Legal Research

hang-ups over banning books
A planned quick mea culpa over forgetting to post about this year’s Banned Books Week — September 27 to October 4, 2008 — was complicated yesterday, when I saw an editorial in the Schenectady Sunday Gazette headlined “No good reason to pull library book in Galway” (October 5, 2008)...

The Perfect Library Only Needs 110 98 Books
From classics and sci-fi to poetry and biographies, The Telegraph lists 110 titles for the perfect library. If you don't want any children's books in your library, the title counts can be reduced by 10...

An Online Law Library - Sunbury PA Politicians Have Their Doubts
Cost of online law library criticized MIDDLEBURG — Snyder County Commissioner Joe Kantz doesn’t understand why county leaders last year tossed hundreds of law books into the garbage...

October/November 2007 New Acquisitions List
The lists of books the law library acquired in October and November are now available on the Law Library’s website.  New titles include: Bordering on Madness: An American Land Use Tale by Andrew F...

Keep Track of Library Books with Library Elf
I was reminded again yesterday of how much I love Library Elf, a handy little service which tracks your account at the public library. Just enter your library card number and pin number, and Elf will send you an alert via email or RSS* before your books are due...

Milwaukee Public Library Considers Express Libraries for Supermarkets, Airport, Etc.
According to JS Online, Milwaukee Public Library is investigating the idea of creating three express libraries where patrons could access library materials and services at convenient places, such as supermarkets, coffee shops, or the airport...