A look at the world outside the library’s doors.
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 22nd, 2009
Do you hate to dispose of old books, even from your personal library? Here’s a way to keep your favorite titles close by, serving a practical purpose and going green at the same time.
Caitlin Phillips goes through 500 to 750 books every year. But not because she’s a speed reader. Instead, she cuts out all [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 20th, 2009
Library Journal has announced that the Gates Foundation is funding a $5 million grant to the OCLC library cooperative to develop a public information campaign to boost library support.
Beginning in June, OCLC will pilot the campaign for six months in select areas of Georgia and Iowa, as well as in another six to 12 local [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 8th, 2009
Have you been hesitant about posting videos about your library to You Tube? Not quite sure if this is appropriate for libraries? Have no more doubts- the Library of Congress now has a YouTube presence. If they can do it, so can you.
Check out their website where you can see short films about Rosie the Riveter [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 1st, 2009
This has to be the coolest business card ever - it’s for someone who works for Lego. if you could design your own business card, what would it look like? What’s the part of working in a library that really resonates with you?