Read or listen to this great story from NPR. “Librarians are finding that patrons are eager to switch over from checking out CDs and cassettes because they love the portability and convenience of digital downloads.” “…downloading a digital book from the public library works pretty much like downloading audio material from a commercial site — …Read more »

There are just a few spaces left for the R U A nOOb? Bridging the Gap Between Boomers and Gamers Special Program on February 15, 2007 at Lansing Community College – West Campus. Also, today’s the last day to register and be in the running for the MP3 player which will be given away at …Read more »

I received news about one of our newest members – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Florida. “We are cleaning up after a tornado hit the campus on 12/25/06, and the library lost about 800 books. What a job of cleaning and sorting. The building has been patched and we are open for business. Classes will start …Read more »

Plastic Logic – located in Cambridge, UK – announced today that it will build the first factory to manufacture plastic electronics on a commercial scale. The facility will produce flexible active-matrix display modules for ‘take anywhere, read anywhere’ electronic reader products. It will utilize Plastic Logic’s unique process to fabricate active-matrix displays that are thin, …Read more »