Library News
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St. Paul Library debuts 3M's Cloud Library for e-book lending
Date: Apr 25th, 2012
St. Paul library patrons are among the first to crack open a new e-book lending technology created by 3M.
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St. Paul e-book library lovers, check this out
Date: Apr 25th, 2012
E-books have been available for virtual checkout at the St. Paul Public Library for quite a while. As of Wednesday, April 25, though, the supply of the digital volumes has mushroomed by roughly 50 percent.
The public library system, in a partnership with Maplewood-based 3M, is debuting an e-book service dubbed 3M Cloud Library for those who want to read on their computers, phones, tablets or e-book readers.
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St. Paul Library Lets Users Check Out eBooks
Date: Apr 25th, 2012
3M is teaming up with the St. Paul Library to make it easier for people to check out eBooks.
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3M Cloud Library Unveiled for Patrons
Date: Apr 25th, 2012
Flexible eBook lending service offers hardware, digital content and apps for borrowing and reading.
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Local Libraries get Technical -- SPPL Hosts Range of Creative Workshops for Teen Tech Month
Date: Mar 5th, 2012
March has been designated Teen Technology Month, and the St. Paul Public Library is offering an exciting variety of free teen workshops as part its "Teen Tech Month: Get Creative with Technology" series.
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A Good Book and a Reading Buddy
Date: Feb 2nd, 2012
Noel may not seem like your usual library patron or storytime buddy, but she is a regular at the Sun Ray Branch Library.
Noel, a 9-year-old waggly-tailed golden retriever, and her owner Jolene Jackelen are part of R.E.A.D. Dogs Minnesota, a program started in 2003 to encourage and improve children's reading with the help of a therapy animal.
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Libraries turn to cloud for e-book lending (MPR)
Date: Jan 26th, 2012
Millions of Americans now own Kindles, Nooks and other e-readers. And libraries are taking notice, expanding their collections of e-books they can loan to patrons.
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Local Libraries Keep Up with E-Readers
Date: Jan 17th, 2012
Fox 9 news stops by Central Library to learn about eBooks.
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Sun Ray Library to Get an Upgrade
Date: Jan 11th, 2012
Sun Ray Library will get upgrades in 2012 and 2013 thanks to $2.25 million in library bonds as part of Saint Paul's 2012 capital improvement budget. (East Side Review News)
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Free eBooks Downloaded at Record High at Saint Paul Public Library
Date: Dec 28th, 2011
Nearly 200 eBooks from Saint Paul Public Library were downloaded on December 26, reaching an all time daily high for the eBook lending service first offered to library customers in April 2011.
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3M Recognizes Library Volunteer with Annual Award
Date: Dec 21st, 2011
3M named Jerry Kettunen, Library Volunteer, a recipient of the 3M Community Volunteer Award for his work supporting the Saint Paul Public Library. This award was presented to 25 individuals nationwide and it came with a $1,000 check that Kettunen donated to the library.
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Saint Paul Public Library Awarded $468,000 Grant from Otto Bremer Foundation
Date: Dec 19th, 2011
Today the Otto Bremer Foundation announced that the Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library were awarded a $468,000 grant on behalf of the Saint Paul Public Library.
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