When she enrolled at Penn West California as a nontraditional student, Justina Arena envisioned becoming a meteorologist. The area she’d planned to make her whole career is now just a small part of it — specifically, 551.5 in the Dewey decimal system. Arena began her new job as ...
Even after two remodels, the century-old home and current site of the Flenniken Public Library in Carmichaels has hit the point, both in condition and in size, where it can’t meet the library’s needs, said director Nicole Mitchell. “We had an engineer come in, and it was going to be ...
During a 1953 commencement address at Dartmouth College, President Dwight D. Eisenhower urged graduates not to become “book burners.” “Don't be afraid to go in your library and read every book,” he told them. Mt. Lebanon Public Library is trying to make sure patrons have an easier ...
Job seekers might consider looking to the local library in their search for new employment opportunities. Programs vary by county, but many offer support ranging from resume building to job coaching. One popular career-seeking support platform will continue for a second year throughout ...
If you see a local librarian who looks a little nervous, he or she has reason to be. Money that would have flowed to the state’s public libraries has been caught in a legislative logjam in Harrisburg. Even though the commonwealth’s $45 billion budget for 2023-24 was signed into law by Gov. ...
