LibVibe: the library news podcast

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2011-06-20T12:19:00.005-05:00

LibVibe ceased production in 2008.

LibVibe - 3 June 2008

2008-06-03T11:31:00.002-05:00

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Stories reported:
Library will not privatize; Library director's job in jeopardy (1, 2); Did he spray toes at the library?; Library has turned into a shelter for the homeless; Library-a-Go-Go (1, 2); Central library turns new page.

LibVibe - 21 May 2008

2008-05-20T21:43:00.001-05:00

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Stories reported:
Library: a study in bad behavior (1, 2); Council to reconsider policy on porn filters at libraries; Grand jury urges library chief's ouster over alleged billing scheme; Council members say votes are there to save library branches.

LibVibe - 15 May 2008

2008-05-14T08:00:00.001-05:00

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Stories reported:
Congressman takes aim at Second Life in libraries (1, 2); Downtown library plan scrapped in favor of luxury hotel; Arson at library; Cuts may add layer of dust to library shelves; Man charged with stealing $24K in library books and CDs; Library gets $25M donation.

LibVibe - 8 May 2008

2008-05-07T10:23:00.002-05:00

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New ALA president-elect tells LibVibe - and you - about the impact she hopes to make

Stories reported:
Library cuts 94 part-time jobs; Penguin tale tops list of challenged books (1, 2); Library patron arrested after bomb threat (1, 2); Town library picking up the pieces; Camila Alire elected 2009-2010 ALA president.

LibVibe - 1 May 2008

2008-04-30T12:23:00.001-05:00

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Stories reported:
Patron beaten, raped outside library (1, 2, 3); District to lay off 70-plus at school; District seeks alternatives to plan to eliminate librarians (1, 2); New ARL executive director announced; Library keeps storehouse of world news stories on film (story, library).

LibVibe - 17 April 2008

2008-04-16T12:39:00.001-05:00

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Stories reported:
State of Libraries (1, 2); Officials: library cuts devastating (1, 2, 3, 4); Library visitor arrested in child porn probe; Librarians target of ID theft; Library of Congress Experience (1, 2); Library of Congress partners with History Channel; Seattle City Librarian resigns; Cleveland PL director to retire; Saying goodbye to the old library.

LibVibe - 10 April 2008

2008-04-09T12:47:00.001-05:00

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Stories reported:
County reveals reasons for firing library worker (1, 2); Whistleblower: no internal controls at library; Library 'excess funds' law takes effect; School closed following library fire; New director wants to transform library's role; National Library Week.

LibVibe - 3 April 2008

2008-04-02T10:08:00.002-05:00

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Author of new book tells LibVibe - and you - how we can renew librarianship
No other library news source brings you the voices of people in the news

Stories reported:
Union ratifies deal with library; EPA to reopen libraries (1, 2, 3, 4); City to shut down five libraries (1, 2); Two towns weigh privatizing libraries; Library deficits deepen; Renewing Professional Librarianship; Three arrested in kickback scheme involving Sacramento library; Man charged with stealing library's historic documents (1, 2, 3).

LibVibe - 20 March 2008

2008-03-19T12:43:00.001-05:00

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Stories reported:
Librarian fired after reporting man viewing child porn (1, 2, 3); Librarian sues university to get his job back; Gangs put library under siege; Shocked teens see librarian slashed as she serves man (1, 2); Director, couple scuffle at library over book; Branching out (1, 2).

LibVibe - 13 March 2008

2008-03-12T12:40:00.001-05:00

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Stories reported:
Internet's impact on us; Innovate or decline; Library power struggle (1, 2, 3); Compromise found on library funds; The world has changed, but not our books (1, 2); Two sex books taken off library shelves (1, 2); Library offers international television access (interview, print, library); Financier announces donation to library; New library proposed.

LibVibe - 6 March 2008

2008-03-05T12:46:00.001-06:00

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'Advocacy Guru' tells LibVibe - and you - what the library community needs to do
Hear the difference, in content and presentation: no other library news source does what we do

Stories reported:
Sex offenders banned from city libraries; Man wants sex books banned; Pull the plug on the library; 'Advocacy Guru' advises librarians (interview, site); $4.5 million proposed in library cuts; Ask.com cuts 40 jobs in reorganization (1, 2).

LibVibe - 28 February 2008

2008-02-27T10:32:00.001-06:00

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New Memphis library leaders have no library background
Wisconsin county slashes librarian salaries, administrator tells LibVibe - and you - replacing us with the Internet is a "best practice"

Stories reported:
Closed book: mayor firming up his team (1, 2); Librarians demoted (interview, 1, 2); Vanishing Librarians? (interview, column); Mayor and librarian clash over control; Library system set to grow; LJ for sale (1, 2).

