More attention for libraries?

Some of you may know that the upcoming Obama administration is interesting in school and library improvement. They've asked for information from libraries that have "shovel ready" projects. (That does not include us, sad to say. They want projects that are already designed and just waiting for the go-ahead to stick that first shovel in the ground.) Nonetheless, that interest is encouraging.

Curtis Roger's blog today. Libraries and Life, has a YouTube clip of President-elect Obama's Dec. 6th weekly address. He touches on this briefly. Yes, it's very brief, but an presidential mention is significant. Thanks for alerting us all, Curtis!
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