In this May 17, 2013 New York Times article, was Apple the ring-leader in eBook price fixing?  Now up to the courts to decide.

Madison Ave will have an old water main replaced starting the last week of May 2013.  The library parking lots will have access during construction and Madison Ave will remain open but with one lane traffic and flagmen at times.  The construction will last about a month.  Here is the COBI notice.

The Wall Street Journal in May 2013 published an article on the future of how public libraries will be designed to meet changing information needs and how library users want to access that information.

Here is a series of nifty graphic images of how we access data and read from the Pew Research Center.  Lots of changes in the past decade.

May 3, 2013 New York Times has an article by the New York Public Library President about how more publishers are finally willing to sell eBooks to libraries for lending.  Hachette, one of the "big six" publishers, just began selling to libraries this month.  Read more...

The internet may be disrupting the book industry, but it seems that for short-story writers it has been a good thing.  Read the February 2013 Seattle Times article here...

Ever wonder about the future of librarians in an eBook world?  Check out this February 2013 Atlantic Cities report...

February 2013 Seattle Times says publishers' fear of eBooks hurting libraries.  Click here to read why.

The latest Pew Research Center study of library services and what library users like or would like to see done.  Click here to read the report.

Can you imagine a publicly funded library without printed books?  There is at least one.  Click here to read about why it was established.

In the on-going discussion of library relevance and the relationships between libraries, publishers, and bookstores, here is an article from Forbes.

All Seattle Public Library branches now open on Sundays.  Click here...

A recent New York Times discussion about the direction of libraries - what is their role in the future?  Click here to follow the discussion

Are printed books losing popularity among the young as tablet computers become more popular?  Click here for some statistics

Are libraries operating more like bookstores by stocking up on best-sellers?  Read this interesting New York Times piece.  Click here....

Seattle Friends of the Library have lost their big warehous location for their book sales.  Click here to read more....

Larry McMurtry ("Lonsome Dove", "The Last Picture Show" and more) has a really large used book sale in Archer, Texas.  Click here....

The library roof was recently replaced because of leakage.  We now have a new roof that looks great!  Click here to read more.

Do you know the issues that the Justice Department are raising with their lawsuit against the major book publishing companies?  Here are two articles - one from the New York Times and one from the Wall Street Journal.

Jill Jean in April 2012 says libraries are more relevant than ever.  Read the Bainbridge Review coverage.  Click here...

The next time someone says the internet is killing books and libraries, you can refer them to this 2012 article.  Click here...

What is the future of book stores? Read New York Times article on the uncertain future.

Amazon is both a publisher and seller of books. Read about the benefits and concerns some have about this growing role.

Now all of the issues of the Bainbridge Island Library News are online. First published in the summer of 1998, you can review any or all of them including the latest Winter 2012 issue. Click here....

Are you a fan of Martha Bayley's book recommendations? If so, you can find them all here, including her latest of June 2012. Click here for more......

Do you own a Kindle? Now you can check-out eBooks from the library and read them on your Kindle. Come to the class at the library to learn how to use this service. Click here for more...

Read a really nice article on the "facelift" that took place at the library over the 2011 Labor Day weekend. Click here....

You can read the North Kitsap Library News on this website. Click here for the latest issues.

What do you think about book publisher HarperCollins limiting the number of times an eBook can be read at the library. Read the NYT article here....

Read the Kitsap Sun article about the closure of the KRL libraries on Sundays.

Did you know that some towns and counties in California, Oregon, and Texas have outsourced their public libraries? Read the NYT article here....

The Friday Tidies who nuture and tend our library gardens need some new volunteers to help out. Read the Kitsap Sun July 2010 article here.....

Book are being stolen from the Port Orchard Library. Read more here.....

Mary Anne Moorman tells her story of Bainbridge Library on KCBS Watch and listen to her talk at the library

A library without books? Here's an article from Time about bookless libraries. Read about a radical move in a New England prep school. Another article indicates "Books are being pushed aside for digital learning centers and gaming areas." Read more.... Walsenburg, CO (pop 3800) builds new library (NPR interview).

Confused about other groups asking for your book donations? Big blue box bins? See this recent story in the Kitsap Sun.

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