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NE2007 offers a full, diverse and challenging educational program, with 34 programs over the course of three days (Thursday, Oct. 18-Saturday, Oct. 20). The theme is “Libraries Without Borders”, emphasizing the internationalization of law, the globalization of legal practice, and the roles and responsibilities of librarians in the changing information environment.

"For just one day, we'd like to unite as many of the millions of bloggers around the world and speak about one issue -- the environment," said Collis Ta'eed, an Australian blogger from FreelanceSwitch.com, and a cofounder of Blog Action Day. "We want to display the potential and the power of the blogging community, which is a disparate community but one with an amazing size, breadth and diversity. By bringing everyone together for one day, we can see just how much can be achieved, and how much we can be heard."

The mission of the International Children’s Digital Library Foundation is to excite and inspire the world's children to become members of the global community – children who understand the value of tolerance and respect for diverse cultures, languages and ideas -- by making the best in children's literature available online.