government funding
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Better Funding Boosts Library Usage
Library use has been declining, but that decline probably isn’t due to a decreasing interest in reading. Plenty of pundits blame the rise of digital technology, but even libraries that offer digital services like ebook lending have seen declines. The real culprit is…
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Government Shut Down Round-Up, Part 2!
One week later and the government is still shut down. Here is the latest update. With hundreds of thousands of workers not being allowed to work, the government is quietly running, with unpaid interns! This shutdown has been planned for…
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Remembering Why We Love Libraries
Libraries have not been getting enough attention, so sometimes it’s beneficial to meditate on the anecdotal secrets and historical utilities that this community institution has provided us with over the years. From supplying research for revolutionaries to refuge for writers—there…