Can Fox News really be this detached from reality? Apparently so. Here’s the headline to one of their recent stories; “Are Libraries Necessary, or a Waste of Tax Money?” The report has so little substance I don’t understand how Anna Dalvates, the author, can even pretend this is actual news, or that tax dollars spent [...]

I’m in DC for the ALA annual conference, before I had even arrived in DC proper, I was already learning about interesting stuff going on. This morning I ran into my friend Cindy on the bus and she told me about ALA’s Unconference. I’d never heard about this before, but apparently this was it’s second [...]

This Argentinean artist, Raul Lemesoff, has transformed an old car into a mobile library. His rolling library named Arma de Instrucción Masiva ( Weapon of Mass Instruction) aims are spreading peace through literature. Este artista argentino, Raúl Lemesoff, ha transformado en un carro viejo en una biblioteca móvil. Su biblioteca rodante llamado Arma de Instrucción [...]

Earlier this week I got to visit the Toronto Public Library. Before arriving there I had seen some beautiful pictures of the main branch and had read that it is the largest urban public library system in the world. Of course I had to see it myself. The Toronto Public Library system has 99 branch [...]

Sometimes I need a reminder that I live in a city full of wonderful library, and a couple of weeks ago my friend Jenn gave me just such a reminder. After we learned about the couple of books George Washington had borrowed from a library, and never returned, she mentioned that the Boston Anthenæum has [...]

My friend Lynn always finds the best things! Enjoy! ¡Mi amiga Lynn siempre encuentra las mejores cosas! ¡Disfrute! Source/Fuente

Video by/Video de New York Public Library Tillman the skateboarding dog lends a paw to help New York Public Library in its fight against closures due to budgets cut. Help support the NYPL. Tillman el perro patinetero presta una pata para ayudar a Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York en su lucha contra los cierres debido [...]

I just learned about This Week in Libraries (twil) an online TV series about libraries all over the world! (Does it get any better than this?!) Twil is hosted by Erik Boekestejin and Jaap van de Geer, both from the DOK Library Concept Center in Delft, Netherlands. With each episode the two hosts interview  librarians, [...]

The ALA (American Library Association) just established Choose Privacy Week (May 2 -8), which is part of Privacy Revolution. This new event aims at creating awareness of the digital environment we live in and how to best manage it. Before many of us adopted all the digital tools that help facilitate our work, daily chores, [...]

Here’s an interesting poll being conducted by the Librarian in Black. It’s a simple question, “Why do you continue to work in libraries?” (Answer the poll to see the results.) He aquí una interesante encuesta que está realizando la Librarian in Black. La pregunta es simple, “¿Por qué seguir trabajando en las bibliotecas? (Responda a [...]