LibVibe - 21 February 2008

2008-02-20T20:16:00.001-06:00

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Pay equity dispute leads to lockout. Representatives of both sides talk with LibVibe.
ULC president tells LibVibe - and you - about his new report on services for immigrants.

Stories reported:
Library workers locked out (interviews, 1, 2, 3); LSSI begins labor talks; Welcome Stranger: Public Libraries Build the Global Village (interview, report); As economy struggles, more people rely on libraries; Library buys queen's death warrant (1, 2).

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LibVibe - 14 February 2008

2008-02-13T17:46:00.001-06:00

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Stories reported:
Panel votes to monitor Web usage at libraries; School district vows to fix libraries -- but not by the book; Lawmakers seek more teacher librarians in state's schools; Man accused of looking at child porn on library computer (1, 2); Vandalism at public library (1, 2); Laptop thieves hit library; ALA on library security?; Mold hits rare book library; Owner of used bookstore leaves half of estate to library.

LibVibe - 7 February 2008

2008-02-06T14:33:00.000-06:00

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Stories reported:
City eyes library security (1, 2, 3); Libraries brace for effects from latest Florida tax cut; Who needs libraries?; How kids use libraries.

LibVibe - 4 February 2008

2008-02-03T15:18:00.000-06:00

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Stories reported:
Police: level 3 sex offender molests boy at library (1, 2, 3); Students held after letting off gas in library (1, 2); State worker admits he stole historical artifacts; Library food-for-fines program struck down (1, 2); Library's woes worsen - CEO; Students return to MSU library; Fire rips through library; Love your library month.

LibVibe - 28 January 2008

2008-01-27T13:08:00.000-06:00

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Mainstream electronic media goes to the library: hear what they found.

Stories reported:
Registered sex offender arrested after library incident; Family shocked by web images at library; Councilman chides head librarian on porn-filter report; Internet drives up library use, costs; Very overdue item appears in book drop; Noteworthy programs: 1, 2.

LibVibe - 24 January 2008

2008-01-23T12:35:00.000-06:00

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New report on 'Google Generation' affirms need for info lit, library advocacy.
Hear the report's authors explain what they found.

Stories reported:
Information Behaviour of the Researcher of the Future; New governor's budget proposal cuts library funding; Groups rebuilding library of two polygamous towns (1, 2); Libraries aim to turn a new page (1, 2).

LibVibe - 17 January 2008

2008-01-16T14:44:00.000-06:00

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Filtering controversy in Dallas
Canadian librarian tells LibVibe - and you - about his new adventure, from Africa

Stories reported:
On library computers, porn is a regular sight (1, 2, 3); Carbon dioxide leak forces library evacuation; Strains and joys color mergers between libraries and tech units; Library patron carjacked; Libraries balance patrons, homeless; Peruse the world's best public library; Librarian wins Newberry Award (1, 2); Librarian off to Tanzania for horticulture project (interview, print).

LibVibe - 10 January 2008

2008-01-09T15:34:00.000-06:00

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Stories reported:
Economic impact of libraries; Sprinkler damages thousands of books at library; Mom tries to give up infant at library; Couple charged in theft of $40,000+ worth of library materials; Pornography, marijuana mistakenly sent to library; Search committee identifies finalists for director's position; Librarian of the Year 2008 announced; ALA Midwinter.

LibVibe - 7 January 2008

2008-01-06T13:43:00.000-06:00

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Stories reported:
Anger at library cuts; Congress earmarks $3 million to reopen closed EPA libraries; New chapter for metro libraries (1, 2); Most literate cities; Reference library gets $30 million renovation; OCC sees new library (story, site); A childish misplacement of vigilance at the library; Librarian wins couch potato contest (1, 2).

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LibVibe - 2 January 2008

2008-01-01T13:10:00.000-06:00

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Gen Y likes us. Pew Internet & American Life Project director tells LibVibe - and you - about their new report
Writer says he uses his library science degree in an unusual full time job

Stories reported:
Information Searches that Solve Problems (interview, article, report); Late library books can take toll on credit scores; Haven't paid library fines? You better pay up; Library sacks curator for keeping historic book in car trunk (1, 2, 3); Suds vs. duds (interview, article).

