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Written on: July 24th, 2010 in Blog Posts
While we bade a sad farewell to ‘Old Spice Guy’, whose recent library advocacy will be sorely missed, several other interesting and provocative media mentions caught our eye this week. A relatively routine guest blogging turn at Lesa’s Book Critique Blog resulted in this heartfelt appreciation and praise for the value of public libraries from […]
Written on: July 21st, 2010 in Blog Posts
Every summer, Delaware’s public libraries welcome schoolchildren to an exciting and educational series of activities, programs, and performances designed to bridge the gap between the end of one school year and the beginning of the next. Summer Library Reading Programs are very common across the US- in fact, this type of program has existed for […]
Written on: July 20th, 2010 in Blog Posts
As I’ve noted before, one of the great perks of being a librarian and being able to go to professional conferences is the opportunity to get sneak peeks at some of the great soon-to-be published books, and the chances to rub shoulders with your own literary favorites. June’s American Library Association conference in DC was […]
Written on: July 20th, 2010 in Blog Posts
New additions to the Delaware Library Catalog’s downloadable e-audio books this week: George Orwell, by Gordon Bowker- “the best full-scale study of the author’s life to date.” Sap Rising by Christine Lincoln: “spare and mesmerizing” linked short stories about the lives of an imagined African American community in the American South. Darwin, Darwinism and the […]
Written on: July 19th, 2010 in Blog Posts
UPDATE: this version of the catalog is now “live” since August 20th 2010With the pending arrival of the New Castle County public libraries scheduled for September, it’s an ideal time to update and upgrade the online aspect of the Delaware Library Catalog (OPAC, in library-ese). This next generation online catalog introduces upgrades that will make […]
Written on: July 15th, 2010 in Blog Posts
This brought me back from my current blogging hiatus. With the American Library Association Conference now over, and work progressing nicely on the upcoming New Castle County libraries migration to the statewide catalog, blogging is back on the radar! Now, over to Old Spice guy:
Written on: July 7th, 2010 in Blog Posts, Informal learning, Learning, Reading, Reviews
What is it about Summer that has us all running in a thousand directions? To the point where we even shirk our blog posting responsibilities? Doesn’t it feel like Summer thumbs its nose at introspection anyway? That it tosses out a giant *raspberry* to serious reading? Well, maybe that’s a good thing. During my hiatus from […]
Written on: June 21st, 2010 in Blog Posts
This week, Governor Markell signed into law revisions to Delaware’s Children’s Internet Protection Act. The goal of the revisions were to enhance the opportunities for libraries to take advantage of new technology while maintaining a high level of protection for children based on their parents preferences. Click here for an earlier discussion of this legislation […]
Written on: June 20th, 2010 in Blog Posts, Learning, Reading
“Slow Reading” has been in the news recently. Thomas Newkirk, Professor of English at New Hampshire University, was featured in wire stories such as this one about how slowing down the pace of reading improves children’s comprehension and mastery. You can read the original article by Newkirk through the libraries’ subscription databases at this link […]
Written on: June 18th, 2010 in Blog Posts
Every month, the Delaware Library Catalog receives new titles from our partnership with NetLibrary. They provide a wide range of unabridged digital audiobooks which can be downloaded directly from the library catalog in a variety of formats. The titles below are some of the most recent MP3-format titles from our subscription, which can be downloaded […]
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