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Give food, reduce library fines ̵...

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Give food, reduce library finesMiddletown JournalMIDDLETOWN
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Skeele named state librarian [2:25 pm...

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Skeele named state librarian [2:25 pm]Farmington Daily TimesFARMINGTON
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Libraries ramp up e-book lending R...

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Libraries ramp up e-book lending – USA Today USA Today Libraries ramp up e-book lendingUSA TodayAfter a tentative foray into digital lending on PCs and e-readers several years ago, public libraries are opening the next chapter for smartphones and tablet computers. The movement kicked into high gear in September when Amazon …Authors Guild: Kindle Owners' Lending Library Is [...]
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Finding Jewels at the Library –...

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Finding Jewels at the Library – Wall Street Journal (blog) The Guardian Finding Jewels at the LibraryWall Street Journal (blog)I try to use the library, but so many of the books there look old and unappealing. Any suggestions for finding "jewels" among the junk? It can be discouraging to trawl the stacks of a lending library. Libraries, after all, cater to the tastes of their …Lib [...]
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