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LibraryBytes: Helene Blowers

Share your library love

This feature for our website was actually planned and developed weeks ago before the current budget crisis to coincide with summer reading. And although the funding for public libraries from the state is still unknown, you can......Read More

about 5 hours ago

 

New Neilson report debunks many teen my...

Neilson has just released a new report sharing findings from a recent study on teen media usage behavior which debunks many myths. Here are just a few that they cover: Myth: Teens are driving the growth of online video Rea......Read More

2 days ago

Geek the Library

I'm really enjoying the message behind this new site/campaign... GeekTheLibrary.org"Brought to you by OCLC, a nonprofit library cooperative, with funding by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Geekthelibrary.org d......Read More

3 days ago

 

QR Tags & Concept Leadership

Concept leadership is one of areas that my department, Digital Services, tries to focus on. It’s important for us to continuously keep on top of new and emerging technologies and explore ways that the library and our custom......Read More

6 days ago

PlainTalk

Let freedom ring!

Wow, it seems like summer just got started but here comes the 4th of July! It's been a tough year for our country and our world, but I think it's great that Des Plaines is continuing its traditions of a 4th of July parade and fi......Read More

about 5 hours ago

 

Printing Made Even Easier

I fondly remember all the talk, 10-15 years ago, about a "paperless society." We certainly rely on electronic communication more and more these days, but paper remains a cold, hard fact of life. Homework assignments, resumés, p......Read More

3 days ago

It's 90 degrees - summer has arrived!

...with a vengeance! Of course, your public library is a great place to keep cool on these sultry days. Last summer, we asked you, our PlainTalk readers, to tell us about other great summer activities in the Des Plaines area. I'......Read More

8 days ago

 

Relay for Life is just around the corne...

Once again, the Library is proud to be part of the Relay for Life, Des Plaines/Park Ridge. This year's Relay takes place on Friday, June 26, 2009 at Maine West High School, on Wolf Road in Des Plaines.Our team, the Book Babes, w......Read More

15 days ago

LISNews - Librarian And Information Science News

Catalog 2.0: Your Library Catalog in a ...

The State Library of Kansas cataloged about 1,000 Wikipedia articles analytically at the State Library providing links via the Kansas Library Catalog, WorldCat/OCLC and the State Library’s consortium OPAC, ATLAS. Most all of t......Read More

about 7 hours ago

 

Salinger Sequel Defense Plans to Appeal...

The morning after federal Judge Deborah Batts ruled that a Swedish author could not publish the follow-up to "The Catcher in the Rye," the book's distributor vowed to appeal. Full piece here....Read More

about 9 hours ago

Salinger Wins as Judge Blocks Publicati...

NEWS FLASH! from Publishers Weekly....Read More

about 10 hours ago

 

Let e-Readers Be e-Readers

Despite the Kindle's continuing success, it's widely believed that the device cannot remain simply a terminal for Amazon's (AMZN) e-book sales if it is ever to become a true mass-market product. But what must it become? Some lea......Read More

about 10 hours ago

Abby (the) Librarian

Percy Jackson

Last week I had Friday off and I spent most of the afternoon and evening reading The Last Olympian from cover to cover. I've said time and time again that I'm not a big series person, but the Percy Jackson books are a notable ex......Read More

about 7 hours ago

 

Twenty Boy Summer WINNERS

Congratulations to CherylS22 and AuntRene, winners of the Twenty Boy Summer giveaway!And thanks to everyone who entered!...Read More

1 day ago

Halfway through...

How are everyone's Summer Reading Clubs going?My summer's been crazy, to be completely honest. I really hit the ground running, starting my new job in mid-May just a week before our SRC started.We're doing Be Creative @ Your Lib......Read More

1 day ago

 

To Theme or Not To Theme?

Do you use themes for your storytimes?I've been thinking about this since I started my new job. At my previous library, we didn't generally use themes for storytimes. The idea behind that is that it's better to read a handful of......Read More

2 days ago

The 'M' Word - Marketing Libraries

Libraries are more than just places to ...

Great news report from Ohio. The M Word Blog teaches your library and non-profit tips, tricks and trends of the marketing trade...Read More

about 8 hours ago

 

The big red box comes to Princeton!

From Janie Herman's FB post:"We are a pilot site at PPL for having Red Box services to supplement the library collection. This gives our library customers 24 hour access to the newest DVDs, means that we do not have to buy as ma......Read More

1 day ago

Drunkenomics - The Story of Bar Stool E...

