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Latest Library Links, December 22, 2014

News from ALA and the profession

January 23, 2015

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Midwinter Meeting News

Making the most of Midwinter

American Libraries Online

Libraries use dog therapy programs to reach reluctant readers

Libraries in the News

Nigerian government urged to establish libraries in prisons

Detroit Public Library adds free digital download service

Three cities bid for Obama Presidential Library

Issues

Sony leak reveals efforts to revive SOPA

Tech Talk

One in five apps are used once and never used again

14 most popular tech products of 2014

E-Content

Macmillan strikes ebook deal with Amazon

Survey of college students reminds us why ebooks haven’t taken over

Publishers strike back against tech companies

Books & Reading

New York Public Library’s best books of 2014

China’s best books of 2014

17 best YA books of 2014

The bulticultural books of 2014

Celebrity memoirs are losing steam

Tips & Ideas

10 social media predictions for 2015

The International Space Station is making 3D printed tools

The best new webcomics of 2014

How to explain the Sony hack to your relatives

Librarians were Google before Google existed

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