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TAPinto.net
April 18, 2018
The following letter was sent to the Bridgewater-Raritan school superintendent as well as members of the school board from the New Jersey Association of School Librarians (NJASL). As the statewide organization for school library media specialists, the organization advocates for strong school libraryÃâà...
WAMC
April 18, 2018
New York State Librarian Bernie Margolis is being remembered fondly in educational circles. Margolis died Saturday at 69 after an eight-year battle with leukemia. Appointed in 2009, Margolis oversaw the State Library in Albany, which delivers services through 7,000 academic, public, school and specialÃâà...
The Daily Star-Journal
April 18, 2018
Books from the personal collection of deceased DAR member Eleanor Drake are presented to the DAR state librarian, Kay Ellis. Virginia Campbell (left) and Tricia Mannering (right) pose with Ellis for a photo. Facebook Ãâ÷ Twitter Ãâ÷ Email; Print; Save. 28 members and guests attended the April 13 meeting ofÃâà...
Los Angeles Times
April 18, 2018
John Larroquette, the Emmy-winning actor of "Night Court" and "The Librarians" fame, has sold his home in Venice's Marina Peninsula area for $3.6 million. He bought the home through a trust in 2005 for $2.85 million, records show. Advertisement. Built in 1998, the vine-wrapped Mediterranean-styleÃâà...
Ocala
April 18, 2018
Melissa Mayer asked my identity, and if I was missing anything. Carol MacIntosh found the envelope and brought it to her. My story flowed out and I expressed my thanks repeatedly. The librarian mailed it back. Keeping the money would have been simple and untraceable. That is not the way of librarians.
Press Herald
April 18, 2018
BELGRADE — The town will not hold a new vote on a closely contested March decision by residents to fund a full-time librarian's position, despite allegations by a former selectman and a resident that Belgrade violated their free speech rights when a clerk temporarily removed their sign that urged residentsÃâà...
WRAL.com
April 18, 2018
For instance, in North Carolina, although all prison facilities are required to house a library, there's one librarian dedicated to the entire system, totaling nearly 40,000 inmates. A fully functioning library, Missen said, should be the bare minimum for inmates. He described a “hugely dysfunctional” situation inÃâà...
Daily Californian
April 18, 2018
“We keep losing talented librarians because no one can afford to work here,” said Kendra K. Levine, a librarian in the campus Institute of Transportation Studies and member of UC-AFT. “It's hard for us to have a diverse workforce if the only people that can afford to work here are those who have partnersÃâà...
Kenosha News
April 16, 2018
I've done a lot of presentations to other librarians about doing science programs in libraries and you hear it a lot. They're just worried about not knowing about everything that the kids are going to ask them, because you know that they're going to ask you things that you don't know. And you don't want toÃâà...
WFLA
April 16, 2018
ODESSA, Fla (WFLA) - According to the American Association of School Librarians, the month of April is School Library Month. In News Channel 8's search to find a librarian in honor of School Library Month, we found a lot of schools do not have a traditional librarian on the staff. And other schools fill theÃâà...
Omaha World-Herald
April 2, 2018
The award is presented to about 50 librarians nationwide each year and serves to recognize hard work and passion that librarians put into their profession. Recognized for her work on Libraries Are For Everyone — a collaborative project between her and Arkansas librarian Julie Syler — McCorkindale wasÃâà...
Greeley Tribune
April 1, 2018
This past week, the 36-year-old programming librarian stepped back from that desire to help as he hosted an escape room at the Eaton Public Library, 132 Maple Ave. "Make no assumptions," Schlein said as he demonstrated some of the hidden secrets in the room. The room, titled "Who Quilled HarryÃâà...
Publishers Weekly
March 31, 2018
And in the closing Big Ideas session, author and net neutrality pioneer Tim Wu implored librarians to remain engaged in the fight for net neutrality. Wu stressed that laws and policies like net neutrality, which “are designed to ensure and guarantee a baseline for the free flow of information, are “as important,Ãâà...
KXLY Spokane
March 31, 2018
SPOKANE, Wash. - Spokane Public Library's librarian Jason Johnson was named one of Library Journal's 2018 Movers and Shakers. Jason was awarded for his creativity and dedication in expanding the downtown library and making it a meeting ground for the Spokane community. Jason utilized some ofÃâà...
eSchool News
March 31, 2018
[Editor's note: Welcome to our new series, The New Librarian. In this series, we will be profiling innovative and award-winning library media specialists who will share their favorite tools, lessons, and advice. If you are or know a librarian we should write about, send a note to eullman@eschoolmedia.com.]
Lewiston Sun Journal
March 27, 2018
There are six school libraries in the district and all have librarians, except for Mountain Valley Middle School which has an educational technician as a librarian. In other business, the board voted to extend school days on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays for one hour beginning Tuesday, in order toÃâà...
WTVD-TV
March 27, 2018
Without a librarian, advocates for prisoner education like Missen are wondering what internal force will speak out for those unable to speak for themselves. Trevor Lenzmeier, UNC Media Hub. Monday, March 26, 2018 01:37PM. RALEIGH, NC --. Cliff Missen is an advocate for prisoner education who has interacted withÃâà...
