A New Day for LBJ: LBJ Library is Undergoing a Major Redesign
AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In December 2011, the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum in Austin, Texas, will begin work on a major redesign that will give visitors a contemporary, engaging experience relating to one of the most significant presidents and eras in our country's history.  In the coming year, new exhibits will be installed on the three public exhibit floors of the Library, giving the interior a completely new look and feel.  "This is a new day for LBJ," says Mark K.

Hawaii's Public Libraries Launch Microsoft IT Academy
HONOLULU, Nov. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hawaii State Public Library System (HSPLS), in partnership with Microsoft Corp., today announced that HSPLS has become the first statewide public library system in the world to adopt Digital Literacy and Microsoft IT Academy programs for technology training and preparation for certifications for all library patrons in Hawaii.

Driving force behind Hispanic learning center moving on
The teacher-turned-librarian who spent four years developing an Athens-Clarke County Library outpost into the center of North Athens' Hispanic community leaves this week for a bigger gig.

DuPree, strong backer of library system, dies
Community volunteer LaGrange Cothran Trussell DuPree, one of the Athens library system's earliest and most stalwart supporters, died Tuesday in Peachtree City. She was 91.