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		<title>Help Wanted &#8211; Optimal Resume</title>
		<link>http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/2010/02/26/help-wanted-optimal-resume/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:58:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley B</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This month the Library added a new online tool for our patrons &#8211; Optimal Resume (available through our Reference Databases page). As the name suggests, Optimal Resume assists you in creating a resume and cover letter but it has many other features that make it a comprehensive aid to job seekers. Every day, library staff help [...]


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		<title>Electronic resources&#8211;there when you need &#8216;em</title>
		<link>http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/2010/01/11/electronic-resources-there-when-you-need-em/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia D</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So here&#8217;s how it happened:  I was cruising around on Amazon and I found  a magazine article for sale on a topic in which I have a great interest.   I wanted to read this article but suspected it wasn&#8217;t something I was going to want to keep and it was an absolute that I [...]


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		<title>Listen Good</title>
		<link>http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/2009/09/11/listen-good/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:58:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley B</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Library Basics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Readers Advisory]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We usually recommend a book to someone because we like the story or the setting or because it&#8217;s funny, etc. The other night a patron recommended an audiobook to me because the reader was really good.  Ed Sala&#8217;s reading of James Lee Burke&#8217;s White Doves at Morning was so compelling that this gentleman had come to the library to find more. The [...]


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		<title>Feed This!</title>
		<link>http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/2009/05/18/feed-this/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 13:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jimmy L</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Library now offers calendar of events RSS feeds.  This means that you can subscribe to events by age group, event type, or branch just like you would subscribe to a blog&#8217;s RSS feed.  You will then get updates on new events in your areas of interest directly in your RSS reader.  If you are [...]


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		<title>They Don&#8217;t Make Little Drawers like They Used To</title>
		<link>http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/2009/03/26/they-dont-make-little-drawers-like-they-used-to/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley B</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Public libraries have gotten great press lately as a way to save money and I&#8217;ve noticed a lot of new faces coming up to the information desk. These people look pleased but a little confused and they say, &#8220;I haven&#8217;t been to the library in a long time. I guess you all don&#8217;t have a [...]


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		<title>Do Not Fear! The Electronic Source is Here!</title>
		<link>http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/2009/03/23/do-not-fear-the-electronic-source-is-here/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda L</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adult Learning]]></category>
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Doing research and limited to a certain number of resources? Do not fear the Library is here! As a Reference Librarian, I often help people find sources to answer their questions, or write a paper. Often when it is school related, I hear &#8220;I can only use blank number of web sources. I have already [...]


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		<title>The lonely bookmark blues</title>
		<link>http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/2009/01/15/the-lonely-bookmark-blues/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:29:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley B</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In every reader&#8217;s life there comes a time when you have nothing to read. A time when you&#8217;ve read all the books in the series and the librarian says it&#8217;ll be a year before the next book comes out. A time when the book your sister loved is just not working for you.   You&#8217;re [...]


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		<title>&#8220;And this woman was singing my song&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/2008/10/14/and-this-woman-was-singing-my-song/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather S</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Books]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember Lisa Loeb? She was the singer behind the hit single &#8220;Stay (I missed you)&#8221; that was featured in the movie, Reality Bites. Ms. Loeb talks about how important libraries are in the following video produced by the American Library Association. 

As she sings, &#8220;Everybody feels this way, and I do.&#8221; I agree with the [...]


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		<title>The Most Valuable Card in Your Wallet</title>
		<link>http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/2008/08/26/the-most-valuable-card-in-your-wallet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda L</dc:creator>
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I was helping a person several days ago who was looking for business information.  She lived in another county.  I mentioned to her that the county she lived in also provided access to Reference USA.  As we continued exploring resources that might help her, I suggested Business and Company Resource Center.  I informed her that [...]


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		<title>Books + Basketball = FUN</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DCPL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dominique Wilkins, star forward for the Atlanta Hawks in the late 80s and early 90s, scored over 25,000 goals in his NBA career. Mr. Wilkins stopped by the Decatur Library earlier this summer to film a PSA. See it here on DCPL&#8217;s YouTube page:

You can read more about Dominique Wilkins&#8217; amazing basketball career at the [...]


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