This was the $5000 winner of the Fuze storytelling contest. I'll bet you wished you had entered your story. :-)Drunkenomics - The Story of Bar Stool EconomicsView more presentations from slides2407.The M Word Blog teaches your l......Read More

1 day ago

 

I Geek Marketing Libraries

By now you've probably seen the new OCLC campaign, Geek the Library. I love the bones of this campaign and look forward to hearing from the pilot cities as to whether the concept of using geek as a verb resonates with the publi......Read More

2 days ago

The Unquiet Librarian

Integrating Social Media as Authoritati...

*This is a cross-post of an entry I wrote for the AASL blog, July 1, 2009* The role of social media in reporting the events in Iran in recent weeks has highlighted the increasing role of emerging sources of authority and pro......Read More

about 10 hours ago

 

Research to Challenge Our Assumptions A...

If you work with teens (or tweens) on a daily basis as I do, then you will want to read two important documents that came my way via Google Reader and my personal learning network. The first resource, courtesy of Helen Blowers&#......Read More

1 day ago

Library of Congress Now on iTunes!

Now you can access podcasts and resources from the Library of Congress at iTunes!  Here is what Matt Raymond of the Library of Congress blog has to say about this exciting new Web 2.0 addition for LOC: Blog. Twitter. YouTube.......Read More

1 day ago

 

Netvibes Recognizes Its Use As a Virtua...

We already knew this, but I loved seeing this on the Netvibes blog today! Using public pages as virtual libraries! – Netvibes.com Blog via kwout Don’t forget to check out The Unquiet Library on Netvibes; I have also......Read More

12 days ago

TechSource Forum: Annual is Coming!

Annual is just around the corner. Our bloggers discuss what they're most looking forward to this year in the Windy City: Jason Griffey: ALA Annual is always a blur of activity, and it's sad to say that while I tend to overplan l......Read More

about 11 hours ago

 

Creating Zones with Heart

Greetings from Northern Michigan! The days of summer are flying by and I’m splitting my time between trying to wear out our new Labrador Retriever Cooper and prepping for upcoming talks at ALA Annual. I’ll be presenting for ......Read More

2 days ago

Planning technology for the next 30 yea...

I don't often post specifically about things I'm involved in at my real job (Head of Library IT at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga), and try instead to examine general technology useful to libraries of all types. But ......Read More

9 days ago

 

Getting Virtual: ALA Works to Increase ...

Hot on the heels of the latest issue of Library Technology Reports, Collaboration 2.0, is a toolkit designed to help ALA members who want to bring remote participants into a meeting or who want to stream a session’s audio ......Read More

15 days ago

Stephen's Lighthouse

Blogging as a Special Librarian

Here's my column for the June issue of Information Outlook. Blogging as a Special Librarian Download file (MS Word format) Stephen Download file ...Read More

about 12 hours ago

 

Does any technology ever really die?

I love this graphic from The Steve Rubel LifeStream. He explains it here in his posting: Blogs are Out of Beta, But Bloggers Should Always Be in Beta this way: "The image above is one of the most important graphics I have ev......Read More

about 22 hours ago

Everywhere is here!

Got two minutes? Quite a few people are pointing to this video and I think it's a good investment of two minutes. What is the future of the library? from Guy Adam Ailion Quite a few good concepts packed into two minutes. Wha......Read More

1 day ago

 

Preparing for the New Media Literacies

Here's my column for Multimedia and Internet@Schools in the Mar./Apr. 2009 Issue Preparing for the New Media Literacies Download file Stephen...Read More

1 day ago

Blue Skunk Blog

The NECC lovefest to all things 2.0 ref...

Home from NECC in DC. Great to be gone; great to be home. Going to try to summarize a few thoughts about this year's giant lovefest to all things that go beep two-point-oh. I can't say that I took away any real exciting ideas ......Read More

about 13 hours ago

 

A long walk around DC

My Sunday morning and afternoon here at NECC in DC were free of obligations, so I took a good long walk. Washington is one of my favorite cities, especially for people watching. Summer dresses on young women are better than flow......Read More

4 days ago

Head for the Edge columns online

My 08-09 Head for the Edge columns that appear in Library Media Connection are now online. These include: Continuing Education, August/September 2008From Cop to Counselor on Copyright, October 2008 The Other Shoe Redux, November......Read More

4 days ago

 

A day of conversations

On China's policy to filter the Internet:Once you start censoring the Web, you restrict the ability to imagine and innovate. You are telling young Chinese that if they really want to explore, they need to go abroad. - Tom Fried......Read More

4 days ago

Going Green @your library

Bicycle Lending Library

Alfred University (NY) will check out bicycles to students, faculty and staff starting fall 2009 “just as they would a book at Herrick Library.”   For a nominal fee ($3 for two days and $5 for a week)  users can b......Read More

1 day ago

 

FREE Webinar: Become a Carbon Zero Her...

