Just a FLASH of insights, ideas and news for you…. Notable Books Defined as “Worthy of note or notice, important, distinguished, outstanding. As applied to children’s books, notable should be thought to include books of especially commendable quality, books that exhibit venturesome creativity, and books of fiction, information, poetry and pictures for
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Do you need some helpful hints on promoting various STLS online resources including: STARCat, Freegal, Overdrive and Zinio? On Friday July 31st @ 1pm, Al Oliveras, Deputy Director of STLS, will be conducting a webinar highlighting some ways you can promote the availability and increase usage of these resources. Topics covered will include: adding banners and
By Brian M. Hildreth, Executive Director – Southern Tier Library System Friday, July 16th, 2015 Trustees from STLS and neigboring library systems listen to Cassie Guthrie, executive director of Greece Public Library, discuss trustee roles and responsbilities. STLS member library trustees are fantastic people. And, in my professional experience I am very lucky to serve a group
Just a FLASH of insights, ideas and news for you….. Anime Collection and Programming Multi-day post on getting started with Anime in your collection and in your programming line-up: http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/2015/07/01/anime-collection-development-programming-part-1-anime-collection-development/. At the bottom of the screen see links for posts to Part 2 & Part 3! Showcasing print concepts via ‘meta books’ Meta books are
So you have a website that someone else designed or set up for you and you just wish it looked more like you know it could look? That’s where Kim Graham, Wimodaughsian Library’s Senior Clerk found herself. Last month, STLS offered three digital literacy workshops for member libraries as part of the Expanding Community Education
Just a FLASH of insights, ideas and news for you….. Shark Week on Flannel Friday The roundup of flannel board stories for Friday, July 10th focused on SHARK Week. See all the contributions at Ms. Kelly at the Library site. http://mskellyatthelibrary.blogspot.com/ I LOVE, LOVE the interactive songs—“Five little fishies swimming in the sea, Teasing Mr.
This week’s Website Wednesday is about a pillar of librarianship: access. In statements generated by the American Library Association since 1939 (Library Bill of Rights (1939,1996), The Freedom to Read, and Freedom to View) the themes are freedom of access and the library’s responsibility to ensure equitable access to all persons in the community. As
Programs that POP! The latest in Library Journal’s regular column, Programs that POP, has a grand idea for teens. Combines ingenuity, STEM, along with FUN-oh, and did I mention FOOD?! http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2015/07/opinion/programs-that-pop/keep-em-coming-back-for-smores-programs-that-pop/ Make S’mores with the sun and pizza boxes! The summary of this program, “They learned, they worked together, and they had fun!” What could be
Just a FLASH of insights, ideas and news for you….. Awful Library Books-Hoarding is not collection developmentJust for fun…have a look at some ‘gems’ that are found on library shelveshttp://awfullibrarybooks.net/. But, more important…see the tabs that highlight WHY we weed and the links to sites for weeding methods etc. Also remember, STLS can assist you
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