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December 31, 2009

Aurora closes book on 4 libraries – Denver Post

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Aurora closes book on 4 libraries
Denver Post
By The Denver Post City officials said they could no longer fund the libraries after a ballot measure seeking a property-tax hike to keep them open failed
Final hours of operation set for closing librariesThe Aurora Sentinel
Editorial: If city can't raise revenue, the cuts will be unkindThe Aurora Sentinel

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Check it out: Troy libraries to open – Albany Times Union

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Check it out: Troy libraries to open
Albany Times Union
TROY — The Troy Public Library will reopen its two closed branches next week fulfilling a promise made in autumn

December 30, 2009

Library materials can't grow without community donations – St. Augustine Record

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Library materials can't grow without community donations
St. Augustine Record
One of the first ones received on Monday was a letter from the Anastasia Island Branch Library's Friends group to its current members.

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Greensboro Library Could See Budget Cuts From County Commission – WFMY News 2

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Greensboro Library Could See Budget Cuts From County Commission
WFMY News 2
Greensboro, NC — Guilford County Commissioners are considering cutting its budget for the Greensboro Public Library. Library Director Sandy Neerman says
Guilford County to Consider More Greensboro Library CutsMy Fox 8
Yow's logic on librariesGreensboro News & Record (blog)
County considers cuts for Greensboro libraryGreensboro News & Record

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System switch slows things down at Billings library – Billings Gazette

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System switch slows things down at Billings library
Billings Gazette
Long checkout lines and online changes are frustrating some patrons of the Parmly Billings Library, but library officials stress that things are getting

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Mt. Prospect library hits 1 million mark in circulation – Chicago Daily Herald

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Educational and Fun Programs for All Ages at Various Branch Libraries in Honor … – Cincinnati.com

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Educational and Fun Programs for All Ages at Various Branch Libraries in Honor
Cincinnati.com
Thursday 14, 3:30 pm, Ages 5-12 Registration is required Sponsored by the Kersten Fund College Hill Branch Library, 1400 W. North Bend Rd., 369-6036 I Have

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Chinese Author Is Open to Settlement With Google – Wall Street Journal

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Chinese Author Is Open to Settlement With Google
Wall Street Journal
Google has been working with US libraries and several European publishers to build its digital library by scanning millions of books since 2004.
Chinese Novelist Sues GoogleKatonda
Top 10 ed-tech stories of 2009: No. 7eSchool News (subscription)
The European Union has taken a few steps in the quicksand of copyright law in Barcelona Reporter

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Lost Souls Contained In "Library Of Dust" – Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)

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Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
Lost Souls Contained In "Library Of Dust"
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
"The library of dust," murmurs the prisoner, shaking his head as he goes back to his cleaning. The Abandoned Autopsy Room At The Oregon State Hospital.

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December 28, 2009

New and Creative Leniency for Overdue Library Books – New York Times

Filed under: News — andy @ 10:33 pm
New and Creative Leniency for Overdue Library Books
New York Times
CHICAGO — In the Illinois towns of Joliet and Palos Park, the economic downturn has pushed the public libraries
“Food for Fines” will end Dec. 31Chickasha Express Star
FOOD FOR FINESAbilene Reporter-News

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