Via Luke: http://www.hcpl.net/ebranch/news/archives/000329.html Our sympathy goes out to those affected by the disaster. Evacuees can obtain a Harris County Public Library Visitor Card. This card is free and provides access to all library materials and computers. To get a visitor card, you will need to fill out a library card application and provide your regular mailing address or the local address at which you are staying. All branches have free storytimes for children and many branches have programming for teens and adults. Please join us. Nice set of blog entries for the folks that are relocating to the Houston area. […]
Yearly Archives: 2005
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In just a few weeks, I head to Internet Librarian International in London! Transcending Boundaries: Information Technologies & Strategies for the 21st Century is shaping up to be chock full of useful sessions! Aaron and I will be speaking about Digital Tools, Rob Coers and I will speak about Technology Training and Aaron is doing a HOT gadget talk! Here’s some updated info from the organisers: Internet Librarian International 2005 Transcending Boundaries: Information Technologies & Strategies for the 21st Century 10-11 October 2005 ? Copthorne Tara Hotel, London The countdown is on for this year’s Internet Librarian International. Only 5 […]
Here’s the page of all photos tagged happybirthdayjess: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/happybirthdayjess/
David King shared this with me via IM: this is the current front page for Kansas City Public Library. I applaud the folks behind this change! What this means to me is that KCPL is very aware of presenting timely, important information to their community. Not only are they linking to places to donate, but they are promoting library services as well with the “The Library Can Help” link. Just the text of the image implies the library is a clearinghouse for information, referral and support. KCPL, my hat is off to you!
I use the Traverse Area District Library a lot when I’m Up North. Yesterday was one such time where everything was so smooth, so perfect as a library experience, I need to write about it. I had to print some documents to overnight to Texas for my research project, so off I went to TADL. I must admit I was in a little time crunch because I needed to print and get to the post office before it closed. A note: other than my IM chum Jeff, none of the folks there know I’m a librarian so I was in […]
My heart aches today for everyone in the southland but particularly for librarians and libraries in those states affected by the hurricane. I hope we can come together and help in anyway possible as the clean up and healing begins. I just emailed a colleague down in Terrebonne Parish to see how she is. I hope I hear back soon. I can’t help wonder: will ALA meet in New Orleans as planned? I hope so..to bring our ranks, our money and our support to this most unique of American cities. Here’s a post about wikipedia and the hurricane from Ken […]
http://socialsoftware.weblogsinc.com/entry/1234000510055412/ http://blogday.wikispaces.org/ BlogDay is August 31: BlogDay is about meeting new bloggers from other areas of interest around the world, as well as introducing your readers to new bloggers. Conceived by Nir Ofir as a way of celebrating our unique gathering of souls here in the blogosphere, BlogDay will take place on August 31 because the date “3108” looks more like the word “blog” than any other…” The directions go on to state I should choose 5 newer blogs I like and post about them. I’ve chosen some relatively newer blogs that always seem to inspire me. Here goes: Blog […]
(Bold is mine for emphasis!) Library Circulation Surpasses 3 Million Last year we announced that items circulated during the 2003-04 year passed the 2 million mark. This year, we circulated just over 3 million items. This new circulation record represents a 33% increase and the highest annual percentage of increase in the Library’s history. We are also experiencing growth in other key areas. Our buildings were visited 1.3 million times, an 8% increase. Attendance at programs increased 14%, over 51,000, and more individuals used library computers than ever before…223,000 logins represent a 37% increase over last year. The need to […]
Thoughts and prayers to the folks in the Southland.
Some folk may be wondering where I’m at with school. One reason, beyond stealing some unplugged moments, that there have not been many TTW posts in August is that I was busy completeing the summer semester and continuing work on my preliminary research. With the completion of the Summer Session I have 4 semesters under my belt! These last two semesters of coursework will involve individual study, preparation of a poster hopefully selected for the 2006 ALISE meeting, and the launch of a web survey I’ve been working on looking at – gasp – librarians who blog! (What? Another survey, […]