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		<title>MPR interviews MN Directors on Future of Libraries</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2010 01:06:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MaryAnn VanCura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are a fan of Minnesota Public Radio and its nationally-recognized Midmorning program, you&#8217;ll appreciate that an hour was dedicated this week to interviews of two Minnesota public library directors. For a fascinating, energetic conversation between MPR interviewer, Greg Vandegriff, and Lois Langer Thompson, director of the Hennepin County Library, and Kit Hadley, director [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Library Advocacy Course Free to ALA Members</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 17:39:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MaryAnn VanCura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Turning the Page: Building Your Library Community, a PLA national advocacy training program, is now available online free-of-charge to members of the American Library Association (ALA). 
According to the PLA website, &#8220;The program&#8230;is designed to equip librarians and library supporters with the skills, confidence, and resources they need to create community partnerships, build alliances with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Legal Reference and “Do It Yourself” Resources (Guest Blogger, Sara Galligan)</title>
		<link>http://webjunctionworks.org/mn/blog/?p=227</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:09:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MaryAnn VanCura</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Legal]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many thanks to Sara Galligan, Ramsey County Law Library, for preparing this entry:
 
Do patrons appear in your library as a first step in their search for legal help?  If so, self help resources are available on court and legal aid websites.  Public librarians can help promote self help legal information, including online materials for low [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blue Zone Project in Albert Lea: Results Affected by Limited Internet Access and Experience</title>
		<link>http://webjunctionworks.org/mn/blog/?p=217</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:44:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MaryAnn VanCura</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dan Buettner]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“We really overestimated the number of people who had easy access and familiarity with the Internet” &#8211; Joel Spoonheim of Minneapolis, pilot program coordinator (p. A4)
If the project had partnered with the public library and local nonprofits with public access computers would the results have been different? Since public libraries provide Internet access and one-on-one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;The Digital Divide is alive and with us.&#8221;-FOLUSA Director</title>
		<link>http://webjunctionworks.org/mn/blog/?p=210</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MaryAnn VanCura</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Conference]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Digital Divide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Library Associations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Access Computing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[2009]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[home broadband]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sally Reed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[statistics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[During the grassroots advocacy luncheon today, Sally Reed, FOLUSA (Friends of the Library USA) reinforced why it&#8217;s so important to get the word out about what libraries do and why it matters.  If they are to support and fund libraries, the public and decision-makers have to understand the role of the library in creating an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Support Your Library and Raise Student Achievement (ASBJ, August 2009)</title>
		<link>http://webjunctionworks.org/mn/blog/?p=182</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:57:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MaryAnn VanCura</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[School Library Media Centers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA["The Changing Library"]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Tori Jensen, John Glenn Middle School, and AASL for this recommended article.
The American School Board Journal (ASBJ) just published this tightly written article by librarian, Melonie Menefee, on the crucial contribution of the school library media center to student achievement. It&#8217;s easy-to-read, uses statistics and research references effectively, and is an excellent article [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Libraries at the Heart of Our Communities (Planning Commissioners Journal, Summer 2009)</title>
		<link>http://webjunctionworks.org/mn/blog/?p=166</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:31:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MaryAnn VanCura</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economic Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Library Value]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another timely and highly readable article on the importance of libraries to our communities, and one that will be of interest to local decision-makers. Thanks to Melissa Palank, MLA, for sharing this alert to ALA State Chapters:
The feature article in the Summer issue of the Planning Commissioners Journal, &#8220;Libraries at the Heart of Our Communities,&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Traffic up at library (Fergus Falls Journal, 06/27/2009)</title>
		<link>http://webjunctionworks.org/mn/blog/?p=157</link>
		<comments>http://webjunctionworks.org/mn/blog/?p=157#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:16:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MaryAnn VanCura</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Library Value]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MN Libraries in the News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[expansion project]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Walt Dunlap, director of the Fergus Falls Public Library, and Peg Werner, director of the Viking Library System, contributed to this story in the Fergus Falls Journal.
Traffic up at library (Fergus Falls Journal © 06/27/2009)
&#8220;Library traffic is up in Fergus Falls as residents look to capitalize on budget-friendly reading material and Internet availability.&#8221; 
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		<title>Clever Library Ad Campaign</title>
		<link>http://webjunctionworks.org/mn/blog/?p=156</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Walker Smalley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Libraries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[publicity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Residents of Johnson County, Kansas may have to think twice when they spot trucks with advertisements for Captain Ahab&#8217;s Seafood and Dr. Jekyll&#8217;s Pharmacy&#8211;with Mr. Hyde advertising his pharmacy on the other side of the truck.
With the help of Barkley Advertising Agency, the Johnson County Library&#8217;s courier trucks have been redeisgned to resemble the delivery trucks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ALA: Use NBC national story to raise awareness of library value</title>
		<link>http://webjunctionworks.org/mn/blog/?p=153</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:18:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Pomerantz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This morning the Today Show ran a segment on the important role libraries play during the recession, using data and resources provided by the ALA and public libraries:
Libraries lend a hand in tough times
The ALA Public Information Office worked with the Today Show on this segment and has followed up to encourage NBC affiliates to [...]]]></description>
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