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'A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add but when there is nothing left to take away.' Architect Will Druder offers Antoine de [...]

The article offers brief information on several streaming video services for libraries including Ambrose Digital from Ambrose Video Publishing, Digital Campus from Swank Motion Pictures, and SAGE Video from Sage Publications Ltd.

The article announces that Columbus Metropolitan Library's Whitehall Branch, National Library of Latvia, and Boston Public Library Central Library received 2017 American Institute of Architects/ American Library Association (AIA/ALA) Library Building Awards.

The article focuses on the use of automated materials handling (AMH) in libraries, including checkin machines, sorters, and stackers. The author explains that AMH does not require libraries to use radio frequency identification tags (RFID) tags, explores the strategies "drop-and-go" and "intelligent return," and reviews several machines including the UltraSort by Tech Logic, smartreturn by Bibliotheca, and Sort Mate by Lyngsoe.

The article focuses on the significance and methodology of disaster recovery process in libraries. Topics discussed are efforts of the organization BMS CAT to restore and recover the library materials from the U.S. Army Head Quarters, Pentagon library, post the terror attack, benefit of immediate dehumidification to avoid material deterioration, and presents details of other restoration agencies which includes American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works.

The article focuses on the pass management system used in libraries, cultural institutions, historical centers and other public places of interest. Topics include some software companies simplifying the system by the use of web based tools to hep patrons make reservations for museum passes and event tickets, and the efforts of the Contra Costa County Library (CCCL) in California to bring partnership between libraries and centers of cultural attraction.

The article offers brief information on various library-focused geographic information systems including CommunityConnect from CIVICTechnologies, SimplyMap from Geographic Research Inc. and OrangeBoy.

The article discusses the significance of the access to open data training program recognized by California State Library director Anne Neville. Topics discussed include the information used by Neville for the identification of the number of citations, the News Challenge on Libraries announced by the Knight Foundation in January 2016, and the launch of the Data Equity for Main Street: Bringing Open Data Home Through Local Libraries (DEMS) project.

The article features some community garden programs initiated by public libraries in the U.S. The Arlington Public Library (APL) in Virginia has entered a partnership with Arlington County's Urban Agriculture Task Force (UATF) and Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) to convert green spaces into vegetable gardens. The Saint Louis County Library in Missouri has collaborated with nonprofit organization Gateway Greening for its community garden program.

The article reports on the Forget-Me-Not Resource Center as well as its founders Amy Sorbino and Shannon Nosbich in Illinois. It mentions their efforts in preventing Alzheimer's disease by raising awareness on its risk in partnership with the Effingham Public Library (EPL). An overview of their Reminiscence Toolkit is also presented.