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The 2nd Floor at the Chattanooga Public Library. I like to think of this as a clubhouse where librarians and community can connect. I have been thinking a lot recently about how we arrange our lives....
View ArticleLibrary Futures Seminar at the Louisville Public Library
Hello all! I am in Louisville, KY today as part of a Libraries Futures Seminar at the Louisville Public Library organized by the very awesome June Garcia and Susan Kent. I’ll be talking about...
View ArticleThe Summer of Bathroom Issues
A random gas station bathroom image I found on the Google Nobody really wants to talk about poop, pee, blood, and other things you don’t want to find in a library bathroom but guess what? That’s what...
View ArticleBuilding a Digital Local History Collection Together
Coming Soon to @BensonMemLib: High Quality Scanning for the public. pic.twitter.com/EDWsC9aTbo — Justin Hoenke (@JustinLibrarian) October 9, 2017 Patrons will have the option to scan just for...
View Article“Librarians facing new tasks say crisis isn’t in the catalog” by Ali Swenson
Read the full article here: https://www.apnews.com/ae0e76071cbc49bd844163bf7617cc8a If you have a moment today give Ali Swenson’s article Librarians facing new tasks say crisis isn’t in the catalog a...
View ArticleYour Facebook Page is Your New Public Library Branch: Using Facebook During...
THERE’S A STRONG CHANCE that your public library is closed during the Covid-19 crisis. Most importantly, let me just start off by saying that I think that’s a very good thing. I won’t go into details...
View ArticleReopening Libraries in New Zealand: Slow and Steady Wins The Race
This week our libraries here in Wellington, New Zealand began the process of reopening our spaces to the public. On Monday 11 May 2020, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that the country would...
View ArticleThe 4th Floor at the Chattanooga Public Library
I’m a huge fan of the new 4th Floor at the Chattanooga Public Library project. Nate Hill (@natenatenate) has been sharing some great articles that have been popping up in their local paper about the...
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