Category Archive: Additional Resources

Advocacy within the Library

This article comes from a blog entitled “Everyday Advocacy” which is published by the Association for Library Services to Children, A Division of the American Library Association ADVOCACY WITHIN THE LIBRARY While advocacy outside your library is certainly important, don’t forget about sharing the message inside your library! Your staff and volunteers are already passionate …

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Shareable: How to Be a Citizen Placemaker: Think Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper

Shareable: How to Be a Citizen Placemaker: Think Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper.   I think many of these ideas relate to how libraries can be community hubs that offer a place for citizens to interact and feel connected.

Library Advocacy and its Importance

Here is a student presentation on library advocacy that arrived in my inbox today.  Very short and to the point.  Click here to view.

Less Clutter, More Useful

book clutter

An excellent brief article in the November 1, 2012 issue of Library Journal talks about improving the library user’s experience by cleaning up the clutter in your library. Read the entire article here.

New Story Time Kits

Ahoy there mateys!  Just taking a minute to update you on the new story time and 6×6 kits we have available for checkout. As you can see from this lovely photo, we’ve got pirates for this summer!  We now have 19 Story Time Kits and 3 of the state’s 6×6 Kits circulating. View the complete …

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The Librarian of the Future

++ Click to Enlarge Image ++Source:LibraryScienceList.com

ABCs of Social Media

Here’s my take on the ABCs of social media-author Anders Orsander.

Dig Into Crafts!

2013 PLA Virtual Spring Symposium

FREE SRP Webinars

In case you missed the fun at our recent Summer Reading Program workshop, there’s still a chance to get good programming ideas and information on featured books for the early literacy, children’s and teen programs for 2013. The Collaborative Summer Library Program and exclusive vendor Upstart, created two webinars that you can watch on demand.  …

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