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LibVibe - 20 December 2007

2007-12-19T14:54:00.000-06:00

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Stories reported:
Gates Foundation awards ALA $950,000 to improve access to Internet resources in public libraries (interview, release); Ex-librarian leaves $300,000 for library; Verizon, Maier giving $500,000 each to library; Library cuts book budget by $200K; Two million people, only two libraries; Student finds surprise in library book; Columbia joins Google Book project; Library branch will move to former Barnes & Noble.
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LibVibe - 17 December 2007

2007-12-16T13:45:00.000-06:00

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Stories reported:
Encouraging people to contribute knowledge; Students 'should use Wikipedia'; A librarian's worst nightmare; Woman claims man found masturbating at library; Johnston hunting for books to remove; Sewage for new-age library garden.
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LibVibe - 13 December 2007

2007-12-12T14:10:00.000-06:00

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Patrons and board president on new Indy central opening day
CEO and union VP tell LibVibe - and you - about proposed cuts

Stories reported:
Central library opens to fanfare (1, 2, 3); Building main librray will require more donors; Library workers face deep cuts (interview, print); Three library leaders announce retirement; Broken water pipe floods, closes library; Library of libido.
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LibVibe - 10 December 2007

2007-12-09T15:07:00.000-06:00

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Stories reported:
ARL publishes report on journals' transition from print to electronic formats; 'Golden Compass' controversy (interview, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5); Police: Maine library's It's Perfectly Normal not obscene; Dolly Parton brings 'library' programme to UK (1, 2).
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LibVibe - 6 December 2007

2007-12-05T13:38:00.000-06:00

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Stories reported:
Copper thieves shut down library (1, 2, 3, 4); Library system hires collection agency; New library brings fiscal tradeoffs; Controversial artist returns with new holiday creation; Library card offers free key to helpful databases.
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LibVibe - 3 December 2007

2007-12-02T15:07:00.000-06:00

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Stories reported:
Draft Report on the Future of Bibliographic Control (1, 2, 3); NetLibrary and Recorded Books come to terms, as lawsuits are dismissed; NY Public Library displays controversial Bush, staff mug shots; Library management, union at odds over Food for Fines (1, 2); Ottawa council motion to safeguard libraries (1, 2); Chinese garden to open at library.

LibVibe - 29 November 2007

2007-11-28T13:12:00.000-06:00

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Stories reported:
Ethics panel hunting cronyism at library; Library staff accused of race profiling (interview, print); You can judge a school by its libraries - and city's are a disgrace; Library funding cuts are hurting (1, 2); Library destroyed in rioting (1, 2, 3); 1.5million books and counting; One for the books.

LibVibe - 26 November 2007

2007-11-25T14:00:00.000-06:00

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Stories reported:
City passes tax increase for libraries; Voters approve library funding measure; Controversy erupts after school libraries pull 'atheist' book (1, 2); Grass-roots effort begins to save school libraries (story, petition); Library wants to help people pick credible information sources; Outgoing library chief decides county job wasn't meant to be; Talker to go live from library (1, 2).

LibVibe - 19 November 2007

2007-11-18T13:15:00.000-06:00

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Library director tells LibVibe - and you - about city's proposal to close 10 of 33 libraries
Special report: homelessness researcher offers facts and advice for librarians.

Stories reported:
Draft budget slashes library funding (interview, print 1, 2, 3); Library board votes on removing materials (1, 2); Library's interim chief new CEO; Homelessness Research Institute director on demographics, solutions, libraries (interview, site).

LibVibe - 15 November 2007

2007-11-14T15:13:00.000-06:00

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Patron says she saw porn on computer, deputy director responds
Boston PL president ousted: he, a defender, and board chair respond

Stories reported:
Porn in libraries is wrong, say residents (print, TV); Boston Public Library board ousts longtime president (print 1, 2, radio); Library branch to bunk with hotel.

LibVibe - 12 November 2007

2007-11-11T13:06:00.000-06:00

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Stories reported:
Reagan Library can't fully account for 80,000 items; Task force created to examine library funding (1, 2); Rain causes damage at university library (1, 2); Public library flooded; School district brings the library to the student.

LibVibe - 8 November 2007

2007-11-07T15:49:00.000-06:00

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Louisville mayor and library director on defeat at the polls
Librarian on promotion and tenure committee says blogging can be scholarly communication, too
Systems manager invites patrons to visit the library, try the new self-checkout stations...and maybe win a prize

Stories reported:
Library tax plan loses by wide margin (print, TV); Library vandalized; Blogging as scholarly communication (interview, blog); Self-Checkout contest (interview, site).

LibVibe - 5 November 2007

2007-11-04T14:17:00.000-06:00

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Stories reported:
Library sues maintenance firm for $1.3 million, director's edict causes stir; LC: Thoughts on inventory and 'NOS' issue; Porn filtering isn't foolproof, test drive at county library shows; Quake hits library hardest; Minneapolis library leader to move to county post; Library books get insert adverts.

LibVibe - 1 November 2007

2007-10-31T21:08:00.000-05:00

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Stories reported:
California libraries reopening after wildfires (1, 2, 3); ALA, ARL want Congress to require warrants for searches in libraries; New round of library closures threatened (interview, Times, MLA); Libraries get lottery funding; Yale and Microsoft partner on digitization project; Digitization and its discontents; OCLC: 'Sharing, Privacy, and Trust in Our Networked World' (report, AL); No more free printing.

