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Libraries in the News

Cracks in the halls of learning: The Age (Australia)

One for the books: School library gets a makeover and new books after statewide contest - The State, SC

The library has a secret - Editorial from The Ledger, FL

Well-stocked, staffed school libraries boost FCAT scores, UCF research shows (EurekAlert!)

FCAT scores up at schools with good libraries, study shows (Miami Herald)

School librarian's role shifting from storyteller to data expert (Seattle Times)

Locking up a world of ideas: Closing libraries puts schools' core at risk (San Francisco's SFGate.com)

Student Rebel Beats McGill in Essay Fight
Globe and Mail or CNN

Bullied by the Click of a Mouse (Toronto Globe and Mail)

Information overload (Indiana Daily Journal)

Computer illogic: Despite great promise, technology is dumbing down the classroom (San Francisco's SFGate.com)

Good school libraries boost readers (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)

Old, poor schools have more outdated, irrelevant books (Orlando Sentinel)

Reading can bring social change (BBC News)