2 DC Libraries Awarded LEED Gold For Environmental Design

The Anacostia and Watha T. Daniel/Shaw libraries were awarded LEED Gold for environmentally-friendly design, according to DC Public Library officials.

Innovative New eBook Service Live at 50 Libraries

DALLAS, Jan. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The American Library Association Conference -- Library Ideas, LLC, a media company delivering digital solutions to libraries, today announced its new eBook service is live at more than 50 libraries.  Library Ideas has a network of...

Conferee Networking Sessions at Pittcon 2012 Include Topics of Current Interest

The Pittcon Networking Committee is pleased to announce the topics for the Conferee Networking Sessions for http:Pittcon 2012 which will be held from March 11 through March 15, at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida. These Sessions are a unique networking opportunity for registered conferees to meet in a semi-formal gathering to mutually discuss pre-identified topics of common ...

Update: 385 vote early in Leon County on first day

By Bill Cotterell Florida Capital Bureau -- While the nation's political attention was focused on South Carolina's presidential primary, early voting got off to a brisk start in the capital area Saturday with Republicans casting ballots in what figures to be a hot 10-day race that could determine who runs against President Obama next fall.

Pittcon Debuts Mobile App For 2012 Conference & EXPO

By downloading Pittcon 2012's new mobile application, conferees of Pittcon Conference & Expo 2012 in Orlando, Fla., at the Orange County Convention Center March 11-15, can plan their personalized conference schedule on the go or at home.

Virginia Woolf: 10 quintessential quotes on her birthday

"A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction," wrote modernist queen Virginia Woolf . Fortunately for us, Woolf had both. Today, 130 years after her birth on on January 25, 1882, Woolf is known and loved for her fiction, including ' Mrs. Dalloway ,' 'The Waves,' and 'Orlando,' and others, as well as for her essays, some of which were autobiographical and many of ...