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Category Archives: Public Libraries
(Guest) Library Photos of the Month
My monthly feature “Library Photo of the Month” has been very popular. These posts have gotten some of my highest number of views, likes, and comments. I’m so pleased! But I am having a little problem.
Library Photo of the Month–July 2015
Posted in Public Libraries, Uncategorized
Tagged Library Photo of the Month, Madison Wisconsin, Public libraries
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Making Ends Meet
Sometimes, maybe especially in today’s economy, people are unable to find work, and may have to work two part-time jobs to make ends meet. It is no different for those working in libraries.
Posted in Employees, Job Search, Management, Public Libraries
Tagged Dual Librarianship, Employees, Part-time Employment
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Keep an Open Mind
Since I am not an overly happy person myself, I feel a lot of empathy for those who suffer with ongoing depression. As a (retired) librarian, it is logical for me to think about and explore ways that libraries and … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptable Behavior, Customer Service, Homeless, Information Services, Library in Community, Library Partnerships, Library Programs, Library Services, Management, Persons with Disabilities, Public Libraries
Tagged Depression, Libraries, Library patrons, Library users, Mental Disorders, People with Depression, People with Mental Disorders
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Library Photo of the Month–June 2015
Today features a look at the Seattle Public Library. This new building opened to the public in 2004.
Libraries Can Help
Libraries help their communities in numerous ways every day. At least they should. Good libraries do.
Library Photo of the Month–May 2015
This month’s library photos of the month are of the Nashville (TN) Public Library. The above is an interior shot. Isn’t it pretty? I was impressed with this signage in the Gallery, a space for displaying public art.
Posted in Public Libraries
Tagged Art, Arts, Library Photo of the Month, Nashville, Nashville Public Library, Public libraries, Visual arts
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Library Photo of the Month–April 2015
For the inaugural post of “Library Photo of the Month,” I have to choose this one of the Owatonna (MN) Public Library, where my “life in libraries” began.
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Tagged Library Photo of the Month, Owatonna, Owatonna Public Library
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Millennials and Reading–Who Knew?
Millennials (also known as Generation Y) are those born roughly during the early 1980s to the early 2000s. They are digital natives, who grew up surrounded by much of the technology that people like me (baby boomers) have encountered, learned … Continue reading
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