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Orange libraries give patrons access to digital magazines on computers - by David Breen, Orlando Sentinel

Orange libraries give patrons access to digital magazines on computers - by David Breen, Orlando Sentinel | The Information Professional | Scoop.it
Orange libraries give patrons access to digital magazines on computers - Patrons of the Orange County Library System can now read hundreds of magazines without setting foot inside a branch.

The system recently rolled out a service that allows library patrons to view and download about 250 magazines on computers, tablets or smartphones.

The service, a partnership between the electronic newsstand Zinio and audio-book publisher Recorded Books, is free to anyone with a library card.
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Houstonians set up underground libraries in response to book ban, by Halli Jordan

Houstonians set up underground libraries in response to book ban, by Halli Jordan | The Information Professional | Scoop.it

By Hallie Jordan

"After learning about a law in Arizona that has gotten books about Mexican-American history banned from classrooms, a group of Houstonians responded by collecting over 1,000 of the banned books, packing them in cars and taking them in a caravan across Texas and New Mexico to Tucson, Arizona.
Known as “librotraficantes,” or book traffickers, a group led by Houston Community College professor and author Tony Diaz has taken it upon itself to help the students in Arizona to have access to the books that have been part of their school district’s curriculum for years.
In 2010 Arizona passed House Bill 2281 that specifies that public school courses must not teach material that conflicts with the United States government."

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