California
The good news for local library patrons is that at last the county’s largest library system--the 27-branch, 2-million-volume Orange County Public Library--has joined the personal computer age.
March 27, 1996
Television
Watching a cable television show that originates from the public library would hardly make most people’s Top 10 list of favorite leisure activities.
Jan. 22, 1986
Books
There’s the man who checked out “All About Elvis” from the Anaheim Central Library some 2,560 days ago and kept it.
Oct. 5, 1993
These are tough times for most of Orange County’s public libraries, which should be troubling news for everyone who cares that children learn to love reading and their parents have access to the latest information.
March 31, 1996
There are 10 public library systems in Orange County--the county’s system, seven municipal systems and two district systems.
Aug. 23, 1990
Technology: Bytes increasingly augment books as more facilities go online.
Nov. 9, 1998
World & Nation
For the first time since it opened in 1977, the Westminster Library will close its doors to the public for a three-month renovation project that begins next week, library officials said Tuesday.
Oct. 2, 1991
Travel & Experiences
They’re not touted by Orange County tourist bureaus and many locals don’t know they exist.
May 27, 1989
Business
The future is scheduled to arrive at the Orange County Public Library’s 27 branches next spring.
April 10, 1992
Gabriela Melendez, 24, recently applied for a library card after not setting foot in a public library since junior high school.
Nov. 16, 1989