Clients and partners of: The Caique~Mersey Group: A Library, Information, Radio, Music, & Business Service Firm PO Box 555 Nottingham, PA 19362 Richard Thau: Director/Partner linkedin/pub/richard-thau/14/3b3/469 Joyce Wemer: Partner linkedin/pub/joyce-wemer/1b/9b0/69a Fostering a Proud Association with The Library Community, The Radio-Broadcasting Community and The Public Service ~ Community Partnership ~ Regional Development Sector: Cornerstones of the Political, Economic and Social Fabric of Society *These cornerstones of the community are inherently progressive, creative and forward thinking *They play an important role in helping all demographic sectors develop skills *They act as repositories of the accumulated understanding of society and beyond *They exist as an all-important neutral community/regional “gathering place” for the free exchange of ideas, culture, and entertainment *These vital and essential entities help define a community/region, encourage civic pride, and invests residents with a sense of ownership. In addition, they are at the heart and soul of a town, city, county or region and reflect the value residents place on education, culture, quality of life, and freedom. Clay Masters writes: “Despite changes in how Americans are listening to music (think Pandora or Spotify), people are still checking out physical CDs from libraries. But just as libraries are introducing ebooks to readers, librarians are also trying to figure out how to get digital music to library goers. Iowa City Public Library has launched a digital music library that focuses on its local music scene.”... iowapublicradio.org/post/iowa-city-librarys-local-music-project-could-become-library-model Cole Stangler writes: “Thousands of nonprofits across the United States are preparing to take advantage of what could wind up as the largest expansion of community radio in the nation’s history. From October 15–29, the FCC will be accepting applications for low-power FM radio licenses—community radio stations that broadcast at 100 watts or less. The two-week window may be the last chance for community radio stations to get a share of the airwaves.” One library, the Six Mile Regional Library District (above) in Granite City, Illinois, plans to apply.... inthesetimes/article/15462/community_radios_coming_expansion/ The program “Beatles: Band of the Sixties” will be presented at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, at the Racine Public Library, 75 Seventh St., 75 7th Street Racine, WI 53403 (262) 636-9217 Aaron Krerowicz will explore the music of Beatles in this 60-minute presentation spanning the full 1960s, beginning with the band’s seminal visits to Hamburg, Germany, through the Beatlemania years and concluding with Abbey Road. The lecture will be supplemented with audio clips of music and excerpts from interviews with the band members.
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