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Rural Libraries Face Modern Demands
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Each Vermont town independently operates its own library. This set up makes each library unique to its community, but it also puts limits on the amount of resources the library can offer and on the ability of staff to meet increasingly technical community needs.Vermont Edition
Libraries meet demands of a recession
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A bad economy means more and more people are turning to resources at their local libraries. We talk with State Librarian Martha Reid, and library directors Jerry Carbone and Cindy Karasinski. Also, a look at how well funded the state’s pension and benefits funds are.VPR News
Recession boosts business at libraries
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The recession is a boon for Vermont libraries. Librarians say Internet use and circulation of books and periodicals is up and more people are attending library programs.VPR News
New law offers protection for library records
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The privacy of library patrons’ borrowing records has been an issue since the Patriot Act of 2001 gave the federal government broad new powers to investigate them.VPR News
Morning Newscast: April 29, 2008
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Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.: More than a third of Vermont’s schools failed to make progress in the past year toward increasing their students’ test scores.The Vermont House has approved legislation that makes all library records confidential, unless a judge issues a warrant for the information.VPR News