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Gwinnett library honored for digital media efforts

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Aug 18, 2011

The Gwinnett County Public Library has been honored for its efforts to bring digital media to the community.

The library recently received a Digital Pioneer Award at the OverDrive Digipalooza 2011 conference in Cleveland, Ohio. The award honors excellence in delivering digital media.

The Gwinnett library has a growing collection of eBooks, eAudiobooks, music and video. They can be used on a personal computer, iPod, eBook readers, tablets or smartphones. For more information visit www.gwinnettpl.org.

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David Wickert writes about the state budget, finance and voting issues. Previously, he covered local government and politics in Gwinnett and Fulton counties. Before moving to Atlanta, he worked at newspapers in Illinois, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington.

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