Resolve to visit your library more in 2016! “A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.” – Chinese Proverb Well it’s that time of year again. We identify areas of our life we want to improve and we proclaim THIS IS THE YEAR…….That’s the easy part.…
As far as the library world goes, I think summer is my favorite time of year. It brings on a nice change of pace from the school year. We often see faces in the summer that we don’t see any other time of year. May, June, and July are by…
In an effort to add a little more local flavor, we are working on a few projects in the Burlington Branch. We actually completed our first project last winter by creating a display of a variety of historical artifacts of significance to the history of the Burlington Library. These items…
New technologies impacting our way of life is nothing new, but it sure seems the speed of change has increased rapidly. E-books have been around for quite a while, but usage significantly grew about five years ago. Amazon Kindles, Sony e-Readers, Barnes and Noble Nooks, and tablets greatly improved the…
Every January, the American Library Association (ALA) announces its Youth Media Award Winners at the ALA Midwinter Meeting. I often use these awards for collection development, readers advisory, and to personally find some good reads. There are quite a few different awards presented. Debatably, the most popular are the Newbery…