LibVibe - 25 October 2007

2007-10-24T19:24:00.000-05:00

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Libraries reopen in Jackson County, Oregon. Librarian at the ref desk tells LibVibe - and you - about opening day
California state librarian on how libraries are faring in the midst of wildfires

Stories reported:
Jackson County libraries reopen (interview, article 1, 2); Materials missing at Library of Congress; Wildfires impact on California libraries (interview, blog); Editorial: Library porn filters would block patrons' legitimate inquiries; No new books at cash-strapped NS libraries; New Gates grants announced; Libraries move with times, discover niches.

LibVibe - 22 October 2007

2007-10-21T18:34:00.000-05:00

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San Jose officials and media advocate filters at the library
VPL workers' bargaining chairman on the agreement that ends their 88-day strike

Stories reported:
Councilman wants San Jose libraries to block online porn (1, 2, 3); Library strike ends (interview, release, blog); Historic German library reopens after fire; Campus dedicates East Asian Studies Library.

LibVibe - 18 October 2007

2007-10-17T17:38:00.000-05:00

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Stories reported:
State library soon to end walk-in service? (interview, print, site); Sunday library closings shelved (1, 2); Cash crunch could force some library closures; Union's use of pay equity a misnomer, says library chief (Sun, site); Safety concerns shutter library at state college; Man arrested on sex charges at library; Predatory offender charged with library assault; Man jailed in anti-gay row at library; Brothers donate $4m for library.

LibVibe - 15 October 2007

2007-10-14T19:09:00.000-05:00

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Chicago's mayor emotionally defending libraries
Louisville legislator endorsing proposed library tax as
Opponents air TV ad against it
YALSA president on Teen Read Week and YA library use

Stories reported:
Terror suspect says FBI spied on his library computer use; Town pares, but spares library; Chicago mayor defends tax hike to support libraries (TV, AL, S-T); Louisville library funding through tax hikes proposed (1, 2); Teen Read Week (interview, site).

LibVibe - 11 October 2007

2007-10-10T16:25:00.000-05:00

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Library workers vote down mediator's recommendation, 12-week long strike to continue. Union president tells LibVibe - and you - why.
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Stories reported:
Members reject mediator recommendations: call for 'library-made' solution (1, 2, 3, 4); Labour dispute disrupting library service; NetLibrary, Recorded Books inch closer to trial; Study: Google gets bulk of world search.

LibVibe - 8 October 2007

2007-10-07T17:22:00.000-05:00

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Stories reported:
Supreme Court won't hear library meeting room appeal; Librarians under new management (1, 2); Residents outraged over library vandalism; 'So You Want to Become a Prison Librarian?'; Drones in Australia.

LibVibe - 4 October 2007

2007-10-03T20:18:00.000-05:00

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Library spokesman tells LibVibe - and you - why they're mandating a YA Internet safety course
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Stories reported:
Patron assaulted in university library (interview, TV); Library mandates Internet safety program for minors (interview, print); Audit details library conflict, director refuses interview; Trustees announce finalists for CEO position; Bookmobiles' final chapter?

LibVibe - 1 October 2007

2007-09-30T16:45:00.000-05:00

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Trustee tells LibVibe - and you - why the library had to close.
Library security expert says waiting for computers causes problems.
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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

2007-09-26T16:31:00.000-05:00

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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

2007-09-23T18:25:00.000-05:00

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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

2007-09-19T18:26:00.000-05:00

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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

2007-09-16T17:23:00.000-05:00

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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

2007-09-12T15:31:00.000-05:00

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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

2007-09-09T17:31:00.000-05:00

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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

2007-09-04T19:27:00.000-05:00

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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.

LibVibe - 30 August 2007

2007-08-29T16:59:00.000-05:00

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ALA's Krug tells LibVibe - and you - about challenged books...and penguins
Library advocate on victory for local control of PL vs. outsourcing

Stories reported:
Challenged library works (interview, print); Salary survey result s; Bedford will still manage library (interview, print); Student library visits falling; Man arrested in library; Zoo and public library both robbed; Mr. Library Man wants you to speak up and ask questions.

LibVibe - 27 August 2007

2007-08-26T17:25:00.000-05:00

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Library foundation exec tells LibVibe - and you - shuttered libraries may open soon, but...

Stories reported:
Libraries could reopen by November (interview, paper); Best college library rankings; Librarian fashion? (post, TOC).

