[Publib] Breaking News, July 7 American Libraries Online

[Gordon Flagg]

Breaking News, July 7 American Libraries Online
<http://www.ala.org/alonline/>;

> Homeless Residents Sue Worcester Library over Borrowing Restrictions

> Nampa Library Keeps Joy of Books, Loses Donor

> Incarnate Word Returns to the Times

> Northeastern Flooding Takes a Toll on Archives, Libraries

> Buffalo Dissolves Informatics School, Returns LIS to Education

> Fired Director Sues American Library in Paris Board


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