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Hello I'm a public librarian in the UK and also a keen library data masher. I'm also a founder member of the UK Voices For The Library campaign ( http://www.voicesforthelibrary.org.uk) , which is fighting the cuts to UK public libraries - approx. 400 libraries under threat of closure at the moment. I recently issued a library data mashup challenge at a Mashed Library event in Edinburgh, based around an archive of #savelibraries tweets. Put simply, I'd like people to come up with a creative data mashup that makes use of these tweets and spreads the word about libraries in a different way. This archive is available as an RSS feed, HTML, or Excel file. More details of the challenge can be found at http://informationtwist.wordpress.com/2011/01/17/voices-for-the-library-data-mashup-challenge/ There is a small prize of £60 Amazon vouchers, or U.S. equivalent. Closing date is 1st March 2011. It would be great if people could get involved. Thanks - Gary Green