Can Spry Accordian be a Library Item?

Can you make a Spry Accordain a Library Item? I'm having
difficulties making it work.
Thanks

DW will be a very punishing experience if you do not take the
time to get a
foundation in HTML and CSS, honestly.
To get started go here -
http://www.w3schools.com
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"squirmywormy6" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> ok...i'll look into it. Did a quick look and it looks
like a lot of
> programming stuff that i know nothing about...eeek

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