Irish Examiner
March 27, 2018
Librarians also refused a request to buy Richard Rutt's A History of Hand Knitting, described by one major online bookseller as “the only history of hand-knitting”. Again, Dublin City libraries deemed it “too expensive, limited readership”. Other items turned down include the DVD Untold Scandal, a 2004Ãâà...
Baraboo News Republic
March 26, 2018
Portage Public Library Director Jessica Bergin chats with former adult services librarian Sheril Lannoye on Friday. Bergin is leaving Portage to become the director ... On Tuesday the Baraboo Library Board voted unanimously to hire Bergin as head librarian. The Baraboo resident currently runs the PortageÃâà...
The Courier
March 24, 2018
She is the first woman and the first African-American to serve as librarian of Congress. She was nominated by President Barack Obama in February 2016 to serve a 10-year term. The Library of Congress is the world's largest library, with a growing collection of more than 164 million items on 838 miles ofÃâà...
Loop Cayman
March 19, 2018
When asked about his new role at the CIPL, Goring said, "I believe that families are the core of any community, and as librarians, it is our responsibility to provide them with the information and tools at our disposal in order to ensure their success in education, employment and life in general. “Goring bringsÃâà...
The Sparta Independent
March 19, 2018
SPARTA —Meaghan Darling has joined the staff at Sparta Public Library as the Youth Service Librarian replacing Peggy Lani, who retired. In Darling's role, she will be responsible for making sure the young readers have everything they need. And her audience ranges from 3 months old to 14, babies toÃâà...
Chalkbeat Colorado
March 19, 2018
You might know Haneski's name because of this chilling story about her longtime friendship with Yvonne Cech, who was the librarian at Sandy Hook Elementary School when 26 were killed there. I reached out to Haneski because I know her — she became close friends with my mother when they workedÃâà...
Daily Astorian
March 19, 2018
Kate Brown ousted State Librarian MaryKay Dahlgreen, surprising and disappointing Dahlgreen's many supporters among librarians and library supporters. Brown's office declined to explain the move beyond saying “Dahlgreen fell short of clear and timely expectations from legislators.” But the librarian'sÃâà...
The Pasadena Star-News
March 18, 2018
Jerry Brown, Lucas faced initial opposition from working librarians, who pointed out that his degrees were in writing and communications, not in library science. But Starr himself, when appointed San Francisco librarian, faced the same criticism, and went back to take a library degree. So did Lucas, taking aÃâà...
Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
March 18, 2018
Members of the Belgrade Board of Selectpersons — from left, Chairman Gary Mahler, Michael Barret, Rick Damren, Ernst Merckens and Ernest Rice — and Budget Committee Chairman Howard Holinger listen as residents ask questions Saturday during Town Meeting at the Belgrade Center for AllÃâà...
Chicago Reader
March 17, 2018
"A good librarian can sort out reliable sources, [which] is now of utmost importance in our political climate," he says. "We are bombarded with a 24-hour news cycle and, of course, social media. Most good librarians can sort out the bullshit and provide people with useful information." Kitchen assures me thatÃâà...
Publishers Weekly
March 17, 2018
Nemec-Loise serves on the ALSC board as ALSC division councilor. She has extensive early-literacy experience from her years working in the Chicago Public Library system, and her story times were among those observed and analyzed for Susan B. Neuman's research on the Every Child Ready to ReadÃâà...
The Courier
March 17, 2018
Carla Hayden, the first woman and the first African American to become the librarian of Congress, who supervises the world's largest library, will speak Friday morning at the University of Findlay. Hayden's talk, to be delivered during National Reading Month, will be on “Hands-on Learning: Making YourÃâà...
Associations Now
March 16, 2018
The Public Library Association's 2018 Conference begins next week in Philadelphia. Around 5,000 are expected to attend. About 5,000 librarians, library support staff, trustees, friends, and library vendors from around the globe are headed to Philadelphia in the coming days to take part in top-qualityÃâà...
The Register-Guard
March 16, 2018
Ann Malkin, chairwoman of the Oregon State Library Board of Directors, said the board and librarians throughout the state thought Dahlgreen did a great job. “We hate to lose her expertise and her leadership,” Malkin said. Malkin said she expected the board would have input, the chance to advocate forÃâà...
OregonLive.com
March 15, 2018
Kate Brown ousted the state librarian Tuesday in a move that surprised and angered many librarians and library supporters around Oregon. The governor decided that State Librarian MaryKay Dahlgreen "fell short of clear and timely expectations from legislators," spokeswoman Kate Kondayen said.
Pamplin Media Group
March 15, 2018
CAPITAL BUREAU CAPITAL BUREAU CAPITAL BUREAU - State Librarian MaryKay Dahlgreen was fired Tuesday by Gov SALEM — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown fired state librarian MaryKay Dahlgreen on Tuesday, an apparent surprise to the state's association of library professionals, the chair of the stateÃâà...
