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Since the 1920s, writers have worked on publication deadlines: time limits by which issues have to be ready to be published. This button is likely from the gift shop of the Newseum, a Washington, DC-based museum that collected artifacts related to the history of journalism in the United States.

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The American Library Association supports human rights, including gay rights, by supporting intellectual freedom, privacy and confidentiality, and promoting equal access to library services and resources. In 1970, the ALA formed its first LGBT forum called the Task Force on Gay Liberation. Today, the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) Round Table works to make library resources accessible to this community. The ALA seeks to do this by expanding their collections and services to include and reflect the needs of the LGBT community and by making their facilities welcoming to the LGBT community.

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The original form of the "I heart" and "I love" logos was the I heart NY logo created in 1977 by Milton Glaser for an ad campaign created by advertising agency Wells Rich Greene. The marketing campaign was sought by then-Deputy Commissioner William S. Doyle to increase tourism in the state of New York. The campaign was a wild success. The original sketch of the logo is permanently on display at the MOMA.

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The Women’s History Library in Berkeley, California maintained the international archive for the movement to create a Women’s History Day and Month, as well as the women’s liberation movement from 1968 – 1974. The library was created by pioneer feminist Laura X. The library divided the archives into three collections: Herstory, Women’s Health/Mental Health, and Women and Law. Nearly one million documents have been preserved on microfilm and are available through the National Women’s History Project. 

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Written and created by authors John Boswell, Patty Brown, and WIll Elder, Humphrey Robot is a cut-out book that was published in 1983. The book allows readers to cut-out and make a three-dimensional robot named Humphrey. Standing at 12'' tall, Humphrey came with an assortment of kits that allowed readers to dress up and customize Humphrey in a variety of different clothing. The different costumes allowed Humphrey to turn into a chef, a mogul, a doctor, a nanny, as well as vacation clothes for the robot.

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The American Storytelling Series is an 8 volume video series, published in 1986 by the H.W. Wilson publishing company. The series consists of 21 short stories for children, either fairy tales or folklore, each told by a different storyteller.

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The American Library Association (ALA) celebrates the love of reading through special events, such as the National Readathon Day and the Drop Everything and Read (D.E.A.R) events held annually in the spring. All generations are encouraged to participate as the love of reading is ageless.