Library News
Europe's heritage went digital Thursday when the European Union launched an online library putting famous works such as Dante's "Divine Comedy" and Beethoven's 9th Symphony just a mouse click away. The EU launches Thursday its Europeana digital library, an online digest of Europe's cultural heritage that aims to draw together millions of books and other items.With its quiet bustle and benevolent purpose, a library has the look and feel of a sanctuary.After 3 p.m. most weekdays, the population of that sanctuary often explodes with students doing homework, socializing, or waiting in a safe place for parents to return from work.A new digital library, called Europeana, intends to showcase Europe?s history, literature, arts and science. Inspired by ancient Alexandria's attempt to collect the world's knowledge, the EU launches Thursday its Europeana digital library, an online digest of Europe's cultural heritage.Published November, 20th 2008. The Florida Library Association will present a seminar in Boca Raton Dec. 3 from 1 to 3:30 to address leadership during financial crisis and creative approaches to budget woes for 2009 and beyond.Upper Arlington Public Library trustees want to place a bond issue on the May ballot to pay for expansions and improvements at the city's Main Library, 2800 Tremont Rd.Readers, get out your library cards, because the Sequoya branch of the Madison Public Library is ready to open for business. The new library will open its doors at 9 a.m. Thursday in Sequoya Commons, a new housing and retail development at Midvale and Tokay boulevards, replacing the old library that was in the shopping strip at the same site that was torn down to make way for the new project. ...HOWELL -- Local author Donald Burgett will visit the Howell Library at 7 p.m. Dec. 3 to share his experiences as a 101st Airborne Screaming Eagles Paratrooper 65 years ago.A state forum on preventing sexual violence will be held Tuesday in Evansville. Conducted by state health officials, the forum will take place at the Evansville Central Library, 200 SE Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. CST Tuesday.Yahoo! News Search Results for Library