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LibVibe - 23 August 2007

2007-08-22T18:09:00.000-05:00

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Union president tells LibVibe - and you - about negotiations as strike nears one month mark
Director describes flood damage at historic library
Young librarian pens book about humor in the profession, says he likes the quirky patrons

Stories reported:
Civic strike could last months, city says (interview, paper, union blog); Mayor gives libraries a dose of good and bad news; Library undergoes soggy saga (interview, paper); Working in the library can be strange (interview, paper, site).
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LibVibe - 16 August 2007

2007-08-15T19:58:00.000-05:00

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Library director tells LibVibe - and you - about expansion, naming rights and 'political will'
Head of special collections describes retired cataloger's gift of very rare books
First lady on her love of libraries and a new one to be named for her
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Stories reported:
Iraq military storm national library; Library covets roadway, looks for way to fund $34 million expansion (interview, newspaper 1, 2); Retired cataloger bequeaths 2,000 rare books to library (interview, print); Small libraries can’t pay enough to keep skilled help; Border cities struggle to find librarians; Library to be named for Laura Bush (1, 2).

LibVibe - 13 August 2007

2007-08-12T17:52:00.000-05:00

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Researcher tells LibVibe - and you - that users, non-users like us, but are ambivalent about new technologies. How can we promote them effectively?
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Stories reported:
School board passes budget, cuts librarians back to PT; Wisconsin Library User (and Non-User) II study (interview, report); Patrons protest the cull of hundreds of books; Library ranks #1 in US PL circulation; Bibliomulas.
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LibVibe - 9 August 2007

2007-08-08T17:40:00.000-05:00

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'Predatory reference' event: organizer tells LibVibe - and you - what, why and to mark your calendar and join in!

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OR director leaves for a library that's open; ILL-conceived drug smuggling plan (Star-Tel, Chron); Library limits access to social Web sites; ALA site redesign (page, survey); LC announces Preserving Creative America digitization initiative partnerships (interview, release); Slam the Boards (interview, site); College to open library to public.
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LibVibe - 6 August 2007

2007-08-05T16:20:00.000-05:00

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Cataloguing expert tells LibVibe - and you - how she feels about the 'Dewey-free library'

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Alleged book bandit targets libraries; Report faults UCLA for use of Taser in library incident; Discord over Dewey (interview, WSJ); Hard facts oust soft chairs at bookstores; Singer, casino exec give library $75K.
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LibVibe - 2 August 2007

2007-08-01T18:18:00.000-05:00

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Libraries examine policies as two counties target illegals (AL, LJ, Post); Mission creep in library system deserves fresh, closer look; Judge to allow shorter sentence if woman pays for stolen library DVDs; Librarians a must in Information Age; Directors announce retirements; A librarian who made a difference (interview, print).
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LibVibe - 30 July 2007

2007-07-29T16:35:00.000-05:00

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Database Cuts, Spending Caps Threaten NJ Libraries (interview, LJ); Libraries agree to cuts; Michigan man loses nonresident borrowing suit; Thieves check out more than books at library; Radio talker bashes libraries . How do we react?; D.C. library gets sorely needed lift.
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LibVibe - 26 July 2007

2007-07-25T20:58:00.000-05:00

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Vancouver library workers head for the picket lines. Union president tells LibVibe - and you - why.

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Job action planned for Vancouver libraries (interview, print); Kids can keep borrowing R-rated movies from library (interview, print); Weekend burglaries up to nine, including library (interview, print); 'Fat library man' bullied online; C.E.O libraries reveal keys to success.
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LibVibe - 19 July 2007

2007-07-18T16:55:00.000-05:00

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Open Library announced, project leader tells LibVibe - and you - what it's all about.

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City audits library operations; Stabbing victim in library (1, 2); Recorded Books, NetLibrary in lawsuits over audiobook service; Open Library Project announced (interview, site, demo).
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LibVibe - 16 July 2007

2007-07-15T17:59:00.000-05:00

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Bill would let towns reduce library funding; Resident annoyed that library threw out books; Gay library OK'd, mayor takes jab; ULC donates to Jefferson Parish Library; Dewey? At this library with a very different outlook, they don’t; Reviews, distribution plans for Hollywood Librarian (interview, Post, LJ, site).
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LibVibe - 12 July 2007

2007-07-11T18:23:00.000-05:00

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Library design: architect tells LibVibe - and you - about multitasking for learning.

