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Friday, May 11, 2012
library Video: OverDrive Digital Bookmobile Rolls Into Boise
Posted by Andrew Crisp on Fri, May 11, 2012 at 9:26 AM
The next generation of books took center stage on Thursday, May 10. Parked outside the Boise Public Library at Cole and Ustick was a mammoth 18-wheeler and trailer, which housed a range of electronic devices and different e-book readers for patrons to get their hands on.
Employees with OverDrive, a company libraries contract with to deliver e-books, travel with the digital bookmobile across the country, offering technical support for devices and introducing audible and digital versions of their favorite titles.
Boise Public Library officials said the catalog of digital books available has topped 5,000 titles, with 7,800 total checkouts in April alone.
Boise Weekly caught up with the OverDrive bookmobile, which heads to the Barnes & Noble store off Milwaukee Street today from 1 p.m. through 7 p.m.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
library E-book Usage at Boise Library Continues Record-Breaking Pace
Posted by George Prentice on Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 9:22 AM
E-books remain super-charged in the Boise Public Library system.
When trustees of the Boise Public Library convene Wednesday, May 2, they'll be presented with the latest statistics that indicate more than a 300 percent increase of e-books being "checked out" year to date, compared to the same time period in 2011. The Boise system holds more than 3,500 adult titles and 2,000 youth titles.
Earlier this year, Penguin Books, which includes authors Tom Clancy and Patricia Cornwell, terminated its contract with Overdrive, the electronic lending platform used in libraries across the nation. Making matters even more challenging was a decision by Random House, the world's largest English-language publisher, to jack up its prices for libraries as much as 300 percent, effective March 1.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
library Tom Sawyer, Mayor Bieter Kick Off Read Me Treasure Valley
Posted by Andrew Crisp on Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 12:19 PM
To celebrate the 2012 launch of Read Me Treasure Valley—the community-wide reading program—Boise Mayor Dave Bieter met with the hero of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Swathed in a life jacket, Idaho Statesman reporter Dan Popkey addressed the crowd.
"I'm conflating Finn and Sawyer," said Popkey, realizing the life jacket didn't fit the story. "To me, they're one book. I think river safety is always important. Always wear your life jacket."
Saturday, December 31, 2011
library 300 Percent Increase of E-book Checkouts Over Christmas at Boise Library
Posted by George Prentice on Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 9:55 AM
By all accounts, e-books are a huge success at the Boise Library.
Possibly because so many Kindles were new Christmas or Hannukah presents, officials at the library said over the holiday break, the city's e-book service "experienced tremendous usage," particularly in the period Dec. 24-26.
According to a report from library director Kevin Booe, which will be presented to the library's Board of Trustees on Wednesday, Jan. 4, library customers checked out 712 e-book selections, a 300 percent increase over last year's circulation.
E-books were introduced to the Boise Public Library in November 2010, allowing patrons to "check out" up to five e-books at a time for either seven or 14 days.
Monday, March 9, 2009
CCDC / library CCDC agrees to two-year delay on Library Blocks
Posted by Lora Volkert on Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 5:29 PM
Rivers has already received two extensions for the project. The board debated whether to make him pay a $10,000 extension fee.
"This extension fee is extremely nominal for the value of this land," Commissioner Patrick Shalz said. "I think if we don’t put some skin in the game here, we’ll continue to see extensions even if the market does improve."
But City Councilman David Eberle disagreed because the economy was the cause of the delay. "It’s not the developer’s doing," he said.
Another major part of the Library Blocks project would be a new main library on the site of the current downtown library. According to City Councilman Alan Shealy, new branch libraries in Boise have seen a huge amount of traffic. But Eberle said delaying the Library Blocks wouldn’t ruin the city’s plans for a new library because the city is still raising funds from philanthropists and may seek to pass a bond.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
library / Boise Bieter names library committee
Posted by Nathaniel Hoffman on Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 10:00 AM
Boise Mayor Dave Bieter just announced the formation of a new committee to explore funding options for building a new, main library.
“It’s clear from the overwhelming success of the new branch libraries and the increased use of the
current Main Library that Boiseans have a thirst for knowledge and learning," Bieter said in a press release sent this morning.
The committee includes:
Sona Andrews – Boise State University
Denise Baird – Library Board Member
A.J. Balukoff – Library Board Member
Joel Hickman – Key Bank
Mark Hofflund – Idaho Shakespeare Festival
Joy Kealey – Chicago Connection
Hy Kloc – Boise State Radio
Kenn Lamson – Idaho Trust National Bank
Susan Lovelace – Civic Leader
Mike McIntyre – Micron Technology, Inc.
Nick Miller – Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley
Nancy Napier – Boise State University
Tim Olson – Library Foundation Board
Esther Oppenheimer – Civic Leader
Mi-Ai Parrish – Idaho Statesman
Bieter's vision for the library: a 176,000-square-foot building; mixed-use
opportunities including a coffee bar, copy/print/mail center, gift shop or office space; a fixed seating
auditorium for cultural events; gallery space for traveling exhibits; conference rooms for web
conferencing and meetings; as many as 200 internet computers for public use; a children’s library;
electronic classrooms; and an expanded offering of audio/visual materials.
Downtown developer Mark Rivers has also advocated for such a project and the city indicates it will look at public/private partnerships in getting the project done and also solicit some $15 to $20 million in contributions to the cause.
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