If someone came up to me and said: Hey, we don’t have any money, but we really need to boost the library’s presence and image. Do you have any ideas?
I would say:
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examples of libraries using Twitter: Hennipen County Library, Danbury Library and DC Public Library
examples of libraies using Flickr: Lester Public Library, Cape May County Library [...]
Every Monday I visit the Post Secret website. I think this is an amazing project. I have been following it for almost a couple of years. You never know who is sending in the secrets. The secrets we are reading could be your mom’s, your flat mates, or even your co-workers. This week, a post really caught my [...]
I really need to work on my interview skills. I am always quoted saying the lamest things.
Education: The Loneliest Help Desk in Town
How rad would it be to integrate digital signage systems into libraries? Way finding? Program marketing? RSS feeds? Collection info? Conference room scheduling? Patron of the month? And with digital signage, there is no [...]
yikes! I worked my first weekend at the library as a librarian. And it was interesting. Somehow things did not go swimmingly; however, with my years of experience, I was able to shoot from the hip and no one may have even known there was anything up. I work for a place that has a [...]
Part of the training for my new job is to become familiar with the collection and and layout of the space. Yesterday while I was shelving Easies (children’s books) I spotted this out of the corner of my eye:
Pretty rad. I am so flippin happy and proud that this book is on the shelf in [...]
I received my Librarian name tag yesterday. I guess it is official. I am a muther effin librarian! Watch out world. I also find in ironic that I received a notice from my bank that my student loan repayment is about to begin. hmmmm.
Here are some facts about my new branch and its surrounding area:
The [...]
Ever wonder what your Dewey Decimal classification would be? The wait is over. Spacefem.com allows you to enter your name and birthday and presto, you have your classification number. I am finding so many interesting things in that American Libraries Direct email I get every week from ALA.
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Today I made my first visit to the Northern Suburban Library off of I35E (NSL). I must tell you the NSL space may have knocked my socks off. If you don’t believe me, I will personally take a road trip with you to prove it. And you know what else, I will drive because gas [...]
From American Libraries Direct
WASILLA — Wasilla Public Library has decided not to shelve two children’s books dealing with homosexuality donated by a gay activist in California.Michael Petrelis, a 49-year-old from San Francisco, donated the books in September after learning of Gov. Sarah Palin’s question about banning certain books when she was Wasilla’s mayor.
In 1996 Palin [...]
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