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Book News: Only 1700 Takers for Frey Refund The AP reports that only 1,729 buyers of James Frey’s A Million Little Pieces have applied for the refund offered by publisher Random House.

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ALA | About LHRT

The Library History Round Table of the American Library Association exists to facilitate communication among scholars and students of library history, to support research in library history, and to be active in issues, such as preservation, that concern library historians.

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This Week on L-TV: June 1 to June 4

Web  |  www.olis.ri.gov | May 30, 2008

L-TV 124 Chick LitFran Farrell Bergeron hosts library director Kathryn Taylor of the Westerly PublicLibraryand West Warwick Public Library Administrative Assistant Sue Laporte in an informative and entertaining look at Chick Lit a new literary genre that upon

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Groundwood Books: for the finest in children's books : Awards & Reviews

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Angel Square by Brian Doyle Phoenix Honor Award - 2004 - Honor Book NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature - 2004 - Nominated Jugendliteraturpreis (Germany) - 2001 - Nominee >>more

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The Eye of Duncan Phillips - Passantino, Erika D.; Scott, David W. - Yale University Press

This lavishly illustrated book is both a survey of the major European and American works in The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., and a guide to the museum’s holdings and significance.

http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/book.asp?isbn=0300080905

2007 Library and Information Science Grant Awards

Resource  |  www.oclc.org | Jan 16, 2007

OCLC Programs and Research and the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) announce recipients of grants supporting Melissa Gross and Don Latham of Florida State University and M. Asim Qayyum, Carlos A. Suarez Balseiro, and Tania Garcia-Ramos of the University of Puerto

http://www.oclc.org/research/announcements/2007-01-16.htm

Reed Elsevier - Elsevier Celebrates Library Profession on International Special Librarians Day

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Amsterdam, 22 April 2004 - In recognition of International Special Librarians Day (ISLD), Elsevier, a leading scientific, technical and medical publisher, is proud to honor the contributions of librarians around the world.

http://www.reed-elsevier.com/index.cfm?articleid=885&articleaction=print

Ask a Librarian Blog » March Exemplary Reference Awards

The Quality Assurance Workgroup has been hard at work and has awarded the following transcripts for March Exemplary Reference Awards of the Month. Transcripts were awarded in three categories: Best Detailed Chat, Best Brief Chat, and Best Teaching Chat.

http://www.tblc.org/askalibrarianblog/2008/05/20/march-exemplary-reference-awards/

2008 Giant Step Award - School Library Journal

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Thomson Gale will award $5,000 to each winning school and public library, a celebration at the ALA Annual Conference, and a cover story in School Library Journal (SLJ). ACT TODAY The 2008 Giant Step Award nominations will be accepted through February11, 2008. Follow the entry guidelines below.

http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/info/CA446097.html

Librarian » Blog Archive » Edwards Award to Orson Scott Card Who Has Argued Against Tolerance for

Jolly and righteous teen author, Orson Scott Card, is the topic of much discussion as honor bestowed by the ALA’s YALSA has brought to general attention Card’s views against tolerance for homosexuals.

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