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Read a Book for Book Lovers Day

In celebration of Book Lovers Day today, the library staff of Roberts Library at Dalton State College are having a little fun with their recommendations. If you're looking for a book to read to celebrate the occasion, you can find recommendations in…

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One More Step for A Man

Today, August 5, 2010, Neil A. Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon, celebrates his 80th birthday. Armstrong, Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., and Michael Collins left Earth in Apollo 11 on July 16, 1969. On July 20, Armstrong guided the Eagle…

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Digital Library of Georgia: Collaborative Digitization

SlatePCs.com recently offered this brief techie explanation of digitization and recognized the Digital Library of Georgia, an initiative of GALILEO, along with other collaborative digitization projects. For a nice overview of the digitization…

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Enjoying the Blues for Your Health

July in National Blueberry Month. Not only are blueberries quite tasty, they are good for you, too. Consumer Health Complete includes articles and information on the health benefits of this superfood, and Alt HealthWatch includes quite a few…

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July 21: Ernest Hemingway’s Birthday

Ernest Hemingway, American novelist and writer of short stories, was born on this day in 1899. He received the Pulitzer Prize in 1953 for his novel, The Old Man and the Sea, and he later won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954. Hemingway passed…

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