After the Seattle Public Library was named the 2020 Gale/Library Journal Library of the Year this week, Executive Director and Chief Librarian Marcellus Turner was excited to discuss everything that… Read More
First: It’s not just about digitizing books. That’s the biggest misconception that the public has about the role of digital technology in libraries, according to the chief digital officer of… Read More
If you want to see how a public library adopts technology at scale, consider heading to New York City. There, the New York Public Library has 92 locations and more… Read More
The King County Library System is opening its first makerspace this weekend. And it’s doing so with the help of a $100,000 grant from Google. The new ideaX Makerspace stakes… Read More
You hear a lot of stereotypes about the millennial generation: They’re tech-centric, have low brand loyalty and will never be able to afford a house due to fancy eating habits.… Read More
When most people think of their public library, technological innovation isn’t exactly top of mind. Seattle’s City Librarian Marcellus Turner is working to change that. Seattle Public Library has an… Read More
The Seattle office of the Online Computer Library Center has been awarded $250,000 as one of the winners of the Knight News Challenge on Libraries for a project aimed at… Read More
The Seattle Public Library continues to innovate with technology, and the latest evidence is a grant to develop an online, librarian-led referral service to help patrons improve their skills. The… Read More
An early and persistent myth of the web is that the Internet levels the playing field for commerce and content. Does the Internet democratize access? Yes. But does it guarantee attention?… Read More
How often do you visit your local public library, in person or online? If you’re a heavy technology user, you’re actually more likely to be engaged with your library and take… Read More
I went looking for the digital future of libraries at the American Library Association’s Midwinter Meeting this week. Conveniently, the conference was held in Seattle, near a couple of very… Read More
The number of e-books available for digital lending on Amazon’s Kindle through public libraries around the country has declined noticeably in recent days — from more than 27,000 to less… Read More
Visitors to the 28 branches of the Seattle Public Library will now have the ability to pick up some new language skills, thanks to a partnership between the library and… Read More
Amazon.com this morning announced the rollout of its Kindle e-book lending program to more than 11,000 U.S. libraries, confirming what we suspected after the initiative surfaced this week at two… Read More