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Monday, May 6th, 6:30 PM | Doors open at 6 PM
Authors’ Talk with Dan Kennedy and Ellen Clegg
“The Future of Local News”
Local news is essential to democracy. Meaningful participation in civic life is impossible without it. However, local news is in crisis. According to one widely cited study, some 2,500 newspapers have closed over the last generation.
Veteran journalists Ellen Clegg and Dan Kennedy cut through the pessimism surrounding this issue. In their new book, What Works in Community News, they discuss the new, innovative journalism models that are popping up across the country.
Books for sale –– Book signing | Presentation is free and open to the public.
Stock up for summer reading!
Used Book Sale
Saturday, June 8
Monday, June 10
Browse hundreds of titles and stock up. Books are $1, unless marked otherwise.
Fiction | Mystery | Romance | Children’s | Biography | History | Nonfiction
President Obama extends support for American librarians in open letter.
Read his letter as posted on the American Library Association website: President Obama Extends Support to American Librarians in an Open Letter | News and Press Center (ala.org)