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- December 2010 (6)
- 15: 2011: reaching for new heights in library advocacy (6)
- 14: What the heck is a library, anyway? (0)
- 10: Library Photo Friday 57 (0)
- 09: How much waste is mandated at your library? (5)
- 07: Talking ’bout our library systems (2)
- 03: Library Photo Friday 56 (0)
- November 2010 (11)
- 30: What makes a great library? (1)
- 26: Library Photo Friday 55 (0)
- 24: Thankful for librarians (1)
- 19: Library Photo Friday 54 (0)
- 17: LJ series on The Reference User Experience (6)
- 16: What makes library sources trustworthy? (0)
- 12: Library Photo Friday 53 (0)
- 10: Tell ‘em about libraries, Roberta Stevens! (0)
- 09: Auctioning off library heritage and authenticity (2)
- 05: Library Photo Friday 52 (0)
- 02: Libraries featured on public radio (0)
- October 2010 (12)
- 29: Library Photo Friday 51 (0)
- 26: Why were libraries created and what have they become? (0)
- 22: Library Photo Friday 50 (0)
- 21: Reader response to a National Public Library Corporation (0)
- 20: A History of the World: the right way to use digital technologies (0)
- 19: See what a National Public Library Corporation could do (4)
- 15: Library Photo Friday 49 (0)
- 12: How librarians can advocate for authoritative sources, part 2 (0)
- 08: Library Photo Friday 48 (0)
- 06: Talent and whimsy at The Oatmeal (0)
- 05: Imagine scarcity – it can save public libraries (0)
- 01: Library Photo Friday 47 (0)
- September 2010 (15)
- 29: The future of information … libraries how will you respond? (0)
- 28: Missed opportunities in library mission and marketing (0)
- 24: Library Photo Friday 46 (0)
- 23: How outsiders view library professionals (0)
- 22: Libraries can help bring back authoritative sources (2)
- 21: How it feels to voice the unspeakable (0)
- 17: Library Photo Friday 45 (0)
- 15: Rage, rage against the dying of the light (0)
- 14: The decline of independent pharmacies (4)
- 10: Library Photo Friday 44 (0)
- 08: Thinking ’bout library professionalism (0)
- 06: Community service and library advocacy in Darien, CT (0)
- 03: Library Photo Friday 43 (0)
- 02: Pew Research: How Americans Use the Internet (0)
- 01: On measuring nonprofit value (0)
- August 2010 (10)
- 30: On getting patrons to use the databases (0)
- 27: Library Photo Friday 42 (0)
- 23: Inching toward a National Public Library Corporation (6)
- 20: Library Photo Friday 41 (0)
- 16: Greetings from Estes Valley Library, CO (1)
- 13: Library Photo Friday 40 (0)
- 10: A patron gets a peek (1)
- 06: Library Photo Friday 39 (0)
- 05: On engaging with the FOX News videos (0)
- 02: FOX News: best info & context about public library issues (0)
- July 2010 (9)
- 30: Library Photo Friday 38 (0)
- 26: Getting the brush off @ your library (4)
- 23: Best wishes Tulare County Library (2)
- 19: Libraries as hubs of civic discourse (2)
- 16: Library Photo Friday 37 (0)
- 12: How public libraries give a damn (0)
- 09: Library Photo Friday 36 (0)
- 07: Why I give a damn about public libraries (8)
- 02: Library Photo Friday 35 (0)
- June 2010 (11)
- 28: It’s not the lie, but the myth (0)
- 25: Library Photo Friday 34 (0)
- 23: You do all that?: Considering Library Job Titles (0)
- 21: Libraries nurture citizens, not consumers (1)
- 18: Library Photo Friday 33 (0)
- 14: Barclay busts a library myth (0)
- 11: Library Photo Friday 32 (0)
- 09: Thinking ’bout library card statistics (2)
- 08: Thinking ’bout library gate count statistics (10)
- 07: LC-Twitter, another bite at the apple (0)
- 04: Library Photo Friday 31 (0)
- May 2010 (13)
- 31: When I imagine library advocacy, it looks like this (0)
- 28: Library Photo Friday 30 (0)
- 26: The Goodnight, Gutenberg blog (0)
- 24: Could this be @ your library? (2)
- 21: Library Photo Friday 29 (0)
- 19: Of course librarianship is a profession (6)
- 17: Waking up to The American Dream Toolkit (0)
- 14: Library Photo Friday 28 (0)
- 12: Enduring value … at my library (0)
- 10: Hmmm… if libraries remove computers (2)
- 07: Library Photo Friday 27 (0)
- 05: On creative thought and clear communication (0)
- 03: Celebrating and agonizing over libraries together (1)
- April 2010 (9)
- 30: Library Photo Friday 26 (0)
- 26: The LoC & Twitter: the horror, the horror (3)
- 23: Library Photo Friday 25 (0)
- 19: Libraries, help lighten our ecological footprint (0)
- 16: Library Photo Friday 24 (0)
- 14: Creativity & public libraries, part 2 (7)
- 09: Library Photo Friday 23 (0)
- 05: Pro-creativity lists for public libraries, part 1 (0)
- 02: Library Photo Friday 22 (0)
- March 2010 (13)
- 31: Thoughts on anti-creativity (2)
- 29: Another rich opportunity for participatory librarianship (2)
- 26: Library Photo Friday 21 (0)
- 24: A patron response to participatory librarianship (1)
- 23: Lankes on librarians and leadership (2)
- 22: A strong & sustainable vision for librarians (0)
- 19: Library Photo Friday 20 (0)
- 17: At a crossroad with public institutions (0)
- 15: What’s my social contract with public libraries? (2)
