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3 Things Teens Need To Know Before Volunteering At The Library

3 Things Teens Need To Know Before Volunteering At The Library

Teen volunteers saved my summer. With their help, I was able to put on large-scale messy shaving cream painting projects, sign up more…
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Meredith Sires
The Library is Empty. Your Move! (A Thought Experiment)

The Library is Empty. Your Move! (A Thought Experiment)

This is a thought experiment. There are a lot of conversations in our culture about what a library is, what it’s becoming, and what it…
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Oleg Kagan
Libraries Are About Choices, and That’s How it Should Be!

Libraries Are About Choices, and That’s How it Should Be!

One of the unwritten rules of library collections and services is that they’re not one-size-fits-all.
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Oleg Kagan
Plurality Voting and How To Improve U.S. Elections

Plurality Voting and How To Improve U.S. Elections

(The original version of this article was written by Aaron Hamlin, co-founder and executive director of The Center for Election Science…
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Tom Bruno
A Library Saved His Life

A Library Saved His Life

Ok, libraries are great — but saving a life? How is that possible? Libraries can’t rescue a drowning person from a lake, or pull someone…
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David Shumaker
The Secret to the Library of Things

The Secret to the Library of Things

Libraries lend everything. Check out this amazing service from the public library.
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Brianna Austin
Five Reasons You Need to Visit Your Library Before Storming Area 51

Five Reasons You Need to Visit Your Library Before Storming Area 51

If you want to get into Area 51, you’ll need to be prepared. Libraries nationwide are ready to help!
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Oleg Kagan
3 Ways to Beat The Summer Slide Without an Uphill Battle

3 Ways to Beat The Summer Slide Without an Uphill Battle

Public libraries are here to help you (and your kids) make peace in the battle against the summer slide.
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Meredith Sires
Medical Resources at Your Local Public Library

Medical Resources at Your Local Public Library

When you or a loved one have received a medical diagnosis, navigating the world of health information available can be a confusing and…
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Tom Bruno
Public Libraries — A Great Life Hack for Families

Public Libraries — A Great Life Hack for Families

Have you ever heard the term “life hack”? Coined in 2004 by technology writer Daniel O’Brien, a life hack refers to a strategy or…
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Tom Bruno
Celebrate Libraries and America by Visiting a Presidential Library

Celebrate Libraries and America by Visiting a Presidential Library

Add a Presidential Library to your road trip or build your summer vacation around the history of our nation’s chief executives.
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Tom Bruno
Does Your Teen Need Volunteer Hours? Hit the Library!

Does Your Teen Need Volunteer Hours? Hit the Library!

Does your teen need community service hours for a club, organization, to meet the requirements for a scholarship, or to boost their…
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Laura Kathryn Bright
What I Want My Son to Learn from Libraries

What I Want My Son to Learn from Libraries

The values of libraries are also the values of good people. For my first Father’s Day, here are a few…
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Oleg Kagan
What Controlled Digital Lending does to Make Every Book Available Online

What Controlled Digital Lending does to Make Every Book Available Online

When the book is out of print AND unavailable online why can’t your library scan it?
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EveryLibrary
7 Things You Didn’t Know That the Federal Government Funds For Your Library

7 Things You Didn’t Know That the Federal Government Funds For Your Library

Your public library provides an amazing array of services to the community –books are only the tip of the iceberg. And while most of its…
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David Shumaker
Small Business Services

Small Business Services

A Step-by-Step Guide to Starting a Business with the Library’s Help
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Brianna Austin
Four Reasons Why Libraries are Homeschooling Hotspots

Four Reasons Why Libraries are Homeschooling Hotspots

If you’re worried about your homeschoolers using their “indoor voices” at the library, believe me, the librarian is not!
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Laura Kathryn Bright
Five Ways Local Libraries Can Help Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs

Five Ways Local Libraries Can Help Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs

They are the superheroes of economic development in every community
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EveryLibrary
Free Teen Audiobook Season Arrives

Free Teen Audiobook Season Arrives

Teens and Tweens can download two wonderful audiobooks each week to build their personal libraries
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AudioFile Magazine
It’s called a Public Library! Here’s how it works…

It’s called a Public Library! Here’s how it works…

Let’s start with the basics: A public library is publicly-funded institution that provides access to information through materials-lending…
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Oleg Kagan
A Summer of Reading, a Life of Adventure

A Summer of Reading, a Life of Adventure

I was eleven years old when my mother gave me my first Trixie Belden mystery one summer. That may have been one of the most impactful…
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EveryLibrary
QUIZ: How Well Do You Know Literary Awards

QUIZ: How Well Do You Know Literary Awards

The prestigious history of literary awards and prizes goes back thousands of years, with cultures around the world seeking to identify and…
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EveryLibrary
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