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More than coffee and wireless (interview, print); Libraries illustrate crunch; Salinas libraries to expand hours again; A vanishing breed?; Embracing intangible law libraries.
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LibVibe - 9 July 2007

2007-07-08T17:14:00.000-05:00

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Library agrees to Web limits; Heavy rain, flood damages PA library; Nixon library's changes start with Watergate; New county library has almost everything; A hipper crowd of shushers.
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LibVibe - 5 July 2007

2007-07-04T17:20:00.000-05:00

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Stories reported:
TX councilman eyeing LSSI for 'efficiency' (interview, print); Pay equity promise ten years overdue, say library workers; Weekly’s use of 'F' word irks Missouri patron; PLA receives Gates grant for advocacy training; Information technology improves public libraries' performance in US.
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LibVibe - 2 July 2007

2007-07-01T16:37:00.000-05:00

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Victory for librarians, EPA library funding; Public libraries in county, state burst at seams; Libraries win, parks take a hit in budget; Library site runs afoul of civil rights rules; At library, confronting homeless is part of job; ALA sets attendance record at conference; Library celebrates Baby Boomers.
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LibVibe - 28 June 2007

2007-06-27T16:48:00.000-05:00

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US Senator sponsors bill in support of school libraries. Hear him explain why.
OCLC official tells LibVibe - and you - what we can learn from online games and the people who play them.

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Legislation introduced to ensure essential library resources, support for 21st century education (interview, release); Gaming and libraries (interview, print); Ex-library official indicted; Library's silence liberates the brain (Trib, LJ).
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LibVibe - 25 June 2007

2007-06-24T17:39:00.000-05:00

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Drug-users force closure of library toilets; Two men behind bars in connection with library burglary; Council questions library security; Librarian disciplined for using foul language; IMLS awards millions in library recruitment and education grants; Gates Foundation gives WebJunction $12.6 million; County Librarian selected (1, 2); Debut of the Espresso Book Machine.
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LibVibe - 21 June 2007

2007-06-20T16:44:00.000-05:00

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Stories reported:
Sacramento Public: library panel addresses petition, probes maintenance firm; Library left in limbo; Mold proves menacing for library; University library remains closed as odor persists; Putin signs decree on presidential library; Library of the Year announced; Library breaks away from dungeon reputation.
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LibVibe - 18 June 2007

2007-06-17T17:52:00.000-05:00

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Libraries offer more services to homeless; NYC budget provides for service six days a week; Supreme court asked to repeal library worship ban; One city in Jackson County, OR may vote on restoring library service; Family withdraws $1M library donation (1, 2); Library: 100, and never better; Dunkin Donuts filling a whole in branch library (interview, print).
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LibVibe - 14 June 2007

2007-06-13T17:46:00.000-05:00

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ALA Washington official tells LibVibe - and you - about proposed congressional cuts in funding for libraries
Filmmaker tells us that - despite all the challenges - librarianship is 'such a humanitarian and uplifting profession'

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Urgent action needed to increase library funding (interview, Dispatch); Providence Public Library, city agree on funding, but services will decline (city, LJ); Portland, ME voters shelve library move; Public libraries are a bargain; Librarian/filmmaker on her movie's upcoming premiere, our role in society (interview, site).
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LibVibe - 11 June 2007

2007-06-10T16:08:00.000-05:00

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Concerns about occult stop reading program; Arguments over removal of schoolbook on Cuba; Arkansas court rules against 2005 library appropriations; Governor's veto puts library merger in jeopardy; 12 CIC universities join Google library project; Privacy ranking of Internet service companies: Google worst (1, 2); Emory announces plan to scan, sell books from its library.
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LibVibe - 7 June 2007

2007-06-06T16:58:00.000-05:00

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Police chief tells LibVibe - and you - why he wants the library to install filtering software
ALA CEO talks about getting your input on their website redesign
Library director tells us about YA 'Pimp My Cart' program

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Teens break into library to view X-rated Web sites (interview, print); ALA to seek input on website redesign at Annual Conference (interview, release); Bomb threat temporarily closes three libraries; Old fashioned words; Libraries get their cool back (interview, print).
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LibVibe - 4 June 2007

2007-06-03T17:25:00.000-05:00

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Author tells LibVibe - and you - how her new book fights the stereotype
Digital libraries official says we should work with Wikipedia

Stories reported:
Internet filters hit snag; Potter upheld again — mother loses latest attempt to remove books (1, 2); Outside contractor for libraries?; Libraries may face 50 percent cut in '08; Collaborate with Wikipedia; Casanova was a librarian (interview, site).
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LibVibe - 31 May 2007

2007-05-30T17:31:00.000-05:00

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Town manager tells LibVibe - and you - why the the library had to close
LIS prof talks about the importance of marketing

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Library closed indefinitely in wake of budget cuts (sound, print); Voters approve expansion funds; Library film festival riles anti-Castro community; Students learn about marketing, promote libraries around the world (interview, site); Not a bird or a plane.
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LibVibe - 24 May 2007

