November 2012

Libraries Weather the Superstorm

The Plainsboro (N.J.) Public Library was packed with patrons
By George M. Eberhart

Many served as lifelines to residents without power

Posted 11/04/2012 - 17:00 | Comments:  | 

Libraries Weather the Superstorm

Queens Library brings its Book Bus to the hard-hit Rockaway Peninsula
By George M. Eberhart

Many served as lifelines to residents without power

Posted 11/04/2012 - 17:00 | Comments:  | 

Libraries Weather the Superstorm

Taking shelter post-Sandy in the Queens Library Book Bus
By George M. Eberhart

Many served as lifelines to residents without power

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Personal Branding for Librarians

Spectacles are more librarian reality than stereotype
By Karen G. Schneider

Distinguishing yourself from the professional herd

Posted 11/06/2012 - 07:03 | Comments:  | 

Marketing Your Library

Terry Kendrick
By Ned Potter

An interview with Terry Kendrick, guru of strategic marketing in libraries

Posted 11/13/2012 - 11:28 | Comments:  | 

Library 2.012 Conference Explores the Future of Libraries

Library 2.012 Conference logo
By Laurie D. BormanPosted 11/20/2012 - 12:23 | Comments:  | 

New Americans and the Digital Literacy Gap

Skill-building at the Franklin Learning Center. Photo by Hennepin County Library

How libraries are helping immigrants bridge the divide

Posted 11/27/2012 - 14:22 | Comments:  | 

Terror Has Not Withdrawn: Daily Life for Librarians in Iraq

The Generation Library in Baghdad. Photo courtesy of Saad Eskander
By Leonard Kniffel

Although it’s a year since the war officially ended, the struggle has just begun to rebuild Iraq’s cultural and educational institutions

Posted 11/28/2012 - 11:55 | Comments:  | 

Terror Has Not Withdrawn: Daily Life for Librarians in Iraq

Inside Iraq’s National Library and Archives. Photo courtesy of Saad Eskander
By Leonard Kniffel

Although it’s a year since the war officially ended, the struggle has just begun to rebuild Iraq’s cultural and educational institutions

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Terror Has Not Withdrawn: Daily Life for Librarians in Iraq

The main reading room of the National Library. Photo courtesy of Saad Eskander
By Leonard Kniffel

Although it’s a year since the war officially ended, the struggle has just begun to rebuild Iraq’s cultural and educational institutions

Posted 11/28/2012 - 11:55 | Comments:  |