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mkimpton

@mkimpton
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Joined November 2008
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DPLA@dpla20 Jul 2023
Today, we are proud to announce the launch of The Banned Book Club to ensure that all Americans have access to the books they want to read. Find out more: dp.la/news/dpla-launches-the… @Palacelib
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Join President @BarackObama in protecting intellectual freedom with @DPLA’s The Banned Book Club / powered by The Palace Project @palacelib, a division of @lyrasis. #libraries #librarians #bannedbooks #censorship #freethebooks
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With so many books being banned across the country, @DPLA has launched The Banned Book Club to give readers access to e-books that have been banned. Learn more at TheBannedBookClub.info.
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With so many books being banned across the country, @DPLA has launched The Banned Book Club to give readers access to e-books that have been banned. Learn more at TheBannedBookClub.info.
Graphic with the Digital Public Library of America logo on the top left and the Obama Foundation logo on the top right. The Banned Book Club logo is placed in the center and the website, TheBannedBookClub.info, is placed directly under the logo. The words "Let Freedom Read" is written at the bottom.

ALT Graphic with the Digital Public Library of America logo on the top left and the Obama Foundation logo on the top right. The Banned Book Club logo is placed in the center and the website, TheBannedBookClub.info, is placed directly under the logo. The words "Let Freedom Read" is written at the bottom.

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.@BarackObama takes to TikTok to support libraries’ fight against book bans, filming clips with libraries across the country to increase awareness of their services and promote access to books. It couldn't come at a better moment. washingtonpost.com/books/202… #UniteAgainstBookBans
Obama takes to TikTok to support libraries’ fight against book bans

Obama takes to TikTok to support libraries’ fight against book bans

The former president has filmed clips with libraries across the country to increase awareness of their services and promote access to books.

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Stamford Designates Itself As A 'Book Sanctuary City' patch.com/connecticut/stamfo…
Stamford Designates Itself As A 'Book Sanctuary City'

Stamford Designates Itself As A 'Book Sanctuary City'

Stamford is now the second city in the country after Chicago, Ill., to make such a designation.

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Congratulations Brooklyn Public Library! Brooklyn Library's 'Books Unbanned' Team Wins Accolade - The New York Times - goo.gl/alerts/kGCfL7 #GoogleAlerts @Palacelib @dpla
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I see more and more kids going into Environmental Science( also an AP class at the HS). Maybe they can fix our massive screwups. The Extent of the Youth's Climate Fear statista.com/chart/28481/you…
Check out this article: Santa Barbara library implements app for 40,000 electronic titles - newspress.com/santa-barbara-…
Excited to be here with Iain checking in for the NUIN program ⁦@Northeastern⁩ #nuindublin
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The Palace Project Officially Launches its New Library E-book App publishersweekly.com/pw/by-t… via @publisherswkly
The Palace Project Officially Launches its New Library E-book App

The Palace Project Officially Launches its New Library E-book App

The Palace app allows patrons at participating libraries to potentially access all of their library’s digital content through a single interface—including content licensed through major vendors like...

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Lyrasis@LYRASIS24 May 2022
Our full program for the Member Summit on 6/15 is up. Our keynote is @melaniesubin with breakouts by @kelwat103 & @lesliekwchan. We are looking forward to hearing your thoughts From Trend to Transformation! Register today: lyrasis.org/Leadership/Pages… #libraries #archives #museums
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Lyrasis@LYRASIS24 May 2022
We love seeing our members in person again! @KaitNeese @lyrasis & @BrockPeoples @seflinlib at #FLACON22. Be sure to stop by our booth & learn how we can support your communities.
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Having fun being in person and spending some quality time with my colleagues at #masslib2022 ⁦@Palacelib⁩
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Rhode Island Advances Its Library E-book Bill Lets hope RI has better luck, than those that have gone before them. publishersweekly.com/pw/by-t… via @publisherswkly @Palacelib @LYRASIS
Rhode Island Advances Its Library E-book Bill

Rhode Island Advances Its Library E-book Bill

The Rhode Island Senate unanimously voted to advance the state's library e-book bill out of committee and to the floor for a full vote.

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Las Vegas libraries to bridge digital divide with smart phone lending program. m.lasvegassun.com/news/2022/… via @LasVegasSun amazing and true facts. @dpla @Palacelib @LYRASIS
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#PLA2022 thanks Kelvin Watson for shoutout of The Palace Project in the ebooks presentation! @Palacelib @LYRASIS @dpla
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#PLA2022 come learn about The Palace Project, making more ebooks available to Patrons, booth 1444 @Palacelib @dpla @LYRASIS
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Three-in-ten Americans now read e-books pewrsr.ch/3HFM9Il The Palace Project will be coming to your local library soon so you can read all the ebooks your library has, while protecting your patron privacy. @Palacelib @dpla @LYRASIS
Three-in-ten Americans now read e-books

Three-in-ten Americans now read e-books

75% of U.S. adults say they have read a book in the past 12 months in any format, a figure that has remained largely unchanged since 2011.

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So glad to see my home state getting into the game! Libraries demand a new deal on ebooks bostonglobe.com/2021/12/31/b… via @BostonGlobe
Libraries demand a new deal on ebooks - The Boston Globe

Libraries demand a new deal on ebooks - The Boston Globe

Public library patrons can’t get enough of free digital downloads these days; they’re snapping up ebooks and audiobooks at a record pace. But it’s not all good news for public libraries.

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The Palace Project makes the top 10! The Top 10 Library Stories of 2021 publishersweekly.com/pw/by-t… via @publisherswkly @Palacelib @dpla @LYRASIS
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