Libraries

Life After The Presidency

Virginia Prescott — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:05:38 +0000

Last week, after a long hiatus from the news cycle, a familiar voice graced the airwaves…President George W. Bush speaking at the opening of his Presidential Library and museum in Texas. The event put Bush on the podium, and back in the limelight after years of relative seclusion. The library’s opening also made for an unusual photo op– all five current and previous living presidents – Jimmy Carter, Bush Sr., Bill Clinton, Bush Jr. and Barack Obama – sharing a stage, shoulder to shoulder. Ex-presidents have taken on a number of roles after leaving the oval office throughout American history… here to talk more about life after the oval office is political junkie and NPR political editor Ken Rudin, who you can hear Wednesdays on Talk of the Nation.

N.H. Schools Stocking Their Virtual Shelves With E-books

Sam Evans-Brown — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:13:16 +0000

E-books are now selling more copies than hardbound, print books, and the average public library e-book collection has expanded by 55 percent in 2010 and 75 percent in 2011.

Poe Was Totally Steampunk

Zach Nugent — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 14:01:07 +0000

One of the events that took place earlier this week at the Bosacwen Public Library was the Edgar Allan Poe Steampunk Workshop which linked Poe’s artistry to the “steam-punk” subculture that is quickly growing among fans of fantasy fiction and Japanese animation.

Van Gogh to Go

Virginia Prescott — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:01:55 +0000

The library is no longer just for books! How a museum in Chicago is lending original works of art and all it takes, is a library card.