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NEW! Interview: Mohammad Abbas talks about his role as head of the new Library Department of the Iraqi Council of Representatives, the nations parliament in Baghdad.
Exclusive interview with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.
Interview with Judith Krug, 1995.
Interview: Andrew Pace Explains Why OCLC’s “Quick Start” Is a Sea Change . An April 24 conversation with American Libraries Editor in Chief Leonard Kniffel on OCLC's foray into web-scale management.
Read This Now: ALA’s Award-winners Represent the Best for Library Collections.The chairs of many of ALA's book and media award committees discuss their selections. Includes a complete review of RUSA's Outstanding Reference Sources.
Stimulate Your Library: How libraries can benefit from the 2009 stimulus bill.
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AL Inside Scoop, American Libraries’ blog.
American Libraries: The First 100 Years, a timeline, 1907–2007
Top Ten Reasons to be a Librarian
10 Reasons Why the Internet Is No Substitute for a Library
12 Ways Libraries Are Good for the Country

August 2005

Accused Map Thief Pleads Innocent
Posted August 12, 2005.

Arkansas Group Backs Review of 70 Titles
Posted August 19, 2005.

Arson Acquittee Sought for Skipping Court
Posted August 26, 2005.

Artist Returns to Livermore Library for a Spell
Posted August 12, 2005.

Senate Passes Patriot Act Reauthorization
Posted August 5, 2005.

Senate Passes Patriot Act Reauthorization
Posted August 5, 2005.

Bangladeshi Boat Libraries Earn 2005 Gates Award
Posted August 19, 2005.

Bookmobile Service Suspended after Driver's Off-Duty Arrest
Posted August 5, 2005.

British Consulting Firm Proposes a National Public Library Agency
Posted August 5, 2005.

City Commissioners Reinstate Florida Librarian
Posted August 26, 2005.

Colorado Library Gets Meeting-Room Religion
Posted August 26, 2005.

Connecticut Library Takes on Patriot Act
Posted August 26, 2005.

Denver Reconsiders Fotonovela Collection
Posted August 12, 2005.

Florida Librarian Suspended over Porn Incident
Posted August 12, 2005.

Georgia Library Backs Away from Controversial Sculpture
Posted August 5, 2005.

Google Temporarily Halts Its Library Project
Posted August 12, 2005.

Groups File Amicus in National Security Letters Challenge
Posted August 12, 2005.

Hurricane Katrina Report: Affected Libraries
Posted August 31, 2005.

IFLA Convenes in Oslo as New National Library Opens
Posted August 19, 2005.

Illinois Governor Vetoes Bill Allowing Library Secession
Posted August 26, 2005.

Indianapolis Seeks Tax Hike to Handle Construction Costs
Posted August 26, 2005.

Maryland Textbook Thieves Sentenced
Posted August 5, 2005.

Missing Maps at Three Libraries Linked to Accused Yale Thief
Posted August 5, 2005.

Multnomah Thief Banned from Library
Posted August 5, 2005.

New York Bookmobile Driver Reinstated
Posted August 12, 2005.

Reagan-Era Roberts Documents Released
Posted August 19, 2005.

Residents Plead with Buffalo Library Board to Keep Branches
Posted August 5, 2005.

Towns Find Money to Keep Four Buffalo Branches Open
Posted August 26, 2005.

Virginia Library Relocates Nude Painting
Posted August 5, 2005.

White House Nominates Three to NCLIS
Posted August 12, 2005.

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