Social Media: Libraries Are Posting, but Is Anyone Listening?
This is about Facebook but its still very good.
(via libraryjournal)
Why Everyone Should Care About Libraries
“That is why you should care, because for those moments when nobody else cares, we care, and we will get the answer. We serve the public, all of the public. We need you, all of the public, to support us. We cannot serve if the buildings are closed and the staff are laid off.”Best advocacy write-up I’ve ever read.
“Librarians are out there making things just a little better one person at a time in the city around you. That is our service.”
One of the best things I have read about my profession!
What’s the one thing that nearly all parents agree is valuable for their children? The library.
Ninety-four percent of parents say libraries are important for their children, according to new report by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project.
This is why I do what I do.
(Source: libraryadvocates)
Public libraries in an infograph. Happy National Library Week!
(via How Public Libraries are Cherished and Challenged - The Savvy Book Marketer)
ALA President Maureen Sullivan’s response to Scott Turow in The New York Times.
(via cloudunbound)
More than just books: Arizona libraries add public health nurses
Super interesting article about a library doing something different that doesn’t include maker spaces—refreshing.
If you haven’t read Alia’s Mission, steal a few minutes and do so for “professional development.”
Iraqi librarian saved 30,000 books during 2003 invasion
“About ten days after the troops entered [Basra], the library was completely burnt down. We carried about 30,000 books to the restaurant and to our homes. Then, we transferred them from the restaurant to our homes in my own car and in cars belonging to the employees. Most of these books and manuscripts were rare and important ones. Regrettably, we lost a lot of books in the fire,” she said.
(Source: themugglelibrarian)
Helena Bonham Carter as a librarian. I’ll take it.
Out Of The Game (by RufusWainwrightVEVO)
From help learning computer skills, to mastering English as a Second Language, the city’s public libraries are playing a bigger role in their communities.
“They’re a cornerstone of our Democracy, they help us learn about ourselves and each other, and they’re wonderful gathering places in the community for people who need connections,” said Susan Dooha, who said she visits her local library branch in Brooklyn about once a week.
I think we need to continue to dwell on the idea of what a city’s public library should be.
