There I was sitting comfortably on Christmas Eve, successfully ignoring my in-laws by reading an eBook borrowed through OverDrive on my Kobo, when I saw this press release. Now, I’m not knowledgeable enough in for-profit[…]
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Category: Libraries
All Things Libraries
Toronto Public Library may be the finest library I’ve seen
I’m here in beautiful Toronto. It’s my first time since high school, so it’s my first really experiencing this city. Is it cold? Duh. But holy cow does this place a-shimmer with Christmas lights. First[…]
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Guess what, okay I’ll just tell you, I’m in a game!
A new game is out right now from a new group called Grown Men Games. It’s called Space War: In Space!! (strange fact: as far as I can tell, the Chicago Manual of Style and[…]
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Library non-troversy of the week…
Okay, look, there’s not much to say about this situation which sees artists pulling their display from a library because the library objected to sexual material in publicly-viewable spaces. In this week of actual library[…]
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Really, Macmillan…really?
I mean, really? REALLY? It’s not like I have anything to say that my library colleagues have already expressed elsewhere on the Internet, but really? You came to this conclusion after you spoke to library[…]
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A reminder that Banned Books Week also belongs to racists and Nazis, whether we like it or not
I would like to take a moment from relishing in the deliciousness of the orange buffoon’s presidency possibly, hopefully, finally crumbling, to remind myself and everyone else that Banned Books Week is for everyone, even[…]
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Information shouldn’t be limited to library patrons based on format. eBooks belong to all!
There’s not much more that I can say about this topic, other than, though I am a champion of eBooks and other digital media, the Digital Age still frightens me. Whether it’s digital books, comics,[…]
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Comic creators supporting Library Card Sign-Up Month
Oh man, I love this. What I love the most is that I’m seeing this news announced on a pop-comic website like Newsarama, rather than just the library-centric places. Library Card Sign-Up Month is a[…]
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Libraries are helping baby boomers find love. D’awww.
When I was the program coordinator at both a small library and a larger library system, I had the idea of hosting a program to help older adults navigate the online dating world. I drafted[…]
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In the fight for access to eBooks, library supporters will need to pressure the publishers.
When I worked as a staff librarian for OverDrive, news came down from Macmillan that their Tor imprint would be implementing an embargo on library eBooks. Public libraries would not be allowed to purchase eBook[…]
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