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When Marin mystery writer Joe Gores was researching his best-seller "Spade & Archer," he often took questions to Theresa McGovern, a reference librarian at the Fairfax Library. When he wondered what ...

As far as the line of library patrons could tell, Anne Goetz and Hillary Ostlund are as good as , experts at everything. So the patrons waited for the two reference librarians, each customer turning ...

This is a time of transition in academic libraries. Core functions -- like reference services, collection development, and preservation -- are being rethought and redefined as libraries move from ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...