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March 24, 2010

Galante: Library Faced With 'Devastating' Budget Cuts – Western Queens Gazette

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Galante: Library Faced With 'Devastating' Budget Cuts
Western Queens Gazette
Thomas Galante testified before the Select Committee on Libraries jointly with the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries,
Keep Libraries Open So Borough Can ThriveWestern Queens Gazette

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Library board reverses course, won't close branches next week – DavidsonNews.net

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Creative Loafing (blog)
Library board reverses course, won't close branches next week
DavidsonNews.net
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Board of Trustees voted Wednesday to scrap plans to close 12 libraries and lay off 148 employees. In a special meeting at the
Check it out: All Charlotte-area library branches to stay openBizjournals.com (blog)
Libraries will stay open, services will be cutCreative Loafing (blog)
Library board debates closing librariesWCNC (subscription)
CharlotteObserver.com -American Libraries -WSOC Charlotte
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Public Library Will Add Service Fee For Accumulated Fines – WMFD.com

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WMFD.com
Public Library Will Add Service Fee For Accumulated Fines
WMFD.com
The Mansfield-Richland County Public Library Board of Trustees Tuesday approved adding a $15 service fee to be applied to patrons who have fines of more

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Planning Board Approves New Library; Seminary to Tear Down Speer Building – Town Topics

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Town Topics
Planning Board Approves New Library; Seminary to Tear Down Speer Building
Town Topics
An 1843 deed restriction on the land apportions the seminary's use of the area that Speer Library occupies specifically for a library “and for other

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RFID speeds checkout and increases security at library – RFID News

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RFID speeds checkout and increases security at library
RFID News
Patrons at Madison Public Library in Huntsville, Alabama now spend less time waiting to checkout books and other items, thanks to an RFID-enabled self

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8 bands to rock Pasco Library System's Rockus Maximus – Tampa Tribune

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8 bands to rock Pasco Library System's Rockus Maximus
Tampa Tribune
SHADY HILLS – Pasco County Library System officials are hoping that Rockus Maximus XIII will be the hottest ticket in

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Help with census forms available at library – Woburn Advocate

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Help with census forms available at library
Woburn Advocate
By Anonymous The Woburn Public Library is working with the US Census Bureau this year by providing space for a “Questionnaire Assistance Center” or QAC.
Help centers for Census takers openJournal Gazette and Times-Courier

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March 23, 2010

LA city libraries face shorter hours and Sunday closures – Los Angeles Times

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Los Angeles Times
LA city libraries face shorter hours and Sunday closures
Los Angeles Times
The Board of Library Commissioners will consider the new schedules because 8% of the department's jobs are vacant, and more than 100 library employees are
Library can have a huge economic impact on cityDelmarva Now
As library funds dwindle, information sources dry upLancaster Newspapers
Toronto Public Library seeks $300000 to collect video gamesDigitalJournal.com
UKauthorITy.com -TippNews DAILY (registration) -Florida Times-Union
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Residents urge officials to keep school, library budgets intact – Stamford Times

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Globe and Mail
Residents urge officials to keep school, library budgets intact
Stamford Times
STAMFORD — Dozens of residents passionate about keeping the proposed education, library and social services budgets intact voiced their
Preliminary budget calls for 3.89 percent tax increaseNorthJersey.com

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Editorial: Bidding for Obama's library – Scripps News

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Editorial: Bidding for Obama's library
Scripps News
Even before his inauguration, there was discussion about where Barack Obama should put his presidential library, although a final decision on that happy

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