New standards would require all Maine libraries to pay directors, expand hours of operation

Small nonprofit libraries that operate with all-volunteer staffs object to the requirements. They will have three years to come into compliance.

Rural Maine libraries fear loss of services if new standards are approved

A proposal would require libraries to expand hours and pay their directors to bring them into compliance and maintain certain ...

See inside the old San Francisco church that houses nearly all of the internet’s history

What was once the home of a Christian Scientist church is now the holy grail of Internet history — the Internet Archive, a non-profit library run by a group of software engineers and librarians, who ...

Inside the old church where one trillion webpages are being saved

The Internet Archive is preserving the web one page at a time, a job that’s more critical than ever as the internet evolves ...

31 Incredibly Weird Objects People Were Confused By Before The Internet Stepped In To Help

"Looks like the remnants of a trail/wildlife camera. It's curved on the back with a strap to mount it on a tree. There would ...

IBM Granite 4.0 : Smaller AI Model, Bigger Results, Slashes Memory & Latency

Explore IBM Granite 4.0 small hybrid models with signed weights, documented data, and ISO 420001 compliance for secure ...
Onrec

Could Subscription Fatigue Lead to a Shift in This Business Model?

We’re living in the subscription age, where there are monthly fees for almost everything online. From Netflix to iCloud storage, the one-time fee is almost obsolete, and internet users are accustomed ...
Publishers Weekly

Bookstores on a Mission

Brooklyn’s Mil Mundos Books, founded in 2019 by codirector Maria Herron, is a multilingual co-op bookstore and community ...
Greek Reporter

The Ancient Greek Builders of Thebes’ Walls Used Sound to Move Stones

Amphion and Zethus, the ancient greek builders of Thebes' walls, combined music and strength to achieve their goal.

5 fiction and nonfiction books that dive into AI

The Seattle Public Library loves to promote books and reading. This monthly column is a space to share reading and book trends from a librarian’s perspective.

Vimeo has nearly doubled its share price — thanks to AI that actually protects human creativity

The video platform is taking a stand against generative AI, launching tools that let creators search, edit and protect their ...

Detecting incel misogyny on Reddit

On Nov. 7, 2017, the American social-media platform Reddit shut down r/Incels, an online forum with more than 40,000 members. This was in line with a new policy the company brought in, banning content ...