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September 25, 2009

More than 300 Palo Alto city employees skip work – San Jose Mercury News

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More than 300 Palo Alto city employees skip work
San Jose Mercury News
City libraries were particularly affected. All but Mitchell Park were closed, and its hours were reduced. The Utilities Customer Service Center at city hall

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Libraries of the Future – Inside Higher Ed

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Libraries of the Future
Inside Higher Ed
NEW YORK CITY — The university library of the future will be sparsely staffed, highly decentralized, and have a physical plant consisting of little more
Hot library smutOn Line opinion

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27 Jobs Cut at Emory Library – The Emory Wheel

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27 Jobs Cut at Emory Library
The Emory Wheel
In an effort to combat a budget shortfall of more than $1 million, Emory University Libraries terminated the employment of

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Kerry asks $20m for Kennedy institute – Boston Globe

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Kerry asks $20m for Kennedy institute
Boston Globe
The institute will serve as a focal point for the late Massachusetts senator's legacy, much as presidential libraries do. It will house Kennedy's official

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September 24, 2009

County Library sets records for Summer Reading Program – Highland Community News (subscription)

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County Library sets records for Summer Reading Program
Highland Community News (subscription)
The San Bernardino County Library's 30 branch libraries including the Highland Branch Library, hosted a very successful “Be Creative @ your library” Summer

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South Africa Children Push for Better Schools – New York Times

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New York Times
South Africa Children Push for Better Schools
New York Times
South Africa schoolchildren marched to City Hall in Cape Town this week to press for libraries and librarians at their schools.

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PRINCETON: DVD kiosk is popular at library – Packet Online

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PRINCETON: DVD kiosk is popular at library
Packet Online
Princeton Public Library patrons have been taking full advantage of a new Redbox DVD kiosk since its installation in July,

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Finding Censorship Where There Is None – Wall Street Journal

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Greene County Record
Finding Censorship Where There Is None
Wall Street Journal
Events and displays at "hundreds" of libraries and bookstores will "draw attention to the problem of censorship" in the US As the tone of the Manifesto
Phil Johnson Library to host Banned Books week read-outDallas Voice
IC Public Library celebrates the right to readUI The Daily Iowan
Sul Ross State's library to hold banned-book readingsAlpine Avalanche
Suburban Life Publications -Gary Post Tribune -Cincinnati.com
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Library Offerings Online – Ancestry magazine

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Library Offerings Online
Ancestry magazine
Mining data from the websites of local and state libraries as well as local and state archives can be most productive. A proven strategy is to target the
Indexes and Online SourcesAncestry magazine
The Web Energizes GenealogyAncestry magazine
Doing The HistoryAncestry magazine
Ancestry magazine -Ancestry magazine -Ancestry magazine
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Peninsula libraries turn to collection agencies to find unreturned … – San Jose Mercury News

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School Library Journal
Peninsula libraries turn to collection agencies to find unreturned
San Jose Mercury News
The Mountain View Public Library has engaged the services of a collection agency to go after library patrons who don't return their books,
Library hours to be slicedDefiance Crescent News
County libraries go wirelessNews-Times
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY LIBRARY SERVICESSchool Library Journal
The Patriot-News – PennLive.com -Windy City Times -School Library Journal
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