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Your Start-up Life: Best Business Books to Groom Your Team

Rana Florida | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Creativity, Your Start-Up Life, Consultants, Strategy, Brand, Library, Economy, Books, Design, Trends, Innovation, Future, Business, Start-Up, Publications, Advice, Rana Florida, Marketing, Memoir, Technology, Management, Ideas, Business Books, Business News
Rana Florida

Insights about business can be gleaned from almost any good book -- whether it's a memoir by a professional athlete or a page-turning account of the ups and downs of a frenetic political campaign.

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All Books Are Sacred

Thomas Moore | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Library, Bookstores, Spirituality, Books, Books News
Thomas Moore

In our modern way of thinking, we believe we can separate the contents of a book from the material it's written on and bound with. But anyone who loves books knows that the book is what you hold in your hand.

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It's Design Thursday!

Posted 02.23.2012

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HuffPost Arts is pleased to bring you this week's edition of Design Thursday, where aesthetics and functionality don't just get along... they are prac...

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Sussex, WI: Libraries Rethinking Dewey Decimal System

sussex.patch.com | Posted 01.17.2012

Read More: Wisconsin, Dispatches: The Changing American Dream, Library, Dewey-Decimal-System, Libraries, Sussex-Wi, Home News

"I don't think libraries should be difficult to use. Why should you have to teach someone how to use a library?"...

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What Is The Future Of Libraries?

Susan H. Hildreth | Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Libraries in Crisis, Library, Libraries, What Libraries Do, Library Awards, Library Success, Library Use, Library Cuts, Future of Libraries, Library Survey, Books News
Susan H. Hildreth

People depend on libraries now more than ever. I see three big goals for libraries: provide engaging learning experiences, become community anchors, and provide access to content even as the devices for accessing that content change rapidly.

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Why It's Time To Speak Up For Libraries

Andrew Losowsky | Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: Public Spending, Librarians, Libraries in Crisis, Cuts, Library, Public Libraries, Library-Closures, Libraries, Library Cuts, Library Closing, Books News
Andrew Losowsky

If information is power, then public libraries are the essence of democracy and freedom. Yet they are under threat from a litany of cuts.

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Libraries: Information and Knowledge Spaces II

Carla Leitao | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Empire, Cavendish, Alexandria, Library, Imperial, Libraries, Architecture, Design, Galileo, Mcluhan, Letters, Monastery, Authorship, Knowledge, Descartes, Erasmus, Landscape, Library Space, New York Public Library, Library Spaces, Los Angeles Public Library, American Library Association, Arts News
Carla Leitao

Libraries are located at a unique intersection of spatial design. They are spaces that store, articulate and distribute formats (media), which are vessels of information.

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Meet America's Smallest Library

Posted 11.12.2011

Read More: Clinton NY, Claudia Cooley, Book Booth, Library, Telephone Box, Libraries, Terry Sennett, Tiny Library, Telephone Booth, Smallest Library, The Book Booth, Littlest Library, Books News

On September 3rd, "America's littlest library" - a library based inside a British telephone booth - officially opened in Clinton Corners, NY. It's 3...

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America's Littlest Library

Rocco Staino | Posted 11.11.2011

Read More: Public Library, Clinton NY, Telephone Box, Library, Public Libraries, Libraries, Upcycling, Littlest Library, Books News
Rocco Staino

The Book Booth may be red in color but is green in nature. It does not have plumbing or electricity but is lit for evening use via a solar light. Its motto is Readcycling that gives life to used books.

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Are Libraries Breaking The Law?

Posted 10.31.2011

Read More: Textbooks, Law, Book Printing, Copyright, Library, Books, Court Ruling, Libraries, Books News

Earlier this month, a U.S. court of appeals ruled against a graduate student importing textbooks from Thailand and selling them online. This ruling ma...

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Bestselling Author Writes Story To Save Libraries

Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Short Story, Library, Public Libraries, Libraries, Save the Libraries, Thriller, Karin Slaughter, Libraries in Crisis, Amazon, Ebooks, Books News

Best-selling author Karin Slaughter releases a new short story tomorrow - with all of her proceeds going to local libraries. According to a press r...

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Shepard Fairey Paints His Largest Mural

Turnstyle | Posted 10.01.2011

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Turnstyle

Photo Credit: Courtesy of Birdman Photos Shepard Fairey stands in front of his mural in West Hollywood, California.SEE MORE PHOTOS Originally publis...

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UPDATE: JeffCo Library Porn

Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Pornography, Video, Porn Watching in Library, Public Library, Poll, Library, New York Public Library, Jeffco Library, Jefferson County Library, Colorado Public Library, Denver News

Jefferson County Public Library officials say they cannot control what adults choose to view, according to reports by 9News and the Associated Press. ...

