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I think this is more of what I was hoping to learn about in the "facilitating meetings" webinar. This is a nice surface-level description of what is required to facilitate engagement. 

Mali has been engaged in a civil war for over a year; a unique aspect of that country is the many collections of historical texts dating back to the middle ages, often held in private hands, which have now been threatened by the conflict. Libraries in Exile is attempting to save some of these works by raising money via the CrowdSourcing site IndieGoGo.

Here is another article that touches on topics that can help one better facilitate meetings. It is a little pie-in-the-sky, but one thing I've learned in my albeit very short professional life: genuine enthusiasm can take you and your ideas a long way.

In this well-researched and provocative article, the author argues that a "philosophy" of librarianship is needed that is based on "praxis, not practice."  She argues that rather than explaining our value to the public, librarians should explain their philosophy-- "why we do what we do"-- as that will better help librarians adapt to changes in procedure ("practice") that come with changes in technology. Frustratingly, the author never prescribes an actual philosophy of librarianship for her own part, choosing instead to review the work done by others and recap the current philosophy debate in the field.

New stories inspired by books, shows, movies, comics, music, and games people love. Welcome to Kindle Worlds, a place for you to publish fan fiction inspired by popular books, shows, movies, comics, music, and games. With Kindle Worlds, you can write new stories based on featured Worlds, engage an audience of readers, and earn royalties.

Here is more info. about Kindle Worlds. I'm surprised authors are ok with this- it seems like a lawsuit waiting to happen.

Though this could turn into a cool library program. . . or at the very least a lively copyright conversation.