LibWorm: Public Libraries

Salem public library

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:30:59 +0100

Image Author(s) lmcshane URL http://www.salem.lib.oh.us/ Description I am interested in feedback on this site. I don't know how much of a role the director of the library, Brad Stephens, played in the design and set-up, but I remember him from NEO-RLS as one of the best voices of library technology in the biz, able to explain the arcane to someone as lowly as me. The Salem News seems to be an off-shoot of the library, as well, similar to the Lakewood Observer in Lakewood, Ohio. A curious direction and intriguing morph of the Library in Society. (Source: libSite.org - A Recommendation Service for Library-related Websites)

Support the summer reading program at tompkins county public library

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Silk Oak supports the Summer Reading Program at Tompkins County Public Library with a donation of 10% of all sales at their new store on Saturday, November 29. Silk Oak, which recently opened a new store at 401 W. Seneca Street, has become one of the first business sponsors to support the library’s 2009 Summer Reading Program. Owner and Silk Oak creator, Jan Norman is a longtime supporter of (Source: TCPL News)

The sequoya branch library opens thursday

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:39:58 +0100

The much-anticipated new Sequoya Branch of Madison Public Library will officially open to the public at 9 a.m. tomorrow. “We appreciate the enthusiasm of the many library customers who are excited for us to open, as well as the generosity and efforts of the many donors and staff who helped make this Sequoya Branch Library renaissance possible,” said Jane Roughen, Community Services Manager for Branch Libraries. “It’s a significantly larger library, zoned and equipped to support quiet individual pursuits and livelier group activities.” The library, expanded to 20,000 square feet from 12,000 square feet, features a special children’s area with sections devoted to early literacy and family reading, an area especially for teens, and a hearth room for quiet reading. There is a large community room for neighborhood meetings and programs, and smaller conference rooms for study groups, small meetings and tutoring. The new Sequoya will offer expanded Internet access computer stations with centralized printing, as well as full WI-FI availability for laptop users, the option of self-service checkout and nearly 120,000 assorted books and media as well as access to valuable subscription-based informational and educational databases through the LINK system. Sequoya is the busiest Madison Public Library branch, with 279,000 visits and 690,000 items checked out this year. The new library is a departure from the decor of more recently remodeled Madison libraries in that it has a more structural feel, with some exposed elements and bright accent colors. Sequoya construction incorporated many “green” elements such as natural/renewable materials and finishes, and kind-to-the-environment features like a greywater system that collects rainwater from the roof for toilet flushing. ...

State offers free sat, act, & gre prep tool

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:28:10 +0100

From Channel 3000:Wisconsin students can study for their SAT and ACT exams for free on a new state Web site. KnowHow2GoWisconsin announced Friday that its Web site now has tutorials and interactive practice sessions for the two college entrance exams as well as the graduate school exam known as the GRE. Milwaukee and Madison-area public library patrons can also use LearningExpressLibrary which features test prep for the SAT, ACT, GRE and many other exams, including the LSAT. (Source: WisBlawg - From the UW Law Library)

Local libraries reporting large increase in dvd checkouts

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:20:21 +0100

Looking to save wherever he can in a tough economy, Paul Otto scooped up bargains the other day at his local library. "When you can get the same movies for free, why would you go out and pay for it?" asked a savvy Otto, who thumbed through the rows of DVDs a Pasadena Public Library. And he's not alone. Movie fans increasingly are combing their local libraries' selections of DVDs and videos available to check out for free - a cheaper option to buying them or spending $3 and up to rent them from the local video store. Full story here. (Source: LISNews.org)

Design*sponge/nypl: design by the book series

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:19:37 +0100

As a librarian (yes, I still consider myself one), designer, and craftmaker, I was really excited to hear about Design*Sponge's collaboration with Brooklyn artists and the New York Public Library to create work inspired by materials in the libraries. This first episode introduces us to the artists and kicks off what looks to be a very exciting project. Can't wait for more. (Source: urlgreyhot blogs)

