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Kloberdanz, Kristin – Illinois Libraries, 1996
Examines how various public libraries in the Chicago area approach the issue of whether or not to allow coffee and food in the library. Discusses competition with "glossy new" bookstores; research, marketing, and experiments using bookstores as models; and the development of public lounges/coffee shops which are separate from the rest of…
Descriptors: Bookstores, Change, Competition, Experiments
Manning, Pat; Newman, Alan R. – School Library Journal, 1986
Discusses the problem of serious dangers in current and backlist chemistry experiment books. Discarding of older books and careful evaluation of the dangers inherent in newer books are recommended. Safe alternatives are suggested, including some criteria for evaluating dangers, and a safer approach used by a current author. (EM)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers
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Direct linkLentz, Linda; Robinson, Thomas; Martin, Elizabeth; Miller, Mary; Ashburn, Norma – Science Teacher, 2004
Each Tuesday during the fall of 2002, teams of high school students from three South Carolina counties conducted a four-hour polymer institute for their peers. In less than two months, over 300 students visited the Charleston County Public Library in Charleston, South Carolina, to explore DNA, nylon, rubber, gluep, and other polymers. Teams of…
Descriptors: Investigations, Exhibits, Student Leadership, Public Libraries
