Monthly Archives: September 2009
Advocacy Training at PLA
For anyone who’s attending PLA 2010 next March, there’s a great two day free advocacy training opportunity. Turning the Page: Building Your Library Community (scroll down to it for the description) is open to the first 200 people who check this option … Continue reading
Horrific Advertisement Attacking Public Libraries
My blood ran cold when I saw this ad – Close all the libraries; alternatives exist – that ran in the Omaha World-Herald. School and university libraries can’t provide the materials public libraries do – and it’s not their place … Continue reading
If You Build It Will They Come?
Digital library services guru, David Lee King, gave an enlightening presentation Tuesday, Building the Digital Branch for the 21st Century. He pointed out that many libraries’ websites focus on the physical building, so aside from providing access to electronic resources, their sites are … Continue reading
Free Library of Philadelphia to Remain Open
I just couldn’t believe that there was actually the possibility that the library would close on October 2. How could this possibly happen in these desperate times? Well, hurray, it won’t! I just saw that legislation was passed which will allow … Continue reading
Living Library
I know the idea of living libraries has been around for a few years, but I just love this concept of promoting understanding through personal interaction. Copenhagen’s has a refugee who lived in a shipping container, an ex-stripper, and a … Continue reading
Reader Development or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Proust
A BCR colleague, Laura Olson, recently told me about the concept of Reader Development, which originally started in the UK. Laura and her fellow library school students are really excited by this holistic approach. I took a look at the website … Continue reading
Making the World Better with Books
I came across Better World Books when I was creating a class on Friends of the Library and looking for outlets for weeded materials. You may already be dealing with them, but if not, read the CNN article and keep them … Continue reading
I want to see ‘em skate
Talk about eliminating barriers to service – lack of parking is not an issue at busy Houston Public Library branches, they’ll deliver materials right to your car. Seems like they are very committed to their patrons, but I’d really like to see … Continue reading
Dandelions are Beautiful
Building green and practicing sustainability are two more ways libraries can help improve our communities. I just viewed Small Scale Green, a presentation by Daniel Snydacker, Executive Director, Pequot (CT) Library, tailored for smaller, existing libraries (versus new construction). Unfortunately I think … Continue reading
Cool Marketing Ideas
Book bags and bookmarks come in handy, but I just love it when libraries use marketing tools with more widespread appeal. Forgive me if this is old news to you, but I just heard about the license plates the New … Continue reading
