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It’s not just dollars that are getting invested in the crowdfunding process, but fans themselves.

Alfred Green’s 1950 film, made at the height of Robinson’s career, is in the public domain...

The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) is one of those projects a librarian (and perhaps any other geeky type) dreams of. We’ve been blessed over recent years with access to the resources of so many powerful digital archives. But until now, these efforts existed as silos. We’ve had no  infrastructure to aggregate these wonderful [...]

Here’s a brief update on the all-digital, bookless library system now under construction in Bexar County, Texas (San Antoni0) that infoDOCKET and many others first posted about in early January. From the San Antonio Express-News: Construction is underway on the system’s 5,000-square-foot base of operations at 3505 Pleasanton Road. County Judge Nelson Wolff, Precinct 1 Commissioner Sergio [...]

SLJ is giving away 25 author-signed copies of the latest book in the format-bending “Infinity Ring” series (Scholastic). Written by Matt de la Peña, the middle grade novel Curse of the Ancients continues the adventures of Dak, Sera, and Riq, who are on a quest to set history back on course by traveling to different cataclysmic events in time. Leave comment to enter.

Llama Llama… author-illustrator and rock star to preschoolers Anna Dewdney will be our special guest at the Fostering Lifelong Learners conference on April 25th, joining in the conversation about making and sharing great books for preschoolers. Here are five questions for her. 1.What did your own children teach you about creating books for preschoolers? My [...]

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Lucas Gabriel, a high school student, helped collect and donate thousands of books to be delivered to New York City public schools.

The live webcast along with a live is scheduled for April 18, 2013 at 2pm Eastern/11am Pacific. It’s being organized by Connected Learning. Blurb An in-depth look at YOUmedia’s strengths as a space for connected learning, and broader considerations for application in other environments. Speaker Info Penny Bender Sebring is a founding co-director of the [...]

From Madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal: Wisconsin public schools have received $30.1 million from a state trust fund to help purchase materials for their libraries. School districts can spend the money awarded Monday on books, newspapers, periodicals, and some digital materials. A state trust fund set by the constitution uses loan interests generated on public lands to [...]