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& Description
News Outlet
& Journalist
Date
& Location
MEDIA TYPE
& LENGTH
5 September 2021
Port Orford, Oregon, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Despite its tiny size and modest resources, the Port Orford-Langlois school district in Oregon managed to minimize coronavirus spread among students in the 2020-21 school year. A key factor was the partnership between...
22 August 2021
Maroua, Cameroon
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800-1500 Words
In Cameroon's Far North region, mobile libraries lend books to children and adults who have been deprived of both libraries and education by Boko Haram militants. The tricycle-powered libraries are part of Lire au Sah...
1 June 2021
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Digital library services in Kansas City were ramped up to serve patrons even as doors closed to visitors during the pandemic. Wi-Fi Hotspots were made available for downloading books, virtual story times for children ...
Jackson Hole News & Guide
Tom Hallberg
26 May 2021
Jackson, Wyoming, United States
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800-1500 Words
Teton County in Wyoming is implementing a new "fine free" system at community libraries, and anecdotal results show it's been successful. Eliminating fines is a way for the library to address the root cause of people ...
28 March 2021
New Jersey, United States
Radio
3-5 Minutes
When people leave prison, they often gravitate to public libraries as a free place to get computer access and help in looking for work and navigating other aspects of life outside. New Jersey Public Libraries' Fresh S...
8 January 2021
Deora, Bihar, India
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800-1500 Words
Sadiya Riyaz Shaikh wanted more students, specifically girls, in her village to have access to books and a place to study. She created the Maulana Azad Library, a repurposed family guesthouse full of hundreds of new a...
12 December 2020
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
Kindred is a program to diversify Pima County libraries' staff, events, and collections. They run programs centered around Black history, culture, and experiences, including Black story time and talks featuring promin...
31 July 2020
Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
Summer, which is usually the busiest season for libraries around the United States, brought with it challenges due to the pandemic, but resourceful librarians innovated ways to connect with their most valuable patrons...
28 May 2020
San Francisco, California, United States
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800-1500 Words
Librarians’ skills have proved critical to San Francisco’s pandemic response, in roles ranging from translating to communicating public-health announcements, but especially contact tracing. The city’s largest-ever act...
29 March 2020
Bay City, Michigan, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
With schools and libraries closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, a librarian in Bay County, Michigan is turning to hosting a virtual storytime. Although this approach lacks some elements of the in-person storytime, ...
14 January 2020
New York, New York, United States
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800-1500 Words
Instrument rentals help to address a gap in privilege. The Central Branch of Brooklyn Public Library in New York City is one of several programs in the US and Canada that loan out musical instruments for free. The pro...
The Beacon Today
Brenna Brown
8 January 2020
West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Libraries around West Palm Beach, Florida, have collaborated to offer resources to children who need to work on technology-dependant homework after school, but who don't have access to the Internet or a computer at ho...
28 December 2019
Denver, Colorado, United States
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Under 800 Words
Eliminating overdue fines at libraries allows low-income patrons to reengage with public resources. The Denver Public Library replaced fines with a lending restriction, meaning that patrons could only check out new it...
31 October 2019
New York, New York, United States
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1500-3000 Words
A bookmobile program in Queens brings stories, computers and wifi to family shelters to help expand access to these vital resources to children and families without a permanent home. The book-filled bus has served ove...
30 September 2019
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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Under 800 Words
In Nashville, the public library system and metropolitan public school district are working together to ensure students have access to all the educational resources they need. To start, every student ID doubles as a l...
17 September 2019
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
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800-1500 Words
Public libraries can serve as vital community resources. In Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the Forsyth County Public Library operates as a multi-use facility thanks to investments from a voter-approved bond and state ...
6 August 2019
Brownsville, Texas, United States
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800-1500 Words
A public library in Brownsville, Texas continues to remain relevant through its dedication to learning from failed initiatives, investing in new technology, and ensuring that the space keeps up with ever-changing town...
26 July 2019
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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800-1500 Words
Discussing history can help communities heal from racial violence and trauma. Organizations like the Greater Bronzeville Action Plan, the Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Commemoration Project (CCR19), and the Chicago Center...
17 July 2019
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States
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800-1500 Words
Libraries across the United States are expanding what they offer to not just include books, but also a host of social and human services. From stocking an anti-overdose drug to offering mental health services and lega...
29 June 2019
New York, New York, United States
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800-1500 Words
The Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library is a branch of the New York Public Library system that offers a wide array of services for vision-impaired adults and children. They hold the largest physical colle...
8 June 2019
Stornoway, Scotland
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800-1500 Words
Mobile libraries provide a crucial point of engagement for remote communities. In Scotland, the country’s mobile library service has provided residents of its Western Isles with access to books, Gaelic culture, and a ...
3 June 2019
Ferguson, Missouri, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
As American schools have become increasingly focused on preparing students for higher education and careers, life skills classes like home economics, financial literacy, and wood shop classes have fallen to the waysid...
OZY
Joanna Lobo
9 April 2019
Dimapur, Nagaland, India
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800-1500 Words
The city of Dimapur in India had no public library - until an online crowdfunding campaign provided the capital needed to rent a small space and get the library idea off the ground. While funding is still limited and ...
2 April 2019
New York, New York, United States
Broadcast TV News
5-15 Minutes
Librarians in New York City are attempting to "promote literacy in ordinary locations." By adding books and staff to laundromats in low-income communities, they are providing opportunities for children living in "bo...
Bloomberg CityLab
Tanvi Misra
12 March 2019
Medellín, Colombia
Text
Under 800 Words
City planners and governments often overlook culture when trying to rebuild cities blighted by war, disasters, or other types of urban distress. But not Medellín, Colombia. After the drug trade made Medellín a violent...
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