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Remarkable Lessons In Innovation From A Public Library There are two ways to run a public library in a small town: the traditional way, or the Maxine Bleiweis way. For the past 17 years, Maxine has been the director of The Westport Library in our suburban town of 27,000 people. In her hands, the library hasn't just been a place [...]

5 Innovations That Show Libraries Don't Have To Die Sure, the age of browsing for books and checking them out may be coming slowly to a close, but the idea of a library can adapt rather than fade away...

4 Innovative Libraries Transforming Lives Around the World Giving people access to the Internet in a public setting doesn't mean handing them a free pass to infinite animated GIFs; it means jobs, health information, and education.

Gettysburg Address | Exhibitions - Library of Congress Abraham Lincoln was the second speaker on November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg. Lincoln was preceded on the podium by the famed orator Edward Everett, who spoke to the crowd for two hours. Lincoln

Libraries are great places to test out new technologies, and we’ve learned a lot from testing 3D Printers. 3D Printers in libraries have many possibilities, from supporting rapid proto-typing to printing in braille and maps for the visually impaired. Here's a candid review of the various 3D Printers we’ve tested: http://libraries.blogs.delaware.gov/2015/09/21/3d-printer-review-a-librarians-perspective

Library survey targets homeless with acts of kindness - Sussex County Post GEORGETOWN - Public libraries are home to books, community programs, job connections and other services and amenities. They are also home to homelessness, folks in transition and folks with little or no hope. To address the issue, Georgetown Public Library is taking a pro-active approach, serving as…

Claymont boy prints hand, wins arm wrestling match Three-D printers in Delaware libraries are being used to make everything from a prosthetic hand to replacement parts.

Long Line at the Library? It’s Story Time Again Amid an increasing emphasis on the importance of early literacy, libraries in New York are seeing attendance surge at the once-informal reading circles that are becoming fixtures of family routines.

Bionic Boy Builds New Hand at the Library Colin Consavage was able to use a 3D printer and plans available online to produce new hands.