Free Webinar: Become a Carbon Zero Hero: Vanquish the Phantom Load Villain Wednesday, July 15, 2009 2:00 – 3:30 PM EDT Registration: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/621236970 Discussion on how to vanquish the phantom......Read More

2 days ago

C&RL preprint on sustainable academic l...

Accepted for publication, by College and Research Libraries, to be published probably March 2010, by  Maria A. Jankowska & James Marcum entitled “Sustainability Challenge for Academic Libraries: Planning for the Futur......Read More

3 days ago

 

Call for Submission: Greening Libraries...

From Library Juice Press: Greening Libraries, edited by Monika Antonelli and Mark McCullough and published by Library Juice Press, is a collection of essays, papers and articles on various aspects of the green library movement. ......Read More

3 days ago

Tame The Web

Red Box Rentals at Princeton Public Lib...

Janie Hermann writes: We are a pilot site at PPL for having Red Box services to supplement the library collection. This gives our library customers 24 hour access to the newest DVDs, means that we do not have to buy as many copi......Read More

1 day ago

 

No, you may not have a friendly chat wi...

No, you may not have a friendly chat with library staff, originally uploaded by sirexkat. Kathryn Greenhill writes: Spearwood Library has been remodelled. They have added a half wall so that staff and patrons cannot make......Read More

5 days ago

Tara Hunt Whuffle Factor`

Tara Hunt Whuffle Factor`, originally uploaded by cambodia4kidsorg. This book is on my summer reading list – great graphic! ...Read More

6 days ago

 

visit our facebook page for specials

visit our faceboo page for specials, originally uploaded by Librarian by Day. Nice thought – What specials could libraries feature on their Facebook pages? ...Read More

6 days ago

Kol Safran קול ספרן

Summer Break

I am not taking a summer break from learning or teaching. Today I started teaching two 7 week courses. One is in managing a school library/media center and the other is in science and technology literature. Next week is the A......Read More

2 days ago

 

Untitled Art Works

A visit to the Art Institute of Chicago inspired this article. It is meant to be a parody of an art critique and poke fun at artists who do not title their work. Except for Chaim Potok’s fictional character Asher Lev, all th......Read More

about 1 month ago

Visting the Chicago Art Institute

On May 17 the Chicago Art Institute opened its new modern wing, an expansion that increased display space by about 30%. In honor of this occasion they offered free admission for the week. My son and I went to visit on differe......Read More

about 1 month ago

 

Visit to the Illinois Holocaust Museum

On Sunday (May 10) my son and I went to the Illinois Holocaust Museum. The building is very impressive. On the left is a picture of the back. Strange, this is the street side with the name on the wall. The entrance is on the ......Read More

about 1 month ago

LibrarianInBlack

Creative Commons, User Generated Web Co...

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2 days ago

 

Hello. My name is Sarah, and I have Eh...

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about 1 month ago

"Creating Future Libraries" n...

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about 1 month ago

 

Emerging Library Technologies Study in ...

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about 1 month ago

BlogJunction Illinois

On a Positive Note: It’s All About Pa...

by Kitty Pope, Alliance Library System I’ve been waiting a long time to write this article! Over the past few months, I’ve repeatedly said at work and play “it’s all about passion baby”. How you approach life and the e......Read More

2 days ago

 

What’s New @ WJIL: June 30, 2009

Browse the WJIL State of the Stats, find out how you can get the WJIL “wordle” out, utilize the newly published Competency Index for the Library Field and learn more about bringing Web 2.0 into Academic Librarie......Read More

2 days ago

Literacy Spotlight: Spotlight on Achiev...

Armando and Mariela met each other in Mexico as children and then again as adults while attending an English as a Second Language (ESL) class at the Toman Library. Both worked very hard learning English that first year. They fel......Read More

2 days ago

 

E-Rate News

Make sure your technology plan covering FY2009 services has been approved. FCC rules require that services other than basic telephone service be covered by an approved technology plan. Because July 1, 2009 is the first day appli......Read More

2 days ago

Behind the Scenes @ NSLS

NSLS Prepares for Next Phase of Bin Con...

