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San Francisco Library Now Recycling all Newspapers for Potty Training Shelter Puppies

The San Francisco Public Library is solving a potty training problem, by donating unwanted newspapers to the city's animal shelter.

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New York Designer Creates the Most Polished Phone Booth Library Yet

Is the pay phone an anachronism or an opportunity? Designer John Locke can upgrade one into a book nook in five minutes flat.

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Bringing Maker-Style Garage Tinkering Into the Local Library

Local libraries are no longer just reading rooms. They're becoming noisy, interactive, hands-on laboratories of innovation.

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The Book Truck: Mobile Library Hits Mexico City's Streets

In Mexico City, a mobile library on a freight truck totes around 1500 books on visual art and culture to bring contemporary art into public dialogue.

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Discarded by Walmart, a Box Store Becomes a Thriving Library

Residents of McAllen, TX eager to use free internet or check out a novel can do so in an unusual

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A Small Town's Library Love Goes Viral, Earns Donations

Sure, the 110 year old building has charm, but the library in Shutesbury, Mass., lacks running water. Local townspeople are determined to change it.

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Should College Students to Be Able to Pay Their Way Off Wait Lists?

With wait lists thousands of students deep, California's community colleges say they'll add more class sections if students pay full price.

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The East L.A. Bookstore That Acts Like a Library Annex

A lending library and used bookstore in L.A.'s Boyle Heights is serving a community when the local library can't.

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Yale Law School May (or May Not) Have a Therapy Dog for Students Yale Law Students Check a Border Terrier Out of Library for Stress Relief

A border terrier dog named Monty is lent out to law students for 30-minute stress-relieving sessions.