Latest Library Links, December 8, 2014

News from ALA and the profession

December 8, 2014

American Libraries Online

Seed libraries and state laws

ALA News

ALA releases paper on the national impact of library programming

Host a StoryCorps @ your library program

Virtual Town Hall meeting, December 11

Midwinter Meeting News

Time-lapse video shows how the Exhibits Hall gets set up and torn down

Division News

YALSA partners with Best Buy for 2015 Teen Read Week

RUSA selects an Emerging Leader

New editor for RUSA Update

ASCLA chooses an Emerging Leader

New editor for ASCLA's Interface

Awards & Grants

Achievement in Library Diversity honoree

2014 Dagger in the Library Award

2014 Prime Minister's Literary Award

2014 Governor General's Literary Award

Libraries in the News

Five design concepts for the NYPL branch library of the future

Controversial changes proposed at Barnard College library

Vermont collection moves from public library to historical society

Harvard crowdsources transcription of ornithological journals

Prison book ban is unlawful, UK  court rules

Issues

The internet makes Americans feel better informed

Freedom House report on international internet freedom

Urban Libraries Council asks for greater broadband support for city libraries

State barriers to public broadband

How to answer the question: What is the value of a public library?

Like a real library?

Tech Talk

Why do cameras put photos into a DCIM folder?

Best laptop deals, 2014

What the heck is 5G?

E-Content

Mobile publishing and reading south of the Sahara

Books & Reading

Building STEAM with Día

The year's most interesting art books

Children's Lit 2014: The year in miscellanea

Six YA book series about dragons

10 long-lost works of literature

Hachette Book Group to sell books through Twitter

Tips & Ideas

Facebook will finally let you search for old posts

Rethinking low MOOC completion rates

The Navajo bookmobiles of Arizona

Season's greetings cards from librarians

 

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