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	<itunes:summary>EarlyWord is a Blog and Web site on a mission - to give libraries the earliest information possible on the books their customers will be looking for, so they can stay ahead of demand. By giving readers what they want, when they want it, we believe libraries can increase their circulation and their support.</itunes:summary>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just posted on the NPR site, a review of Marilyn Johnson&#8217;s This Book is Overdue (warning: some librarian stereotypes, but used to illustrate how outdated they are).
We&#8217;re also expecting a review in the upcoming 3/7 NYT Book Review.
The book hit #130 last week, its highest point to date on Amazon sales rankings. Clearly, the general public [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OVERDUE Media Attention</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:15:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a book that couldn&#8217;t have come at a better time. Marilyn Johnson&#8217;s This Book is Overdue is giving the media an opportunity to take a new look at libraries.
Thursday&#8217;s USA Today publishes a photo of a Carroll County (MD) librarian setting up for a Rock Band 2 video game session as part of a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jon Stewart Knows Libraries</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When was the last time you heard the Boston Public Library&#8217;s &#8220;Statement of Purpose&#8221; quoted on TV?
For us, it was Monday night on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (see below; if you want to skip ahead to the specific section, it&#8217;s 2:30 minutes into the piece).



The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Mon &#8211; Thurs 11p [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Librarians Get Their Due on NPR This Weekend</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:34:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nora Rawlinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tune in to NPR&#8217;s On the Media this weekend as Marilyn Johnson, author of This Book is Overdue, talks about why librarians are the heroes of the digital age (check for local listings here).
And, more publicity is in the works:
NYT BR, 3/7 (plus, a possible review in the daily NYT)
 USA Today interview








This Book Is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Budget Crunch</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nora Rawlinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No surprise, Library Journal&#8217;s annual analysis of library materials budgets shows they are down; &#8220;This year, think Edvard Much&#8217;s The Scream&#8221; the article says.
One third of the libraries surveyed report budget cuts, and another half say their budgets are flat. The overall 5% reduction may not seem that bad, but it&#8217;s the largest since the [...]]]></description>
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