Dolly Parton Imagination Library coming to Pinal County

of Pinal County United Way The Board unanimously approved the introduction of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library as a new United Way program at the February 18 General Assembly. The new initiative is part of a long-term strategy to improve high school graduation rates in Pinal County, according to a press release.of Dolly Parton Imagination […]

EXCLUSIVE: New National Association Launched To Compete With American Library Association

A new national organization has been formed to replace the American Library Association, according to Monday’s press release obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. The World Library Association will provide assistance to parents involved in legal battles over sexually explicit content in public and school libraries, according to a press release. “The World Library […]

‘Never Too Late’: Book Overdue By 119 Years Returned To Library

The Associated Press (AP) reported Saturday that a book borrowed from a Massachusetts library 119 years ago has unexpectedly returned to the library. According to the magazine, a reader interested in the new electrical phenomenon at the time borrowed the book “Elementary Treatises on Electricity” from the New Bedford Free Public Library in February 1904. […]

Man returns library book 96 years after due date

A Northern California man returned a book to his local library earlier this month. It was surprisingly 96 years after the original due date. The History of the United States by Benson Rossing was checked out in 1927 and although it was not in perfect condition, the St. I received it without burdening the man […]

Main Library hosts Secret Code Friendship Bracelet event

YUMA, AZ (KYMA, KECY) – The Yuma County Central Library hosted a Secret Code Friendship Bracelet event Saturday afternoon. This helps teach kids binary code and morse code by having them write secret messages on the bracelet. The event started at 3:00pm and lasted until 4:00pm. Youth Services Librarian Elia Juarez explained the importance of […]

From library visitor to co-founder of Pima County’s seed library

Like many parents with young children, I used reading time to come to the library. Before my son was born, I hadn’t been to public libraries very often, but I knew that libraries were places where mothers and fathers would bring their young children to socialize and learn literacy. . Storytelling times led me to […]

‘Students Start Coming Out’: ‘Rainbow Library’ Program Pushes LGBTQ Content To Kids As Young As 5

The Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), a nationally recognized LGBTQ activist group, runs a “Rainbow Library” program that introduces 5-year-old students to books about gender identity and sexual orientation . According to a request form for the 2022-2023 school year, Rainbow Libraries are providing K-12 schools and libraries with “sets of LGBTQ+-affirming K-12 […]