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April 2, 2012 by Gary Price

Online Poker Provider Announces Funding Help For a Local UK Library Service

April 2, 2012 by Gary Price

From the BBC:

An Isle of Man-based e-gaming firm has come forward with funding to secure the future of the Manx library service.
Pokerstars, which has headquarters in Onchan, will fund the family and mobile service for the next three years.
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The funds, which will be donated through the Manx Education Foundation (MEF), will maintain the current level of service and safeguard all jobs.
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Pokerstars, which employs more than 200 people on the Isle of Man, has been based on the island since 2005.
The mobile library, which costs the department of education £115,000 each year, delivers books to the most remote island communities, including more than 70 people who cannot leave their homes.
Sandra Henderson has been the head librarian for 12 years and said “it is great news that MEF are interested in saving the library service but it is not cut and dry yet.”

See Also: Audio: Comments from Manx Education Foundation Director (via Energy FM)
See Also: New chapter for mobile and family libraries? (via IOMtoday.com)

See Also: Charity hopes for Isle of Man library service (via BBC, March 20, 2012)
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About Gary Price

Gary Price (gprice@mediasourceinc.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. Before launching INFOdocket, Price and Shirl Kennedy were the founders and senior editors at ResourceShelf and DocuTicker for 10 years. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com, and is currently a contributing editor at Search Engine Land.

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