Santa Monica Daily Press, May 11, 2009

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SM libraries work to fill demand Fueled by frugality and other factors, local residents make use of collections BY WILL WEISS Special to the Daily Press

MAIN LIBRARY With the economy on its back, want for public services is at a high, and as residents continue to trim discretionary spending, community assets, including library collections, have become more essential than ever. A recent Internet search of Santa Monica Public Library’s electronic catalog found that an overwhelming majority of the bestselling titles are unavailable due to demand. The library’s selection of paperback nonfiction best sellers, for example, includes a collective total of 23 volumes for the top three books in that category. Of them, one is available to be checked out (not including alternative versions of the texts including children’s Brandon Wise brandonw@smdp.com

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POPULAR GENRE: Library worker Beatrice Riendeau organizes best sellers Friday afternoon at the Santa Monica Main Branch.

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Daughter honors her father BY MELODY HANATANI Daily Press Staff Writer

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DOWNTOWN Her name is Shannon Lee but many might know her as Bruce Lee’s daughter. And she doesn’t really mind that facet of her identity one bit. Yet Lee, 40, is making her own claim to fame in the entertainment industry, founding a new production company — Leeway Media — in July 2008 and celebrating its first major project in the United States, a documentary about her legendary father, titled, “How Bruce Lee Changed the World.” “It’s not your straight bio,” Lee said from her Santa Monica office on Monday. “It’s

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