Ruth V. Small of Syracuse University wrote an article,  Librarians hold key to world of books, for Children’s Book Week that appeared on Syracuse.com.
She says,
‘As we mark Children’s Book Week, we are reminded of all of those people who help our children discover the magic of the written word and experience the joy of reading. […]

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Every time a library opens it is an exciting thing!  Celebrate on the Bahrainians with me….
A new chapter!
Gulf Daily News - Manama, Bahrain
Highlights of the new Shaikh Isa National Library, Juffair:

initial collection of 70,000 books, which will eventually be increased to 250,000
four large reading halls with Bluetooth connection, he added
wireless Internet facilities and […]

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AudibleKids.com (from Audible, Inc.) is an engaging, interactive community of parents, their kids, and educators that promotes the fun of storytelling through audiobooks. Listen to books, read and post reviews, and share your favorites with others. Categories include:

Animal Stories
Biographies & History
Classics & Poetry
Fables
Fairy Tales & Myths
Fiction
Mysteries
Nonfiction
Parenting & Teaching
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Study Guides & Foreign Language

For the […]

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The Christian Science Monitor (a Mon-Fri. daily newspaper) reported that ‘Print circulation for the country’s largest daily newspapers dropped about 3.5 percent during the past six months, the steepest decline YET reported by the Audit Bureau of Circulation‘. (Free reports from the Audit Bureau of Circulation)
Newspaper Links:

Hometown News.com - Direct Links to more […]

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Picked up an interesting book yesterday at Goodwill called, “Specialty Shop Retailing: How to run your own store - Innovative ideas for retail success”. The copy that I found had a copyright of 1997. Was curious about the author’s business success so I looked up Orange Tree Imports
and found that it is […]

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 The Carnegie Mellon University Libraries presents ‘The Library Arcade features games designed to help students develop research skills through entertaining and easy-to-repeat activities’.

‘I’ll Get It’ is similar to ‘Diner Dash’.  Started out easy enough but once the afternoon rush began it became obvious that ‘I may not have what it takes to be a librarian!’  […]

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