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05
Jul
2009
Hitting the town with Barcelona’s Nightclubs  

13 hours ago by bemar

If I had a euro for the amount of times I’ve been asked where the best place/area to go out in Barcelona is, then I’d have enjoyed a good few nights out on that myself. My answer is always the same – that Barcelona is not a resort and has one “hill” ala Magaluf or the like. Barcelona is a city like ...

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The Accidental Library Marketer — Check it out!  

15 hours ago by rachel

It’s been an honor and a privilege to work with a number of ITI authors, but I was never so intimidated as when editing Kathy Dempsey’s The Accidental Library Marketer — given that she edited some of my own earliest work over at Computers in Libraries magazine. Be that as it may, her due-out-any-day ...

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Getting a job in a tough economy  

15 hours ago by rachel

I’ve been doing some talks lately on career building in a down economy, so was interested to see ALA’s new Getting a Job in a Tough Economy Toolkit. It’s obviously a work in progress, and kind of weirdly organized, but I’m cheered to see any association movement toward helping librarians instead of ...

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Palin’s Hometown Crowd Expresses Support for Her – Washington Post  

17 hours ago by Sean Donahoe

FOXNews Palin’s Hometown Crowd Expresses Support for Her Washington Post WASILLA, Alaska, July 4 — Hundreds of Alaskans gathered in Gov. Sarah Palin’s home town, Wasilla, Saturday morning — including her mother, father and daughter Piper — to decorate flatbed trucks, horses and bicycles for the town ...

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UN chief: Myanmar leader promises to hold inclusive general election – Xinhua  

17 hours ago by Sean Donahoe

New Zealand Herald UN chief: Myanmar leader promises to hold inclusive general election Xinhua BANGKOK, July 4 (Xinhua) — United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon said Saturday that Myanmar top leader Senior-General Than Shwe has promised him the Southeast Asian country will hold a fair and incl ...

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British spy chief’s cover blown on Facebook (Reuters)  

17 hours ago by Sean Donahoe

Reuters – The wife of the new head of Britain’s spy agency has posted pictures of her husband, family and friends on Internet networking site Facebook, details which could compromise security, a newspaper said on Sunday. Read Full Story Here >>

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Weary Palin Sought to Regain Control – Washington Post  

17 hours ago by Sean Donahoe

FOXNews Weary Palin Sought to Regain Control Washington Post Theories abound. But some of the people closest to the Alaska governor say she wanted to regain control of a political script that slipped out of her hands the moment she burst onto the national stage. She also wanted to shield herself … D ...

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04
Jul
2009
Media coverage continues to highlight the surge in library visits  

23 hours ago by Roger Owen Green

... during tough economic times. More than 900 placements on this topic have appeared on TV, radio, Web sites and in print. More than 800 million people have seen, heard or read stories about the surge since fall of 2008, when the ALA began its media outreach efforts. Friends of the APL

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Fourth of July  

1 day ago by Wendie O

Happy Fourth of July! I hope you enjoyed parades and fireworks and food roasted over hot coals. My family gifted me with some time alone today. They went to the pool's Fourth of July party while I stayed home trying to organize things for my trip to ALA next week. (Speaking 10:30 am at the Nonfictio ...

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Palin keeps low-profile after surprise news (AP)  

1 day ago by Sean Donahoe

AP – Outgoing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is staying out of the public eye after her surprise announcement that she will leave office more than a year before her term is complete. Read Full Story Here >>

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