LISNews - Comments:
In reply to Thoughts on Schools and Libraries:So many people come to the library, marveling over changes, saying, "I haven't been here since I was in school." Now, seeking job info or other practical guidance--and already in (Read More)
Tame The Web:
Congrats to TTW Contributor Kyle Jones!http://thecorkboard.org/blog/time-for-change-im-off-to-darien-libraryKyle writes:I’m very excited to announce that starting in January of 2010 I will be joining the award winning staff a (Read More)
LISNews - Comments:
In reply to The Library Routes Project: How Did You Become A Librarian?:Oh...back in 1974 (the dark ages of libraries)...I was 19 years old and my (then) finance's mother was in charge of a small (like minuscule) library. Sh (Read More)
Retiring Guy's Digest:
Source: Wikipedia CommonsLink to November 8 Sunday Insight column at SFGate (San Francisco Chronicle), "Great cities need libraries now, more than ever ".Excerpt: Yet, while the need for libraries is ever more critical, lib (Read More)
Retiring Guy's Digest:
Link to November 14 Press-Enterprise article, "Residents mourn loss of library".Excerpt: Molly Kates stood dumbfounded in front of the Colton Public Library on Friday morning as she read a sign on the door saying the library (Read More)
Retiring Guy's Digest:
Link to November 17 San Bernadino Sun article, " Colton City Council bombarded with complaints over libarary [sic] closures".Excerpt: Nearly 100 people crammed into the City Council Chambers Tuesday night to hear complain (Read More)
ResourceShelf:
The complete list of papers/presentations available can be found here. The meeting took place October October 14–15, 2009 in Washington, DC. Audio of the presentations is also available. Here are the Titles of the Sessions ( (Read More)
ResourceShelf:
The blog has a new look that’s very easy on the eyes. You’ll also find links to the District Dispatch RSS and Twitter feeds. If the intersection of the library world with the world of U.S. politics is of interest, District Di (Read More)
the New Cybrary:
We have a Frequently Asked Questions section on our website addressing library facility issues, but maybe we should refine it with a Frequently Observed Misconceptions section. Here's a few of the things I seem to hear or no (Read More)
Retiring Guy's Digest:
1 of 3 graphs that Pat Tully includes in his post.Link to November 13 From the University Librarian blogpost, "1998-2009: How libraries have changed. (via Lazyfeed)Excerpt: In the past decade libraries have been transformed (Read More)
Retiring Guy's Digest:
Screen shot from the Colton Public Library System homepageLink to City of Colton news release.Link to November 19 Los Angeles Times article, "Many libraries go quiet as local budget cuts deepen". (via Lazyfeed)Excerpt: As (Read More)
LISNews - Librarian And Information Science News:
A librarian from Mount Anthony Middle School in Vermont was recently banned from working in all Vermont schools for inappropriately using the Internet.David Wohlsen, a prekindergarten through Grade 12 library media specialist (Read More)
LISNews - Comments:
In reply to Social security numbers found in older academic library books:“We are hoping there's only a few. Yes that's right,” said Associate Dean of Libraries Marcia Suter.Did anyone read this with a Jon Lovitz voice in the (Read More)
District Dispatch:
Hi, friends of libraries.You probably noticed things look a little different here. We at the Washington Office have decided to make some changes to the look and feel of our blog. The timely and substantive information you’ve (Read More)
the New Cybrary:
Reading to kids is vital. On the Washington Post site last week, there was a terrific column including some big points. Authoritatively: the single best predictor of how a child will do over 12 years of school is: how much s (Read More)
Retiring Guy's Digest:
Link to November 20 Sheboygan Press article, "Mead Public Library in Sheboygan may be cut out of Eastern Shores Library System".Excerpt: Mead Public Library would have to use about $250,000 in city tax money for services su (Read More)
Retiring Guy's Digest:
(Hey, folks, it's a photoshop festival!)Link to slide show.And after the 26th slide (out of 52), I asked myself, "Don't any of these communities have public libraries?" It is an important element of community life for many pa (Read More)