News Room

Welcome to APL's News Room. Here you'll find links to previous Library Link newspaper stories and APL press releases. We'll also take this opportunity to blow our own horn and let you know when APL is mentioned in the news!

And if something noteworthy is happening in the literary world, you can read about it here, too!

Man Booker Prize - Longlist announced

The judges for the 2010 Man Booker Prize for Fiction announced the longlist for the prize, the leading literary award in the English speaking world on July 27, 2010.

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The Power of Libraries

We discovered this wonderful YouTube clip that  is about a man from Malawi who wanted to give his family electricity. He knew nothing about eliectricity or how to get it for his family, but he did know where to go to get the answers – the library. There he borrowed a book about windmills  and electricity and was able to bring electricity to his family.

This is a poignant example of the power of libraries. We help our customers to find the answers and information they need, and what we provide can have a life-changing affect.

Please watch William's story.