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Roundup of Burbank Clubs
Burbank Noon Lions “Children Know Peace” is the theme for the 2011 International Peace Poster contest sponsored by the Burbank Noon Lions club, and on November 16, the club recognized the winners in a ceremony held at the Burbank Central...Tags: Libraries, Arts and Culture, International Relations, Schools, United Nations
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Burb's Eye View: Nothing trivial about a year in Burbank
In the banquet hall filled with trivia experts, I took one last leap up to the stage and swiveled to face the throng. They’d gathered for the Burbank Library’s annual trivia bee, and I as their host would guide them through the festivities. I...Tags: Libraries, Arts and Culture, Services and Shopping, Veterans Day, Relay for Life
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Arundel libraries adopt 'ambitious' $175 million upgrade plan
Anne Arundel County will need to spend more than $175 million over several decades to bring its library buildings up to snuff, according to a recent analysis done for the library system — and that doesn't include the cost to design and furnish them....Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Arts and Culture, Finance, Lobbying, Annapolis
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Carrie Fisher at the Towson library and in Wishful Drinking
Carrie Fisher is in town for a run of her one-woman show, "Wishful Drinking," at the Hippodrome, and fans will have a couple of chances to chat with her, courtesy of the Baltimore County Public Library.
Fisher was born to Hollywood stars Eddie Fisher...Tags: Libraries, Star Wars (movie), Arts and Culture, Eddie Fisher, Towson
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Patt Morrison Asks: The Internet Archive's Brewster Kahle
Brewster Kahle has the gleeful air of a man who has just found something wonderful and wants to tell his friends all about it. And his friends are the 2 billion people, and counting, who are on the Internet every day. What he has found -- or more...Tags: Networking, Online Media Industry, Arts and Culture, Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Kindle
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Patt Morrison Asks: Diane Keaton
If you're lazily inclined to define Diane Keaton by the crossword-puzzle-sized word "actor," you need to get out more. Add to that her work as director and producer, photographer, restorer of venerable houses, board member of the Los Angeles Conservancy...Tags: Arts and Culture, Doris Day, Cat (animal), Celebrities, Music
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Disgraced collector pleads guilty to stealing historical documents
Barry H. Landau, the once-esteemed collector of presidential memorabilia, admitted in federal court Tuesday that he stole thousands of documents regarded as cultural treasures from historical societies and libraries in Baltimore and up the East Coast....Tags: Sociology, Abraham Lincoln, Connecticut Historical Society, Trials, FBI
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Redevelopment agencies are vital
On Dec. 29, the California Supreme Court upheld the Legislature’s dissolution of all redevelopment agencies across California. The impact of this legislation on the city of Glendale cannot be overstated. Quite simply, millions of dollars of local...Tags: Libraries, Cultural Development, Arts and Culture, Central Park, Economic Policy
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Deadline should be extended
The Friends of the Glendale Public Library unanimously support Senate Bill 659 to extend the deadline to dissolve redevelopment agencies from Feb.1 to April 15 (“Support for SB 659,” Jan. 27). This additional time would allow for the...Tags: Libraries, Arts and Culture
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Editorial: Libraries walk a tightrope on porn
When a homeless man was accused of fondling himself in the Laguna Beach Public Library, the ensuing outcry was less about the alleged behavior than about the pornography the man was viewing on the Internet at the time. Some people had never realized...Tags: Justice System, Arts and Culture, Customs and Tradition, Los Angeles Times, Breast Cancer
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Check It Out: Get in shape this year with yoga
Are you determined to keep your New Year's resolutions and get in shape in 2012? Give yoga a try! Practicing this ancient art will increase your body strength and flexibility, relax your mind, and energize your spirit. The Newport Beach Library has an...Tags: Libraries, Arts and Culture, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Arthritis, Yoga
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Friday's Calendar
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Canoe Under Holiday Lights
Enjoy outrigger canoeing for all ages and skill levels around Balboa islands under the glow of holiday lights decking out the watercraft and homes competing in the 103rd annual Boat Parade. Participants go out...Tags: Libraries, Arts and Culture, Bars and Clubs, Canoeing and Kayaking, Music
Dec 27, 2011
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Jan 26, 2012
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