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July 17, 2010

Laurie Ender: Libraries: a cornerstone of our community – Signal

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Laurie Ender: Libraries: a cornerstone of our community
Signal
In the late 1800's, industrialist Andrew Carnegie began giving away his vast fortune to finance the building of nearly 1700 libraries in small communities
Deadline Extended For Commission AppointmentsKHTS Radio

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Reading's for the birds at Lee library – Sumter Item

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Packet Online
Reading's for the birds at Lee library
Sumter Item
Randy Burns / The Item Martha Logan, 7, makes a bird feeder at an arts and crafts activity at the Library Annex on Nettles Street while librarian Brenda
Libraries set for end of summer reading programsGwinnettdailypost.com
One small step into your local library…..Glastonbury People
Summer reading challenge starts at Gloucestershire's librariesStroud News and Journal

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Best ever Adopt-a-Book campaign held by Friends of the Library – Daily Gleaner

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StarNewsOnline.com (blog)
Best ever Adopt-a-Book campaign held by Friends of the Library
Daily Gleaner
This spring the Friends of the Library held their annual Adopt-a-Book campaign. They also held their breath, hoping against hope, that it would be a good
Library's summer book sale SaturdayStarNewsOnline.com
Are Your Kids Getting Their Daily Allowance of Reading?StarNewsOnline.com (blog)

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Library chief fired after contract proposal – TheNewsTribune.com

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Library chief fired after contract proposal
TheNewsTribune.com
KENNEWICK — Danielle Krol, former executive director of the Mid-Columbia Libraries, was fired after using the library district's attorney to draw up a more

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Shhh! New library opening in Walnut Creek – San Francisco Chronicle

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Shhh! New library opening in Walnut Creek
San Francisco Chronicle
The city of Neiman Marcus and Tiffany now has a library to match. Walnut Creek, long a hub of upscale shopping, today opens its long-awaited,

July 16, 2010

State libraries answer 300000 questions online – Baltimore Sun

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Baltimore Sun
State libraries answer 300000 questions online
Baltimore Sun
Questions to AskUsNow!, the state's 24-hour, online library information service, run the gamut

Clearing orphaned music files after iTunes library migration – CNET (blog)

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Clearing orphaned music files after iTunes library migration
CNET (blog)
When migrating your iTunes library from one computer to another, you may find that all the songs have been duplicated in their storage

Would You Pay $10 for Apple's iTunes — Per Month? – msnbc.com

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USA Today
Would You Pay $10 for Apple's iTunes — Per Month?
msnbc.com
These consumers indicated a willingness to pay a minimum monthly fee of $10 — either for streaming music or access to their personal music libraries on
iTunes Subscriptions: A Foregone Conclusion?PC World
Survey: iTunes users will pay for cloud serviceCNET
Report: iTunes Users Want Cloud-Based MusicPC Magazine
TMCnet
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July 15, 2010

Library digitizing more than books – Daily Illini

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AFP
Library digitizing more than books
Daily Illini
In the past four years, the University Library has been involved in several digitization projects in partnership with other organizations.
EU OK with Google-Dutch Library dealThe Associated Press
Google to scan Dutch library collectionAFP
Google and the Digital HumanitiesInside Higher Ed
Straits Times
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Libraries offering reading programs – Record-Searchlight

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NJ TODAY
Libraries offering reading programs
Record-Searchlight
At the Redding Library, readers of all ages can register at the Children's Reference Desk and those over 18 can register for the adult program at the
CARL hosts Summer Reading ProgramFort Leavenworth Lamp
Summer reading program 'Makes a Splash' at librariesRedwood Times
Citi Awards $15000 Grant to the Pratt Library's Summer Reading ProgramCitybizlist (press release)
myCentralJersy.com -Wiltshire Times -Salmon Arm Observer
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