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Ancient Library Signage

Ancient Library Signage, a photo by JenWaller on Flickr.

“Bummer” – Hadn’t Posted a Library Sign in a Long Time but…Wow!

Via Steven W. Anderson at Web20Classroom: http://twitpic.com/68dvkd

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I wondered on Twitter in reply: might loud and messy make for a more engaging, student-centered Media Center?

 

 

Library Composting at Lake Placid PL

Library Signage, originally uploaded by Aka Hige.

Thanks for sending Nathan!

Passive Aggressive Library Signs

sign_nofooddrink2, originally uploaded by bowmanlibrary.

Remember this post from July 2006:

Ten Signs I Hope I Never See in Libraries Again

Take a look at this: (via Liz Danforth on Twitter)

Passive Aggressive Library Signs

Some are obviously created by students (graduate students?? says one commenter) but some of them are real. It [...]

Signs Signs Everywhere!

Don’t miss:

http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com/blue-skunk-blog/2009/11/7/signs-signs-everywhere-theres-signs.html

I walk into too many libraries with signs like this:

What might happen if we replaced our welcome signs with ones like these?

Where would kids learn best?

An Answer. Converged Devices, Barcodes & the Future

 

On Friday, I asked a question:

Made with snapper.net

I wanted to see what type of response I might get putting it into the form above. Three events in three weeks lead to this post. This kind of synchronicity always makes my trendspotting radar go off.

First, I met some [...]

Today’s Unshelved

http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20081113

Did the authors read my tweets about yesterday’s program?

Luria Library Entrance

Luria Library Entrance, originally uploaded by kenleyneufeld.

“Please be thoughtful” – Nice!

Library Fail

Chris Harris writes:

http://schoolof.info/infomancy/?p=530

Imagine our surprise, however, when we entered the manga library to be welcomed with this sign that fails on so many levels.Leaving aside the quite horrific fail, we still have to deal with the unfortunate fact that this sign maker’s perception of libraries is that they are mainly quiet. What [...]

Those intentionally bad cell phone signs…

http://shelfcheck.blogspot.com/2008/07/shelf-check-245.html

WOW! Very cool – thanks Emily!