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NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 17, 2008

CHICAGO – Singer-songwriter Lisa Loeb discusses her love of libraries on a new video at Visibility @ your library. One in a series of videos of celebrities that reveal their love of libraries, it can be found by clicking www.pio.ala.org/visibility.

While earning her degree in comparative literature from Brown University, Loeb formed the duo Liz and Lisa with fellow student Elizabeth Mitchell. Loeb then made her mark in New York’s singer-songwriter scene with solo acoustic performances and a collection of songs known as “The Purple Tape.”

She achieved major success when her song “Stay (I Missed You)” reached No. 1 on the pop charts. The song was also featured in the film “Reality Bites” and a video directed by the film’s star, Ethan Hawke.

Her album “Tails” went Gold, as did her 1997 Grammy-nominated album “Firecracker.”

Her most recent project is “Camp Lisa,” a collection of children’s songs. Proceeds from the sales are going to The Camp Lisa Foundation, a non-profit organization that raises funds to help send underprivileged children to summer camp.

Recent work has also included the CDs “Cake and Pie,” “The Way It Really Is,” “The Very Best of Lisa Loeb” and “Hello Lisa,” the children’s CD and companion book “Catch the Moon,” two television series, “Dweezil & Lisa” on the Food Network and “#1 Single” on E! Entertainment Television, and  voice character work on MTV’s “Spider-Man: The New Animated Series,” the Disney Channel’s “Shorty McShorts’ Shorts” and the video game “Grandia Xtreme.”

“The Purple Tape” was also reissued on CD, with interviews about the songwriting process and the music business.

Visibility @ your library provides librarians and library supporters with news and information about important communications issues from ALA’s Public Information Office and the Campaign for America’s Libraries.