In Lean Times, Public Libraries Are A Priceless Resource

Kansas City Star: Local News, Kansas City Star: Local
Sun, 04/19/2009 - 8:17pm

Seven people huddled behind computers, each looking for a thread. A job-search Web site they hadn’t heard of before.

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