NSLS is just about ready to take our “bags-to-bins” project to the next step.  To find out more information on what this project entails, check out an article by delivery assistant, Don Johnson. On Wednesday, June 24th a ......Read More

3 days ago

 

Sharon Ball retirement party

Libraries luminaries from throughout northern Illinois came to NSLS to celebrate the retirement of  library superstar, Sharon Ball.  Since 1998, Sharon has been working side-by-side with NSLS school, public/youth services, and......Read More

7 days ago

Meet the new NSLS Board

The official changing of the NSLS guard took place on this past Monday.  It is always a busy evening, as first the current board holds a meeting, followed by a second meeting of the new board. Check out the swearing-in and the ......Read More

8 days ago

 

Springfield Report – Grants and Coffe...

I just returned from a trip to Springfield for my first gig as a grant reviewer (LSTA grants). It was a fabulous learning experience, and I look forward to sharing my new found knowledge with NSLS libraries when we all start wri......Read More

13 days ago

Information Wants To Be Free

Answers – and I thought that was our ...

As a new mother, I spend a a lot of time awake with Reed when most sensible people are asleep. Consequently, I’ve seen plenty of infomercials and commercials that are rarely if ever on television when sensible people are a......Read More

6 days ago

 

Do you link to Harvard Business Review ...

Paul Pival wrote today and yesterday about “mafia tactics by Harvard Business School Publishing”, wherein they are trying to charge libraries to link to articles from Harvard Business Review in EBSCO for online class......Read More

6 days ago

Do we need library ombudsmen?

I recently had a not-so-fun experience with our local hospital which reminded me of how important it is to ensure one’s front-line staff are empowered to question things. During our childbirth class – which was spons......Read More

15 days ago

 

Reed Javier Farkas

I realize that while there have been little blurbs about this on FriendFeed, Facebook, Flickr, etc., I haven’t actually blogged anything about the new man in my life. Probably has something to do with the fact that the onl......Read More

2 months ago

LibraryNation

Project find: “Self Portrait Lite...

This is  a highly do-able art project that would work well at a kids library program AND you can work in some great collection tie-ins from your art and artist books. Self  Portrait Literal Cubism Complete illustrated instruct......Read More

8 days ago

 

A few websites that help with everyday ...

As librarians we know that the internet is littered with time-wasting, badly constructed websites, but here are a few that are actually useful  in everyday life: StillTasty http://www.stilltasty.com/ If you have patrons with qu......Read More

20 days ago

World Wide Knit in Public Day is June 1...

Did you know that Saturday, June 13 is World Wide Knit in Public Day?  Ok, actually there are four days of official celebrations–go on over to the WWKiP website to check the story out.  You can also find out about knitti......Read More

20 days ago

 

More lists of writers on Twitter plus t...

Looking for authors or poets on Twitter?  Here are a few more lists: Literary Tweets: 100+ of the Best Authors on Twitter by Cameron Chapman on Mashable.com.  Each author is briefly introduced and a sample tweet is included. ......Read More

about 1 month ago

The Shifted Librarian

Ohio - Save Your Libraries

If you live in Ohio, you’re in very real danger of losing your public libraries. You need to contact your legislators now to save them or else Governor Strickland’s proposed budget cuts are going to end up shutting ......Read More

8 days ago

 

Should You Upgrade to the Pre?

When I picked up my new Palm Pre smartphone last week, one of the store employees said, “You must have been waiting for this phone for a long time.” He could tell I was excited about it. I told him I’d been wa......Read More

15 days ago

Free Gaming in Libraries Class Comes wi...

If you want a glimpse into one possible future for LIS education, look no further than Scott Nicholson’s free Gaming in Libraries course, running now on a computer near you. It makes use of a fascinating mix of tools that ......Read More

20 days ago

 

Smart Marketing

Marketing! Originally uploaded by pollyalida No tags for this post....Read More

23 days ago

Lively Librarian

Article-7 Most Impressive Libraries Thr...

And yes, 1 of them is the Bodleian. Cool.Very intersting article, maybe a good trip would be to visit them all, I've been to 2 and counting...http://www.cartridgesave.co.uk/news/the-7-most-impressive-libraries-from-throughout-hi......Read More

9 days ago

 

Summer Beginnings and Endings

Well it's been an interesting month already, I still feel like I am waiting for sunny summer days. Since I last posted on June 12th the joy of celebrating my son's 16th birthday on June 15th was met with the passing of my mothe......Read More

10 days ago

Looking for escapism? Try a romance nov...