2007-05-23T17:48:00.000-05:00

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Staff, patrons: no confidence in public library management. Former administrator tells LibVibe - and you - why.
Written requests to unblock? ACLU attorney tells us about 'appropriate' vs. 'constitutionally protected' Internet material.
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Stories reported:
Staffers fear library's too pop-fixated (interview, Bee); Library DVDs raise eyebrows; Library panel: keep web sites ban (interview, print); A childhood issue? Ask a librarian; Need an answer? Ask a librarian.
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LibVibe - 21 May 2007

2007-05-20T13:13:00.000-05:00

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Legislature approves merger of city and county libraries; Union approves deal to protect wages in library merger; Man accused of fondling girl at library; Former library employee sues university (interview, print); Vet prosecuted for opposing recruitment in library.
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LibVibe - 17 May 2007

2007-05-16T16:30:00.000-05:00

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Stories reported:
The doors stay closed (interview, article); Thomson sells Gale, higher education assets, buys news agency; NLS going digital; BibMe (interview, site); Library camp.
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LibVibe - 14 May 2007

2007-05-13T16:58:00.000-05:00

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Kansas Library Ass'n. president tells LibVibe - and you - about relief efforts for a city's library destroyed by a tornado
California SLMS tells why she won't do 'the bump'

Stories reported:
Day of Unity for Illinois Libraries (site, LISN ); California school libraries continue staffing fights (AL, TV); Tornado destroyed Kansas library (story, fund); Contractor denies responsibility for fire; Mielke tapped as interim head of LSSI-managed system; Amdursky named as director in Des Moines; Cheerleader for Brooklyn's treasury of books.
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LibVibe - 10 May 2007

2007-05-09T16:06:00.000-05:00

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Library supporter tells LibVibe - and you - about 'a revolution'
Librarian/filmmaker updates us on her documentary about us

Stories reported:
ULC Partners for Success Conference (interview, story); Saving libraries from extinction; Google Books: what's not to like?; Book worms lurk; Vienna's public library raising cash through erotica hotline; 'The Hollywood Librarian: librarians in cinema and society' (interview, blog/trailer video).
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LibVibe - 7 May 2007

2007-05-06T16:32:00.000-05:00

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Does the ref desk have a future?

Stories reported:
DC mayor moves to line up funding for library repairs, cause is discovered; Library fire costs UNM $17 million; Vatican to close home of Henry VIII's love letters (Guardian, BBC); School, library money can't be used to fund TIF districts; Rettig on reference...desks; Prodigal library snake is found; Super Librarian (story, site).
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LibVibe - 3 May 2007

2007-05-02T14:50:00.000-05:00

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Rettig on LibVibe: ALA's just-elected '08-'09 president tells you about his plans

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Fire claims library, and pieces of the past (interview, Post 1, Post 2); Rettig elected ALA president for '08-'09 (interview, release); Library issues pink slips as a precaution (interview, print 1, print 2); Police book into library to stop young trouble-makers; Some drug info 'too much,' mom says; Students meet at library - for prom.
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LibVibe - 30 April 2007

2007-04-29T15:57:00.000-05:00

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Stories reported:
Principal charged with stealing from library faces more accusations of larceny; Library reshuffle seen as answer to comic concern (1, 2); Director defends his plan to de-professionalize system; Library board surprises director with honor for 20 years of service, achievements.
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LibVibe - 26 April 2007

2007-04-25T15:23:00.000-05:00

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UK librarian tells LibVibe - and you - how administrator wants to de-professionalize the libraries. 'Window dressing skills' preferred.

Stories reported:
County restructuring to eliminate librarian positions (interview, print 1, print 2); Library security threats follow Virginia Tech shootings; Ex-director charged with grand larceny, using library credit cards for personal purchases; Library system needs tax hike, group says; Court: library able to privatize; Phila. library's president resigns (Inquirer, LJ); LC launches first-ever blog in celebration of 207th birthday.
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LibVibe - 23 April 2007

2007-04-22T16:15:00.000-05:00

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Man found shot at library (1, 2); Man threatens legal action against city; MySpace joins with Illinois Library Association to promote online safety; Kentucky attempts to meet demand for library construction project funds; Researchers’ use of academic libraries and their services; Anonymous donor gives Philadelphia library $15 million; Libraries: Shhh... it's a book bar.
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LibVibe - 19 April 2007

2007-04-18T17:31:00.000-05:00

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The State of America's Libraries; Legislation introduced to boost librarian recruitment; Palm Beach County libraries face skyrocketing costs to overhaul facilities (Sun, LJ); ALA President-Elect Loriene Roy at TN annual; Scitopia announced; Making medical fact-finding easy.
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LibVibe - 16 April 2007

2007-04-15T17:13:00.000-05:00

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ALA president tells LibVibe - and you - how
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Stories reported:
Librarian who resisted FBI says Patriot Act invades privacy (Post, AL); Military libraries face closures; ALA President Leslie Burger on us and them on National Library Week; Study hall: the future of libraries; Forum on Web access at library draws 100-plus; Gale announces Librareo and $10,000 contest; Wot!? Noise!? In libraries!?

