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  <name><![CDATA[Elizabeth Bird]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, undisputed center of the universe, Elizabeth Bird (nee Elizabeth Ramsey) grew up and promptly left Michigan the moment her legs could propel her southward.  She didn't get far.  Obtaining a B.A. at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana (home of recorded jazz and don't let anyone tell you otherwise) she set her sights on Portland, Oregon.  When that didn't pan out it was Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Then New York, New York.  In the midst of all this she somehow managed to get a library degree and a job at New York Public Library.  She created the children's literary blog A Fuse #8 Production and schmoozed as no one had ever schmoozed before.  The result?  A non-fiction text for library students and a picture book deal or two in the future.  Elizabeth Bird may not be the brightest bulb in the socket, but she clearly enjoys what she does and shall continue to do so for some time.]]></about>    <gender>female</gender>  <hometown>Kalamazoo, Michigan</hometown>  <born_at>04/23/1978</born_at>    
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Children's Literature Gems: Choosing and Using Them in Your Library Career]]></title>
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