Oklahoma libraries to move some topics Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Comments 3 Books in metro-area libraries’ family talk sections now will be shelved no lower than five feet off the floor. Members of the Metropolitan Library Commission voted Thursday to revise the way...

European history, art, culture live on the Web Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment BRUSSELS, Belgium — Attention all culture-craving couch potatoes: Cultural riches from over 2,000 years of European civilization are going digital. It’s part of a new European Union...

Metro library system chooses three branch managers Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment Three Metropolitan Library System branches have new managers. Officials have announced that the Downtown, Midwest City and Ralph Ellison libraries have new managers of library operations. Julie...

Mosh pit can be fun for everyone, even me Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Add a comment I stood out like a librarian in a tattoo shop Monday night. I went to a concert with my husband and a friend at Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa. We saw the Dropkick Murphys, a sort of Celtic punk...

Big Read program to get donation from Norman retailer Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Add a comment NORMAN — A store will donate a portion of its profits from sales on Thursday to Pioneer Library System. Milano’s Accessories, 755 Asp Ave., will contribute 10 percent of the...

Metropolitan Library system names three branch managers Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Add a comment Three Metropolitan Library System branches have new managers. Officials have announced that the Downtown, Midwest City and Ralph Ellison libraries have new managers of library operations. Julie...

Russian throat singers perform at Oklahoma libraries Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Add a comment It’s one of the oldest known forms of music — throat singing — and a band from a tiny Russian republic will be in Edmond to entertain with their unique tradition of the sound. The...

Tuttle center plans call for bond vote Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Add a comment Tuttle TUTTLE — Residents will be asked to approve a $2.7 million bond issue to build a new community center with space for a library. The Tuttle City Council voted Monday to call a bond...

Moore library to host video game day Tue, Nov 11, 2008 | Add a comment MOORE — There will be a video game day for teens from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Moore Public Library, 225 S Howard Ave. Game-On is an event that allows teens to gather in a safe...

Metro area’s busiest library gets updated with new carpet, chairs Mon, Nov 10, 2008 | Add a comment In 2000, Edmond Library opened with a new expansion, including meeting and reading rooms all with new carpet and furniture. Because Edmond is the busiest location of the Metropolitan Library...

Museums preserving items through digital collections Sun, Nov 9, 2008 | Add a comment BUFFALO, N.Y. — The keepers of history aren’t all looking back in time. Curators of museums large and small are embracing the Internet as a way to move older works from storage to...

Metro’s busiest library gets modern face-lift Fri, Nov 7, 2008 | Add a comment In 2000, Edmond Library opened with a new expansion, including meeting and reading rooms all with new carpet and furniture. Because Edmond is the busiest location of the Metropolitan Library...

Video game day scheduled in Moore Fri, Nov 7, 2008 | Add a comment MOORE — There will be a video game day for teens from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 15 at Moore Public Library, 225 S Howard Ave. Game-On is an event that allows teens to gather in a safe...

Edmond Library takes students around the world in 90 minutes Fri, Nov 7, 2008 | Add a comment The Junior League of Oklahoma City and World Neighbors are offering Edmond elementary students a trip around the world from 2 to 3:30 p.m. today at Edmond Library. The hands-on experience for...

Reading the trends of today, tomorrow Fri, Nov 7, 2008 | Add a comment Like trends in movies and music, the public’s taste in books changes with the times. Some changes are short-lived and some last for years. But Kitty Pittman, an administrator with the state...

Oklahoma libraries embrace high-tech reading Fri, Nov 7, 2008 | Add a comment Digital technology is affording the public new opportunities to read books, newspapers, magazines and other printed media in new platforms.

The state of reading amidst a techno world Fri, Nov 7, 2008 | Add a comment Digital technology is affording the public new opportunities to read books, newspapers, magazines and other printed media in new platforms.

Reading trends and what's popular Thu, Nov 6, 2008 | Add a comment Like trends in movies and music, the public’s taste in books changes with the times and shifts from one genre to the next. Some of the changes are short-lived and some last for years. But,...

Pioneer Library System seeks help identifying photos collected during the Oklahoma Centennial project Wed, Nov 5, 2008 | Add a comment NORMAN — Pioneer Library System officials are asking for help gathering more information about historical photos they collected as part of an Oklahoma Centennial project. The photos collected...

Edmond library receives new furniture, carpet Wed, Nov 5, 2008 | Add a comment In 2000, Edmond Library opened with a new expansion, including meeting and reading rooms all with new carpet and furniture. Because Edmond is the busiest location of the Metropolitan Library...