The Daily Collegian Online
March 15, 2018
TDC: Growing up, did you have any particularly influential librarians? Gianacakos: I don't know her name, but the librarian who gave me my first library card and opened up a world of possibilities — thank you. TDC: What is it like working late at night in the library? [Gianacakos works at night, starting in theÃâà...
Kearney Hub
March 14, 2018
School board lets school librarian go, moves forward with revised pregnant and parenting student policy ... KEARNEY — The Kearney Public School board completed the process of eliminating three learning coach positions Monday by electing not to renew a school librarian's contract so a former learningÃâà...
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
March 14, 2018
Stroup was employed as a librarian for SCI Retreat, which is in Hunlock Creek. She was arrested July 28 after a state trooper responded to the prison for a report of “inappropriate touching” between an employee and an inmate. Trooper Robert Franchella was told by Deputy Superintendent Kevin RansomÃâà...
Fine Books & Collections Magazine (blog)
March 14, 2018
I am the Public Services Librarian at the Lilly Library. My role in the library has been described as a “Jill of All Trades.” I rather like that phrase because I think it captures the eclectic nature of my job. My primary responsibilities are reference and instruction. The Public Services Department stays very busy,Ãâà...
Portland Business Journal
March 13, 2018
Meanwhile, as those productions begin work, another long-time Portland-focused series, "The Librarians," is fighting for its survival. Show creator Dean Devlin — producer of the "Independence Day" film series — announced last week that the TNT network canceled the series after four seasons. Devlin toldÃâà...
Inquirer.net
March 6, 2018
THE University of San Carlos (USC) continues to be recognized for excellence in carrying its education with a mission as its Director of Libraries is awarded the Academic Librarian of the Year. Maxie Doreen L. Cabarron, MS, received the honor during the annual general assembly of the PhilippineÃâà...
News24
March 6, 2018
AH: I never imagined I would be a librarian. I started off as a music teacher in northern Natal and due to relocating back to Durban, I then joined the library and have been here ever since. It has always been a very fulfilling career, networking with communities and assisting them with their information needs.
New York Times
March 6, 2018
The amendment, despite allowing for librarians, counselors and coaches to carry guns, was still the biggest concession Democrats got from Republicans on the legislation. Mr. Scott, Mr. Negron and House Speaker Richard Corcoran have made passing the gun package a priority before the annualÃâà...
The Two River Times
March 6, 2018
Those seeking a full-time professional librarian position must have completed their Master of Library Science and possess a Librarians Certificate, requirements to work in most county and municipal systems. “We usually bring in people to fill these positions who have just received their degree, or who haveÃâà...
Chambersburg Public Opinion
March 5, 2018
John Eichelberger Jr., R-Hollidaysburg, was invited to the area on Monday morning to see how the district is integrating librarians into its curriculum, by watching as Teacher Librarian and Head Teacher Craig McFeely taught a STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) lesson toÃâà...
Poynter (blog)
March 5, 2018
The move to NBC, Williams says, “is a good example of career path open for researchers/librarians willing/able to take their skills over to writing and reporting.” Nancy Groves, a former news librarian for CNN who now is Head of Social Media for the United Nations, says trained researchers are moreÃâà...
Traverse City Record Eagle
March 5, 2018
18, just that he's grateful to the two Traverse City librarians who saved his life. “It's hard to fully express my gratitude — and the respect and admiration — I have for these ladies,” Yager said simply. Like many afternoons, the 52-year-old was enjoying the quiet of the Traverse Area District Library, sitting at aÃâà...
The Straits Times
March 5, 2018
The opioid epidemic is reshaping life in America, including at the local public library, where librarians are considering whether to carry naloxone to battle overdoses. The opioid crisis killed about 64,000 people in the United States in 2016. In New York state, library workers describe finding used syringesÃâà...
Santa Fe New Mexican
March 5, 2018
“I have freedom a lot of teachers don't have,” said McCabe, an ever-smiling 46-year-old who has worked as the school's librarian for five years. “For a lot of these students, this [library class] is a break from the regimented curriculum and testing that teachers have to adhere to. It gives them choice and theÃâà...
Richmond.com
March 4, 2018
The Goochland Republican Women will welcome Sandra Treadway, Librarian of Virginia, to discuss the Virginia Capital Foundation Women's Monument Project at 10 a.m. on March 2at Manakin Firehouse, 180 W. River Rd. Treadway holds a doctorate degree in American History from University of VirginiaÃâà...
Boothbay Register
March 3, 2018
“The best day was when we finally got a bathroom. One of the earlier librarians told me she kept a coffee can here and I'd look out the window to make sure no one was coming. A man could have just gone outside, but we've never had a male librarian.” She also remembers the first movie the library boughtÃâà...
CBS New York
March 2, 2018
MIDDLETOWN, N.Y (CBSNewYork) – The library, of all places, is fast becoming a place to save lives. Librarians and other staff members are being trained on how to revive someone who's overdosing. Matt Pfisterer is the director of the Middletown-Thrall Library in Middletown and he knows exactly where toÃâà...
