Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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We Want to Hear Your Thoughts: How Can Libraries Best Serve Their Communities ?

The Foundation's Global Libraries initiative is currently exploring ways to maximize its support of public libraries in ways that foster innovation and dramatically accelerate positive and lasting change in libraries throughout the U.S. and around the world. We would like to hear your thoughts about how libraries can best serve their communities in a future where ebooks and ubiquitous digital content is the norm.

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Cholera in the Time of Social Media

Amazingly (to me) social media is now important to my work; offering a larger, more comprehensive picture of cholera outbreaks and a way to communicate about cholera and other diseases to people around the world. The more we know, in real time, about where
cholera is appearing, the better we can fight it.

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How Libraries Empower Women, Strengthen Healthcare, and Bridge the Education Gap

Around the world, libraries are on the front lines of innovative development.

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How Do Public Libraries Around the World Help Migrants?

By providing access to technology and trained library workers to facilitate its use, public libraries can play a critical role in advancing social and economic development, enhancing lives and strengthening communities.

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