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Libraries to Not Charge Customers for Borrowing Materials!
In what's been called a "bold move" by the competition, the public libraries in Allegany, Garrett and Washington counties have announced that, on April 1, 2015, they will not charge customers to borrow any of their materials! When asked to elaborate on this move an anonymous director stated, "You name it. It's free. Books, DVDs, audiobooks, even the wifi! We just believe in supporting our community and its inhabitants, and thanks to consistent funding there's just no need to charge people to access information!" It will be an adjustment but there's support...
Libraries in Western MD Disappointed by Lack of Snow
Snowfall across the western Maryland counties this winter was a paltry 427 inches, about 139 inches shy of the average and the lack of frozen water has taken its toll on some of our library colleagues. One such individual vented to us, "It just isn't right. I expect to be snowblowin' well into May. Instead, I'm seeing green grass. It just makes me mad." This isn't the first time such a disappointment has befallen the western counties.
Public Copiers Work 2-Days Straight Without Jamming!
In what can only be called "suspicious activity," all of the photocopiers at the public libraries throughout western Maryland worked smoothly without so much as a, "Please Refill Tray 2 with 8.5 X 11" request - for two days in a row. "I had to run off 500 copies of bookmarks and our copier usually jams or throws at least one error or two during that process but not this time. It totally creeped me out," says Sally Hull, WMRL printing specialist and resident copier whisperer.
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