The Popular Library

"A coupla months in the laboratory can save a coupla hours in the library."

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:21:51 -0400

““A coupla months in the laboratory can save a coupla hours in the library.””

- Westheimer’s Discovery (via infoneernet)

jaie: librarian.net » Blog Archive » $5000 for one of...

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:31:45 -0400

jaie:

librarian.net » Blog Archive » $5000 for one of the best library ad campaigns I’ve seen

"These are not lumps of lifeless paper, but minds alive on the shelves."

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:24:12 -0400

““These are not lumps of lifeless paper, but minds alive on the shelves.””

- Gilbert Arthur Highet on books (via infoneernet)

Frugal readers drive up library circulation 30%

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:55:32 -0400

Frugal readers drive up library circulation 30%:

infoneernet:

“People are realizing, ‘Why should I buy my books, my CDs — I can get it free at the library,’ ” Library Commissioner Mary Dempsey said Saturday, speaking at the dedication of a new library in Beverly.

Dempsey said the use of online holds — reserving books online to pick up at a local library — has increased 100 percent in the last year.

Seen at Chicago Sun-Times

libraryland: dominilucy:

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:51:00 -0400

libraryland:

dominilucy:

libraryland: spmorrissey: Librarian at work - Photo by Tom...

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:46:00 -0400

libraryland:

spmorrissey: Librarian at work - Photo by Tom Sheehan

libraryland: twowaymonologue: letusreadandletusdance: bebelest...

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:02:00 -0400

libraryland:

twowaymonologue:

letusreadandletusdance:

bebelestrange:

fiction dept

(via vodkaphonics)

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:43:42 -0400

(via vodkaphonics)

mavergames: “Libraries raised me. I don’t believe in colleges and universities. I believe in...

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:42:00 -0400

mavergames:

“Libraries raised me. I don’t believe in colleges and universities. I believe in libraries” - Ray Bradbury (well said, Ray)

"Doing research on the Web is like using a library assembled piecemeal by pack rats and vandalized..."

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:45:55 -0400

“Doing research on the Web is like using a library assembled piecemeal by pack rats and vandalized nightly.”

- (Roger Ebert) (via dailycow) (via libraryland)

You Don't Look Like a Librarian

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:08:00 -0400

You Don't Look Like a Librarian

"If anything, [libraries may be] less necessary for certain things, but that has only freed up..."

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:51:20 -0400

“If anything, [libraries may be] less necessary for certain things, but that has only freed up libraries to perform other important functions in today’s society.”

- Kristin Czubkowsk’s article for Madison’s Capital Times.

She summarizes the library’s new role as a place for specialized (as opposed to basic) research, a source for pleasure reading, and a center of community activity.

The University of Coimbra’s Joanina Library in Portugal....

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:01:10 -0400

The University of Coimbra’s Joanina Library in Portugal. Featured in the Compendium of Beautiful Libraries known as Librophiliac Love Letter.

"They probably don’t even know what a library card looks like, much less have one; and if they do,..."

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:37:00 -0400

“They probably don’t even know what a library card looks like, much less have one; and if they do, they’ve probably never used it.”

- John Palfrey and Urs Gasser on “digital natives” in Born Digital.

The Popular Library

"A coupla months in the laboratory can save a coupla hours in the library."

jaie: librarian.net » Blog Archive » $5000 for one of...

"These are not lumps of lifeless paper, but minds alive on the shelves."

Frugal readers drive up library circulation 30%

libraryland: dominilucy:

libraryland: spmorrissey: Librarian at work - Photo by Tom...

libraryland: twowaymonologue: letusreadandletusdance: bebelest...

(via vodkaphonics)

mavergames: “Libraries raised me. I don’t believe in colleges and universities. I believe in...

"Doing research on the Web is like using a library assembled piecemeal by pack rats and vandalized..."

You Don't Look Like a Librarian

"If anything, [libraries may be] less necessary for certain things, but that has only freed up..."

Kristin Czubkowsk’s article for Madison’s Capital Times.

The University of Coimbra’s Joanina Library in Portugal....

"They probably don’t even know what a library card looks like, much less have one; and if they do,..."