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Free comics!To address the decline in comic book sales in early 2002, comic retailers and publishers came up with Free Comic Book Day. Basically, walk into any participating comic book store and you'll get at least...RI, Australia to preserve Indonesian heritage
"Australian Charge d`Affaires, Louise Hand, said in a press release issued by the Australian embassy here on Monday the two national librarians had many common interests and a long history of cooperation. "The National Library of Australia has one of the world`s best research...
Libraries, the new homeless shelters
Actual News Guy pointed me to this very interesting piece, written by a public librarian, about America's libraries increasingly becoming a daytime "homeless shelter" for people who live on the streets. The article... America Gone Wrong: A Slashed Safety Net Turns Libraries into Homeless Shelters
"A dirty little secret about America is that public libraries have become de facto daytime shelters for the nation's street people while librarians are increasingly our unofficial social workers for the homeless and mentally disturbed.""DMCA Killer": Does It Go Far Enough?
So Boucher's and Dolittle's bill would soften the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, yes, but a quick read of the bill itself raises some questions. First of all, it looks as though tape decks are legal again. Lovely. Also, whilst makers of infringement-capable devices are safe... Is "scrotum" a word 10 year olds should not read?
At first glance, The Higher Power of Lucky, a children's book written by Susan Patron seems to be a typical children's book. It's even this year's winner of the Newbery Medal, which is one of the most prestigious... Canadian Universities Flee From Patriot Act
By Stephen BrownFrontPageMagazine.com | December 7, 2006 - It is report card season and it appears several Canadian universities will receive an âAâ - as in Assisting terrorism. Thatâs because some...Islamic fears kill off children's thriller--Censorship Alert
"A LEADING children's publisher has dumped a novel because of political sensitivity over Islamic issues. Scholastic Australia pulled the plug on the Army of the Pure after booksellers and librarians said they would not stock the adventure thriller for younger readers because...Making The War Department Ready For The Gathering Storm
"Already overshadowed by the coming events at Pearl Harbor, the report on 25 November 1941 spoke of gaining *valuable time while time is available* in order to develop a small corps in an orderly and efficient fashion. On Thanksgiving eve General Marshall checked over with...Radical Militant Librarians Buttons Selling Like Hot Cakes
"While Not All librarians are "militant radicals" apparently we're not all your "stereotypical librarians" either. Incensed by the USA Patriot Act and irate over a memo between FBI agents, the American Library...Obama's Stand Against Patriot Act Cheered (AP)
AP - To the cheers of thousands of librarians, U.S. Sen. Barack Obama on Saturday called for the Senate to rewrite the USA Patriot Act to prevent investigators from scanning library records and bookstore sales slips.
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