Summer Books from Utah's Remote Librarian *
May 27th, 2007 · Eve Tallman, director of the prize-winning Grand County Public Library in Moab, Utah, kicks off an annual summer reading series with a handful of books she's set aside for the season.
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CyberCemetery, Archiving Lost Web Sites
Mar 10th, 2007 · When agencies lose federal funding, Web sites disappear without notice. But librarians at the University of North Texas want the information on those sites to be preserved. So they created CyberCemetery.
Newbery Medal Winner Scolded for Book's Language ****
Feb 18th, 2007 · This year's Newbery Medal winner, Susan Patron, is under fire from some school librarians because of language in her book The Higher Power of Lucky..
Large Collection of Black Memorabilia Goes Public ****
Nov 9th, 2006 · Dr. Mayme Clayton owned one of the world's largest collections of black memorabilia. The retired librarian died recently of cancer in Southern California. Jenee Darden surveys her life and her collection's future.
Books for the Young... and the Young at Heart **
Jun 11th, 2006 · It's a summer tradition at Weekend Edition Sunday: each week, we learn what notable readers are pulling off the shelves. Elizabeth Bird, senior librarian at The New York Public Library's Donnell Library Center, focuses on books for young people.
Librarians Denounce Gag Order in Patriot Act Case *
May 30th, 2006 · Four Connecticut librarians spoke bitterly Tuesday about a months' long gag order they were subjected to after the FBI requested patrons' records under the Patriot Act. The librarians decried their inability to participate in congressional debate on how to rewrite the act.
Librarian's Picks: Saving the Best for First ****
Mar 31st, 2006 · Sometimes authors' best works are their first. The tale of an imaginary universe where elevators are really important and the story of the first giraffe in Europe are among librarian Nancy Pearl's selections of must-read literary debuts.
Hallmark Writers Get Advice from Poet Laureate **
Feb 21st, 2006 · Ted Kooser, the nation's poet laureate, has been traveling around the country talking to librarians, school children and other groups about poetry. One of his stops was in Kansas City, Mo., where he led a workshop with some of Hallmark's greeting card writers.
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