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"Don't take no for an answer!": Polk County (June 2003)
In this article, we take a peek at a library director and staff who, despite some serious obstacles, developed and increased strong support for public access computing.
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Algiers Regional Library: Riding the Aftermath of Katrina (October 200
More than a year after Hurricane Katrina struck, the New Orleans Public Library system is a long way from "business as usual." The Algiers Regional Branch tells part of the story.
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Allen County Public Library: Thoughtful Innovations with space, staff and
Allen County Public Library: This Northeast Indiana library uses thoughtful innovations to maximize space, staff and potential of emerging technologies.
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BC's Lillooet Public Library: Relationships Across the Divide (Ju
One library in a remote area of British Columbia has found new and creative ways to reach out to its patrons--even those at a distance.
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Blackfalds (AB) Public Library: Highway to Wi-Fi (March
How a little library in Alberta created a world-beating wireless system for patrons and road warriors.
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Boone County (KY) Public Library: Thinking Big (April 2005)
You don't have to be a prehistoric elephant to get stuck on Boone County, Kentucky--a visit to the lively local library should do the trick.
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Bozeman Public Library: Mr. Patron Goes to Washington (April 2004)
When the Bozeman Public Library won an IMLS award, it wasn't just the top brass who travelled to Washington DC to accept it.
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Building a Virtual Workforce: NW Iowa Library Services Consulting Service
Northwest Iowa Library Service's new approach to providing library management training and consulting to member libraries with their Special Project Consulting Service.
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Carvers Bay (SC) Branch Library: Gaming the Way to Literacy (August 2006)
If you thought gaming in libraries is only for the big-city systems, take a look at this library next to a corn field in rural South Carolina.
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Cobleigh Public Library: Phish and PAKRATS (December 2004)
In northern Vermont, a committed group of parents helps get a bookmobile on the road.
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Cornelius Public Library: Seeing the Forest...Tree by Tree (September 2003)
By responsively building programs and relationships, an Oregon library uses grass roots strategies to reach out to its Latino community. WebJunction member Mary Williams (member name: maryw) reports.
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Cozard Memorial Library: Trust-Busting
How a small-town library in South Dakota broadened its base of support beyond its original benefactor.
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Erie County (PA) PL: on board with the Underground Railroad Bicyc
Get ready to roll: this story stretches across geography and history.
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Goodwin Public Library (Farmington, NH): Pride of the Yankees (October 2004)
A dynamic director and a handful of Gates Foundation computers have been enough to re-energize a New England town's library--and its whole community.
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Harper College Library Dives Into Web 2.0 to Reach Students
The Harper College Library motto "Our Mission is Your Success" has prompted the library to find a number of creative and innovative ways to reach their students.
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How One City Got Information Literacy Brewing
A mobile computer training program is bringing an empowering awareness of the information landscape to Seattle neighborhoods.
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Howard County (MD) Library: Open Source-erers
Howard County (MD) Library has mastered the wonders of LuMix and other arcane mysteries of open source computing for patrons.
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Jay Johnson (KS) Library: Trading Spaces
In Western Kansas, a tiny library gets a bit of breathing room through creative remodeling.
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Just-in-Time, Just-in-Place: Iowa Staff Learn Online
After hearing the buzz about how the Southwest Iowa Library Service Area is using Live Space for online staff training, WebJunction asked SWILSA Administrator Karen Burns to share about their Computerside Chats and RACE (Random Acts of Continuing Education).
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Kinyaa'áanii Charlie Benally (AZ) Library: Fire at the Cente
Located at the physical center of the college, this library works like fire to draw the whole community to its warmth and to elicit knowledge sharing and storytelling.
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