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Friday, March 04, 2011

A Library Saved And More About Egypt

Iran recently sent warships to Syria through the Suez Canal — just a friendly visit, they said.

March 4, 2011 Kee Malesky, NPR's longest-serving librarian, tells us about a strange goopy substance, the Suez Canal and an act of heroism in Egypt that had librarians worldwide cheering.

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Saturday, October 23, 2010

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'All Facts Considered' By NPR's Longtime Librarian

Kee Malesky, hard at work.

October 23, 2010 Did you know that the average American drinks 22.7 gallons of coffee a year? Or that watermelons are vegetables? Kee Malesky does. For 20 years, Malesky, NPR's longest-serving librarian, has done the research to keep us all accurate. She compiles her favorite bits of "inessential knowledge" in a new book.

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