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Photo: Library Sends Students Back to School in Style

A limo ride back to school, courtesy of Stratford (Conn.) Library
Above: Flood Middle School 7th-grader Chris Palumberi (far right) shares a limo ride with friends Christopher Root (left) and Brenden Castro. Palumberi won the back-to-school ride from a Summer Reading drawing at the Stratford (Conn.)...

Posted September 11, 2012 | Comments:  | Read More

AL Video: Animated Video Promotes Reading

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Todd Frei and Benjamin McFadden, digital librarians for Wake County Public Libraries in Raleigh, North Carolina, created this stop-motion animated video to promote reading among patrons at their library. In putting the video together,...

Posted September 10, 2012 | Comments:  | Read More

Photo: Santa Cruz Public Library Connects with Art

“A Libraries Inside Out” portrait outside a Santa Cruz Public Library branch
The spirited black-and-white portrait of a young library patron graces the exterior of a Santa Cruz (Calif.) Public Library facility as part of First Friday activities conducted systemwide in August. Launched as a public art venture,...

Posted September 6, 2012 | Comments:  | Read More

Photo: Recycled Books Come to Life

The discarded-book art of Vincent Colicchio, circulation clerk at Pikes Peak Library District (PPLD) in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is taking the community by storm. Colicchio became inspired after he began noticing a growing pile of...

Posted September 6, 2012 | Comments:  | Read More

Photo Essay: Salsa Throwdown at San Antonio Public Library

Austin (left), Benjamin, Noe, and Adam talk salsa-making at San Antonio PL
Picking up the culinary gauntlet thrown down by San Antonio (Tex.) Public Library, 20 area teens formed several salsa-making teams at SAPL’s Central Library August 8 at the “Pica! Teen Salsa Throwdown” and left it to the...

Posted August 21, 2012 | Comments:  | Read More

Photo: Indianapolis Public Library Manager Visits Cologne, Germany for Sister City Program

Nicole James (front right), manager of the Indianapolis Public Library’s College Avenue Branch, displays the flag of Cologne, Germany at the Indianapolis airport on Saturday, August 18 before she departed for a three-week...

Posted August 20, 2012 | Comments:  | Read More

Photo: Encinitas Library Japan Festival

Actress-singer-dancer Miyuki Matsunaga performed her powerful “Geta Dance,” a blend of modern and classical dance, Japanese poetry and acting techniques at the third annual Encinitas (Calif.) Library Japan Festival on August 11...

Posted August 17, 2012 | Comments:  | Read More

Photo Essay: IFLA Stars Glitter in Helsinki

The Helsinki exhibition center
The World Library and Information Congress in Helsinki, Finland, concluded August 17. A look at the worldwide movers and shakers of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. Photos by Carlon Walker.

Posted August 16, 2012 | Comments:  | Read More