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A Dog, a Doll and a Duck Cake Pan...

...are just some of the unusual things libraries loan out. (click to see more)

Monty, Yale's therapy dog.

At Yale Law School & Harvard Medical school students can check out a dog for 30 minutes at a time. (NPR & Harvard Gazette)

?...therapy dogs have resulted in increased happiness, calmness and overall emotional well-being,? Blair Kauffman, the law librarian, wrote in an e-mail to students. (NY Times)

Kirsten, an American Girl doll who retails for $110, has become one of the most sought-after items at the New York Public Library, in the East Village.

For some girls, Kirsten was the only way they could afford such a luxury item in their home. For others, it was the only way their liberal-minded parents would allow any doll into their home, refusing to indulge in gender stereotypes or what they considered to be an elitist hobby. (NY Times)

Chang W. Lee/The New York Times

<< Letter to Thea Taube, the children?s librarian.

Ms. Taube said Kirsten exemplified the library as a community center that offered diverse services and lending materials.

?I tell the kids that the library belongs to them,? she said. ?And I think that any child who could not afford that doll will remember the time they were able to borrow it from the library.?

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