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View from my table Originally uploaded by mstephens7. I’m at Traverse Area District Library working on stuff and it’s a perfect environemnt. For one, get a load of that view! And I have a huge table for all my articles, a printer on the network for a nominal fee, a power outlet built in and fast WIFI! I’m working on my research proposal and awash in blog articles, social stuff and Michael Buckland’s Redesigning Library Services. I am a card holder (tax payer!), but even if I wasn’t all this library goodeness is available to me. Thanks TADL!

http://www.seattlest.com/archives/2006/05/02/all_the_news.php A photo from our tour of SPL was included at www.seattlest.com. No comments about the picture yet… Apparently all the headphones for loan at the Mixing Chamber are gone, so these signs went up.

Via e-mail today: I envision the library as a focal social and information center that plays a strong role within the daily lives of individuals. We are not there yet, but if enough people believe in themselves, libraries, and society — i think we can get there.

Thanks Jessamyn for an incredible essay this am! If libraries can make more people feel like I do, that seems like a pretty good thing. http://www.jessamyn.com/journal/06/feb.shtml#13

Congrats to Larry Bennett and Ralph Takach!! They presented a program attended by over 100 people in Indianapolis on Thursday, May 4, 2004. “Defusing Hostility and Preventing Violence in the Library and Techniques for a Safe and Secure Library, sponsored by the Indiana State Library, was a success! The program offered librarians the chance to: ? Learn how to recognize early warning signals of anger or hostility. ? Become aware of how to handle unsettling situations involving patrons by using a variety of communication styles. ? Learn how to keep the behavior from escalating into a crisis and how to […]