library The mission of the Canterbury School Libraries is to provide instruction, materials and technology that promote the skills of information literacy and fluency…

Florida Gulf Coast University Library (Fort Myers, FL) is seeking qualified candidates for three new positions: Business Librarian, Metadata Librarian, and Head of Reference, Research &…

The Carnegie Branch Library for Local History archive collects and preserves our community’s memory for future generations of researchers. Written, visual and audible materials created by and…

But as the ranks of indigent patrons ebb and flow, fewer libraries are content to manage problem behaviors without backup. The majority of police calls to Library Square last year involved smoking-related…

The Building We were a bit shocked when Duane told us that the original “Salt Lake Library” started out as a storefront space in the neighboring Salt Lake Shopping Center. The building that exists…

In Salt Lake, begin a journey to discover who you are. All of us have a story, and our stories stretch back for generations. Does your family history have witchcraft, kings, horse thieves, honorable…