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The Library

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 14:47
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by Kayla Rollend

At My Library

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 12:25
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by Lilianna Maxwell

My Priceless Journey

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Thu, 12/03/2009 - 10:17
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The Adventures of Little Jennifer

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Tue, 11/24/2009 - 08:43
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by Jennifer Phomsithi

Crossing the Delaware in Mars Library

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Wed, 12/02/2009 - 15:13
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Legislative Research with Library Resources

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 11:44
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by Samantha Kelley

My Library

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 14:50
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by Michelle Pantalena

My Local Library (Wherever It May Be)

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Tue, 11/17/2009 - 14:51
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by Shelley McNeil
 
Although I am still fairly new to the Davenport area, and I haven’t been around forty years like the Downtown Branch, libraries have always been a huge part of my life. Growing up, I lived in a family that was often in turmoil, and we spent a great deal of time moving from place to place. By the time I graduated, I had gone to a total of thirteen different schools.  Needless to say this can be pretty stressful on a kid.
 

Growing Up With Nancy Drew

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Fri, 11/20/2009 - 11:14
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by Cara Lou Strahley

The Port Charlotte High Library Experience

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Fri, 12/04/2009 - 09:38
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by selwyneingoanika

From a Visit to a Life Long Career

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 14:33
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by Yujung Hu

What Is The Library To Me

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 12:45
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by Frederick Cox

Something New

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Thu, 12/03/2009 - 10:55
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by Michelle Kang

Love for a Book

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 12:28
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by Molly Head

Wondrous Falling

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Tue, 11/17/2009 - 15:03
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by Jaden Erol Troves

The American Library: An Alternative View

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 15:31
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by Carmel Glumac

My Life at the Music Library

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 15:03
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by Precious Angel Kelly

Walks to the Library

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Thu, 11/19/2009 - 16:14
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by Sara MacNeil

My Personal Experience

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 14:55
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by Amber Simpson

My Library Experience

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 15:44
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by Jordan Messing

Drops of Knowledge

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 15:27
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by Bethel Glumac

4,000 Words Later

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 14:53
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by Elizabeth Crocker

Libraries, A Public Place

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Thu, 11/19/2009 - 11:48
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by Molly Richter

Full Circle

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Tue, 11/24/2009 - 08:46
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by Jaden Devlin

 

Sale of the New Century

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Tue, 11/24/2009 - 09:59
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by Nancy Scott

The Madison Public Library and Me

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Fri, 12/04/2009 - 09:45
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by Kirsti Meyer

Every Tuesday around 11 our mornings sound something like this:

“Run into story time. Come on, Dove you don’t have time to pick out a DVD right now. Get going Dovey, or Dana will read the stories without you.”

“Come on Ang. Do you want to help me put the books in the book drop?”

“No! Don’t put the books on the baby please; he’s too little to hold all of the books.”

My Library

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 14:16
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by Ashlie Simpson

Th Comfort Zone

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 14:24
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by Jamie Padilla

The Journey of My Public Library Education

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Tue, 11/17/2009 - 13:40
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by Cyndee Kromminga

The Library Card

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 15:11
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by Joan Young

What Makes Woodson Regional So Special

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Thu, 12/03/2009 - 11:59
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by Eve Cogdell

Honey

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Fri, 12/04/2009 - 09:28
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by Chloe Davenport

Put Me On The Shelves

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 14:11
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by Andrew Langston

A Life Filled With a Love of Library, Literature and Obviously Alliteration

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Thu, 12/03/2009 - 10:20
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by Tamra Mathias

Borrowed or Bought, I Can't Get Enough

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 15:15
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by C.J. Jackson

Who's Happier @ the Library?

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Tue, 11/17/2009 - 10:49
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by Victoria S. Kim

On Bended Knee, The Keewaydin Park Library Experience

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 15:20
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by Rochelle Cunningham

A "Cents"ible Resource

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Fri, 11/20/2009 - 09:02
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by Leslie Powell-Skinner

Escape

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Thu, 12/03/2009 - 11:34
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by Michelle Kang

Propelling Library Rule

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Thu, 12/03/2009 - 11:43
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by Jennifer Livingston

Heart of Town

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Tue, 11/17/2009 - 14:43
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by Alex Meidunas

Thinking back, libraries have always been a part of my life. I have seen many libraries - even worked in one or two. There have been the public; there have been the school or academic up through university years; the specialized (such as technical, art, and medical); and the personal ones, including my own.

These libraries have come in many shapes and sizes. Many, now, have undergone considerable changes, interiorly, and exteriorly.  Each had its own individual atmosphere.

Rite of Passage

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Tue, 11/17/2009 - 14:58
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by L. Joyce Taylor

My Library

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 14:42
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by Ethan Tebbe

Dreaming World

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 14:20
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by Benjamin Yang

My Experience With Libraries

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 12:40
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by Marilyn Nelson

What Will You Find at Your Local Library?

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 12:07
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by Kate McIntyre

Coming Home

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 14:07
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by Bronwyn Commins

The Radford Public Library: My Other Home

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 10:50
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by Benjamin Elliot Dabney

Checking Out Local History from the Oxford Public Library

Submitted by Michael Van Der... on Tue, 11/17/2009 - 10:08
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by Renee Lipford

When I first moved to Pennsylvania ten years ago, one of the first things I did was join the Oxford Public Library.  I was interested in learning about the history of the area, and I was excited to find a whole section of books devoted to local history.