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LogoColors, a photo by widgetsandstone on Flickr.

Via one of my students, just discovered this campaign:

http://www.widgetsandstone.com/CustomContentRetrieve.aspx?ID=3999890

 

Various fluorescent colors of the campaign logo.

This was part of a marketing campaign to draw citizens to a visioning event to give their ideas on how the Chattanooga library system could be reinvented.

Other parts [...]

Overcoming e-book ‘stagnation’ by Åke Nygren

Don’t miss this article by Åke Nygren at InformationToday Europe:

http://www.InfoToday.eu/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=80411&PageNum=2

Åke explores how Stockholm Libraries are responding to e-book stagnation:

Since 2010 the Stockholm Public Libraries have been working hard at coming to grips with the conflict between a growing public demand for e-books and the devastatingly low percentage of e-books available in their stacks. [...]

Make Something … at Portland Public Library

Don’t miss:

http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/?p=2045

TTW Contributor Justin Hoenke answers some questions about the library as a creation space for teens:

How do artists use your library?

Every day after school we get anywhere from 30-60 teens using our teen library space.  I see the teens making music, art, and videos on their laptops everyday.  A lot [...]

Petition for School Libraries

Please, TTW Readers, follow this link and sign the petition:

https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/!/petition/ensure-every-child-america-has-access-effective-school-library-program/tmlbRqfF?utm_source=wh.gov&utm_medium=shorturl&utm_campaign=shorturl

Every child in America deserves access to an effective school library program. We ask that the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) provide dedicated funding to help support effective school library programs. Such action will ensure more students have access to [...]

StoryTubes 2012

Don’t miss:

http://www.storytubes.info

StoryTubes 2012, the two-minute or shorter,  ”my favorite book” video contest is open as of J

anuary 20, 2012  and accepting English speaking entrants from throughout the world.  It is open for kids in grades K – 12.  

 

Congrats to Luis Herrera, LJ’s 2012 Librarian of the Year

http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2012/01/managing-libraries/luis-herrera-ljs-2012-librarian-of-the-year/

“I have a great team. My mentors all said, ‘Surround yourself with good people,’ and I did,” says Herrera.

Such humility and kindness is key to Herrera’s success in San Francisco and to winning this award. In short, he got voters to extend SFPL support for 15 years. He employed his participatory management style [...]

Please Help TWIL

Folks – Please follow these links and read about the grass roots effort to help our colleagues and friends at “This Week in Libraries.”

http://www.facebook.com/helptwil

http://helptwil.tumblr.com/post/15878761386/help-twil-it-is-time-to-lend-a-hand

This Week In Libraries has done so much for developing libraries worldwide. The show shares the stories of library innovations and best practices from all over the world.

Now [...]

6 minutes to print a book, Espresso Book Machine, Darien Library

Via Kathryn Greenhill.

Library on Wheels – Blogging Gold from Char Booth

Please do not miss:

http://infomational.wordpress.com/2011/12/19/project-curve-part-five-library-on-wheels/

Just a snippet demonstrates Char Booth’s evidence-based, grounded approach to library outreach and technology:

the mobile shift: not exactly news

Now, down to project business. Mobile platforms and services have become one of the most handily bandied-about concepts in libraryland over the last few years, and for very good reason. [...]

Young Whipper Snapper No More – A TTW Guest Post by Dr. Troy Swanson

A few weeks ago, I was doing one of my weekly reference shifts. I went to our lower level to see if students using computers down there needed any help. As I was walking along, I thought to myself that it was great that we had these computers. They were added to help ease the [...]