Tag Archives: Library

Public libraries adapt to pandemic

April 1, 2020
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Public libraries, a staple of many downtowns, have scrambled to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. While many of the nation’s 16,000-plus libraries had closed their doors to foot traffic by late March, they sought out other ways to keep serving their communities. For instance, the American Library Association (ALA) urged members to keep their wireless…To read more — login/subscribe

 

Downtown association, library team-up for promotion

November 1, 2019
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September was National Library Card Sign-up Month. To celebrate the event, businesses in downtown Pittsfield, MA, offered special discounts and giveaways exclusively to library card holders. The Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield’s public library, joined forces with Downtown Pittsfield Inc. to coordinate the deals at 25 downtown businesses for the entire month. To take advantage of the…To read more — login/subscribe