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  • Libraries Lend Mobile Wi-Fi Hot Spots To Those Who Need Internet Service

    Tony Gonzalez

    December 24, 2015 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Nashville, Tennessee

    In addition to lending media and information, libraries are now lending the means to access media and information by allowing patrons to borrow wi-fi hotspots.

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  • A Library of Good Ideas

    Deborah Fallows

    August 02, 2015 |

    The Atlantic |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Bend, Oregon

    Staff members at a library branch in central Oregon take steps toward community engagement and participation by crossing the barrier from employee to neighbor. By building personal relationships with other community members, offering "maker" spaces and other public engagement opportunities, and listening to the desires of the community they are serving, the 6-branch Deschutes Libraries make a name for themselves.

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  • University's DeLaMare Library: Innovative 'maker space' gaining attention

    David Stipech

    May 29, 2015 |

    KUNR |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Reno, Nevada

    The University of Nevada at Reno’s DeLaMare Library houses a ‘maker space’ which houses creative tools ranging from whiteboards to laser cutters to microprocessors. It is the library’s hope that this space allows students and the general public to fabricate their ideas and form new, innovative collaborations.

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  • Reviving the Library in Greece: The Future Is Now for the Future Library Network and the INELI-Balkans Project

    Sara Panagiotopolou

    March 04, 2015 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Greece

    The Future Library Network has revitalized Greece’s community library system through collaboration, sharing of resources, and investment in technology for patrons to use such as recording studios, maker spaces, and robotics.

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  • Not Your Mother's Library

    Deborah Fallows

    October 06, 2014 |

    The Atlantic |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Columbus, Ohio

    A public library in Columbus, Ohio stays ahead of the curve by investing in new technology as well as expanding outreach efforts to people of all backgrounds and socioeconomic class. The library offers rigorous, hands-on classes and free programs for families with young children in an effort to prepare kids for kindergarten reading and learning.

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  • French get a look at nation's UFO files

    John Leicester

    March 23, 2007 |

    NBC News |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: France

    France was the first country to publicly release documents about government investigations of UFOs and other unexplained phenomena. Around 100,000 documents were released on an online archive, with the oldest record dating back to 1937. The archive includes police and expert reports, witness sketches, maps, and photos, video, and audio recordings. The archive has about 1,650 cases on record and 6,000 witness accounts. Web traffic to the archive exceed expectations. Only 9% of reported strange phenomena have been fully explained, with 28% inexplicable despite precise testimonies and high-quality evidence.

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