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Troy Johnson writes \"The incorrectly named site booksfree.com will mail you two paperbacks postage paid. When you return a paperback in a postage payed envelope they send another book. For $6.99 a month you can have two books at once. This is very similar to Netflix which does the same thing but with DVDs. \"

Bob Cox sent over a link to The Great Books Search Engine. This educational search engine specializes in scholarly materials related to Great Books, Women\'s Studies, and Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual literature, the related topics and files it uncovers may delight you. They say \"This engine actually gives you the results you need - assuming you are looking for intelligent information. \"

Ender poited the way to Reading Is Fundamental, a program that develops and delivers children's and family literacy programs that help prepare young children for reading and motivate school-age children to read regularly.
RIF programs provided 15 million new, free books and other essential literacy resources to nearly 5 million children. Last year, RIF celebrated its 35th anniversary and the milestone of placing more than 200 million books in the hands and homes of children most at risk of educational failure.

Aaron Tunn writes:

Hi Blake -
Just a few websites of interest:
Where technology and libraries meet
Australian web & business Directory
Website by Steve Cohen
Library Humour

I\'m guessing most of you know LibraryStuff since Steve Cohen works here, but these are all good to know.