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- Laura Molly vs. Harry Potter 3
An Atlanta mother has appealed to the Gwinnett Superior Court against the Georgia Board of Education’s decision that Harry Potter is safe for juvenile consumption. She is aiming to ban Harry Potter books from all school libraries. Do look out for more news when it goes to court on 29th May.
(via LISNews)

- Former Spice Girl Launches A Series of Children’s Books
Following in the footsteps of Madonna and Kylie Minogue, Geri Halliwell has gone into writing a series of six children’s books featuring a feisty nine-year-old. The six books will published from May next year at one book a month. And there’s even more celebrity stardust in the book as one of the characters, a princess no less, featured in the book is based on fellow former Spice Girl, Victoria, who is married to soccer star David Beckham.
(vis LISNews)

- Wot!? Noise!? In libraries!?
Organized by the Lancanster Music Library, “Get It Loud in Libraries” initiative is to bring music gigs to libraries all over in the UK. This is to promote musical activities for teens. It’s also a way for the libraries to re-invent themselves. Well, in Singapore, we have had bands playing in libraries when library@orchard opened in 1999. Currently, there are regular performances at library@esplanade and V.A.T. at Jurong Regional Library. I might add that they are rather well-received by the public.
(via LISNews)

- Free audio of the story “Inclination”
The Hugo/Nebula-nominated story “Inclination” has been made available by its author, Bill Shunn, as a free, Creative Commons licensed audiobook, which you can download to your favorite MP3 player. The book is read by the author himself. By the way, MPOW has recently introduced audiobooks at selected libraries. Do look out for them when you visit Central Lending Library, Woodlands Regional Library, Tampines Regional Library and Jurong Regional Library.
(via BoingBoing.net)

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