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		<title>Cedar Rapids Public Library Summer Reading Begins June 1</title>
		<link>http://connect.crlibrary.org/2012/05/22/cedar-rapids-public-library-summer-reading-begins-june-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 16:04:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Cedar Rapids Public Library (CRPL) kicks off the annual Summer Reading Program June 1. Programs are available for children (pre-school through grade 5), young adults (grades 6-12) and adults. Registration begins June 1 and the program runs through July 27. Register online at www.crlibrary.org or visit the Library to get started. <a href="http://connect.crlibrary.org/2012/05/22/cedar-rapids-public-library-summer-reading-begins-june-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=connect.crlibrary.org&#038;blog=13997586&#038;post=688&#038;subd=connecttocrlibrary&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Speak Up! Toastmasters Youth Leadership Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 20:43:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Students in 6th – 12th grades are invited to participate in Toastmasters Youth Leadership, a 9-week program that gives students the opportunity to practice presentation skills by preparing speeches and giving impromptu speeches.  <a href="http://connect.crlibrary.org/2012/05/17/speak-up-toastmasters-youth-leadership-program/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=connect.crlibrary.org&#038;blog=13997586&#038;post=686&#038;subd=connecttocrlibrary&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>CRPL Wins Honorable Mention “Best of Show” and Communicator Award for 2011 Annual Report</title>
		<link>http://connect.crlibrary.org/2012/05/09/crpl-wins-honorable-mention-best-of-show-and-communicator-award-for-2011-annual-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 18:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Cedar Rapids Public Library (CRPL) 2011 Annual Report has been awarded honorable mention in the 2012 American Library Association (ALA) “Best of Show” competition. This annual competition recognizes outstanding library public relations materials; winners are selected based on content, &#8230; <a href="http://connect.crlibrary.org/2012/05/09/crpl-wins-honorable-mention-best-of-show-and-communicator-award-for-2011-annual-report/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=connect.crlibrary.org&#038;blog=13997586&#038;post=681&#038;subd=connecttocrlibrary&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Deaf Poets Society: One Woman Show Presented to Benefit CRPL</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 16:20:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Actress Nancy Margulies will perform her one-woman show “Deaf Poets Society” on Wednesday, May 23, at 7 pm, at Coe College’s Hickok Hall. Tickets are $10 each and benefit the Cedar Rapids Public Library. <a href="http://connect.crlibrary.org/2012/05/09/deaf-poets-society-one-woman-show-presented-to-benefit-crpl/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=connect.crlibrary.org&#038;blog=13997586&#038;post=675&#038;subd=connecttocrlibrary&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Out Loud! and Linn Area Reads present ‘Righteous Porkchop’ author Hahn Niman</title>
		<link>http://connect.crlibrary.org/2012/05/07/out-loud-and-linn-area-reads-present-righteous-porkchop-author-hahn-niman/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 19:50:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nicolette Hahn Niman, author of the 2012 Linn Area Reads selection “Righteous [Righteous Porkchop by Nicolette Hahn Niman] Porkchop,” will give a presentation on Friday, May 11, at 7 p.m. at the Hotel at Kirkwood Center. The presentation is part of Out Loud! The Metro Library Network Author Series. <a href="http://connect.crlibrary.org/2012/05/07/out-loud-and-linn-area-reads-present-righteous-porkchop-author-hahn-niman/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=connect.crlibrary.org&#038;blog=13997586&#038;post=672&#038;subd=connecttocrlibrary&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Love My Library Essay Contest Winner Announced</title>
		<link>http://connect.crlibrary.org/2012/05/03/love-my-library-essay-contest-winner-announced/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 16:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sixteen year old Bailey Zaputil of Cedar Rapids has been selected as the winner of the “Love My Library” Essay Contest held by the Cedar Rapids Public Library. <a href="http://connect.crlibrary.org/2012/05/03/love-my-library-essay-contest-winner-announced/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=connect.crlibrary.org&#038;blog=13997586&#038;post=667&#038;subd=connecttocrlibrary&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Out Loud! Author Series continues with acclaimed fiction writer Kevin Brockmeier</title>
		<link>http://connect.crlibrary.org/2012/04/23/out-loud-author-series-continues-with-acclaimed-fiction-writer-kevin-brockmeier/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:50:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kevin Brockmeier will be featured during the second event of the 2012 edition of Out Loud! The Metro Library Network Author Series. Brockmeier will appear at the Hotel at Kirkwood Centeron Friday, April 27 at 7 p.m. <a href="http://connect.crlibrary.org/2012/04/23/out-loud-author-series-continues-with-acclaimed-fiction-writer-kevin-brockmeier/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=connect.crlibrary.org&#038;blog=13997586&#038;post=663&#038;subd=connecttocrlibrary&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cedar Rapids Public Library Groundbreaking Celebration Saturday, May 5</title>
		<link>http://connect.crlibrary.org/2012/04/19/cedar-rapids-public-library-groundbreaking-celebration-saturday-may-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Cedar Rapids Public Library invites the community to a special Groundbreaking Celebration at the site of the new downtown library on Saturday, May 5, from 10 am to Noon. A brief program will be held at 10 am, followed &#8230; <a href="http://connect.crlibrary.org/2012/04/19/cedar-rapids-public-library-groundbreaking-celebration-saturday-may-5/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=connect.crlibrary.org&#038;blog=13997586&#038;post=659&#038;subd=connecttocrlibrary&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 18:15:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This commercial will begin airing on local OnMedia cable beginning April 16. Let us know what you think! A big thanks to DeNovo Alternative Marketing and their &#8220;Video Dude&#8221; Arsalan for the great work.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=connect.crlibrary.org&#038;blog=13997586&#038;post=655&#038;subd=connecttocrlibrary&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Out Loud! Author Series kicks off with Do Over! author Robin Hemley</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:21:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year’s edition of Out Loud! The Metro Library Network Author Series gets underway on Saturday, April 21 at 1 p.m. with Robin Hemley, a writer of both fiction and non-fiction and the director of the University of Iowa’s Nonfiction Writing &#8230; <a href="http://connect.crlibrary.org/2012/04/09/2012-out-loud-author-series-kicks-off-with-do-over-author-robin-hemley/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=connect.crlibrary.org&#038;blog=13997586&#038;post=651&#038;subd=connecttocrlibrary&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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