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Media coverage: WAMU and others
12:56 PM EST 1/8/09
I went searching for the item below from a co-worker's alert, and finally found a reference in a blog. I couldn't believe how many local news stories came up in a news search for the first week of 2009 on the topic of the role of libraries in tough times.

Listen to the Diane Rehm show on WAMU, January 7th:
11:00 The Role of Libraries in Economic Hard Times
There's a recording there too.
Libraries today have become multimedia centers, offering not only books but DVDs, e-books and Internet access. They can also be an especially important community resource during times of economic hardship. A look at the future of libraries in a slowing economy.
Guests
Carla Hayden, executive director, Enoch Pratt Free Library and past president of the American Library Association
Jim Rettig, President of the American Library Association. He is also the University Librarian at the Boatwright Memorial Library at the University of Richmond, Virginia.
Ginnie Cooper, Chief Librarian for the District of Columbia Public Library. She is the Former Executive Director of the Brooklyn Public Library.

found on the Superpatron blog