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It's Wednesday Night, What Meeting Am I in?

Chantal Unfug | Posted 10.29.2009 | Denver

Read More: Government, Parks and Recreation, Community Organizing, Denver Parks, La Alma Neighborhood Denver, Denver Public Libraries, Public Libraries, Denver Public Schools, Byers Library, Outdoor Exercise, Outdoors, Denver News
Chantal Unfug

At the discussion about the Byers Library, or the session about Lake Middle School, the anger was the same, the distrust of the bureaucracy was the same, and the total exasperation was the same.

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The Future of Reading: Learning From the Past to Thrive in the Future

Steve Haber | Posted 10.23.2009 | Books

Read More: Google, Ereaders, Internet, Open Formats, Boston Book Festival, Book Publishing, Books, Public Libraries, Digital Content, Future of Reading, Mark Twain, Reading, Sony, Digital Divide, Ebooks, Books News
Steve Haber

To truly open the future of books and reading, consumers must be freed from proprietary devices and formats. We owe it to those who came before us to bring access to as many as possible.

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In the Library

Alan Black | Posted 10.20.2009 | Books

Read More: Sharing, People, Reading, Libraries, Public Libraries, Books News
Alan Black

Libraries are about people. Not books. Although without them, we would have no libraries. When we gather under the sanctuary of a roof to read together, we know we belong.

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Public Library Saved: 15,000 People Celebrate

The Huffington Post | Lori Wood | Posted 10.05.2009 | Books

Read More: Libraries, Library, Community, Salinas Public Library, Books, Salinas Library, Public Libraries, Books News

Salinas, CA -- October 5, 2009 -- On Sunday, September 27, 15,000 people--that's ten percent of the town's population--turned out to celebrate the 100...

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Libraries Hurt By Budget Cuts

Chicago Tribune | Ben Meyerson | Posted 10.22.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Edgewater Library, Chicago Budget Cuts, Chicago Library Budget, Chicago Libraries, Public Libraries, Chicago News

Walking through the doors of the Edgewater Library, the first thing you notice are the books, piled a foot high on counter tops and crammed into more ...

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The e-Book Wars: Is Pornography Next?

Tom Alderman | Posted 09.06.2009 | Media

Read More: William Lynch, Kindle, Sony Reader, E-Books, Plastic Logic, Blackberry, Steve Haber, Vhs, Porn, Dvd, Pornography, Amazon.com, Sony, Barnes & Noble, HD DVD, B&N.com, Book Sellers, Public Libraries, Audible.com, Blu-Ray, Iphone, Sony Betamax, Epub, Betamax, Media News
Tom Alderman

With their proprietary software for Kindle readers only, Amazon has adapted a "we-win, you-lose," VHS vs. Betamax business model.

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Public Libraries: Community-Based Health Clubs for the Brain

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 08.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Brain Books, Murali Doraiswamy, Neuropsychological, Mind Games, Aging, David DiSalvo, Willpower, Libraries, Brain Teaser, Cognitive Abilities, Cognitive, Health Clubs, Daniel Goleman, Intelligence, Genes, Mini Mental State Exam, Brain, Public Libraries, Games for Health, Memory Tests, Richard Nisbett, Books, Serious Games, American Society on Aging, Cognitive Health, Mmse, Alzheimer´S, Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

Libraries are taking on a new mission to help promote cognitive health in their communities and using the concept of brain fitness.

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Bullish On Libraries?

Paul LeClerc | Posted 07.24.2009 | New York

Read More: New York, New York Public Libraries, Recession, Public Libraries, New York City, New York News
Paul LeClerc

Would it be newsworthy if busy hospitals became far busier during the flu season? Of course not. So why is it newsworthy that public libraries are busy during a recession?

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Libraries Are America's Lifelines. Leave Them Alone

Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 06.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mayor Bloomberg, New York City, Books, Libraries, Information Age, Public Libraries, Politics News
Kenneth C. Davis

New York City's public library systems are once again under siege, on the chopping block, threatened with draconian cuts in the face of New York City's Great Recession.

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Public Library Bans People With 'Offensive Bodily Odors'

Chicago Tribune | John Keilman | Posted 05.14.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Schaumburg Township District Library, Library Body Odor, Public Libraries, Schaumburg Library, Chicago News

Patrons of the Schaumburg Township District Library have never been allowed to bring in the noise. Now they can't bring in the funk. The library rece...

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A New Paradigm in Uncertain Times

Tamar Abrams | Posted 04.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Cherrydale Library, Budget Cuts, Books, Public Libraries, Arlington-Virginia, County Budget Cuts, Air Force Dependent, Military Dependent, Living News
Tamar Abrams

Our current economic situation offers each of us an opportunity to realign our values, to stop buying more than we can sustain, and to look out for those who have so much less than they need to survive.

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On Buying Books

Karen Dionne | Posted 03.07.2009 | Style

Read More: Authors, Publishing, Bookstores, Reading, Libraries, Books, Importance of Reading, Public Libraries, Style News
Karen Dionne

If more book-lovers become book-buyers, perhaps the publishing industry's woes will ease, and the 14% who buy more than 20 books a year will explode next time Random House takes a survey.

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How Philadelphia Could Determine the Future of the Public Library

Charles D. Ellison | Posted 02.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michael Nutter, Education, Philadelphia, Corporate Responsibility, Cities, Libraries, Public Libraries, Importance of Reading, Books, Reading, Politics News
Charles D. Ellison

There is a longstanding preemptive element to the public library: for every child or teenager with their head in a textbook or glazing through that day's homework is one less idle mind wreaking criminal havoc.

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Libraries Stand Ready to Help in Tough Economic Times

Jim Rettig | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Free Things, Classes, Internet, Free Stuff, Education, Finance, Books, Libraries, Public Libraries, Economic Crisis, Financial Education, Reading, Learning, Politics News
Jim Rettig

Libraries exist as centers of culture, community and learning. For many Americans, the public library is the only option they have for financial advice and information to secure their families' futures.

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