Tuesday, June 13, 2006
OVAL Ohio Library News Digest
Public praises libraries
Akron-Summit starts its summer program
Leonard Harper is talking up a storm, and it's all the library's fault. It used to be the 2-year-old never said anything, according to his mother, Angela Clark of Akron. He is believed to be deaf in one ear and has had trouble speaking, she said. But since he started listening to books on tape from the library, he repeats the words and now enjoys talking.
Akron Beacon Journal. 6/13/06. http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/14805857.htm
Westerville librarian’s perkiness inspires kids
Singing, dancing help her promote reading
At 4 a.m., Karen Yingling gets up, gets dressed and, if it’s raining, pulls on her yellow slicker and hat. Then she loads a big bag of books into a baby seat on the back of her bicycle.
Columbus Dispatch. 6/12/06. http://www.dispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/06/12/20060612-B1-03.html
Delphos native pens novel with canal setting
DELPHOS— The land was untamed. It was covered with wilderness and wild vegetation; it was mostly swamp. Western Ohio was isolated from the rest of the state and the developing nation. It was disconnected from commerce in an era before roadways, before railroads.
Delphos Herald. 6/12/06. http://www.delphosherald.com/print.php?story=10643
Americans Say Public Libraries Are Essential to 21st Century Communities Public Opinion Study Identifies Four Key Community Needs for Libraries to Take More Active Roles
New York – In this survey of the public, we find Americans prize public library service and see libraries as potential solutions to many communities’ most pressing problems, from universal access to computers to the need for better options for keeping teens safe and productive.
Public Agenda. 6/13/06. http://www.publicagenda.org/research/research_reports_details.cfm?list=99
Akron-Summit starts its summer program
Leonard Harper is talking up a storm, and it's all the library's fault. It used to be the 2-year-old never said anything, according to his mother, Angela Clark of Akron. He is believed to be deaf in one ear and has had trouble speaking, she said. But since he started listening to books on tape from the library, he repeats the words and now enjoys talking.
Akron Beacon Journal. 6/13/06. http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/14805857.htm
Westerville librarian’s perkiness inspires kids
Singing, dancing help her promote reading
At 4 a.m., Karen Yingling gets up, gets dressed and, if it’s raining, pulls on her yellow slicker and hat. Then she loads a big bag of books into a baby seat on the back of her bicycle.
Columbus Dispatch. 6/12/06. http://www.dispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/06/12/20060612-B1-03.html
Delphos native pens novel with canal setting
DELPHOS— The land was untamed. It was covered with wilderness and wild vegetation; it was mostly swamp. Western Ohio was isolated from the rest of the state and the developing nation. It was disconnected from commerce in an era before roadways, before railroads.
Delphos Herald. 6/12/06. http://www.delphosherald.com/print.php?story=10643
Americans Say Public Libraries Are Essential to 21st Century Communities Public Opinion Study Identifies Four Key Community Needs for Libraries to Take More Active Roles
New York – In this survey of the public, we find Americans prize public library service and see libraries as potential solutions to many communities’ most pressing problems, from universal access to computers to the need for better options for keeping teens safe and productive.
Public Agenda. 6/13/06. http://www.publicagenda.org/research/research_reports_details.cfm?list=99
