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Continuing our discussion of newspaper digitization, we have arrived at the scanning stage. The pioneer newspaper project scans in-house while the NDNP project will be outsourcing their scanning.

NTIA has provided a means by which you can comment on the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Acct (ARRA) -- aka federal stimulus funding.

Last Thursday night we were lucky enough to be together to celebrate Virginia's retirement; today is officially her last day. At the party we had her family, friends, and of course, coworkers to celebrate and remember the good times. We are all sad to see her go, but it was great fun to show her how much we have appreciated her over the years.

After 24 years of service at the Washington State Reformatory Unit of the Monroe Correctional Complex Virginia is being released. She has plans for her release and they include an impressive collection of crafts that there was just no time for during her imprisonment. We will all miss her when she goes, but we know that she will not be back and her re-entry will be a success. Seriously though Virginia has been a fixture over the years at the Reformatory and it will be hard to see her go.

If you're tired of writing reports for your supervisors, perhaps you should take a cue from Ruth A. Dennis, historical branch librarian at the Green Lake Branch of the Seattle Public Library. Dennis's reports were often literary, and always filled with a wry humor.

I searched the transcript of the March 10, 2009 meeting hosted by the US Dept of Agriculture, Federal Communications Commission, and US Dept of Commerce regarding the rollout of broadband stimulus funding. Here is how "libraries" were mentioned both by speakers and by the audience:

Not for the light-hearted. The following notes are excerpted from a kickoff conversation between the American Library Association Washington Office Staff and the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA - that is, State Librarians).