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Have authors in your library for #MaykerMondays!

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

Hey librarians! Do you want some authors to come take part in your MaykerMonday events? We have a partnership with Togather to get authors interested in maker spaces into your libraries. Take a look at the details below and contact … Continue reading →

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33 and Sorting It Out

Posted on March 20, 2013 by

So, I’m about to turn 33 and I decided that for this birthday, I wanted to start making some changes as a kind of present to myself. Some of them are big, some are pretty small. Why did I pick … Continue reading →

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Announcing the winner of Round Two of the Great Librarian Write-out.

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

With much delay, we are very excited to announce the winner of the second annual Great Librarian Write-out. We had many fine entries this year and our team took longer than expected to make a decision. But no worries, we’ve … Continue reading →

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Introducing Library #MAYkerMondays.

Posted on February 11, 2013 by

Recently a lot of libraries have been developing ideas and spaces around the maker movement and the maker culture. We have seen a giant leap in libraries as spaces for makers to make and for the Do It Yourself (DIY) … Continue reading →

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We Can’t Help But Librarianing Challenge for #ALAM13

Posted on January 24, 2013 by

I was sitting in a car once with a bunch of great librarian when Toby Greenwalt said, in response to a conversation about librarians that “We can’t help but librarianing.” Well, I just thought about that because right now, I’m … Continue reading →

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My Blog Post of Awesome Things for #alamw13

Posted on January 17, 2013 by

Its not long before we’re all at ALA Midwinter and Making it Happen and Partying Hard. As usual, I have a long list of meetings to attend all day, every day. I won’t bore you with all the details of … Continue reading →

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Ignite Sessions at #ALAMW13

Posted on December 1, 2012 by

This year at Midwinter, the ALA Think Tank is excited to announce the first ever Ignite ALA! If you’re not familiar with Ignite, Ignite is a geek event that is being held in over 100 cities worldwide. At the events … Continue reading →

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What to do at the California Library Association Conference!

Posted on October 31, 2012 by

The California Library Association conference is coming up in just a few days and this year it looks like there’s going to be some great stuff happening there. If you’re not from California or you don’t know about the conference, … Continue reading →

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Social Media Roundup of Internet Librarian

Posted on October 26, 2012 by

So you didn’t go to Internet Librarian? That’s Ok. The best thing about internet Librarian is that everyone is so… Internety. All of the awesome stuff that happened throughout the conference was digitally shared via all kinds of avenues. Instead … Continue reading →

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Speed Technology Dating Slides at Internet Librarian

Posted on October 26, 2012 by

These are the slides from our presentation at Internet Librarian 2012. Toby Greenwalt, Jeremy Snell, and Patrick Sweeney compiled a list of 30 new kinds of technology that can be easily and cheaply implemented in your library. Speed Technology Dating … Continue reading →

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