I doubt I'm the only one who avoids the news because I don't want to read one more story about murder, the economy or corruption. I even avoid the home page on my email because I don't want to read the latest headlines. My regul......Read More

20 days ago

 

Librarian, counselor, psychologist, tea...

Working in a public library is never a dull job. Libraries have become more than just the traditional building that loans books by evolving into a combination of career center, community center and learning center. The computer ......Read More

21 days ago

walking paper

the pirate bay (partially?) blocked in ...

During some downtime on my recent trip I was watching old skateboarding videos on YouTube and was prompted to check The Pirate Bay to see what albums by fIREHOSE were available. I didn’t get very far. I was a bit surpris......Read More

10 days ago

 

Hjorring (Denmark) Public Library

Yesterday I visited the public library in Hjorring, Denmark. It is part of a civic center that includes a gym, restaurant and library. Here are some photos. The desk doesn’t say “info.” It says “Welcom......Read More

17 days ago

providing uncopyable experiences

Danger Mouse is a musician perhaps most know for his The Grey Album which is a mashup of Jay-Z’s The Black Album and the Beatles’ The White Album. The album is often used as an example of the tension between remix c......Read More

about 1 month ago

 

walking paper cross stitch

An amazing gift! The color scheme matches the site perfectly. ...Read More

about 1 month ago

The Book's The Thing

Warms the hearts of librarians

June 20, 2009 A Literary Legend Fights for a Local Library By Jennifer Steinhauer VENTURA, Calif. — When you are pushing 90, have written scores of famous novels, short stories and screenplays, and have fulfilled the goal of......Read More

10 days ago

 

Now for something with no redeeming val...

It is what it is. I have no good excuse....Read More

13 days ago

Alien abduction? Shiny objects? A five ...

From SFGate.com: Dog Ate My Library Book Leave it to the San Francisco Public Library to turn its overdue book amnesty program into a creative writing contest. Recently, borrowers with overdue books were allowed to bring them ba......Read More

13 days ago

 

Christian Group Wants Library Book Burn...

From Examiner.com: Controversy has been swirling for some months now in Wisconsin. Apparently, a library in West Bend has struck a nerve by including books like one by author Francesca Lia Block in its youth section. What’......Read More

14 days ago

Perennial Searcher

Video in Wikipedia?

CNET reports that Wikipedia, the collaborative encyclopedia, plans to add video to its entries. Apparently, Wikipedia will include a link to “Add Media” in a few months, which will allows users to search for copyrigh......Read More

12 days ago

 

Explore Google Search

Google – - perhaps in response to Bing and Wolfram Alpha – - has created a page called Explore Google Search to tout its cool features and tools. The page highlights using Google as a dictionary, calculator, unit con......Read More

14 days ago

Hunch

Right on the heels of the release of Microsoft’s Bing, another tool surfaces that also claims to be a “decision engine”. It’s called Hunch: “In 10 questions or less, Hunch will offer you a great sol......Read More

16 days ago

 

Google to the Second Power

Google has added a tool called Google Squared to Google Labs. Might this feature be a response to the recent release of “computational knowledge engine” Wolfram Alpha? Who knows. Anyways, Google Squared presents data......Read More

28 days ago

Youth Services Librarians Unite!!

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows go...

July 7 - the BIG day for the paperback version of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is a breathtaking finish to a remarkable series. The final chapter to Harry Potter’s adventures wil......Read More

17 days ago

 

Teacher Vision

I was just alerted to this website - it looks great- for library AND to share with our teachers, homeschooling families, and daycare providers. Teacher Vision...Read More

2 months ago

Free Comic Book Day

So May 2 is Free Comic Book Day - this is a great way to partner with a local comic book shop AND give a big shout-out for comic books! Don't miss it!!...Read More

3 months ago

 

Did you know this was even out there???...

Where to find all the GREAT blogs on ya/child's lit???Alltop - LOVE this one - lists each blog and the most current 4-5 posts for each blog. Great resource.Nearcircle - Another great resource that lists TONS of lit. blogs, list......Read More

3 months ago

Our Libraries by Sarah Long

Summer reading: Feeds your soul, sparks...

Just the words "summer reading" take me to a relaxing other world where I am warm and comfortable with hours of unstructured time, mine for the taking. In today's world, such escape is becoming increasingly elusive. But I urge y......Read More

26 days ago

 

Libraries lend free hand to those strug...

