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Bringing the Library to Your Home!
I spent last week in Minnesota with my mother and sister; much of the week was actually spent in the hospital in Rochester, because my 91-year-old mother had some kind of incident, probably a very tiny stroke or seizure. She … Continue reading
Libraries of our Pasts
In my last post I talked about the public library I worked in while in high school. Over the weekend I had the opportunity to take a walking tour of my home town, and the last stop was the library. … Continue reading
Posted in Public Libraries
Tagged historic buildings, Minnesota, Owatonna, Public libraries
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Libraries are Hot Stuff!!
The big news this week is the heat—I mean, the HEAT—as a record-breaking heat wave continues to sweep much of the United States. The cool thing for libraries (pardon the pun) is that the heat wave provides them another … Continue reading
Be Powerful–Be a Partner!
I’ve written before about the importance of library partnerships—personally, I think partnering with other agencies, organizations, and your community strengthen your ties to your community, and also increases your standing among tax payers. But you can’t just phone it in. … Continue reading
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Tagged Community, Partnerships, Public libraries
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When You Say “Customer Service. . . ” You’ve Said it All
I recently read the thoughtful post “Which Kind of Customer Service Do You Mean?” on Infoblog. Good question! When a library requests staff training on customer service, whoever is scheduling the training should be really clear on what they mean, … Continue reading
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