Category: libraries

There’s a good article in Library Juice this week about the Alternative Press Center Library in Baltimore MD.

One of the great benefits to living in a rural community is that going to a foreign country is a big deal. I have done a slide show of pictures from my trip to Australia twice now, once at a senior center and once yesterday at my library. Thirteen people showed up and we had a good time. Here are a few photos from the slide show along with some things I learned about doing slide shows at a library.

I’m a sucker for heartwarming stories like the town with a population of one and a library with 5,000 volumes. [thanks tj]

Teens are a tough crowd at the library. Libraries have been having some successes in bringing kids in to the library and keeping them there. Here’s a few ideas culled from recent emails: Shannon is compiling tips for starting a teen knitting group, the Carnegie Library in Pittsburg has a Dance Dance revolution session on Friday afternoons, find some more suggestions on YALSA’s programming for teens pages

Why showing movies at libraries can be a good thing, as if you didn’t already know this.

The great thing about some public libraries, like this one, is the link the library sets up between the community, the library staff and the resources of the building and its contents. In this case, John Ciurrin from the Library introduced the film by referring to the Albany Public Library’s strong commitment to freedom of speech and how their large auditorium was dedicated to use by the community for a wide range of purposes. Dennis Mosley runs the Independent Film Forum at the Library, which has a loyal group of regulars. Venues like this are some of the most vital forums for public discussion in the country. [thanks dj]