LibVibe - 1 November 2007

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Stories reported:
California libraries reopening after wildfires (1, 2, 3); ALA, ARL want Congress to require warrants for searches in libraries; New round of library closures threatened (interview, Times, MLA); Libraries get lottery funding; Yale and Microsoft partner on digitization project; Digitization and its discontents; OCLC: 'Sharing, Privacy, and Trust in Our Networked World' (report, AL); No more free printing.

LibVibe - 25 October 2007

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• Libraries reopen in Jackson County, Oregon. Librarian at the ref desk tells LibVibe - and you - about opening day
• California state librarian on how libraries are faring in the midst of wildfires

Stories reported:
Jackson County libraries reopen (interview, article 1, 2); Materials missing at Library of Congress; Wildfires impact on California libraries (interview, blog); Editorial: Library porn filters would block patrons' legitimate inquiries; No new books at cash-strapped NS libraries; New Gates grants announced; Libraries move with times, discover niches.

LibVibe - 22 October 2007

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Hear the voices of people in the news...

• San Jose officials and media advocate filters at the library
• VPL workers' bargaining chairman on the agreement that ends their 88-day strike

Stories reported:
Councilman wants San Jose libraries to block online porn (1, 2, 3); Library strike ends (interview, release, blog); Historic German library reopens after fire; Campus dedicates East Asian Studies Library.

LibVibe - 18 October 2007

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Stories reported:
State library soon to end walk-in service? (interview, print, site); Sunday library closings shelved (1, 2); Cash crunch could force some library closures; Union's use of pay equity a misnomer, says library chief (Sun, site); Safety concerns shutter library at state college; Man arrested on sex charges at library; Predatory offender charged with library assault; Man jailed in anti-gay row at library; Brothers donate $4m for library.

LibVibe - 15 October 2007

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No other library news source lets you hear...

• Chicago's mayor emotionally defending libraries
• Louisville legislator endorsing proposed library tax as
• Opponents air TV ad against it
  
• YALSA president on Teen Read Week and YA library use

Stories reported:
Terror suspect says FBI spied on his library computer use; Town pares, but spares library; Chicago mayor defends tax hike to support libraries (TV, AL, S-T); Louisville library funding through tax hikes proposed (1, 2); Teen Read Week (interview, site).

LibVibe - 11 October 2007

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• Library workers vote down mediator's recommendation, 12-week long strike to continue. Union president tells LibVibe - and you - why.
• Please support this program and help ensure its continuation by telling colleagues and library vendors why and how you listen.

Stories reported:
Members reject mediator recommendations: call for 'library-made' solution (1, 2, 3, 4); Labour dispute disrupting library service; NetLibrary, Recorded Books inch closer to trial; Study: Google gets bulk of world search.

LibVibe - 8 October 2007

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Stories reported:
Supreme Court won't hear library meeting room appeal; Librarians under new management (1, 2); Residents outraged over library vandalism; 'So You Want to Become a Prison Librarian?'; Drones in Australia.

LibVibe - 4 October 2007

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• Library spokesman tells LibVibe - and you - why they're mandating a YA Internet safety course
• They can't do this in a magazine. Please tell colleagues why and how you listen

Stories reported:
Patron assaulted in university library (interview, TV); Library mandates Internet safety program for minors (interview, print); Audit details library conflict, director refuses interview; Trustees announce finalists for CEO position; Bookmobiles' final chapter?