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In The News : Library Related Articles

 

July 28th, 2005: Open Stacks, Open World: Russian Library Leaders Visit the US.

July 2nd, 2005: Russian Librarian's Gain, Share Ideas.

May 18th, 2005: Librarian's brush with FBI shapes her view of the USA Patriot Act.

May 14th, 2005: Fantasy takes form at Star Wars convention.

April 16th, 2005: Gutknecht urges students to read.

March 7th, 2005: McCormick 1 of 25 selected for Institute.

Dec. 17th, 2004: Google partners with Libraries in massive digitization project.

Oct. 19th, 2004: McCormick to visit Russian Sister Libraries.

July 3rd, 2004: Librarians enjoy visiting, learning.

June 25th, 2004: Russians to return: Local library lending knowledge.

May 20th, 2004: Audiobooks bring peace to family road trips.

May 12th, 2004: Youth Foundation awards $10,600.

April 22nd, 2004: DePree to visit Library, sign books.

January 31st, 2004: Local business makes large donation to the library.

January 29th, 2004: Library Director one of three from MN to win trip to library convention.

October 11th, 2003: City hosts Russian Librarians.

October 4th, 2003: Russian Librarians to visit, learn about U.S. Libraries

July 17th, 2003: Fraud Issue Could Undermine 'E-Rate' Program.

July 12th, 2003: Martin County Library Articles---Library filtering not the best answer for parents.
Library Budgets---Where does the money come from?
(both articles appeared in the Fairmont Sentinel July 12th)

July 11th, 2003: First Lady Laura Bush reads to Uganda's children.

June 30th, 2003: A Closer Look at the CIPA Ruling.

June 23rd, 2003: Supreme Court Upholds Internet Filters for Libraries.

June 20th, 2003: Rich characters, magical prose elevate "Order of the Phoenix."

January 27th, 2003: Caldecott, Newberry, Coretta Scott King and other awards announced by ALA.

December 11th, 2002: Study--Web filters block health information.

December 5th, 2002: Bush signs law designating Net safety zone for kids.

November 27th, 2002: Digital library to unite kids through global e-literature.

November 12, 2002: High Court to decide if libraries can be forced to filter Internet access.

May 31, 2002: The Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) Ruled Unconstitutional.

April 15, 2002: Library Usage Up in Wake of Recession.

March 2002: Reaching 65: Lots of Librarians Will Be There Soon. (pdf document).

April 2001: 10 Reasons Why the Internet is No Substitute For a Library.

 

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This webpage last updated on July 28th, 2005.