Libraries

Netflix and DreamWorks Animation sign deal for original TV programs

2013-06-17 06:15:00

DreamWorks Animation has signed a multi-year deal to produce more than 300 hours of original programming for Netflix Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, DreamWorks Animation, creator of "Shrek," "Kung Fu Panda" and "Madagascar" franchises, will...

Santa Monica gunman pretended to be police officer, witnesses say

2013-06-14 16:51:00

Two Santa Monica College library workers who hid in a small room during a shooting rampage there said the gunman pretended to be a police officer before opening fire on them. The workers this week recounted the scene as the gunman came into the library....

Santa Monica College library workers' 'diversion' saved lives

2013-06-14 19:57:00

Jan Juliani was standing behind the counter of the Santa Monica College library about noon when a group of terrified, screaming students sprinted through the entrance. One was running backward, shouting: "He has a gun!" Juliani knew exactly what to do....

Natasha Trethewey appointed to second term as U.S. poet laureate

2013-06-10 07:32:00

The Library of Congress announced Monday that the U.S. poet laureate, Natasha Trethewey, has been appointed to a second one-year term. Trethewey celebrated the end of her first term with a reading at the Library of Congress, which she compared to a...

A public library on a bicycle? Seattle has one

2013-06-12 10:54:00

Seattle is a great book town. And also a great biking town. So it should comes as little surprise that Seattle now given us a mobile, people-powered public library that’s wheeled about town by pedaling librarians “Librarians on bicycles...

Santa Monica shootings: Students and staff struggle to cope

2013-06-09 16:24:00

Dozens of Santa Monica College students and staff members gathered at the school’s satellite campus Sunday as news spread that a fifth victim had succumbed to injuries suffered in Friday's shooting rampage. The mood was somber as students,...

As fifth rampage victim dies, Santa Monica College struggles to cope

2013-06-09 21:05:00

A fifth victim of the Santa Monica shooting rampage died Sunday as Santa Monica College students and staff tried to cope with the violence and prepared to return to the campus Monday. Student Marcela Franco, 26, died with her family by her side at...

Santa Monica shooting suspect, possible motive identified, officials say

2013-06-08 12:59:00

The gunman accused of killing four people in a Santa Monica shooting rampage Friday was apparently angry over his parents' divorce and had some mental health issues in the past, a law enforcement source told The Times. The suspect was identified by five...

FBI, police probe gunman's background in Santa Monica rampage

2013-06-08 07:42:00

The FBI joined local authorities on Saturday in seeking to determine a motive for a gunman's rampage that killed four people in Santa Monica. The gunman, who was also fatally shot by police to end Friday's harrowing incident, has not been identified....

Santa Monica shooting: two dead, six transported to hospitals

2013-06-07 14:32:00

At least six people were transported to hospitals in the wake of the shooting and crime spree in the Santa Monica College area. Two bodies were found inside a home near campus that the gunman allegedly set on fire, law enforcement source said. The...

7 dead in Santa Monica College shooting, gunman may have had help

2013-06-07 16:56:00

UPDATE: Police say five, not seven, dead in shooting; gunman acted alone Seven people -- including the gunman -- are dead after a shooting rampage that ended at Santa Monica College, police said. Santa Monica Police Chief Jacqueline Seabrooks...

Santa Monica gunman killed father, brother, sources say

2013-06-07 18:44:00

UPDATE: Police say five, not seven, dead in shooting; gunman acted alone The two bodies found in a burning Santa Monica house – the starting point in a shooting rampage – are believe to be the brother and father of the suspected gunman,...

Aberdeen Library is open Monday through Saturday. On a rainy Sunday, unfortunately this option won't work. Patrons of the Alexander Mitchell Library move about the area near the circulation desk Thursday. photo by john davis taken 7/29/2010

2013-06-09 00:00:00

The Hartford Public Library received the LibraryAware Community Award Wednesday. This is a national award being given to only three libraries in the nation. Members of the library community, including an ESL class of recent immigrants, attended the ceremony at The Old State House.

2013-06-05 00:00:00

Library Director Laura Bailie stands in the new activity room that is part of the expansion of the Lilian S. Besore Memorial Library at Ridge Avenue and East Baltimore Street in Greencastle, Pa.

2013-05-30 00:00:00