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Professor wants libraries to reflect cultural diversity

May 7th, 2008

San Jose Mercury News: - “Clara M. Chu, Ph. D., is an expert not only on libraries but also on how they fit into the multicultural story of modern society.”

Woman Jumps To Her Death At Salt Lake City Library

April 10th, 2008

KUTV - “A woman in her 40s jumped from a third-floor balcony inside the main library in downtown Salt Lake City on Thursday morning — in what investigators believe was a suicide.”

Meet the new library, same as the old library

April 3rd, 2008

Print is Dead - “Via Maud Newton, a few weeks ago I came across upon the website for Brooklyn’s Reanimation Library, which is a sort of a refuge for discarded books, which sounds like a good idea until you start poking around their website.”

A Chat with NYC’s Coolest Culinary Librarian

April 1st, 2008

IgoUgo - “Who boasts the best menu in New York? Our vote goes to Rebecca Federman, keeper of the New York Public Library’s culinary collection. The passionate bibliographer—and writer of Cooked Books—talks to IgoUgo about her fascinating job and favorite tables.” (via)

Libraries know what customer service’s about

March 26th, 2008

Huron Daily Tribune - “Today marks the final installment of our series exploring all that our area libraries have to offer. And we’re betting, just like us, you’re impressed.”

Library Sued For Restricting Internet Time

March 21st, 2008

InformationWeek - “The Tampa, Fla. library recently restricted use of public Internet terminals at its branches to two-and-a-half hours per day and began asking patrons for ID before they could log on.”

Modern Libraries Considered

March 2nd, 2008

January Magazine - “The title of the piece, “How Do Your Build a Public Library in the Age of Google,” is intriguing but left questions frustratingly unanswered to any real degree.”

After 30 years, librarian will be feted in a sendoff for the books

February 24th, 2008

Take a shot of your favorite beverage for every librarian play on phrase in this piece

US author is UK library favourite

February 10th, 2008

BBC - “US thriller writer James Patterson has become the UK’s most borrowed author, with his books taken out of libraries 1.5 million times in 12 months.”

More on Filtering

January 27th, 2008

New York Times - “Library Walks Fine Line on Web Pornography”

Jennifer Garner took Violet to the library

January 26th, 2008

Gossip Girls - “It’s something we don’t see everyday - celebrities paying a visit to their local public library branch.”

Fake ID’s

January 19th, 2008

Librarians are creating their own.

Sedona Library puts on its parent hat

January 19th, 2008

Sedona.biz - “[A]ny student who is not using the Library for its intended purpose, any student who is using the Library as a hangout location will be told that they must leave the property. That means all the way down to the end of White Bear Road and Dry Creek Road.
Acceptable uses of the Library [...]

Library funnies

January 15th, 2008

Biblioblather - “I really wish I could draw. I wish I had a scanner, too. If I had a scanner, I’d be tempted to draw a couple of webcomics. Since I can’t and don’t, I need you to use your intelligence and imagination to supply the art for the following”

Texas will soon have three presidential libraries

January 13th, 2008

Houston Chronicle - “A new boast: Texas will soon be home to three presidential libraries — more than any other state”

Religious libraries growing

January 12th, 2008

LA Daily News - “Churches, temples and mosques are striving in recent years to establish their own libraries to feed a growing thirst from members who want to explore their faiths.”

IMLS Announces Public Access Study

January 11th, 2008

IMLS Press Release - “The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced that it has entered into a cooperative agreement with the University of Washington to conduct a national study on the social, economic, personal, and professional value of free access to computers at public libraries.”

Nominate Your Favorite Blogs For LISNews 10 Blogs To Read in 2008

December 27th, 2007

Let’s have the debate again. My favorite part is when the winners fail to thank those that vote for them. Let’s see if that happens this year…

Reimagining The Public Library

December 25th, 2007

Elliot L. Shelkrot - “It’s not just about books, but it will always be about knowledge.”

Libraries Giving Back

December 24th, 2007

Kathleen Gesinger - “Libraries are giving back every day by providing a place to connect and to be a part of a coordinated community response addressing individual needs. Libraries are a place to learn about local needs, to share experiences, find resources and offer ways help.” (via)

Librarian/Custodian

December 23rd, 2007

LA Times - “In rural Pomeroy, a school now employs a combination custodian-librarian: She opens the library after cleaning the locker rooms.”

Building Libraries

December 13th, 2007

“A fundraising effort, sponsored by the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business to support youth literacy and education in rural China, has raised enough money to build eight libraries in these often-neglected regions of the country.”

On Selling The Library

December 6th, 2007

Editorial - “It’s a sad truth that our society doesn’t get too excited about the word “library.” And “new library” isn’t much more enticing.”

Marketing Libraries

December 2nd, 2007

Orlando Sentinel - “Youniquely 4 U, is free for anyone who holds a Lake County Library card, and it offers personal recommendations and coupons based on what a library patron checks out, drawing from general categories of the patron’s book or video selections to suggest similar events or businesses.”
Whoa. Very cool. It’s like [...]