Libraries

ATLANTA -- In the past month at a metro Atlanta public library you could have: listened to a barbershop quartet, taken a yoga or line dancing class, had a soda and a snack, received help preparing your taxes or homework, learned needlepoint, attended an open-mic poetry slam, gotten a mammogram screening, run your small business from a corner desk, learned how to give your newborn a massage or mastered the art of tai chi.

You could have also checked out a book.

OGDEN — The Weber County Library system offers a free after-school program to help kids learn skills in math, science, technology and crafts.

The program is designed for elementary-aged children and is offered at these locations:

• Ogden Valley Branch, 131 S. 7400 East, Huntsville;

• Pleasant Valley Branch, 5568 S. Adams Ave., Ogden; and

• Southwest Branch, 1950 W. 4800 South, Roy.

The program will be offered until May 23.

Click here for more information.

LAYTON -- With years of revenue losses in the U.S. economy, small and large counties across the country appear to be settling into a "new normal" of revenue, staffing and service delivery, according to a recent national survey.

"Coping with the New Normal: An Economic Status Survey of Counties" is the seventh survey in a series of biannual surveys conducted by the National Association of Counties to capture information about counties struggling with the current fiscal situation.

OGDEN -- All Utahns go through intense security at the airport because of the terrorist attacks 10 years ago Sunday, but how many know:

•  Why one museum's volunteers had to have background checks before they could show visitors the displays?

•  Why there are so many Saudi students in Utah and so few Iranians?

• Why the books you check out at the library could still get you in trouble?

OGDEN -- Weber County Library is inviting kids to its special, fun summer reading programs, a news release states.

Weber County Library is offering a series of programs on “Create Your Own Story” as part of National Library Week, it announced in a news release.

The program begins at 7 p.m. Monday at North Branch, 475 E. 2600 North, North Ogden. Create your own story, write your own book. Call 801-337-2650 for information.

Also at 7 p.m. Monday at the Southwest Branch, 1950 W. 4800 South, Roy, participants may create your own picture book. Call 801-337-2670 for information.

FARMINGTON -- Davis County has received an unexpected $44,687 in state library funds, which will be used to expand materials and upgrade public access to library materials through technology.