LibVibe - 1 October 2007

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• Trustee tells LibVibe - and you - why the library had to close.
• Library security expert says waiting for computers causes problems.
• Hear the difference: they can't do this in a magazine.

Stories reported:
Final chapter (interview, Ind., Globe); Selectmen: Library trustees misused money; Prisons to restore purged religious books; Computers and library security (interview, site); Banned Books Week; If tech support is broken, what is the solution?

LibVibe - 27 September 2007

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Stories reported:
About 800,000 owe library fines (story, release); Libraries used as hangouts anger patrons; Police officer to stay on at library; Board moves closer to saving landmark library (interview, print); Repair bill for university library at $19 million; They're community centers, says chief who bans hushing at libraries.

LibVibe - 24 September 2007

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• Wyoming State Library official tells LibVibe - and you - about their new 'Mudflap Girl' promotion

Stories reported:
Wyoming Libraries Campaign (interview, site); Library ineligible for state grants; Talent enacts library surcharge; British Library faces threat to treasures; Man and teen charged in library fire; Considering Mr. Mukasey (NYT, WSJ); Library policy hurts privacy, patron says; PIN like Flynn.

LibVibe - 20 September 2007

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• Freedom to Read Foundation directors tell LibVibe - and you - their reactions to patrons refusing to return books they object to
• Oregon library activist on good news at the polls
• Mayor says his city is modern, progressive, but will charge for library Wi-Fi

Stories reported:
Times to stop charging for parts of its Web site; Patrons critical of sex content in books refuse to return them (interviews, ME, AL); Ashland approves library tax levy (interview, print); No free Internet for Winnipeg.

LibVibe - 17 September 2007

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Stories reported:
Libraries open following second protest; Schools suffer librarian shortage; Interim library closes, prepares for move (TV, lib.); Art on a Limb (interview, site); In 2017 libraries will be...

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LibVibe - 13 September 2007

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• ALA researchers tell LibVibe - and you - about new report on funding and technology access.
• Union president on job action after negotiations stalled.
  

Stories reported:
Public Library Funding and Technology Access Study (interviews, AP, site); Walkout closes libraries for 3 hours (interview, print); Prisons purging books on faith from libraries; Artefacts escape library flooding (BBC, site); College opens new library.

LibVibe - 10 September 2007

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Stories reported:
Judge invalidates Patriot Act provisions (Post, AL); Library reopens 50.4 hours per week (1, 2); Branches rebound after millage approved at last (interview, AL); Library institutes tickets-only reservation system for its free events; Patients sent to the library for help with mental health.

LibVibe - 5 September 2007

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• Chronicle of Higher Ed. columnist tells LibVibe - and you - why we're not seeing all those jobs.
• British Council spokeswoman - from London - on why they're closing libraries around the world.
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Stories reported:
California’s $14-million library budget cut; British Council library closures (interview, print 1, 2, site); Library starting over in search for new director; The annual labor shortage hoax (interview, Chron.); No computer, no problem. Go to the library; Library on wheels appears in Moscow.