Finalists picked for the seattle library

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:40:59 +0100

Time to do the 'Director Job Shuffle' dance. Seattle PI: A search committee on Tuesday, announced three finalists for the top position of the Seattle Public Library. The committee, appointed by the library's board of trustees, narrowed the field for the position of city librarian/CEO to the following: Susan Hildreth, the state librarian of California; Jane E. Light, director of the San Jose (Calif.) Public Library; and Rivkah K. Sass, executive director of the Omaha (Neb.) Public Library. Running this state of the art library will not only take an extraordinary director and librarian, it will require someone who can handle all the many needs of the $290.7 million "Libraries for All" project. In the past ten years, there have been four new libraries in communities without library service, the replacement, expansion or renovation of 22 existing branches, and of course the new Central Library. Who would be your pick? (Source: LISNews.org)

Acid song by bernard beckett « dunedin public libraries news ...

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:00:24 +0100

Dunedin Public Libraries News & Reviews Blog · Blog · About · Centenary · Acid Song by Bernard Beckett ... Our Sites. Library Catalogue · Library Web (Source: pligg - all)

City of austin - apl: north village branch closing

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:00:24 +0100

Get the answers you need! APL Privacy Statement. Funded in whole or in part by a Loan Star Libraries Grant authorized by the Texas Legislature and (Source: pligg - all)

Local libraries reporting large increase in dvd checkouts ...

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:00:23 +0100

"Public libraries see an increase across the board when the economy goes down," said Robin Weed-Brown, director of the Glendora Public Library, wher (Source: pligg - all)

News from the ceo: libraries and digital futures

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:00:23 +0100

I spoke about public libraries and digital futures and how despite the increasing role of online information sources, libraries are still being built (Source: pligg - all)

Tame the web » blog archive » indiana libraries consolidation?

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:00:22 +0100

A large issue, which I feel is being played down by some, is the consolidation of all public libraries in the state. Few Librarians and taxpayers ali (Source: pligg - all)

Northern victoria region activities: public libraries awarded $1 ...

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:00:21 +0100

"The Premier's Reading Challenge has resulted in an increase in reading among school students and this additional $1 million for local libraries from (Source: pligg - all)

Island residents to benefit from library federation

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:00:21 +0100

"Public library boards are committed to creating a dynamic public library system," said Marilyn Ming, chief librarian of the Salt Spring Public Lib (Source: pligg - all)

The printer’s devil—and the promise of e-books

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:18:55 +0100

Many thanks to Lancelot Kirby, a writer in Portmouth, Ohio, for the essay below. I wonder what Trithemius would have thought of E Ink. - D.R. At the start of the Renaissance, the abbot and occultist Johannes Trithemius wrote a book entitled In Praise of Scribes. In it he attacked the recent invention of printing and celebrates the superior qualities of the pen. How did he get the word out? In print, of course. Even Trithemius could see the writing, uh, printing, on the wall. Trithemius also wrote another book, this one about the use of spirits to communicate over long distances. He would have been amazed by the magic of the Internet. Like Gutenberg preceding it, the Internet threatens the previous technology just as startlingly as the press did the scribe, and just like the press it came seemingly out of the air to change everything that came before. This very abruptness has caught so many off guard it is no wonder the e-book is under a hail of derision. The book as an ongoing project To the unconverted let me remind you, the book is an ongoing project, a largely technology driven enterprise. If the medium in which it has evolved has remained relatively static for the past five centuries, it is not for lack of trying. Gutenberg had applied the available equipment of his age so well there would be no real advancements in printing until the Industrial Revolution and the power of the steam engine. Unlike Antony, I come not to bury the e-book, but to praise it, and I say this with all the passion of a true book lover. Confirmed bibliophiles will raise their hand’s in unison when asked what part of the book stands out the most—the smell. The olfactory experience of a library is like that of incense in a sacred space. Beyond its tactile properties the scent of a favorite title can instantly launch one into the time and place it was first read. Of lazy summer days by the pool, or quiet winter evenings in an armchair. ...

Wisconsin library at risk of losing regional library status