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  • Barack Obama’s favorite reads

    Our new president loves to read, and his eloquence as a speaker reflects his love of words. Obama wrote this about an important realization he had in college: “With the right words everything could change -— South Africa, the lives of ghetto kids just a few miles away, my own tenuous place in the world.”

    Here are some of President Obama’s favorite books, as compiled by Hennepin County Library from various sources.

    http://www.hclib.org/pub/bookspace/booklistaction.cfm?list_num=968

    January 22, 2009 • Uncategorized • Views: 1737

  • Election Web Links

    In the final run-up to the 2008 election, here’s a set of informative and fascinating web links regarding the upcoming election. You’ll find clips from the debates (searchable by topic discussed), candidate interviews, news stories, background and analysis, and more.
    This comes from Librarians’ Internet Index, a wonderful compilation of trustworthy Web sites.

    October 28, 2008 • Uncategorized • Views: 1918