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Phoenix Public Library Faces 27.3% Budget Cut
All agencies outside public safety also suffering as city's growth stalls.
Honorable Mentions: The LJAN Top Ten Stories of 2008, 4-10
The Hathi Trust, the NIH policy, and the move toward open source all make the list.
Philadelphia Libraries Remain Open, But Staff Cuts Mean Fewer Days
As judge affirms decision, library system may go to three-day service.
Book News: Laura Bush Signs with Scribner
Memoir scheduled for 2010 release.
New York’s Gotham Book Mart Collection Donated to Penn Libraries
Some 200,000 items, sold at auction in 2007, emphasize modern and contemporary poetry and literature.
More Libraries and Publishers Join SERU Agreement from NISO for E-Resources
DCPL Tightens Rules on Bags, Sleeping; Seen Aimed at Homeless
Baker & Taylor Layoffs Target Retail, Not Libraries
Philadelphia Judge Stops Mayor’s Plan To Close 11 Libraries

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Daley Library Special Collections expands Saturday and Wednesday hours
Source: rivendell.lib.uic.edu
Date: 1 hour 21 minutes ago
Markets Down, Libraries Up
Source: rss.dced.utah.gov
Date: 3 hours 15 minutes ago
2008 Sydney Taylor Book Award
Source: kidslit.menashalibrary.org
Date: 5 hours 2 minutes ago

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Buildings & Facilities Hundreds Attend Reopening of Main Library in Josephine County, OR San Diego New Main Library Plan May Gain Boost from School Providence Public Library Would Convert Five of Nine Branches to Neighborhood Centers MORE	Book News/Interviews More Libraries and Publishers Join SERU Agreement from NISO for E-Resources Baker & Taylor Layoffs Target Retail, Not Libraries Book News: Berkley Cancels Fake Holocaust Memoir MORE
Academic Libraries New York’s Gotham Book Mart Collection Donated to Penn Libraries Hurdles Await Google Settlement Editorial: Google Deal or Rip-Off? MORE	Managing Libraries More Libraries and Publishers Join SERU Agreement from NISO for E-Resources DCPL Tightens Rules on Bags, Sleeping; Seen Aimed at Homeless Philadelphia Judge Stops Mayor’s Plan To Close 11 Libraries MORE
Collection Development Wyatt’s World: Reading To Remember—Donald E. Westlake Baker & Taylor Layoffs Target Retail, Not Libraries Wyatt’s World: Five Poetry Collections to Close the Year MORE	Funding Philadelphia Judge Stops Mayor’s Plan To Close 11 Libraries Hundreds Attend Reopening of Main Library in Josephine County, OR San Diego New Main Library Plan May Gain Boost from School MORE

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