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Joined June 2011
On those book bans in Missouri Some details of this evolving story may already be dated, but boy not this passage @E_Hellerstein @CodaStory bit.ly/45P7hsv
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Top tips for publishing awesome email newsletters—for libraries and just about everyone else. From @artefactors, people who know a thing or two about newsletters. bit.ly/3oM7atx
Library buildings tell stories too Imagination and participation: Next steps in public library architecture bit.ly/3zmDd8t
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The Forum is an urban cultural center that integrates a public library, exhibitions, a cinema, a museum of comics and games, and more, capturing the vitality and elegance of Groningen. bit.ly/3JjX8ti
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You could call them the library whisperers. Not because they speak softly in libraries, but because library buildings speak to them, telling the stories of their collections & communities. Listening is a skill these two librarians want to teach us. bit.ly/3PMJ1is
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Half a century ago, two paintings were stolen. A curator and a librarian helped the FBI track them down. nyti.ms/3HJL6ID
Town leaders want to close underfunded library & give building to police department. “It’s only used twice a week, & we would use it 24/7,” [police chief] said. Some young patrons have their own solution to that. “Open it every day.” @emmagallegos bit.ly/3ko5DYj
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The Library Ends Late Fees, and the Treasures Roll In Says one reader, “I’m sorry for living with these books so long. They became family.” nyti.ms/3KdZB7S @jeanuh_
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Meanwhile, in America, Idaho House GOP backs criminal charges for librarians lending "harmful" books to kids bit.ly/37iDzCJ
If you have relatives in Russia, please call them papapover.com/en/
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Faculty Perspectives on Mis- and Disinformation Across Disciplines A study. bit.ly/3hzkWMH
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