Last weekend I was attending the annual SALALM conference and heard about a lot of great projects relating to libraries and Latin American. The Cuban Rafter Phenomenon: A Unique Sea Exodus project is one of them. I heard about this project on a panel titled “Documenting in Times of Adversity, Survival and Hope.” María Rita [...]

Con ganas de celebrar el bicentenario de Colombia aquí recojo información sobre algunos eventos y colecciones que se han organizado en Colombia y virtualmente. ¡A celebrar se dijo! El proyecto Libro al Viento se ha asociado con la Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango (BLAA) para traer varias biografías sobre los grandes de Colombia al público en [...]

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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, [...]

I just saw 1946 video which was part of the “Your Life Work Series” which promoted librarianship as a career. The video suggests that you must love book and people in order to become a good librarian. It also explains that there are many different types of libraries, and each needs different collections to serve [...]

This is a great tongue-in-cheek video about the latest “organizational bio-optical device, known by its commercial name as, Book.” Just imagine, this revolutionary device functions with no cables, needs no recharging, or batteries. “Book” can store hundred of bits of information, it is easy to use, and environmentally friendly! This video was originally produced by [...]

Mi Vida Loca is a web based tutorial created by the BBC to help you learn Spanish. The lessons consist mainly of videos that will teach you key phrases for specific situations. The videos include a local host who takes the viewer out. During the duration of the video can turn the subtitles, in English [...]

I’ve seen biblioburros, a camel mobile library, a traveling library in a suitcase, and now here’s a bibliomoto offering library services around the Huarmey province in Peru. The bibliomoto is part of the Biblioteca Comunal Obraje which aims at promoting literacy and increasing a general level of education among the population. The project has a [...]

My friend Alberto found this great video that states a simple, yet profound truth. We librarians, and really everyone, should take advantage of the wealth of information found at the local library, and learn something new every day. It would do wonders for our lives. Mi amigo Alberto encontró este video que esta genial, de [...]