I was interested to read the Miss Manners column where someone complains about a rude librarian. I usally enjoy Miss Manners but was a little bummed to see her playing out old tired stereotypes, but I did enjoy the comments (yes, one of which is mine) telling her that librarianship is more complicated than she thinks. [click “Read More” to get at the comments]
L!brary design book
“The L!brary Book takes readers behind the scenes of fifty groundbreaking library projects to show how widely varied fields and communities – corporate underwriters, children’s book publishers, architects, graphic designers, product manufacturers, library associations, teachers, and students – can join forces to make a difference in the lives of children.” [thanks matt!]
Single link library advocacy sites
I am collecting a list of single-link “save the library” sites or other library value advocacy sites. If people want to add some in the comments, please do. The Save Libraries umbrella site is a good go-to place for general information on funding crises hitting libraries and ALA has a decent page with links to some Facebook examples.
- Don’t Close the Book – New York Public Library
- Keep Your Library Open – Brooklyn Public Library, NY
- People of Boston – Boston Public Library, MA
- SaveLAPL – Los Angeles Public Library (also Save the Library)
- Save Ohio Libraries – Ohio
- Save Illinois Libraries – Illinois
- Save Queens Library – Queens Borough Public Library, NY
Others?
Library Journal on Libraries in Crisis
A friend who is working with the Save LAPL campaign has also been actively paying attention to all of the other libraries in crisis stories that Library Journal [itself newly for sale and purchased] has been writing. Here they are.
LIBRARIES IN CRISIS
Boston:
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6719906.html
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6725545.html
Charlotte, NC:
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6723200.html
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6724087.html
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6723882.html
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6726630.html
Florida:
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6723308.html
Houston:
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6726308.html
Indianapolis:
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6725481.html
Lexington, KY:
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6723655.html
Los Angeles:
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6727913.html
Massachusetts:
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6727650.html
Michigan:
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6721718.html
New Mexico:
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6720424.html
NYC:
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6726822.html
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6726822.html
Ohio:
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6725584.html
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6727977.html
Portland, ME:
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6725481.html
San Francisco:
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6722800.html
San Jose:
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6722394.html
Tennessee:
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6722036.html
Moon Letters from The Cataloguer’s Desk
Before there was Braille, there was Moon. Check out these photos from some antiquarian Moon books. More on Moon. This post was made the same day that the Internet Archive announced that they have one million books available in DAISY format for blind and visually disabled folks. Not just talk, here’s the list of them. Image is from this book. [via]