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Goats and Soda
Terence Crowster, a development worker who has been an avid reader since he was young, solicited donations to start the Hot-Spot Library in Scottsville, Cape Town, so kids would have a safe place to connect with books.

PHOTOS: Improvised Library Brings Joy Of Books To Kids Living In Gang Territory

Jun 27, 2021
It started with a guy who had a dream – bringing books to kids in a slum – and two used shipping containers. It's the Hot-Spot Library of Cape Town, South Africa.
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National
Longmont, Colo., library director Nancy Kerr says libraries are always looking at new opportunities to connect people with information.

Public Libraries May Turn The Page For Colorado City's News Desert

Sep 19, 2019
Scores of counties across the U.S. have no local newspaper, and some that do say they're not being well-served by them. Longmont, Colo., is considering one possible solution: newsrooms in libraries.
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National
Lil Miss Hot Mess reads to children during a Drag Queen Story Hour in Brooklyn, N.Y. The event is held in libraries across the country, including, in the past, at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.

While WorldPride Rolls, 2 LGBTQ Events Are Canceled Due To Safety Concerns

Jun 30, 2019

"Storybook Pride Prom" in Jacksonville, Fla., and Drag Queen Story Hour in Pittsburgh were canceled this weekend after both events' organizers decided they could not ensure a safe space.

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The Salt
<em>Sylvia's Spinach</em> by Katherine Pryor

Children's Publishing House Takes Food Literacy Literally

Feb 27, 2018
Teaching kids how to eat healthfully and appreciate the cultural diversity of food begins with getting books about these themes into their hands, says Readers to Eaters' founding publisher.
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Newscast headlines

Officials Break Ground On East Las Vegas Library

Nov 03, 2017

Students and community leaders broke ground Thursday on the East Las Vegas Library, which some call an overdue addition to the city’s urban core.

Along with a free-to-use computer lab, the $30 million library will provide workforce and small-business development services.

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The Salt
Archivist Amy McDonald invited some co-workers to help her re-create cherries jubilee from a university cookbook. But even with a historical paper trail, there were still things they couldn't figure out, like what to do after it starts flaming.

At Duke University, A Bizarre Tour Through American History And Palates

Sep 21, 2017
Through the Rubenstein Test Kitchen project, librarians and staff re-create historical recipes from thousands of cookbooks in the collections. Some dishes are culturally telling ... and comical.
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Newscast headlines

Hildale To Get Public Library

Apr 07, 2016

A Utah county has set aside money for a public library in a polygamous town on the Utah-Arizona border that hasn't had one for decades because of controlling sect leaders.

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All Tech Considered
Mobile Internet "hotspot" devices are now the most popular item at the Spring Hill Library in Tennessee.

For Internet To Go, Check The Library

Jan 03, 2016
Little Spring Hill, Tennessee stands among the country's biggest cities at the new frontier of library services. Available for check-out here are Wi-Fi hotspots, leased to patrons for free.
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Newscast headlines

Washoe County Library Closures Could Cost $450,000

Jul 09, 2015

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Plans to close two public libraries could leave Washoe County paying a fine much larger than that of a late return.

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North Las Vegas Closing Library Near Old City Hall

Jan 26, 2015
North Las Vegas is closing one of its three municipal library branches ahead of a plan to open another branch at a yet-to-be announced site. A city...
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North Las Vegas Faces Fiscal Crisis

Jun 22, 2012
North Las Vegas has been struggling to pay its bills for many months now. Yesterday the city struck a deal with the City of Las Vegas to get cheaper jail accommodations and close its own jail.
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KNPR's State of Nevada

Gay Rodeo - It All Began in Nevada

May 21, 2012
If you learned everything you knew about gay cowboys watching Brokeback Mountain, think again. The real history would include the creation of the gay rodeo in Reno.
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KNPR's State of Nevada

Pineapple Grenade

Mar 06, 2012
Can a book about a serial killer be funny? Hilarious? Well yes it can, say reviewers for the New York Times and the Miami Herald. Of course, the serial killer is Tim Dorsey's unrepentant serial killer Serge Storms.
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KNPR's State of Nevada

Beyond Brokeback

Feb 13, 2012
The two cowboys of "Brokeback Mountain" catapulted gay Americans into the cultural mainstream in a way that other gay characters had not. It became a cultural phenomenon.
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KNPR's State of Nevada

Hawaiian Heritage Collection Visits Nevada

Jan 30, 2012
Hawaii is famous for its surfers, hula dancers, and aloha spirit.  But did you know it was a monarchy, before its queen was forced to surrender the islands at gunpoint?  Or that island folklore says volcanoes erupt because of the goddess Pele, and that shark gods help ships lost at sea? .
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KNPR's State of Nevada

Out West at Clark County Library

Oct 25, 2011
If you think there were no gay cowboys until Annie Prouix dreamed them up in "Brokeback Mountain," think again. There have been gay and transgender people in the West since its last century.
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KNPR's State of Nevada

Reading with Rover

Oct 18, 2011
From Go Dog Go to Clifford the Big Red Dog, children's books about dogs have always been a big hit.  But what if you added a real dog into the mix?  The Henderson Public Libraries are encouraging kids to read aloud to a furry friend who sits beside them.
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KNPR's State of Nevada

I Dare You to Read This

Sep 28, 2011

Slaughterhouse-Five.  Huckleberry Finn.

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KNPR's State of Nevada

The E-N-D for Libraries?

Apr 14, 2011
In today's tech-savvy world, you might see more people with their noses buried behind their laptops or Kindles than in books.  Do electronic books and apps spell the E-N-D for libraries?  And how do libraries stay afloat in this latest saga of budget cuts?  Head librarian Jeanne Goodrich gives us her outlook on the fate of the library system.
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KNPR's State of Nevada

Story of Lesbian Literature

Jun 21, 2010
If you've never heard of Bold Strokes or Blue Stockings, then you probably haven't read much lesbian literature. Those are publishing houses that don't print mainstream books.
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KNPR's State of Nevada

Author Christopher Rice

Jun 17, 2010
What if your brother was accused of murdering 60 people? What would you do? That's the problem facing the main character of Christopher Rice's latest novel. When her brother is accused of being a terrorist, the main character has to prove he's innocent.
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