East Hampton Village’s quiet library is providing the hamlet’s loudest controversy.

In a decision that some are ripping as elitist and exclusionary, the tony village’s zoning board last week rejected a bid to expand the enclave’s tiny Main Street building by roughly 6,000 square feet.

Livid library officials say the board rejected the project to avoid having children from less sparkling areas of East Hampton Town pour into an inviting new facility.

"The old guard is scared that the Latino kids and their parents from Springs are going to invade their precious downtown area," said one seething library source. "It’s really that simple." [read more at nypost.com]

Books, videos and soul mates: just some of the services provided by your local library.

Starting July 23, the Poudre River Public Library District is trying its hand at playing Cupid with the inaugural "Speed Dating for Booklovers."

Communications manager Paula Watson-Lakamp said the event is an innovative way to create more interaction with the library and help people "find their special book lover." [read more at coloradoan.com]

The BBC report on a case of anti-social behaviour in the capital with a positive outcome. Police were apparently called out dozens of times last year to deal with a gang of teenagers using Muirhouse library as a place to hang out. But now the same young people are being consulted on its renovation works [read more at guardian.co.uk]