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Strong Neighborhoods Are Safe Neighborhoods

Jean Quan | Posted 09.17.2011

Read More: Public Schools, Unemployment, Mayor, Library, Crime, Oakland, Foreclosure, MLK Day of Service, San-Francisco-Impact, San Francisco News
Jean Quan

In Oakland, California, neighbors are organizing block by block to improve schools and make our communities safer. We're taking the fight for better communities to some of the most difficult neighborhoods -- and we are making progress.

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Libraries And The Architecture Of Public Space

Carla Leitao | Posted 08.22.2011

Read More: Vernor Vinge, Multimedia, Network, Library, Oma, Information Space, Architecture, Design, Seattle Public Library, Delft, Slidepollajax, Web 2.0, Library Science, Jorge Luis Borges Libaries, Architecture Analysis, Jorge Luis Borges, Web 3.0, Architecture Libraries, Public Libraries, Arts News
Carla Leitao

This is the opening article of a series of articles (3), which aim to look at libraries and the landscapes they are a part of and help build. Though a...

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Does The Public Library Still Serve A Purpose?

AP | By KRISTEN WYATT | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Denver Public Library, Library Budget Cuts, Libraries in Crisis, Denver News, Budget Cuts, Library, New York Public Library Funding Cut 2011, Books, Economic Crisis, Denver Public Libraries, City Libraries, Video, Dpl, Pl, Budget Cuts for Libraries, Public Libraries, Public Library Funding, Denver News

DENVER -- A century after the nation's library building boom, public libraries are under siege: plunging tax revenues are forcing closures and staff c...

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A Library Book, Or Rather A Book About The Library

The New York Public Library | Posted 08.01.2011

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The New York Public Library

The Author's Note explains that I went scuba diving in abandoned marble quarries in Vermont, and wondered where all the marble had gone. That's the truth.

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How Do We Get Boys Interested In Reading?

Charles London | Posted 07.14.2011

Read More: Book Publishing, Literacy, Illiteracy, Scholastic, Litworld, Pam-Allyn, Boys Reading, HUnger Games, 39 Clues, Captain Underpants, Library, Education News
Charles London

The fact is that boys are reading. Just like girls, boys are hungry for stories that speak to them, that excite their imaginations and reflect their experiences.

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University of Denver Plans To Remove Majority Of Books From Its Library

Inside Higher Ed | Posted 06.27.2011

Read More: Libraries, University of Denver, Library Books, Library, Library Without Books, College News

But plans at the University of Denver to permanently move four-fifths of the Penrose Library's holdings to an off-campus storage facility and renovate...

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Books For Polygamous Town's Library Burned

The Salt Lake Tribune | Copyright 2011 the Salt Lake Tribune. All Rights Reserved. This Material May Not Be Published, Broadcast, Rewritten or Redistributed. | Posted 06.19.2011

Read More: Book Burning, Polygamy, Library, Burned Books, Arizona, Colorado City, Polygamists, Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Books News

Hundreds of books intended for a library in the border town of Colorado City, Ariz., were burned in a bonfire over the weekend, officials and communit...

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Library eBooks Now Available On Blackberry

eBookNewser | Nate Hoffelder on April 7, 2011 10:01 AM | Posted 06.07.2011

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Overdrive has released an updated version of its Media Console app for Blackberry. The previous version, released last year, only supported audiobooks...

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California Town Considering a Book-less Library

eBookNewser | Nate Hoffelder on April 5, 2011 1:30 PM | Posted 06.06.2011

Read More: California, Newport Beach Library, Balboa Branch, Book-Less Library, Library, Newport Beach, Balboa Branch Library, Books News

With state and municipal budgets being cut across the nation, many are trying to come up with ways to make ends meet....

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New York Public Library To Hold Overnight Treasure Hunt

AP | ULA ILNYTZKY | Posted 06.01.2011

Read More: New York Public Library Scavenger Hunt, Library Scavenger Hunt, Scavenger Hunt, NY Around Town, New York Public Library, Library, NY Events, New York News

NEW YORK — The majestic main branch of the New York Public Library is seeking 500 people to spend the night there on a scavenger hunt designed t...

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Confessions Of A Former CIA Librarian

The Atlantic | Glenna Hall | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Library of Congress, Librarians, The Agency, Cia, Cia Librarian, Library, Libraries, Books News

When Jim asked us to send him some biographical information, I mentioned that during my five-year stint at the U.S. Library of Congress, I had worked ...

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Librarian Finds New Use For Card Catalog Cabinets

eBookNewser | Nate Hoffelder on March 15, 2011 4:23 PM | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Librarian, Card Catalog, Technology, Library, Ereader, Libraries, Ebooks, Books News

If you’re old enough, you might recall how libraries used to have card catalogs. This was back before you could look stuff up on the computer – ba...

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