In the news: pilot reads library book

I'm always keeping an eye out for news bites that mention library use. Here's a good one:
"Hero pilot Chesley (Sully) Sullenberger sweats lost book" Read more about it!

NPR library has new blog

"As a Matter of Fact" is the National Public Radio library's blog. Looks like the blog has been around since November 2008. At least, that was the first entry.

According the NPR site:
"As A Matter of Fact is a blog by and for the audio-loving, fact-finding, truth-seeking, pop-culture-fiending, news-addicted librarians of the world. Of course, you don't need to be a librarian to read it. But we're pretty sure you may secretly want to be one after you do."

Are you audio-loving? Fact-finding? Truth-seeking? Pop-culture-fiending? News-addicted? Then, this might be the blog for you!

Celebrate Your Library Workers

Happy National Library Workers Day!!!

Librarians at work (probably book binding) in the Newburyport Free Library.
Location: Newburyport, MA, US
Date taken: 1943
Photographer: Alfred Eisenstaedt
Size: 1280 x 1055 pixels (17.8 x 14.7 inches)
© Time Inc. For personal non-commercial use only Source

636.7

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


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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.

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.

Thing 23: El Fin

Again, I'm not much of a "blogger" so I'll answer the questions that were posed in the order they appeared.

What were your favorite discoveries or exercises on this learning journey?
I had the most fun with image generators and RSS feeds. They were of use to me immediately on a personal and professional level. I check my RSS feeds every morning, which surprises me, since I really didn't think I would develop a habit like that.

How has this program assisted or affected your lifelong learning goals?
I've learned to be brave, explore, and attempt. A couple of recent studies on teen culture and the Web 2.0 (see my blog post) have shown me that those growing up with console and online gaming, Internet, and mobile phones from birth are much more ready for trial-and-error.

Were there any take-aways or unexpected outcomes from this program that surprised you?
After researching digital media and teen culture, I decided to blog on it in the form of a short bibliography. Even if no one else reads it, I will have it in a place to reference to.

What could we do differently to improve upon this program’s format or concept?
Each hyperlink included in the blogs takes the user away from the 23 Things site. It was frustrating because then I had to keep pulling it up to see what to do next in the instructions, or to post at the end. Of course, I did finally get in the habit of right-clicking on hyperlinks to open them in new windows or tabs.

And last but not least…

If we offered another discovery program like this in the future, would you again choose to participate?
You bet. Bring it on. I'm ready.