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Why art in libraries?
In my rural public library and in libraries nationwide, the arts are alive for teens, adults, and children. Librarians are fostering engagement through creation, offering the resources for people to...
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yet another reason open source is the way to go
Barbara Fister makes a great point in her July 11 blogpost, Nothing Personal: How Database Licenses Make Pirates of Us All: “personal use? What does that even mean in a scholarly context?” She reports...
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Imagining America
Very cool conference coming up: Imagining America: What Sustains Us? Macalester College and the University of Minnesota September 22-24, 2011 I think I’ll be going. Some of the excellent sounding...
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Article 5
Hear Me is a fabulous website with kids stories and art about stuff important to them (and us) A couple of my favorites: One kid loves the library One kid loves being creative One kid speaks about the...
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Synchronicity: Libraries & art
It’s interesting (and perhaps ironic) that after frantically searching for any research on art in public libraries for my thesis, I run into this a couple of days after I turn in my final draft. The...
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Using internet resources to rock your YA & kids programming
I just presented at Wisconsin Library Association’s annual conference with two other awesome librarians on using tech to make better, more engaging, and often cheaper programs. Peg Checkai of Watertown...
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library graffiti
We have held 3 graffiti programs at the library now. I have to say, these are some of the coolest programs we’ve ever done. The teens are so excited to get to do this “dangerous” street art, and...
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Content creation in libraries
OK, so I talk about this ALL the time (did you hear me say that just like Dr. Cox in Scrubs? maybe not) but it cannot be hammered home often enough: Libraries need to be creation spaces, not just...
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medialab
My new library is fabulous. Not only is it a gorgeous, people-centered space (as opposed to the book/stuff-centered look of most libraries), but the people who work there and on the board are fabulous....
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