Fiction vs. Non-Fiction:
"A Million Little Pieces"
by Ellen Cannon

“A Million Little Pieces” by James Frey has been the subject of a huge controversy, after The Smoking Gun website alleged that Frey lied in the book about many aspects of his past. Frey admitted that he “embellished central details of his criminal career and purported incarceration for ‘obvious dramatic reasons’ in the nonfiction work”.

Catalogers began discussing "A Million Little Pieces" on the cataloging list AUTOCAT soon after the initial Smoking Gun article and the author's subsequent appearance on Oprah to discuss the allegations.
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Group Purchase Opportunities
TBLC offers member libraries group discount for purchases of electronic resources, library supplies and resources to help your library. Group purchases leverage the group's buying power and result in better pricing for all participants.
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Ask a Librarian Management Changes
As many of you know, Ask a Librarian is experiencing some staff changes. Vince Mariner has resigned his position as Statewide Coordinator and moved on to a Reference Coordinator position in Pennsylvania. Vince was an integral part of founding and making Ask a Librarian a success and we wish him all the best in his new position. Vince's departure will bring some changes to the management of Ask a Librarian.
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iBorrow is coming!
As you all know, we began the migration to the new URSA 4 late in 2005. TBLC and SirsiDynix staff have been busy profiling, setting up and learning the new system. TBLC staff have been trained on the new software.
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