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Libraries in the News

There were two interesting stories in today’s local papers about libraries. Enjoy! Check out some interesting resources at Santa Monica’s public library: people.   Here’s information google can’t touch. Patrons can “check out” experts on health, civics, advocates and just plain neat folks for brief conversation opportunities. It’s their “Living Library Project,” and I’d hate to see [...]

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From CNN: Libraries Thrive in Hard Times

Anyone else think it’s pretty cool when your profession gets a “shout-out” from CNN? Public libraries (and school libraries for that matter) find themselves in high demand when things go south in the economy. Here’s an article that looks at how this wonderful establishment is helping Americans get back on their feet.    From Cnn.com: [...]

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When Good Books Go Bad: Why Copyright Dates Really Do Matter

I was about a third of the way through a book I checked out from my local public library, Worlds Without End : The Exploration of Planets Known and Unknown, by John S. Lewis. I was enjoying the fascinating, well paced,  and layman- accessible  discussion about how our solar system got the way it is, but then [...]

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