“Literacy has to be reinforced with books and with technology because it is what our children

“Literacy has to be reinforced with books and with technology because it is what our children know today.”

Josephine Nolfi, the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County children’s-services manager. Story times with the iPad are being offered in addition to, and not in place of, traditional story times based on printed books.

“We wanted to start our rehab efforts on streets that had issues but also had potential and where we could be successful.”

Ian Beniston, deputy director of the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp., describing the YNDC’s strategy for rehabilitating its Lanterman Model Block project on Lanterman Avenue in Youngstown’s Idora neighborhood.

“Unemployment remains high, and economic growth has been extremely modest. Petroleum demand is reflecting that.”

John Felmy, chief economist at the American Petroleum Institute, commenting on the price of oil’s swinging between slight gains and losses.