clive cussler

Edward A. Vanik Jr., a retired Baltimore County Police Department detective, died Sept. 5 of Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome, a genetic disease that causes excessive bleeding, at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. He was 79.

Electronic readers will make their debut Wednesday at Anne Arundel County public libraries, when 200 e-readers become available for patrons to take home. The move puts the county's libraries on a growing list of libraries across the state, including Baltimore city and Howard County, that have added pre-loaded e-readers to the items that patrons can borrow.