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I had a different topic in mind for this, my first post of 2011. But an email I received from the friendly staff at WordPress changed my mind. What good news! WordPress congratulated me on my blog’s attainment of a rating of Awesome on their Blog Health-O-Meter™.  And I know they really approve of the [...]

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In a letter published in Library Journal in 1908 U.K. librarian James Duff Brown was puzzled by comparisons of British and American public library statistics. He noticed that the number of registered borrowers per capita among prominent U.S. libraries seemed inordinately high when compared with British libraries. 1907 statistics for East Orange, NJ indicated that [...]

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These past several months the LJ Index of Public Library Service has been in the news in all regions of the USA, showcasing libraries that excel in providing services to their communities. So, it was troubling to see that the Index became newsworthy in a conflict between a library director and library board. A Library [...]

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