Greetings everyone. I had a really enjoyable full day with the staff of Wilmette public library in Illinois this past spring. I did their morning presentation and then stayed around to interact with the staff and do a debrief of the morning presentation as a breakout in the afternoon. I want to share some photos […]
Written by Michael Stephens
This one popped up here in Michigan a few years ago. What do you think? (bolding mine) CLASSIFICATION: Librarian (ET. – 40 hours) POSITION TITLE: Creative Services Librarian REPORTS TO: Adult Services and Reference, Department Head POSITION SUMMARY: The Creative Services Librarian manages, develops and delivers innovative programming in a creative environment. Utilizes hands-on training […]
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Greetings all. There’s been a lot of discussion about artificial intelligence of late and I know we have that conference up-and-coming in a couple of days. Here is something that was shared in a recent faculty technology section. Notebook LM from Google actually allows users to upload an article or some such and create a […]
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From the TC Ticker: However, patrons have a right to appeal the committee’s decision to the TADL board of trustees, which happened in this case. Howard says it’s the first time in library staff’s memory such a request has been elevated to trustees, whose decision is final. Numerous groups have written to TADL opposing the […]
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Take a look at: https://atechcon.org The Library Technology Immersion Conference offers a unique experience with inspiring morning keynotes from Dr. Bryan Carter (holographic education) and Cisco Systems (future of tech), followed by in-depth afternoon workshops where you choose your focus! Dive deep into topics like holograms, AI, robotics, augmented reality, data science and more. Connect with colleagues and gain practical skills to […]
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From 2023 but I wanted to share. For background, please see: https://www.wndu.com/2023/08/29/discussion-sexually-explicit-books-st-joseph-county-public-library/ I worked for 15 years at SJCPL. This issue felt close to home for me. This is the statement read by Dawn Mathews, Director of Branch Services at SJCPL at the meeting. I think it is powerful. The first amendment to the Constitution […]
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Hey all – May I request a few of you try this PDF of Wholehearted Librarianship to see if it works in Adobe Acrobat and other PDF readers ? Please let me know below and I will update the file on this site. Thank you!!
Written by Michael Stephens
Hey all – I’ve heard from some of you that there’s just so much going on in personal life as well as in the world. (Same here!) To help ease the pressure, I’d like to propose FLUID DUE DATES for the rest of the term. This means you can work on assignments as you are […]
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Hey all – Michael Casey sent me this article about the grand opening of GCPL Snellville Branch last fall. Take a look at the photos! Note the staff member with the rolling cart. There is no service desk! We chat with Michael on Sunday June 29. https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/multimedia/check-out-the-new-elizabeth-h-williams-library-branch-in-downtown-snellville/collection_ac093340-566d-11ee-8b3f-972207902027.html#2 June 29: Michael Casey, author of one of […]
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Hello everyone! I just finished the OPML for all the blog URLs. I am excited to add it to my Feedly and dive into your blogs this term. There may be one or two updates but I wanted to get this out to you all.