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Weekly Poll

Be sure to check out our weekly poll below, or on our home page.

You can also view results from previous weekly polls.

Oprah's Book Club Selection to Give Away

Free: Lincoln Trail Libraries System has two copies of the Oprah's Book Club selection, "Love in the Time of Cholera" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. LTLS members may contact Helen Neal at hneal@lincolntrail.info.

Building Rural Libraries and Communities: Planning for the Future

Western Illinois University Libraries, Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs, Alliance Library System, and Western Illinois Entrepreneurship Center will be sponsoring a workshop on making your library a vital resource for community and economic development. For more information and registration information, go to: http://www.alliancelibrarysystem.com/article.cfm?id=1961

Pew Online Activity & Pursuits Report available

Pew Internet has published a new report, Information Searches That Solve Problems. There are several major findings in this report. One is this - for help with a variety of common problems, more people turn to the internet than consult experts or family members to provide information and resources. Another key insight is that members of Gen Y are the leading users of libraries for help solving problems and in more general patronage. This report is the result of a partnership of the University of Illinois -Urbana-Champaign and the Pew Internet & American Life Project. It was funded with a grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services. Contributing authors are Leigh Estabrook, Evans Witt, and Lee Rainie.

Happy New Year

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