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		<title>Kindle comes to the Boston Public Library</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:54:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PK Shiu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amazon started the Kindle e-book lending program and Boston Public Library is part of the system! If you own a kindle you can now check out a book digitally and read it on your Kindle or your iPad, or your Mac and PC. You can follow the directions on the BPL website or this small [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Literary Speed Dating at Public Libraries Offers Dimmed Lights, Rose Petals and a Book to Fall Back On If the Match is Not Made in Heaven</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 01:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marleen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to expand their patron base, library staff across the country have begun to offer speed-dating services at the library by turning their rooms into romantic venues at night for the between-20-and 40-year-old set. The age group that grew up with the Internet tends to stay away from the stacks unless they have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boston Phoenix Article Says State&#8217;s Flood Preparedness for Libraries Leads the Nation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 18:16:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marleen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The wrenching process of dealing with loss of life and property as a result of the recent accumulation of disasters in Japan has barely begun but, at some point, the loss of libraries and their literary and cultural collections will enter the public&#8217;s consciousness, too. This is why a recent article in the Boston Phoenix [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cost to Libraries of E-Books Likely to SkyRocket With New Usage Fee Structure by Publisher Harper-Collins, Says New York Times</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marleen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Librarians purchasing E-books for their patrons used to feel comfortable thinking that, once purchased, the electronic content could be used over and over again, reducing the library&#8217;s cost of books and catering to the surging demand of readers who love their e-books. But new agreements for libraries issuesd by Harper-Collins have thrown a monkey-wrench into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Innovative Ohio County Library Director Keeps Libraries Open on Weekends by Offering Passport Services to Patrons</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Sep 2010 02:12:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the more frustrating aspects of Boston&#8217;s neighborhood libraries is that they are seldom open for people who work during the day. While the main library at Copley enjoys evening hours most weekdays,  and is open weekends, too, the local &#8220;stepchild&#8221; branches out in the hinterlands are closed summer weekends and available at night [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do Bostonians Want 8 Pricey Suburban-style 20,000 Sq Ft Libraries or 26 Many-sized Walk-to Neighborhood Branches?</title>
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		<dc:creator>marleen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BPL president Amy Ryan has proposed &#8220;transforming&#8221; Boston&#8217;s library system by preserving eight existing &#8220;lead&#8221; libraries that are 20,000 square feet or more at the expense of the remaining 18 smaller libraries anchoring Boston&#8217;s 26 neighborhoods. The question is, Why? New York City just opened its newest branch in Battery City. It is 10,000 square [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Green&#8221; Public Library Opens in Battery Park, NYC, Following in Footsteps of &#8220;Green&#8221; Ballard Library in Seattle</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:04:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marleen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amid the Orwellian approach by the BPL&#8217;s leadership to &#8220;transform&#8221; the Boston public library system by engaging in closures, layoffs and service reductions, there are examples of more enlightened visions. In New York City, a new green library just opened in Battery Park, with the assistance of a grant by their Wall Street neighbor Goldman [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scarsdale, NY, Public Library Offers 24/7 ATM-Style Library Kiosk at Train Station</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marleen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An ATM-style book-lending machine at the train station of Scarsdale, NY, allows library cardholders to take out and return books  24/7. In other words, the library is open when you need it. Card holders can scan the library collection, updated regularly by the library, and items selected are dispensed in a clear plastic container with [...]]]></description>
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