A few years ago, just about anyone could turn up at a college library, sit down at a bank of public-access computers, and cruise the Internet with no password, little trouble, and only the slimmest ...

Public libraries in Maryland will share a $157, 200 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support public access to computers and online services, the Maryland State Department of Education ...

Public libraries have traditionally offered access to materials that citizens do not personally own. These materials may include periodicals, reference works as well as sound and video recordings.

The Columbus Metropolitan Library board will vote Aug. 28 on a new policy to address inappropriate computer use. The policy empowers library staff to intervene whenever patrons view disruptive or ...

What’s going on with computational thinking (CT) and computer science (CS) activities in libraries for and with youth and families? The answer was the focus of “Ready to Code: Libraries Supporting CS ...

In addition to Internet connections and basic software, libraries across the county offer computer services such as online homework help and genealogy databases. "The library system spends most of its ...

Public computers have helped keep libraries busy even as patrons spend less time in the stacks, and demand for the machines seems to be holding strong. But many librarians are struggling mightily to ...

Lancaster County's public libraries expect to spend about $150,000 this year to replace aging public-access computers. The Library System of Lancaster County board on Wednesday voted unanimously to ...

On Thursday, the Online Computer Library Center, the Ohio-based company that had printed catalog cards for public and university libraries for more than 40 years, said it had just printed its last ...

Tom Kohler uses the Duluth Public Library's computers every week to look for work. Without Internet access at home, the unemployed 25-year-old Duluth man relies on the free service at the library to ...

Public library branches statewide restored access to public computers and free Wi-Fi zones Monday. Library users may call to reserve access or use a computer on a first-come, first-served, walk-up ...