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Island school awarded $84K grant to boost literacy - Prince Edward Island - CBC News

Island school awarded $84K grant to boost literacy - Prince Edward Island - CBC News | Canadian Library Smiles | Scoop.it
An Island school was awarded an $84,000 grant to boost literacy and transform its library.
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Cornwall cat 1st in Canada to help with literacy - Prince Edward Island - CBC News

Cornwall cat 1st in Canada to help with literacy - Prince Edward Island - CBC News | Canadian Library Smiles | Scoop.it
The public library in Cornwall, P.E.I. has recruited a once stray cat to help out local children with their reading skills.
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The Vancouver Public Library: Thriving in a digital age

The Vancouver Public Library: Thriving in a digital age | Canadian Library Smiles | Scoop.it
Visits are up, circulation is up, and wireless use in particular, not surprisingly, is skyrocketing
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Digital scholarship centre will revolutionize research | McMaster University Library, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Digital scholarship centre will revolutionize research | McMaster University Library, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | Canadian Library Smiles | Scoop.it
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Newsmaker: Dog therapy at McGill University library

Newsmaker: Dog therapy at McGill University library | Canadian Library Smiles | Scoop.it
This week students at the McGill library can encounter man's best friend wandering the stacks of books.
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Vancouver Public Library Discusses Urban Green Space and eBooks | Good E-Reader - eBooks, Publishing and Comic News

Vancouver Public Library Discusses Urban Green Space and eBooks | Good E-Reader - eBooks, Publishing and Comic News | Canadian Library Smiles | Scoop.it
The Vancouver Public Library is the largest library in British Columbia and it is poised to do something very innovative. In 2015, the library will gain
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Library deaths greatly exaggerated

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For thousands of years, libraries have offered citizens a place to gather and share ideas, or simply... - The View from the West - Winnipeg Free Press.
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CBC.ca | Information Morning Moncton | Elf-satisfaction (audio)

Natalie Brun talks about the Elf-workshop happening at the Dieppe Public Library.
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Robin Illsley's curator insight, December 13, 2012 11:03 AM

Santa would be proud!

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Public libraries get $100K for electronic books - New Brunswick - CBC News

Public libraries get $100K for electronic books - New Brunswick - CBC News | Canadian Library Smiles | Scoop.it
The New Brunswick Public Library Service will be getting 4,000 new electronic titles just in time for Christmas, thanks to a $100,000 donation from the New Brunswick Public Libraries Foundation.
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Making the library a hub for community

Making the library a hub for community | Canadian Library Smiles | Scoop.it
The Whistler Public Library is no longer just a place where people sit quietly and do traditional library things like read.
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