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November 29, 2009

Phone box has new life as library – BBC News

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BBC News
Phone box has new life as library
BBC News
A traditional red phone box has been recycled into one of the country's smallest lending libraries – stocking 100 books. Villagers from Westbury-sub-Mendip

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Medina Library patrons help to brighten troops' holidays – Sun Star Courier

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Sun Star Courier
Medina Library patrons help to brighten troops' holidays
Sun Star Courier
JENNIFER KARPUS/SUN NEWSMedina County Library visitors created a variety of cards created to send overseas during a recently concluded

Santa Clara County: Most number of library card holders in the US by 2013 – Examiner.com

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Examiner.com
Santa Clara County: Most number of library card holders in the US by 2013
Examiner.com
The Santa Clara County Library will have the most number of library card holders (per capita) in the US by 2013! This was the gist of the report of County

Springfield-Greene County library offers ideas for gifts that give back – News-Leader.com

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Springfield-Greene County library offers ideas for gifts that give back
News-Leader.com
If you're a holiday shopper who likes to give gifts that give back, the Springfield-Greene County Library District has some ideas for you.

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Fiction lovers, history buffs go digital at library – Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

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Fiction lovers, history buffs go digital at library
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Deb Eidson downloads genealogical data from the Allen County Public Library from her Monroeville home office. •Allen County Public Library patrons can

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Muncie Public Library named state's most outstanding library – Muncie Star Press

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Plain Dealer
Muncie Public Library named state's most outstanding library
Muncie Star Press
In other words, he agrees with the Indiana Library Federation's selection of the Muncie Public Library as the state's Most Outstanding Library for 2009.
Local libraries earn five-star rating from 'Journal'Delaware News
Cuyahoga County Public Library gets highest score among the nation's biggest Plain Dealer

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Decimal Points: New library facilities coming; input invited – Greensboro News & Record

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Decimal Points: New library facilities coming; input invited
Greensboro News & Record
Almost without exception, they tell me that they love their library. Even if a caller is being critical, they often use the term "my library" multiple times
Comics for adults pose a challenge for librariesGreensboro News & Record

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Libraries get new learning gadgets – Houma Courier

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Libraries get new learning gadgets
Houma Courier
Lafourche libraries began adding Early Literacy Stations featuring educational-computer software to their children's offerings this month.

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November 28, 2009

Festival of Trees brings holiday spirit to library – Bristol Press

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Festival of Trees brings holiday spirit to library
Bristol Press
BRISTOL — The eight nutcrackers — all colorful and each one distinct — stood sentry at the main fireplace at the Bristol Public Library.
Library stops interstate loans due to budget cutsBristol Press

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November 24, 2009

Crowd rallies against library outsourcing – The Union of Grass Valley

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Crowd rallies against library outsourcing
The Union of Grass Valley
A large crowd protested the possibility of outsourcing Nevada County library management Tuesday morning in a festive, yet determined way.
Solutions for libraries sought beyond outsourcingThe Union of Grass Valley
Library privatization is wrong decision at the wrong timeThe Union of Grass Valley
Other Voices: A good idea is not always the best ideaThe Union of Grass Valley

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