July 2012
20 posts
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Jul 28th
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Help Peggy out with her reading throw down.
Get the word out…and send Peggy’s library an encouraging note because we don’t want to her to win and get a shrieking, flying monkey (Postagram is even sending postcards for free). Details below and the entire blog post here. Librarian Peggy Hailey says in her blog post: Feel free to join the challenge yourself, but truthfully, if you really want to help please consider sending...
Jul 27th
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plot twist: london opening ceremony, jk rowling flies in on a broom, carrying the torch, and declares quidditch will be a sport in the london olympic games.
Jul 27th
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He’s Watching That, in Public? Pornography Takes... →
The use of computers, tablets and smartphones has given rise to growing public displays of pornographic content, a thorny issue for legislators, libraries and airlines to address.
Jul 21st
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Library Project Two: The Dewey Decimal System
Love, love this illustrated Dewey Decimal System. mappleton: • • • The design was originally based off a Dewey set made by Susanna Ryan but needing different colour co-ordination and some illustration changes, we got permission to remake it. The original:
Jul 19th
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Jul 19th
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Forget the bookmobile--here comes the library... →
Jul 18th
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Jul 16th
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Bad Reporting and Weird Views--David Lee King sets... →
You can read the original article here at your own risk as it may well cause you to throw something.  
Jul 10th
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Jul 9th
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Jul 8th
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Jul 7th
32 notes
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Jul 4th
120 notes
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Abandoned Wal-Mart turned into award-winning... →
Jul 3rd
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Jul 3rd
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“My grandma always said that God made libraries so people didn’t have any...”
– Joan Bauer
Jul 3rd
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Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction &... →
Jul 3rd
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Jul 3rd
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Jul 2nd
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USA.gov: Four Reasons to Visit Your Local Library... →
With temps over the weekend into the 100s in most of the South this weekend, libraries are definitely the place to be this summer. libraryadvocates: mchronister: Love it when the government promotes libraries. From USA.gov: You don’t have to be outdoors to have a fun summer. In fact, some of the most gratifying and enriching activities might happen within the four walls of one of our...
Jul 2nd
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