It's a familiar story: When times are tough, library usage goes up. The media has been full of variations on this theme for the past year. Here's the back story: Library staffs love to serve and be busy. It's that missionary sp......Read More

2 months ago

Newbery award oldest and most distingui...

Since 1921, the Newbery Medal has been awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished American children's book published in the previous year. The idea came from bookseller and publisher Frederic......Read More

2 months ago

 

Longtime library trustee has made an im...

Showing your enthusiasm for the library can change your life. More than 30 years ago, Morton Grove resident Estelle Cooperman went to a library open house with her son. "We were new in the community," she said, "and with happy......Read More

2 months ago

David Lee King

The Destination Web is Morphing – Pay...

I’ve been reading and thinking about websites lately (oh really David? Who would have guessed?). Organizations simply don’t have one nice, tidy website to manage anymore. First, take a gander at these three articles:......Read More

26 days ago

 

More Chat in the Catalog

Remember my post on TSCPL’s Meebo chat widget embedded in our library catalog? Since then, we have stopped using the Meebo Me widget. It was great – it helped us start our IM reference service, and it was easy to emb......Read More

about 1 month ago

Making Connections – the Institutiona...

Last post, I covered things I think about when making personal friend connections in a bunch of social networks I use. I also said “for MPOW, it’s slightly different – I might cover that in another post.”......Read More

about 1 month ago

 

Making Connections

If you sign up and use social media tools, here’s what might happen to you: the image accompanying this post is my inbox. I recently visited my parents, and I only answered pressing emails … but didn’t really c......Read More

about 1 month ago

Something Different Every Day

Why you should attend the Sutherland

I swore to myself last year after attending the annual Zena Sutherland lecture at the Harold Washington Library that I would hound my fellow NSLS youth services people to go next year.  And here it is next year already! Here......Read More

2 months ago

 

Hunting for Poetry

Back in 2001, I was inspired by the CTA’s project where they posted poems throughout the transit system for people to read as they ride.  I thought it would be a very cool thing to plaster the Youth Services Department a......Read More

2 months ago

Yay! It’s the ALA Awards!

The morning that the ALSC/YALSA Youth Media Awards are announced is one of my favorite days of the year!  In past years, I’ve watched the streaming video and enjoyed it immensely.  But this year was even more fun being t......Read More

5 months ago

 

Top Ten of 2008

Here is a link to my Top Ten Books of 2008 for children and teens.  The list was due in mid-October, and of course two months later, I’ve read many other fine books.  It really makes me wonder how valid anyone’s To......Read More

6 months ago

Ad Lib: Advocacy for Libraries

Get House Support for LSTA Today!

ALA has sent out an urgent call to action: Please contact your Representative and ask him or her to sign the “Dear Colleague” letter being circulated by Congressman Raul Grijalva in support of funding for the Libra......Read More

3 months ago

 

CPSIA Pushed Back a Year

There’s been…well, not progress, exactly, but motion on the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. From ALA: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) today released an announcement to the Federal Register stay......Read More

4 months ago

Are Libraries Going to Get a PG-13 Rati...

Under 12? No going into the library for you! At least, that seems to be the fear: A federal law that will soon go into effect could have some startling consequences, including the possible banning of children from libraries unle......Read More

5 months ago

 

Libraries’ Value in Tough Economy

Just got a great link to information on how libraries can let their communities know of services they have to help folks through tough economic times.  While most have seen the video at the link below,  look farther down the p......Read More

5 months ago

Illuminated Heritage

Digital Past Now on Twitter

That’s right! Digital Past is now on Twitter as DigitalPast - be sure to follow us for all the latest updates with the program!...Read More

3 months ago

 

It was a dark and stormy night…

How many stories start this way? Quite a few I imagine, especially in the horror genre, but that’s not what I’m here to talk about today! It certainly was dark and stormy over the weekend up by my house which means I......Read More

3 months ago

New Collection on Digital Past - Americ...

Yes, that’s right! Today we celebrate the birth of a new collection on Digital Past! Yeay!  The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists History Collection explores the history of the AANA and the nurse anesthesia profe......Read More

3 months ago

 

Digital Past Updates

Finally a few minutes to stop and let everyone know what’s coming up with Digital Past in the very near term! We’ll be rolling out a fantastic new site and I hope you’ll all stop by and reacquaint yourself with......Read More

4 months ago