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LibVibe - 12 April 2007

2007-04-11T16:14:00.000-05:00

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Gun fired in public library; ULC names Ashton COO; NYC Council proposes that libraries be open six days a week; (NYT, LJ); Five interviews set for D.M. library director job; 'Katie's Notebook' item cribbed from W.S. Journal; Your room is booked.

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LibVibe - 9 April 2007

2007-04-08T18:17:00.000-05:00

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Patrons rally as libraries close (sound, article); No library privileges for some county communities; Ohio budget revamps library funding mechanism; Officials decide library doesn't rate what voters want; Colorado library reverses open meeting policy; For libraries, 'Harry' carries rules; Library cat gets $1.25 million book deal.

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LibVibe - 5 April 2007

2007-04-04T16:46:00.000-05:00

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System director tells how all 15 libraries will close on the 6th.
Activist addresses our homeless problem and has a solution.

Stories reported:
All Jackson County, OR public libraries to close; What they didn't teach us in library school: the public library as an asylum for the homeless (interview, article); Princess calls for more libraries; No joke, comics library turns 30; ACRL Annual (attendance, Waters).

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LibVibe - 2 April 2007

2007-04-01T20:31:00.000-05:00

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Censorship or artistic choice? Library recants author invite; Axed library media teachers protest reassignment; Proposal for porn domain rejected; Providence Public Library submits contract bid; Public library geeks take Web 2.0 to the stacks (Learning 2.0); Racy letters from Hemingway to Dietrich to be unsealed at library.

LibVibe - 29 March 2007

2007-03-28T20:58:00.000-05:00

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Co-founder of Wikipedia tells LibVibe - and you - about
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Citizendium debuts; Offline Americans see Internet of little value; Portland, ME main library move will be up to voters; ACRL annual in Baltimore; On architecture: how the new Central Library really stacks up.

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LibVibe - 26 March 2007

2007-03-25T17:41:00.000-05:00

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Stories reported:
BPL names new director; Ahead of the Bell: Netflix-library pact?; U.S. Judge Blocks 1998 Online Porn Law; Virginia governor signs filtering law; Sacramento Internet-use policy strives for balance; CRS director tightens access to agency reports; Minneapolis-Hennepin merger faces salary snag; Marshall completes policy review, keeps graphic novels; Humble suburban library takes on a whole new meaning.

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LibVibe - 22 March 2007

2007-03-21T19:49:00.000-05:00

LC spokesman tells LibVibe - and you - about
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Stories reported:
Congress rescinds $47 million in LC funding; Libraries struggle to adapt to digital age; Candidates admit to varying degrees of library card usage; Library Media Project closing; Library changes lives; Library workers want to shelve dress code; Of the places you'll go, is the library still one of them?

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LibVibe - 19 March 2007

2007-03-18T21:27:00.000-05:00

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Library rape claim recanted; Pastor charged in library molestation (TV, Bee); Attack on Hoboken librarian leads to arrest; House passes bills on presidential records and libraries (AL, LJ); Woman arrested in library thefts; NARA intern sold Civil War items on eBay; West Virginia legislature acts on library funding (LJ, AL); Palo Alto told to wait, educate on library measure; What goes around; Man vexed by 30 years of guilt returns library book, fines self.

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LibVibe - 15 March 2007

2007-03-14T19:56:00.000-05:00

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Another library signs-on with Google book project; Google's YouTube hits a wall of resistance; San Franciso Public Library delays five branches (story, editorial); Hudson library plan defeated; Sports Illustrated/intellectual freedom follow-up; State library board names new director; Beach librarian to be refunded legal fees in perfume tiff.

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LibVibe - 12 March 2007

2007-03-11T17:42:00.000-05:00

Sports Illustrated spokesman tells LibVibe - and you - why they didn't send libraries the swimsuit issue!

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Sports Illustrated withholds swimsuit issue from libraries and schools; Boy, 14, accused of poisoning school librarian; City slashes library budget; Man pleads guilty to using library equipment to make fake tax forms; Stolen Civil War documents reappear at the library; New LIS school in Canada; Librarian fights health problems, school district; NMLA keynote preview; Like a bookmobile, but taller and not as thirsty!

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LibVibe - 8 March 2007

2007-03-07T19:00:00.000-06:00

Winery veep tells LibVibe how it all began...at a library!

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Stories reported:
Information Navigation 101; Prosecutor: high school books aren't obscene; State legislature tries to address library funding snag; Public library fights for place in infastructure bond; Sex offender charged with molesting girl at library; Winemaker's library connection; Former Vermont librarian wins award; Study on quantity of digital data.

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