Tis the Season to Celebrate the Holidays with SCPL!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! No matter how chaotic the holiday season can be, there is no denying that this is one of the most special times of the year. From time with family to traditions, both new and old, the holidays give us so many reasons to celebrate. One of our favorite things about the holidays … Read More

Americans and the Holocaust Traveling Exhibition

  For Immediate Release [October 11, 2023] SCOTT COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY HOSTED GRAND OPENING RECEPTION FOR AMERICANS AND THE HOLOCAUST TRAVELING EXHIBITION Scott County Public Library hosted an opening reception for Americans and the Holocaust, a traveling exhibition from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum that examines the motives, pressures and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism, war and genocide … Read More

That’s Personal and Private…

Photo credit:  Library & Information Technology Association And we intend to keep it that way. The ongoing controversy regarding how Facebook and Twitter platforms compromise user privacy is discouraging. The problems are not new. With more than two billion users, algorithms and patents designed to track personal information at its disposal, Facebook settled with the FTC in 2011 on “…charges … Read More