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Seattle libraries closed for week to save money
Seattle's main library is well known for it's tourists visiting the architectural landmark, it's a relaxed place to read and is also recognized as one of the most heavily used libraries in the country. "Just... 
Saltire branded racist by National library
Bosses at Scotland's national library (NLS) have found themselves in the middle of a row where they've branded their own national flag as 'racist' and 'offensive'. Staff have been told to remove any St. Andrew's...
Transsexual wins $500,000 lawsuit
The American Civil Liberties Union had argued the case on Schroer's behalf. Paul Cates with the ACLU's Lesbian and Gay Rights Project said the ruling was significant because a federal judge said that discriminating against someone for changing genders is sex discrimination... 
The famous British Library mislays 9,000 books
The world famous British Library, which holds some of the most famous books in the world, many of them first editions and originals that are irreplaceable, now claim that they have lost over 9,000 books, including an... 
Preserving 1000 year-old Thang Long-Hanoi culture
A project to build a library to store and preserve one thousand years of Thang Long culture has been built by Ha Noi Publishing House, said its director, Nguyen Khac Oanh.A project to build a library to store and preserve one thousand years of Thang Long culture has been...
DC: Library Lineup
Washington, DC – At 1pm on a Thursday people lined up for reduced hours of service at the Cleveland Park Library. “Due to the economy”, libraries across DC are opening a half hour to 4 hours later and closing... 
How To Buy A Laptop - 5 Basic Steps to the Right Laptop For You
" You've decided to buy a laptop, but don't really know how to go about... 
ContainR : Solarpowered Mobile Cinema
My friends are doing this project. They've curated a programme of sports art films and are screening them in a custom built solar powered mobile cinema made from reconstituted shipping containers. It will be located... 
How much do you need to start internet home business.
"The easiest way and the cheapest way to start a small home business, is start your business by selling other people product or your own product at internet." 
A Great Poet Ghalib Died Today
Perhaps the best known poet in the classical Urdu poetry tradition of the 'ghazal' or love poetry is Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan, popularly known as Mirza Ghalib. Today is his 140th death anniversary. Born in the... 
created by rumana husain | 41 wks ago | updated 40 wks ago
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484 views | 46 recommendations | 11 comments
English Carnivals on Show
"Carnival season comes early to London this week with the opening of English Carnival, a new photographic exhibition at the Barbican Library. If pictures of drunken grannies in bumble bee costumes find...
created by peter marshall | 50 wks ago | updated 50 wks ago
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Armstrong donating his papers to Prude...
"West Lafayette, Nov 01: Former astronaut Neil Armstrong has agreed to donate personal papers dating from the start of his flight career to his alma mater, Purdue University. Armstrong's papers, boxes of which have already begun arriving at Purdue, will be an inspiration for...
Libraries and Autism: customer service training video to help library staff s...
Libraries and Autism: customer service training video to help library staff serve individuals with autism and their families more effectively - Part 1 of 2 The Scotch Plains Public Library (NJ) and the Fanwood...
New Mozart Composition Found in French Library
A 'melody sketch' found in a French library has been verified as a previously unknown work by famed classical composer W. A. Mozart. The piece is missing harmony and instrumentation, so it is difficult to know how...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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470 views | 5 recommendations | 3 comments
National Book Festival Attracts 120,000 Readers
The National Mall in Washington, D.C. played host to the National Book Festival yesterday. Aimed at children, the event was full of author readings and signings, as well as appearences by big fuzzy versions of... 
created by Jordan Yerman | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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322 views | 12 recommendations | 5 comments
