first conclusions

happy [belated] birthday…

annavan — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:44:24 +0000

…to the Lawrence Headquarters Branch of the Mercer County (NJ) Library System.

WZBNTV. (2011, December 16). Lawrence Library turns 50 12 16 11 [Video file]. Retrieved from http://youtu.be/dhMZvbNjmOM

interviews with 2012 movers & shakers….

annavan — Mon, 21 May 2012 17:51:33 +0000

Steve Thomas, via his Circulating Ideas podcast, interviewed some of Library Journal’s 2012 Movers & Shakers. If you haven’t given it a listen, give it a go! The interviews are a great way to augment the Library Journal profiles; and in my opinion, the interviews really bring each recipient’s award to life. Each interview has it’s own special feel, especially as each librarian discusses his/her respective project(s), experience, and initiative. Their ambition and creativity are contagious. The interviews are broken into two parts:

Part 1 –>

Renee Grassi, Youth Services Librarian, Deerfield (IL) Public Library
Jennifer LaGarde, Teacher-Librarian, Myrtle Grove Middle School, NC
Stephen X. Flynn, Emerging Technologies Librarian, College of Wooster Libraries, OH
Jordana Vincent, Collection Development Librarian, Douglas County (CO) Libraries
Leah White, Reader Services Librarian, Northbrook (IL) Public Library

Part 2 (just released today) –>

Sam Chada, Emerging Technology Librarian, Sandusky Library, OH
Brett Bonfield, Director, Collingswood (NJ) Public Library
Michelle Chronister, Program Analyst, U.S. General Services Administration, Washington, DC
Joshua Finnell, Humanities Librarian, Denison University, OH; Visiting Lecturer, School and Media Library Certification Program, McNeese State University, LA
Kristin Fontichiaro,Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Information, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

exploding with creativity….

annavan — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:25:27 +0000

The folks at the Lawrence (KS) Public Library are marketing themselves in some amazingly fun, informative ways. Recently posted on the library’s Facebook Page is this tongue-in-cheek promo about covering books, which made me laugh out loud. More importantly, it drew me into their library, its offerings, and its services.

Their Facebook Page is interactive and engaging. Patrons are posting questions and comments to the Page, and the Library continually adds questions to its Page to hear what their patrons/community have to say. Lawrence Public Library, you are doing it right!

copyright…

annavan — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:35:56 +0000

Copyright, especially in regards to fair use, has been plaguing my brain as of late, especially as we (librarians, students, Joe Schmoe on the Street, etc.) try to wrap our heads around it. This video is appropriate for my recent thoughts. And I thank Colin Grey for such a great historical overview of the copyright monster.

Grey, C. (2011, August 23). Copyright: Forever less one day [Video file]. Retrieved from http://youtu.be/tk862BbjWx4

green earth book awards, 2012

annavan — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:01:47 +0000

Recently announced were the 2012 Green Earth Book Awards! The Newton Marasco Foundation and Salisbury University in Maryland created the Green Earth Book Award to honor books that “inspire a child to grow a deeper appreciation, respect and responsibility for his or her natural environment.” The Green Earth Book Award is awarded in five categories, and this year’s winners are as follows (no title was selected for the Young Adult Fiction category):

Picture Book: Arthur Turns Green, written and illustrated by Marc Brown

Children’s Fiction: Wild Wings, written by Gill Lewis and illustrated by Yuta Onoda

Young Adult Non-Fiction: Gaia Warriors written by Nicola Davies with an Afterword by James Lovelock

Children’s Non-Fiction: The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families, written by Cindy Trumbore and Susan L. Roth and illustrated by Susan L. Roth

Honor Books:

101 Ways to Save the Planet, written by Deborah Underwood
Extraordinary Endangered Animals, written by Sandrine Silhol and Gaëlle Guérive and illustrated by Marie Doucedame
Global Warming: A Personal Guide to Causes and Solutions, written by Sneed B. Collard III
Human Footprint: Everything You Will Eat, Use, Wear, Buy, and Throw Out in Your Lifetime, written by Ellen Kirk
Luz Sees The Light, written and illustrated by Claudia Davila
Nowhere Else on Earth: Standing Tall for the Great Bear Rainforest, written by Caitlyn Vernon
Riparia’s River, written by Michael J. Caduto and illustrated by Olga Pastuchiv

An excellent selection of books to share with our younger generation — helping to ensure an appreciation for the Earth for many years to come…..