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26 Jan

Back to the Presses for Newbery and Caldecott Award Winners

The American Library Association announced the winners of its prestigious children's book awards on Monday, January 23. Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins, and The Hello, Goodbye Window, illustrated by Chris Raschka and written by Norton Juster, were designated the Newbery and the Caldecott winners, respectively.

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26 Jan

BookSense.com Announces New, Improved Search Engine

This week, BookSense.com announced the launch of a redesigned BookSense.com search engine that is expected to significantly increase the relevancy of consumers' search results. "The new search has been improved in a number of ways and will provide more consistent results in terms of speed and stability," said BookSense.com Director Len Vlahos.

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26 Jan

CRP Urges Congress to Make 'Critical Changes' to Patriot Act

With the deadline for the House and Senate votes on the Patriot Act reauthorization looming and House and Senate negotiations over the report at a standstill as reported by the Washington Post, the push to ensure that the reauthorized USA Patriot Act protects readers' right to privacy has begun.

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26 Jan

Live From Long Beach -- ABA Winter Institute, Day 1

Beginning with an 8:30 a.m. session on "Budgeting & Monitoring," and continuing for almost 10 hours of programming, Day 1 of the first-annual American Booksellers Association Winter Institute kicked off on Thursday in Long Beach, California. More than 360 independent booksellers from approximately 200 stores are attending 25 educational sessions designed to offer a wide range of programming for booksellers at different levels of experience, as well as other meetings and social events.

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