Today’s stories include: visit to Mt Albert Library, best thing to come out of supercity: libraries, book lending machine, and more.

New Zealand

•  New post on Auckland Libraries Super Tour 2011: Mt Albert Library, the visit that almost never was!  from @aklibrarytour.
• Best thing to come out of supercity: 5 of the best NZ public libraries  via @sallyheroes.
• Carnegie funded 18 libraries in NZ, the greatest number in any country outside North America, one of which is at Thames via @sallyheroes.

Worldwide

• Is it time to shut down your website? by @david_rogers | bnet  via @sallyheroes.
• Interview of a librarian (contains swear words)  “Every community has its own needs” via @itsjustkate.
• New National Digital Literacy Portal via @librarianbyday.
• Library book lending machine opens at BART Station in San Fransisco from @ALA_TechSource.
• SwissArmyLibrarian on being professional/personal on Twitter  via @catatonichic.

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