Category Archives: librarian

ALA Advocacy Flash Mob and Freeze #ala11 #library

Posted on May 17, 2011 by

Budget cuts, library closures, layoffs, what’s the good news? Well, in 2006 after Hurricane Katrina the American Library association was the first group to hold a conference in New Orleans. To this day, my friends and family who live there … Continue reading →

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Dear Anatomy of a Librarian – You forgot kicking ass and being awesome.

Posted on May 3, 2011 by

I always find these kinds of graphics interesting. Usually though, its because I’m interested in their design instead of the information. In this case, I think that this graphic brings to mind more questions than it answers but it’s still … Continue reading →

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Reference is Dead, Long Live the Enabler

Posted on April 28, 2011 by

At the time of writing this blog post, I’ve read two articles on the death of reference. The first was called “Is Reference Service Dead?” by Mathew Ciszek and the second was by Michael Stephens and it was called “Stuck … Continue reading →

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Partnerships = Library Awesome!

Posted on April 26, 2011 by

I’ve been thinking about some of our libraries most successful programs and services that we offer. I realized that almost all of the most successful ones have come from partnerships that have been cultivated by the staff. These partnerships have … Continue reading →

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I’m Starting a Seed Library at My Library

Posted on April 12, 2011 by

This is the Press Release or this project. I will post more details for folks interested in starting one. But really, the best instructions for starting a seed library come from Richmond Grows. They have instructions, videos, and everything you … Continue reading →

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The #Partyhard Post: How Partying Can Make Libraries Better

Posted on April 7, 2011 by

This post stems entirely from @librarianjp and our conversations on FB and his youtube video. From what I understand, he got inspired by Andrew W.K. so I’m researching that guy too. Anyway, I wanted to give him credit for getting … Continue reading →

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Emerging Leaders Running for Office!

Posted on March 17, 2011 by

If you were a past or current EL you can support your fellow Emerging Leaders by voting for them in the 2011 ALA Elections! I’d link all of their info but it looks like you can’t get to it unless … Continue reading →

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The Revolution Won’t be Televised but it Will be Facebooked.

Posted on February 21, 2011 by

The ALA Think Tank grew from a group that was originally conceived at the ALA Annual conference in Washington DC as a way to save money on conferences. The original 13 members were made up of young librarians and leaders … Continue reading →

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National Library Unconference Day (Will be EPIC!)com

Posted on February 15, 2011 by

So I’m not sure how many people know about this, but I hope that every librarian does. I’m talking about national library unconference day on May 22, 2012. This is your chance in you state, or region, or county, or … Continue reading →

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VLOG – ALA Advocacy booth at #ALAMW11

Posted on January 7, 2011 by

Megan McFarlane explains ALA’s campaign for library advocacy at the Library advocacy booth at #alamw11

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