Here are some interesting tidbits I received by way of ALA's American Libraries Direct.
March 11 - A woman jumped to her death from a 4th floor walking bridge inside Salt Lake's main branch. It was the third public suicide at this location in the last five years. Makes you wonder if the "Help Desk" staffers were out to lunch! Is the library plagued by a prodding poltergeist, or is there just something encouraging (or discouraging) in the layout of the library, that makes this building the suicidals' plummet of choice? Surely Salt Lake City has other monuments or structures 4 floors or more!
March 12 - An America's Most Wanted suspect was arrrested at the Pleasant Hill branch of the Dakota County Library in Hastings MN. He was found inside the library using a computer, after police located his car in the parking lot. He is suspected in the 2008 murder of his girlfriend. And some people think libraries are boring!
Taiwan's Taoyuan International Airport now offers an e-book library to awaiting travelers. The "in transit e-library" offers over 400 Chinese and English titles, as well as 2,000 print titles. E-book readers and iPads are available, with ePub and Zinio format. Although the e-books are not downloadable to patron passenger's own devices, the availablility of this service assists in alleviating traveler boredom while they wait through long layovers and delays.
"Old Fashioned Innovation" - This is absolutely one of the best uses of old equipment I have seen! What wonderful, innovative people librarians can be! http://www.district87.org/bjhs/ereader_cabinet.htm
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