Libraries may close in cutbacks
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The Belfast Education and Library Board Library Committee draws up a list of branches it intends to close.
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By John Ferak, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Jun. 4--YUTAN, Neb. -- Darkness fell. Doors closed. Lights went off.   The public library here became an attractive place for an unusual pattern of repeat break-ins.
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By The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Dec. 10--What a difference face-to-face communication makes. Last week, an hour or so of conversation swept away months of uncertainty about the fate of public library services in Gulfport.
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One of the world&#39;s greatest art museums, the Uffizi gallery in Florence, may be forced to close by huge government spending cuts, the Italian heritage minister said yesterday.
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Reports claim 31 post offices across south Wales could close under proposals due to be announced.
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Digital audio downloads save shelf space, and patrons don&#39;t have to wait until a book is returned. Remember how exciting it was as a child to go into the library to fill out an application for your very own
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Kwik Save staff are to find out if they will lose their jobs as the chain prepares to close a third of its shops.
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Fire destroyed part of a 16th-century library's collection.
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It has been a depressing December for physics and chemistry, with the loss of university science departments and forecasts of more closures in the months ahead.
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SPENCER, Iowa -- The final chapter is closed on Dewey Readmore Books.
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A possible merger between Federated Department Stores and May Department Stores Co. could lead to the disappearance of the Filene's name as well as the closing of several stores, retail specialists said yesterday.
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One in five UK universities have closed departments in the last year or plan to do so soon, a BBC survey says.
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A pullback in spending raises the possibility that the country may be experiencing a rare decline in personal consumption.
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Same-store sales fall, but there might be light at the end of the half-pipe.
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BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - A culinary enthusiast who has made a habit of snipping recipes out of cookbooks at Bloomington Public Library has library staff sizzling mad.  Librarians first noticed pages were missing from several cookbooks last summer.
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The BBC's Mike Baker asks whether funding changes will mean more university department closures.
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Despite myriad efforts to encourage reading and thus increase book buying, more publishers are shutting down.