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A search of topics that are a source of pride in the Akron area shows the region isn't getting its full due.
Akron Beacon Journal. 7/27/06. http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/15133593.htm


Raising and watching butterflies
'Butterfly Lady' brings Monarchs to library
COSHOCTON – The Coshocton Public Library has gone buggy. Actually, the library is being invaded by butterflies.
Coshocton Tribune. 7/27/06. http://www.coshoctontribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060727/NEWS01/607270305/1002


Ohio State Begins Library Renovation
After years of planning and massive fundraising, Ohio State University's (OSU) ambitious $105 million renovation and library construction project is about to begin.
LibraryJournal. 7/27/06. http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6356748.html

Celebrating Puzzles, in 18,446,744,073,709,551,616 Moves (or So)
Christianity sanctifies Sunday as a day of rest and worship. In the early 19th century, some Protestant communities interpreted the Sabbath sobriety as an injunction against dancing, games and other entertainments. But in Massachusetts a loophole was found.
New York Times. 7/25/06. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/25/science/25puzz.html?_r=1&oref=login


And just for laughs . . .
Books Don't Take You Anywhere
WASHINGTON, DC—A study released Monday by the U.S. Department of Education revealed that, contrary to the longtime claims of librarians and teachers, books do not take you anywhere.
the Onion. http://www.theonion.com/content/node/29716

Man charged in alleged toe sucking
Associated Press
YOUNGSTOWN - A grand jury has accused a man of sucking on a woman's toe at the public library in Boardman after he asked to kiss her feet to see her reaction as part of a sociology project.
Akron Beacon Journal. 6/26/06. http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/15124492.htm


Picnic helps show Leetonia Library plans
LEETONIA - Area children and their parents played games, won prizes, and ate a picnic lunch Tuesday at the proposed site for a new library facility on Walnut Street
Salem News. 7/26/06. http://www.salemnews.net/news/story/0726202006_new06picnic.asp


Check it out: Library scores highly among area residents
Some needs, such as more meeting space, are already being addressed with the Clark County Public Library’s capital campaign.
Springfield News-Sun. 6/26/06. http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/content/news/stories/2006/07/26/sns0726library.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=7

Nearly 1,400 libraries "Step Up to the Plate @ your library"; incentives available for participating libraries
Libraries across the country are celebrating an all-American summer pastime and the role libraries play in building 21st century literacy skills by participating in the Step Up to the Plate @ your library® program, developed by ALA and the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
American Library Association. 7/18/06. http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=news&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=132649

Safe and bound
Bubble wrap made it possible. Without thousands of sheets of the plastic protection, history might have been tarnished.
Columbus Dispatch. 7/17/06. http://www.dispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/07/17/20060717-A1-00.html

Mickey Spillane, creator of Detective Mike Hammer, dies
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Mickey Spillane, the macho mystery writer who wowed millions of readers with the shoot-’em-up sex and violence of gumshoe Mike Hammer, died today. He was 88.
Toledo Blade. 7/17/06. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060717/ART18/60717018&SearchID=73251039258798

Columbus Metropolitan Library Selects LiveTime Help Desk Software
Newport Beach, CA (PRWEB) -- LiveTime Software, a leading provider of Java-based Customer Service and Support software, today announced that its web-based help desk management tool, LiveTime Help Desk, has been selected by Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML) to manage and deliver a complete IT Help Desk Service to its customers.
Yahoo! News. 7/19/06. http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20060719/bs_prweb/prweb413421_4

Listen up! Storytellers have the floor
Akron-Summit public library hosts tellers of tales, spinners of yarns and relaters of lies. Librarian Becky Davis wants to bring new worlds to Akron.
Akron Beacon Journal. 6/13/06. http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/living/15027452.htm?source=rss&channel=ohio_living

The next big bling in publishing: hip-hop fiction
Stories of gangster life draw new readers, big profits, but is it literature?
Jerome Ellis says he was a good a good student in school, but when it came to reading fiction for homework he "just couldn't deal with it."
Cleveland Plain Dealer. 7/13/06. http://www.cleveland.com/search/index.ssf?/base/entertainment/1152802514321180.xml?ebnew&coll=2

Blackwell school plan would hurt libraries
To exclude school library media centers from the 65 percent solution is no solution at all ("School plan favored by Blackwell called gimmick," Dispatch article, June 29).
Columbus Dispatch. 7/14/06. http://www.dispatch.com/editorials-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/07/14/20060714-A14-03.html

FFA offers petting zoo to complement library program
Delphos Herald. 6/14/06.
http://www.delphosherald.com/ximages.php?imagegroup=x3480x3481

Library board addresses projects
DELPHOS— Members of the Delphos Library Board met Wednesday afternoon and were informed of several projects to be completed.
Delphos Herald. 6/13/06. http://www.delphosherald.com/page2.php?story=10870&archive=

Wildlife learning
Staten Dean, Tyler Cox and McKayla Brown were in Kachelmacher Park Wednesday for a Logan-Hocking County District Library's summer reading program session.
Logan Daily News. 6/14/06. http://www.logandaily.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=120959

Life is a zoo
Ever feel like your life is a zoo? How about a petting zoo like the one that was in Racine yesterday afternoon?
Pomeroy Daily Sentinel. 6/13/06. http://www.mydailysentinel.com/articles/2006/07/13/news/local_news/news01.txt

Reading Books Is Still Popular Activity
69% Have Recently Read A Book
In the digital era, is it possible that books are still number 1?
Rasmussen Reports. 6/04/06. http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006/National%20Polls/readingPopular.htm