LibVibe: the library news podcast

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Stories reported:
State of Libraries (1 , 2) ; Officials: library cuts devastating (1 , 2 , 3 , 4) ; Library visitor arrested in child porn probe ; Librarians target of ID theft ; Library of Congress Experience (1 , 2) ; Library of Congress partners with History Channel ; Seattle City Librarian resigns ; Cleveland PL director to retire ; Saying goodbye to the old library .

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Author of new book tells LibVibe - and you - how we can renew librarianship No other library news source brings you the voices of people in the news Stories reported:
Union ratifies deal with library ; EPA to reopen libraries (1 , 2 , 3 , 4) ; City to shut down five libraries (1 , 2) ; Two towns weigh privatizing libraries ; Library deficits deepen ; Renewing Professional Librarianship ; Three arrested in kickback scheme involving Sacramento library ; Man charged with stealing library's historic documents (1 , 2 , 3) .

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Stories reported:
Internet's impact on us ; Innovate or decline ; Library power struggle (1 , 2 , 3) ; Compromise found on library funds ; The world has changed, but not our books (1 , 2) ; Two sex books taken off library shelves (1 , 2) ; Library offers international television access (interview , print , library) ; Financier announces donation to library ; New library proposed .

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'Advocacy Guru' tells LibVibe - and you - what the library community needs to do
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Stories reported:
Sex offenders banned from city libraries ; Man wants sex books banned ; Pull the plug on the library ; 'Advocacy Guru' advises librarians (interview , site) ; $4.5 million proposed in library cuts ; Ask.com cuts 40 jobs in reorganization (1 , 2) .

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New Memphis library leaders have no library background Wisconsin county slashes librarian salaries, administrator tells LibVibe - and you - replacing us with the Internet is a "best practice" Stories reported:
Closed book: mayor firming up his team (1 , 2) ; Librarians demoted (interview , 1 , 2) ; Vanishing Librarians? (interview , column) ; Mayor and librarian clash over control ; Library system set to grow ; LJ for sale (1 , 2) .

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Pay equity dispute leads to lockout. Representatives of both sides talk with LibVibe. ULC president tells LibVibe - and you - about his new report on services for immigrants. Stories reported:
Library workers locked out (interviews , 1 , 2 , 3) ; LSSI begins labor talks ; Welcome Stranger: Public Libraries Build the Global Village (interview , report) ; As economy struggles, more people rely on libraries ; Library buys queen's death warrant (1 , 2) .

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Panel votes to monitor Web usage at libraries ; School district vows to fix libraries -- but not by the book ; Lawmakers seek more teacher librarians in state's schools ; Man accused of looking at child porn on library computer (1 , 2) ; Vandalism at public library (1 , 2) ; Laptop thieves hit library ; ALA on library security? ; Mold hits rare book library ; Owner of used bookstore leaves half of estate to library .

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Police: level 3 sex offender molests boy at library (1 , 2 , 3) ; Students held after letting off gas in library (1 , 2) ; State worker admits he stole historical artifacts ; Library food-for-fines program struck down (1 , 2) ; Library's woes worsen - CEO ; Students return to MSU library ; Fire rips through library ; Love your library month .

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Mainstream electronic media goes to the library: hear what they found. Stories reported:
Registered sex offender arrested after library incident ; Family shocked by web images at library ; Councilman chides head librarian on porn-filter report ; Internet drives up library use, costs ; Very overdue item appears in book drop ; Noteworthy programs: 1 , 2 .

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New report on 'Google Generation' affirms need for info lit, library advocacy. Hear the report's authors explain what they found. Stories reported:
Information Behaviour of the Researcher of the Future ; New governor's budget proposal cuts library funding ; Groups rebuilding library of two polygamous towns (1 , 2) ; Libraries aim to turn a new page (1 , 2) .

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Filtering controversy in Dallas Canadian librarian tells LibVibe - and you - about his new adventure, from Africa Stories reported:
On library computers, porn is a regular sight (1 , 2 , 3) ; Carbon dioxide leak forces library evacuation ; Strains and joys color mergers between libraries and tech units ; Library patron carjacked ; Libraries balance patrons, homeless ; Peruse the world's best public library ; Librarian wins Newberry Award (1 , 2) ; Librarian off to Tanzania for horticulture project (interview , print) .

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Stories reported:
Economic impact of libraries ; Sprinkler damages thousands of books at library ; Mom tries to give up infant at library ; Couple charged in theft of $40,000+ worth of library materials ; Pornography, marijuana mistakenly sent to library ; Search committee identifies finalists for director's position ; Librarian of the Year 2008 announced ; ALA Midwinter .

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Anger at library cuts ; Congress earmarks $3 million to reopen closed EPA libraries ; New chapter for metro libraries (1 , 2) ; Most literate cities ; Reference library gets $30 million renovation ; OCC sees new library (story , site) ; A childish misplacement of vigilance at the library ; Librarian wins couch potato contest (1 , 2) .

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Gen Y likes us. Pew Internet & American Life Project director tells LibVibe - and you - about their new report Writer says he uses his library science degree in an unusual full time job Stories reported:
Information Searches that Solve Problems (interview , article , report) ; Late library books can take toll on credit scores ; Haven't paid library fines? You better pay up ; Library sacks curator for keeping historic book in car trunk (1 , 2 , 3) ; Suds vs. duds (interview , article) .

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Season's Greetings and Happy New Year! Stories reported:
Gates Foundation awards ALA $950,000 to improve access to Internet resources in public libraries (interview , release) ; Ex-librarian leaves $300,000 for library ; Verizon, Maier giving $500,000 each to library ; Library cuts book budget by $200K ; Two million people, only two libraries ; Student finds surprise in library book ; Columbia joins Google Book project ; Library branch will move to former Barnes & Noble .
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Stories reported:
Encouraging people to contribute knowledge ; Students 'should use Wikipedia' ; A librarian's worst nightmare ; Woman claims man found masturbating at library ; Johnston hunting for books to remove ; Sewage for new-age library garden .
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