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Kansas City and Toronto libraries waged a delightful Twitter war using book spine poetry

Last week's American League Championship Series was far more than just a clash between baseball teams and bat-flipping mayors. It became a battle of cultures -- Canada vs. the Midwest; barbecue vs. poutine; and now, thanks to the wonders of Twitter, Toronto's public library vs. Kansas City's public library.

Altarama Works With Amigos to Power AskAcademic

Did you know Amigos and Altarama work together to power AskAcademic, a multi-state cooperative of participating academic libraries offering patrons the ability to contact an academic librarian 24 hours a day, seven days a week? Altarama has been a longtime Amigos vendor partner, focusing on providing libraries with technology to support all aspects of reference work. Altarama's RefTracker helps streamline the reference desk workflow.

Early Bird registration for “E-books in Libraries: An Update” ends November 2

Registration continues for the November 16 online conference, "E-books in Libraries: An Update." Sign up now! Early Bird pricing for non-members ends November 2. Remember, as a benefit of membership, Amigos members always attend our online conferences free of charge.

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