And if the publication of Leary's archive speeds that process up by exorcising a ghost that still haunts LSD research, then the New York Public Library will have done the world a service.

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Even Mr Clinton is helping to design a curriculum for students who will attend his planned Clinton School of Public Service at the future Clinton presidential library in Little Rock, starting in the autumn of 2004.

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The Brent decision hinged on the 1964 Public Libraries and Museums Act, which says local authorities must provide a "comprehensive and efficient library service", and may determine how far other local authorities can go with their planned closures.

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Kennedy Presidential Library in suburban Boston, a building "that Teddy built and brought to life with his dedication to public service, " said the slain president's daughter, Caroline.

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