This week’s High 5 goes to a woman who plays a key role at the American Fork Library.
Sheena Parker has worked at the library since 1988. Her co-worker, Melanie Marsh, nominated her for the High 5.
American Fork – Sheena Parker Gets High 5
May 11th, 2012Salt Lake City – Much Improvement Post -Elder
May 5th, 2012Six months after its former director resigned amid a storm of criticism, the atmosphere at the library is mostly sunny,
Murray – 100years with star wars
May 4th, 2012Dubbed “May the Fourth Be With You,” the party will feature members of the Alpine Garrison of the 501st Legion of the International Star Wars Re-Enactment Society mingling with guests on May 4 at the library.
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Goshen – School Library provides ebooks
April 25th, 2012Each student receives an individual log-in to access any “e-book” in the online library. Multiple students can log-on and read the same book at the same time, which means no more waiting for that popular book to be returned.
Summit County – Expands Bilingual Programs
April 25th, 2012he Summit County’s Library new Multicultural Services Librarian wants to hit the ground running when she begins her fulltime schedule in May. In particular she is planning to beef up the county library’s literacy programs for both children and adults.
Salt Lake County – Online Goes Dark for 48 hours
April 19th, 2012This rare disruption of library service is required to allow the system’s computer data center to be moved from Whitmore Library in Cottonwood Heights to its home in the new West Jordan Library, 1825 West 8030 South.
Logan – Poet May Swenson Honored
April 13th, 2012Poet May Swenson’s poem “Earth Your Dancing Place” has found a permanent home at the Logan Library.
Salt Lake City – Library Provides Homeless Services
April 2nd, 2012In a new program introduced this month, the library will begin working with Salt Lake County Human Services, the Utah Department of Workforce Services and Salt Lake City police to direct patrons to social services including homeless shelters, mental health counseling or substance-abuse prevention programs.
Salt Lake City Library to filter Internet Access
March 23rd, 2012The Salt Lake City Main Library and its five branches have long filtered Internet access to computers in its children’s sections. During a Thursday evening meeting of the library system’s board, members voted unanimously to extend those same filtering capabilities to its entire network of computers available for adult use.