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Tag Archives: California Library Association
Introducing Library #MAYkerMondays.
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
What to do at the California Library Association Conference!
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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Tagged #cla2012, California Library Association, Conference, librarian, librarians, librarianship, libraries, library, pcsweeney, presentation
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Bay Area Librarians are Partying Like Whoa!
One of the things I’ve been really excited to see is the growth of so many socializing opportunities in the Bay Area for librarians. Most of these gathering are organized on Facebook or some other social media but occasionally they’re … Continue reading
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Tagged #alatt, #makeithappen, #partyhard, bay area, california, California Library Association, librarian, librarians, librarianship, libraries, library, MIH, networking, north bay, pcsweeney, san francisco, south bay, unconference
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Afterwork Library Meetup at the Yacht Club
These meetups are weekly events so feel free to come out every Thursday! I promise to only invite folks every other week from now on since I got marked as spam for these invites. If you don’t want to be … Continue reading
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Tagged #makeithappen, #partyhard, advocacy, California Library Association, librarian, librarians, librarianship, libraries, library, marketing, meetup
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Hating Haters who Hate and the Haters who Hate Them.
You know, I’m pretty much down for just about anything, but recently I’ve been watching some things develop which just kinda bug me. So I’m gonna hate on some folks for a second. I’m gonna hate on the haters. We … Continue reading
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Tagged #ala12, #makeithappen, #partyhard, advocacy, California Library Association, Conference, finding a library job, hater, haters, hating, job, librarian, librarians, librarianship, libraries, library, networking
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The City Clerk of San Jose Killed Libraries (Get Him!)
If you want to read something that will really make you mad, read this article from the San Jose Mercury News about the City Clerk Dennis Hawkins’ major EFFup that will jeopardize the Library Ballot Measure. This means that many … Continue reading
How to be Awesome at Going to Library Conferences
I’m sitting here at the New Jersey Library Conference (fist pumping) and I was thinking about how much my conference experiences have improved the last couple of years. I also saw a bunch of recent tweets about newbies going to … Continue reading
Advice for Choosing a MLIS Program
A couple of weeks ago, someone asked in the ALA Think Tank about what MLIS program they should enroll in. They wanted to narrow down their search to a school that would allow them to do well in a museums … Continue reading
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Tagged #makeithappen, #partyhard, american library association, branding, California Library Association, graduate school, information science, librarian, librarians, librarianship, libraries, library, library 2.0, marketing, masters in library and information science, MLIS, school, school of library and information science, SLIS, universities, university
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Governor Brown’s Proposed Budget for FY 12/13 has no money for public libraries
Governor Brown’s Proposed Budget for FY 12/13 has no money for public libraries. We’re asking the State Legislature to restore $15.2 million in funding. You can help: Register today to receive legislative alerts here Mail or fax letters NOW to … Continue reading
