If you missed the “How Libraries Work With the Media” session at the ALA 2009 Conference, here’s a takeaway that will help you get your story into AL Direct: Finally, AL Direct Editor George Eberhart explained how libraries can get their news into ALA’s weekly newsletter. “Ask yourself the four E’s,” he advised. “Is your […]
leave libraries alone, say huffington
Libraries Are America’s Lifelines. Leave Them Alone— by Kenneth C. Davis, at Huffington.com [snip] In case you haven’t heard, New York City’s public library systems — three separate library systems in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens — are once again under siege, on the chopping block, threatened with draconian cuts in the face of New York […]
Salvation Army at the library
From this week’s Downtown Happenings email: Helping hands Celebrate the Salvation Army’s 120th year in Houston with an exhibition of rare artifacts and memorabilia of their history on display at the Houston Public Library’s Julia Ideson Building, 500 McKinney. The exhibition will be there all month and a special viewing is scheduled for Thursday, May […]
Twitter for Libraries
Want to learn how libraries are using Twitter? InfoToday has a great article posted in Computers in Libaries that covers the topic well. Twitter for Libraries (and Librarians) By the way, other great articles on Twitter you might want to check out: Mashable’s “The 7 Ways to Approach Twitter” TwiTip’s “Personal Brand – How to […]
Friendswood votes on new library
FRIENDSWOOD ELECTION PREVIEWOpinions differ on bond vote— by the Houston Chronicle [snip] The second proposition is for $6.5 million, of which $6 million would be spent for a new library at a yet-to-be-determined location in the city’s downtown area. The remaining $500,000 would be used to turn the city’s existing 16,000-square-foot library at 416 S. […]