Wednesday, March 25, 2009

636.7

You know this number, don't you? Well, here's a new spin on the classification system:


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Friday, March 6, 2009

Día de los niños / Día de los libros - Children's Day / Book Day

A compendium of resources to celebrate children and bilingual literacy on April 30th and every day:

Web site and resources for El día de los niños / El día de los libros - hosted by ALSC and ALA; very thorough; register your event

Founder and advocate Pat Mora's site - great resources, helpful background info on Día; email her...she might send your library a personal message!

Celebration information - Colorín Colorado - more great resources, ideas, activities

Día activities and resources - Presented by REFORMA

Join ALSC and REFORMA in celebrating Día 2009 - press release by ALA


I apologize in advance if any of these link addresses change before I have a chance to correct them.

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Oh, the things a librarian can do!

Dorothy and Herb lived off of her librarian salary and used his postal clerk salary to amass an amazing art collection. Now, that's lifetime achievement! Read somebody else's blog with more information.