Did you know that Dec. 10 is Dewey Decimal System Day? Me neither. Born on Dec. 10, 1851, Melvil Dewey is the librarian who invented the Dewey Decimal system of library classification. And in an age ...

The Gwinnett County Public Libraries will be closed through Wednesday due to a major book reclassification that will replace the 144-year-old Dewey Decimal Classification system with more ...

Melvil Dewey was an organizational genius. His brainchild, the Dewey Decimal System, revolutionized how libraries catalog and sort their books and periodicals. Before he proposed putting publications ...

I read with dismay the article about the upcoming changes in the new branch libraries in Albany. None of the vaild criticims of the bookstore model were mentioned and neither was one of the primary ...

The Public Library of Anniston and Calhoun County announced the winners of its first Dewey the Cat drawing contest, with winning artwork featured on merchandise.

February 16–23 is National Entrepreneurship Week. As community hubs and incubators, libraries are perfectly positioned to help new businesses get off their feet and thrive—whether it’s by offering ...

We have some exciting news. The Siouxland Libraries and Black Hills Digital Consortium have agreed to share their digital collections with SD Titles to Go. In order to access digital materials from ...

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A radical makeover at Gwinnett County libraries should make it a lot easier to find and check out books, administrators say. This week, the county is getting rid of the age-old ...

In Episode 54, Dewey Decibel speaks with Jefferson, as well as two librarians whose work was showcased on his tour. First, Dewey Decibel host and American Libraries Senior Editor Phil Morehart ...

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