Former teacher librarian and current district administrator Mark Ray continues to reflect on the ways teacher librarians can better connect and work with building and district leaders.
An Administrator’s View: Giving Teacher Librarians an Edge | Pivot Points
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Miami’s Public Library Cuts Detrimental to Students
By on August 2, 2013 2 Comments
Draconian cuts to Miami public libraries—nearly 45 percent of its branches shuttered and more than 250 staff positions—lost stand to impact the community. The intended cuts pose a monumental loss of service to Miami’s K–12 students, as some of the public libraries slotted to shut down are close to Miami-Dade County public schools.
Libraries Changed My Life | A Platform for Patron Advocates
By on July 8, 2013 2 Comments
Ingrid Abrams, children’s and teen librarian at Brooklyn Public Library in NYC and Natalie V. Binder, a systems librarian at the Jefferson County R.J. Bailar Public Library in Monticello, FL, teamed up virtually to create Libraries Changed My Life (LCML), a patron-driven Tumblr initiative, in direct response to Michael Rosenblum’s article “What’s a Library?”, which was published in the Huffington Post this past May.
Up Close with Library Journal’s 2013 Youth Services Movers & Shakers
By on June 28, 2013 Leave a Comment
The 2013 class of Movers & Shakers represents the many outstanding, diligent, and creative librarians working in the field today. Karyn M. Peterson, SLJ news editor, had the opportunity to get an in-depth look into the innovative programs, important milestones, and daily inspirations of the 13 youth services librarians that were honored this year for their work with children and teens in public libraries and school media centers. Below is a roundup of these interviews.
Spread the Word: Administrators and Principals Must Advocate for School Libraries | Feedback
By on June 27, 2013 Leave a Comment
Check out School Library Journal’s reader responses to Keith Curry Lance and Debra E. Kachel’s “Librarian Required” article, tweets from SLJ’s first Public Library Think Tank, and highlights from the #lovemylibraryjob social media campaign.
Pew Study: Teens Still Love Print Media, ‘Traditional’ Library Services
By on June 25, 2013 Leave a Comment
Tech-savvy younger Americans are more likely than older adults to have read printed books in the past year, are more likely to appreciate reading in libraries, and are just as strong supporters of traditional library services as older adults, a new national report from the Pew Research Center shows. And, according to the survey of Americans ages 16–29, a majority of young adults say it is “very important” for libraries to have librarians and books for borrowing.
Free for All: Open Source Software
By on August 1, 2008
Open source software has become a catchword in libraryland. Yet many remain unclear about open source’s benefits—or even what it is.
By Karen Schneider
So what is open source software (OSS)? It’s software that is free in every sense of the word: free to download, free to use, and free to view or modify. Most OSS is distributed on the Web and you don’t need to sign a license agreement to use it.
In fact, you’re probably using OSS and may not know [...]
