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- ↑ "Carol Brey-Casiano Tells a Patriot Act Story". americanlibrariesmagazine.org. June 29, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- ↑ "ALA's Past Presidents". ala.org. 20 November 2007. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- ↑ "Binational Center Annual Meeting". usembassy.gov. September 22, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- ↑ City hires new Quality of Life Department director Las Cruces Bulletin. December 15, 2022.
- ↑ "Awards Grands: Carol Brey-Casiano". ala.org. April 5, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2019.