01/07/2009
Grant money to rebuild school libraries (ABC 13 Houston)
Clear Creek ISD has $44,420 to replace books and other materials lost due to damage by Hurr. Ike
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01/06/2009
Role of school libraries changing in 21st century (Coppell Gazette)
As technology has grown in the Coppell ISD the role of the library and librarians has changed. “Our libraries are very busy places,” said Debra Marshall, Wilson Elementary School and head librarian for the district. “The roles of librarians have changed dramatically over the last 20 years.”
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01/06/2009
Aborn, Lynn Woods school libraries receive upgrades (The Daily Item)
LYNN - Although the city's gloomy budget situation has prevented many schools from offering adequate library services in recent years, two elementary schools are upgrading their non-fiction collections thanks to some well-timed grant money.
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01/09/2009
Score one for the First Lady (Jewish World Review)
http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | Vast areas of the Pacific Ocean will be protected as national monuments, thanks to an 11th-hour proclamation by President Bush. Score one more for Laura Bush.
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01/09/2009
Education not incarceration: a primer (Real Change News)
Seattle’s new policy is taking shape: It involves closing schools and building jails. A new chapter has been added to the American historical record.
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01/09/2009
Charleston officials look to create new library district (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier)
CHARLESTON — The public library and school district share a common town name but have very different boundaries.
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01/08/2009
Low-brow books? (BBC News)
Donkey libraries help Ethiopians learn to read
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01/08/2009
What’s goes on (Central Kitsap Reporter)
ARTS & CRAFTS
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01/08/2009
INDIA: New magazines recommended for school kids (AsiaMedia)
PANAJI --- Vocational Education , Open Schooling , University News are some of the magazines that students of primary schools will be able to pick up from their library shelves from this new year.
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01/08/2009
One man's quest to help the world learn (rediff.com)
Eight hundred million people are illiterate. John Wood aims to change that.
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