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What could you do with 400 hardcover books? Build furniture? Make household objects, or art? Something else entirely? Here is your chance to brainstorm, dream, and experiment.
The Arlington Public Library has over 400 volumes of the Contemporary Authors series to recycle, and we're looking for your help. Send us proposals for projects that YOU would like to create, using some or all of the books --
Guidelines:
Terms and Conditions:
Why are we looking for creative ways to recycle these volumes?
Although Contemporary Authors - a compilation of biographical and bibliographical data on more than 120,000 modern authors - remains a standard reference series for public libraries, the full content is now available online in our Literature Resource Center database, where it's fully searchable at any Arlington Library, or remotely 24/7 from your computer. In addition, we have purchased the full back file of Contemporary Authors content, guaranteeing permanent future access.
And while we would love to take the more traditional approach and donate this series to another library or institution, we have been trying to do so, and are unable to find anyone interested in the books. If you know anyone interested in owning these volumes - and willing to come to us, box them up and pay for the shipping - please encourage them to submit a proposal.
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Community Challenge: What can you do with 440 books?
What could you do with 400 hardcover books? Build furniture? Make household objects, or art? Something else entirely? Here is your chance to brainstorm, dream, and experiment.
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Guidelines:
- Submit a proposal by COB August 13, 2010
- We will accept proposals for traditional and non-traditional use of the books
- No more than 3 proposals per person
Terms and Conditions:
- You must be able to pick-up and remove the books from the Library yourself
- Projects must be based in the Metro DC or Virginia area
- The Library reserves the right to select a winning proposal/proposals, or to not select any proposals
- Based on the proposals we receive, we may share them for community feedback
- If your proposal is selected, we may publicize it here on the Library's news blog
Why are we looking for creative ways to recycle these volumes?
Although Contemporary Authors - a compilation of biographical and bibliographical data on more than 120,000 modern authors - remains a standard reference series for public libraries, the full content is now available online in our Literature Resource Center database, where it's fully searchable at any Arlington Library, or remotely 24/7 from your computer. In addition, we have purchased the full back file of Contemporary Authors content, guaranteeing permanent future access.
And while we would love to take the more traditional approach and donate this series to another library or institution, we have been trying to do so, and are unable to find anyone interested in the books. If you know anyone interested in owning these volumes - and willing to come to us, box them up and pay for the shipping - please encourage them to submit a proposal.
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Call for Proposals: PRACTICAL GUIDES FOR LIBRARIANS (A major new series from the Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group) Call for Proposals The Practical Guides for Librarians series is a brand-new series from Rowman & Littlefield intended...
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CFP: Art Libraries Section & Audiovisual and Multimedia Section (IFLA) Theme: ART Now! Contemporary Art Resources in a Library Context Date 9-11 August 2012 Location: Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma and Aalto University, School of Art and...
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LIBRARIES UNLIMITED LIBRARY MANAGEMENT COLLECTION http://www.lu.com/ In this new century governments of developing countries are expanding their school systems, academic institutions, and public library service; interest in all aspects of library management...
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Call for Papers Children?s and Young Adult Literature and Culture for the PCA/ACA & Southwest/Texas Popular Culture and American Culture Associations Joint Conference April 20-23, 2011 San Antonio, TX http://www.swtxpca.org/ You may submit your proposals...
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