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Library learns of $2 million cut in current budget year - dBusinessNews Charlotte (press release)

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Library learns of $2 million cut in current budget year
dBusinessNews Charlotte (press release)
Charlotte, NC - On Tuesday, March 16, the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library learned that Mecklenburg County would be reducing the Library's funding for Fiscal ...

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Whoopi Goldberg Hosts Tribute to George Carlin at New York Public Library, 3/24 - Broadway World

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Whoopi Goldberg Hosts Tribute to George Carlin at New York Public Library, 3/24
Broadway World
Whoopi Goldberg will host George Carlin: A Tribute on Wednesday, March 24th at 7pm in the Celeste Bartos Forum at the New York Public Library. ...

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Libraries could be facing more cuts soon - WHIO Radio

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Libraries could be facing more cuts soon
WHIO Radio
DAYTON, Ohio - Dayton Metro Library might have to make more job cuts as soon as 2011 if the ...
Libraries face cuts if state revenues don't improveDayton Daily News
Library board seeking patron feedback on future plansDayton Daily News

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Library plans 12 branch closings, 140 layoffs - CharlotteObserver.com

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CharlotteObserver.com

Library plans 12 branch closings, 140 layoffs
CharlotteObserver.com
Mecklenburg County's library board will vote Thursday on a proposal which would close half the county's branches and lay off 140 employees ...
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library to cut jobs, close locationsWCNC (subscription)
Library learns of $2 million cut in current budget yearCreative Loafing (blog)
Massive Layoffs In The Works For Mecklenburg County EmployeesWSOC Charlotte
FOX Charlotte
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Library learns of $2 million cut in current budget year - Creative Loafing (blog)

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CharlotteObserver.com

Library learns of $2 million cut in current budget year
Creative Loafing (blog)
Charlotte, NC – On Tuesday, March 16, the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library learned that Mecklenburg County would be reducing the Library's funding for Fiscal ...
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library to cut jobs, close locationsWCNC (subscription)
CMS, county face massive cutsCharlotteObserver.com

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Industry Minister announces reprieve for library Internet access program - Globe and Mail

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CBC.ca

Industry Minister announces reprieve for library Internet access program
Globe and Mail
17, 2010 11:10AM EDT A week after telling libraries and community groups across the country that long-standing funding for public Internet access is ...
CAP program to continueTheChronicleHerald.ca
Libraries will retain Internet funding: ministerToronto Star
Libraries, community groups squeezed by cuts to Internet programThe Canadian Press
Waterloo Record -CBC.ca -Charlottetown, The Guardian
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Officials break ground for new free-standing Denmark Branch Library - The Times and Democrat

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Officials break ground for new free-standing Denmark Branch Library
The Times and Democrat
By LAURA G. CARLSON, T&D Correspondent Wednesday, March 17, 2010 DENMARK, SC – “A powerhouse of goodness” is how one patron described a branch library, ...

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Connah's Quay Library opens after £300k refurbishment - BBC News

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Connah's Quay Library opens after £300k refurbishment
BBC News
A Flintshire library is due to be officially re-opened after a £300000 refurbishment to the interior. A ceremony will be held at the Connah's Quay Library ...

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Title wave of red ink rushing at libraries - SILive.com

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SILive.com

Title wave of red ink rushing at libraries
SILive.com
STATEN ISLAND, NY -- At a time when entertainment dollars are hard to come by, the city's public libraries are still free, and more New Yorkers visit them ...

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Disquiet in Google's online library: Worries surround pending deal for access ... - Belleville News Democrat

5 hours 38 min ago

Disquiet in Google's online library: Worries surround pending deal for access ...
Belleville News Democrat
It could all be just a mouse click away from your computer screen if the effort, known as the Google Books Library Project, survives a legal challenge. ...

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Support for library branches proves that place still matters - Wicked Local West Roxbury

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Support for library branches proves that place still matters
Wicked Local West Roxbury
Last week, the trustees who oversee Boston's Public Library system heard a loud reminder that place still matters to their constituents. ...
Bostonians Deplore “Downloadables” as Branch SubstitutesAmerican Libraries
Editorial: Cutting branch libraries or something elseWicked Local West Roxbury

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Women's health expert to speak at Cook Library - Hattiesburg American

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Women's health expert to speak at Cook Library
Hattiesburg American
As part of the University of Southern Mississippi's lineup of Women's History Month activities, University Libraries and the University Committee on ...

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CSU's Morgan Library makes cuts to balance overall budget - The Coloradoan

6 hours 54 min ago

CSU's Morgan Library makes cuts to balance overall budget
The Coloradoan
CSU's Morgan Library is cutting $600000, trimming hours during breaks and eliminating two ...

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Michigan expands Web help for small, rural libraries - Detroit Free Press

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9&10 News

Michigan expands Web help for small, rural libraries
Detroit Free Press
AP The Library of Michigan is expanding its efforts to help small and rural libraries boost their online presence. More than 40 Michigan libraries have ...
Shasta Public Libraries embrace digital books, music, videosRecord-Searchlight

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CAP program to continue - TheChronicleHerald.ca

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CAP program to continue
TheChronicleHerald.ca
By The Canadian Press and Our Staff A week after telling libraries and community groups across the country that the long-standing funding for public ...
Libraries will retain Internet funding: ministerToronto Star
Oops: federal Tories now say Internet funding cut wasn't a cut after allWinnipeg Free Press
PEI will keep its CAP Internet sitesGlobe and Mail
Waterloo Record -The Canadian Press -CBC.ca
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San Jose residents urge city leaders to spare services, employees... - San Jose Mercury News

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San Jose residents urge city leaders to spare services, employees...
San Jose Mercury News
San Jose residents Tuesday urged city officials to spare libraries, parks and other services from cuts to cover a budget hole that has ...
Public Weighs In On San Jose Plan For City Worker Pay CutsKTVU San Francisco

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Mich. expands Web help for small, rural libraries - WLNS

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9&10 News

Mich. expands Web help for small, rural libraries
WLNS
(AP) - The Library of Michigan is expanding its efforts to help small and rural libraries boost their online presence. More than 40 Michigan libraries have ...
Shasta Public Libraries embrace digital books, music, videosRecord-Searchlight

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Shasta Public Libraries embrace digital books, music, videos - Record-Searchlight

10 hours 42 min ago

Shasta Public Libraries embrace digital books, music, videos
Record-Searchlight
With books following music and movies into the digital realm, Shasta Public Libraries is going with the data flow. The library system in ...

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Libraries serve as shelter for storm refugees - Greenwich Time

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Libraries serve as shelter for storm refugees
Greenwich Time
On an average weekday, Greenwich Library sees about 2000 people stream through the doors of the main ...
Library computers down March 24Mail Tribune

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At the Library: Southwest Florida Reading Festival provides activities - Lehigh Acres News Star

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At the Library: Southwest Florida Reading Festival provides activities
Lehigh Acres News Star
The Lee County Library System produces the festival to remind and inform the community about the resources and services available at their local library ...

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