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Written on: February 29th, 2016 in Archives, Learning
I’m hosting my first MeetUp tonight. I officially registered the N. Delaware 3D Printing MeetUp with MeetUp.com. I even named the members Enthusiasts. Since Delaware Libraries introduced 3D printing services a couple years ago I’ve met a lot of people in Delaware involved in some way with related technologies. I know them and they know me, […]
Written on: June 14th, 2012 in Blog Posts, Learning
Dr. Annie Norman, Delaware State Librarian, was recently interviewed on Dr. Zara Larsen’s Tucson, AZ radio show. Dr. Norman discussed the importance of lifelong learning in libraries. Very interesting and worth a listen! LifeLong Learning in Libraries interview clip.
Written on: September 20th, 2011 in Blog Posts, Learning, News
?As part of the Delaware Division of Libraries’ “Connecting to Collections” grant, a group of graduate students from the University of Delaware’s Museum Studies program worked with volunteers from the Laurel Historical Society to inventory and assess several hundred items. Check out the video below to see some of their work! ?? Don’t want to […]
Written on: May 15th, 2011 in Blog Posts, Learning
Obviously, learning across/in-and-out/through the life span is a very big deal in libraries. Whether researching a small business start-up, planning a long-awaited trip or selecting just the right title for a 5th-grader post-Harry Potter, customers turn to the library staff for ideas and guidance. The staff then dig into their toolkits to charge expertise and […]
Written on: February 1st, 2011 in Blog Posts, Informal learning, Learning, News
Google introduced its Art Project website today, which allows users to explore hundreds of works of art from some of the finest museums in the world, all in incredible detail. Already some journalists and bloggers have commented that this takes away the serendipitous experience of discovering a work of art on their own. As a […]
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 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: May 20th, 2010 in Blog Posts, Informal learning, Learning, Learning Journeys, Reading, Reviews
Launched at the 2007 Delaware Book Festival, the path for the Delaware Library Learning Journeys (Learning Journeys) program has always been forward but rarely in a straight line. Informal learning is like that. The beauty of our offering is the shared experience between participants and presenters. As you/they spoke, the well of stories, tools and […]
Written on: May 14th, 2010 in Blog Posts, Informal learning, Learning
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference met in Wilmington a few weeks back. Since it was at home and closely related to projects in the wings,* a few Delaware State Library staff were able to attend. I’ve talked here about how historians keep popping up in my reading/learning of late; well, this event sure brought a […]
Written on: April 29th, 2010 in Blog Posts, Informal learning, Learning, Learning Journeys
…on the brain this week. First, in my continued search for Civil War journals/letters written by women, I happened upon this gem. Women’s Letters: America from the Revolutionary War to the present offers cultural insight into a population rarely mentioned in history classes when I was a girl. Taken as a whole, the shared correspondences read […]
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