Sarah Long
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What library directors are readingSep 06, 2008 11:00 pm - I asked North Suburban area public library directors what they'd been reading, and here's what they said: "I dusted off an omnibus of the G.K. Chesterton Father Brown my...
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Quebec celebrates four centuriesAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - I went to Quebec City for the World Library and Information Congress, presented by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. More about that...
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Diary might be a blogAug 23, 2008 11:00 pm - If someone said, "I keep a diary" you might assume the individual kept a book in which she or he recorded thoughts and the stuff of life. But in this day of electronic e...
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Library checkouts increase as economy heads southAug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Anyone who's worked behind a library checkout desk knows that when times are hard, people come to the library and check out more items than they do when the economy is t...
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Poor economy sparks library visitsAug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Anyone who's worked behind a library checkout desk knows that when times are hard, people come to the library and check out more items than they do when the economy is t...
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Book explores bringing library to KenyaAug 09, 2008 11:00 pm - I went to Africa some time ago and joined a tour of libraries in rural Zimbabwe. It was in 1999, before things got so very bad in that troubled country. We visited two v...
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Handy manual for budding PR folksAug 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently I agreed to become the public relations person for my church. I thought it would be an easy job, just writing the occasional press release. After I wrote my fir...
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Online election resources for kids -- and adults, tooJul 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Some smaller public libraries interfile all the children's and adult nonfiction books in one sequence. As an adult user, I always liked this idea because it enabled me t...
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Jul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - I have a new grandgirl! Her name is Tassidit, which means "bringer of happiness." Born on June 21, 2008, she has indeed already brought much happiness to all family memb...
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Modern-day library managers face new challengesJul 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Imagine yourself in charge of an institution that's changing fast. Your staff needs to learn new skills. They also need to be able to teach and use the new skills creati...