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American Library Assocation Conference 2008, Anaheim, CA: Complete Coverage from Library Journal

LJ staffers report live from Anaheim, CA, June 26-July 2 bringing you the latest news, blogs, photos, and videos. More


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Library of the Year at ALA 2008: Lesley Boughton
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Lesley Boughton, Wyoming State Librarian, talks about the Library of the Year award and what it means to libraries in an oft-overlooked state.
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Wilda Williams
In the Bookroom

July 4, 2008
Everybody into the Pool! Poolside Reads
This holiday weekend while many New Yorkers will flee the steaming asphalt jungle for...
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Cheryl LaGuardia
E-VIEWS

July 4, 2008
Films for the Fourth
The Fourth of July is a big holiday for me, because it’s close to my birthday (...
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Michael Rogers
LJ Insider

July 1, 2008
ALA Anaheim: All Quiet on the Western Front
Hopped aboard Crying Baby Airlines in the wee hours yesterday morning for a return tr...
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Roy Tennant
Tennant: Digital Libraries

June 30, 2008
Google Gone
I noticed an interesting thing at the ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA this year....
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Academic Buildings 2007
Higher ed libraries make the architectural grade in 2007: a selection of the 21 new/renovation/addition projects
Public Library Buildings 2007
Public libraries building a future: a selection of completed building projects
Learning Gardens
New York's GreenBranches program links the library to the street.

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Restoring a Classic Library By Design, Spring 2008
On December 11, approximately 115 librarians, architects, and planners convened at the Chicago Public Library's (CPL) Harold Washington Center for LJ's second Design Institute (DI). Through a daylong series of green-themed presentations, panels, and breakout sessions, they conferred on the latest developments, options, strategies, concerns, and solutions relating to sustainable design....


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