- 12: Library Photo Friday 19 (0)
- 08: Are public libraries glorified babysitting services? (0)
- 05: Library Photo Friday 18 (0)
- 01: The high cost of library micro-grants (2)
- February 2010 (12)
- 26: Library Photo Friday 17 (0)
- 24: Libraries – protect that brand (3)
- 22: Running our public libraries like a business (0)
- 19: Library Photo Friday 16 (0)
- 15: On Web2.0 and Talking vs Doing (2)
- 12: Library Photo Friday 15 (0)
- 10: Public libraries – sing like The Honey Bees (0)
- 09: ALA/PLA – this is unacceptable (a rant) (0)
- 08: On librarians arguing with the world (0)
- 05: Library Photo Friday 14 (0)
- 03: iPad is a gamechanger for libraries (0)
- 01: Who is the Vivian Schiller for public libraries? (7)
- January 2010 (8)
- 29: Library Photo Friday 13 (0)
- 25: Asking the right questions about public libraries (0)
- 22: Library Photo Friday 12 (0)
- 20: A “do or die” decade for public libraries (2)
- 15: Library Photo Friday 11 (0)
- 08: Library Photo Friday 10 (0)
- 04: A change of pace for The Radical Patron (0)
- 01: Library Photo Friday 9 (0)
- December 2009 (13)
- 28: Adapting to the information ecosystem (0)
- 25: Library Photo Friday 8 (0)
- 23: Our community’s living room (0)
- 21: Has Clay Shirky heard of libraries? (0)
- 18: Library Photo Friday 7 (0)
- 16: Bizarro blogs from publishing & libraryland (0)
- 14: U.S. information consumption in 2008 (0)
- 11: Library Photo Friday 6 (0)
- 09: About those awful websites (3)
- 07: Librarians moving up the value chain (0)
- 04: 1 in 4 American children on food stamps (0)
- 04: Library Photo Friday 5 (0)
- 02: The impact of library mythology (0)
- November 2009 (14)
- 30: Library statistics I’d like to see (2)
- 27: Library Photo Friday 4 (0)
- 26: The turkey shot out of the oven (0)
- 25: Two new libraries in Massachusetts (0)
- 23: Digital Campus on future of libraries (0)
- 20: Library Photo Friday 3 (0)
- 18: Speaking of the future of libraries (0)
- 16: Ken Auletta on Google (0)
- 13: Library Photo Friday 2 (0)
- 11: Libraries – your signal is fading (0)
- 09: US librarian employment & wage data (0)
- 06: Library Photo Friday 1 (0)
- 04: New library services: order tracking & event search (0)
- 02: Tough questions, good ideas, photo Fridays (0)
- October 2009 (12)
- 30: The Booksquare Blog (0)
- 28: Recommended podcasts (0)
- 26: Library bypass strategies (0)
- 21: A step change in form, culture, approach (0)
- 19: I can help you. (0)
- 16: A moratorium on counting (0)
- 14: The WABAC machine, episode 2 (0)
- 12: Where’s the emerald city? (0)
- 09: What we lose through automation (0)
- 07: We’ll get by with a little help from our ? (0)
- 05: End-user dialogue (0)
- 02: Disruption everywhere (0)
- September 2009 (11)
- 30: NPL = the National Public Library Corporation (0)
- 28: America’s Coolest Public Libraries (0)
- 21: The importance of enthusiasm (0)
- 18: Why libraries interest me (0)
- 16: Sexism thrives in portrayal of librarians (1)
- 14: Librarians get bad press in 2009 (0)
- 11: iGoogle page of library news & blogs (1)
- 09: We like books in Boston (0)
- 07: Multi-modal reading (0)
- 04: Libraries as Acts of Civic Renewal (0)
- 02: Trayless without left turns (0)
- August 2009 (12)
- 31: A winning approach for library advocacy (0)
- 28: Please don’t call me customer… (2)
- 26: Don’t retrench, rejuvenate (0)
- 24: Make some noise for your library (0)
- 21: Thank you Beaman Library (1)
- 19: No libraries, no memory, no history (0)
- 17: Don’t pull the plug on libraries (0)
- 14: This is your taxes at work (0)
- 12: The WABAC machine, episode 1 (0)
- 10: Teach your children well, part 2 (0)
- 05: Federal-state budget mashup (0)
- 03: Fast food and haute cuisine (2)
- July 2009 (13)
- 31: What’s next for public libraries? (0)
- 29: Book beauty by Su Blackwell (0)
- 27: Library brand effects (0)
- 24: Library bumper stickers (1)
- 22: Response to William H. Wisner (0)
- 20: The actual cost of my library (2)
- 15: My library feels different (0)
- 13: Teach your children well (0)
- 10: Anti-trust and libraries (0)
- 08: Library neglect (0)
- 06: Library funding in sharp relief (3)
- 03: Consolidate and conquer (1)
- 01: Filling the glass (0)
- June 2009 (12)
- 29: Idea for a national library campaign (0)
- 26: The national library crisis (0)
- 22: Research not entertainment (0)
- 19: Better supporting materials for library funding (0)
- 17: Managing the message (0)
- 15: A critical undercurrent in libraryland (0)
- 12: Strange times for library supporters and officials (0)
- 10: Libraries – an international symbol (0)
- 08: Books, buildings and bodies (1)
- 05: In the library with the lead pipe (0)
- 03: If we don’t, our competitors will (0)
- 01: Doing a 360 in the long room library (0)
- May 2009 (17)
- 29: Mapping the meaning of library (0)
- 27: Vision needed asap (0)
- 25: On Memorial Day 2009 (0)
- 22: Curators and digital docents (0)
- 20: Public libraries and single-payer healthcare (0)
- 18: Difficult, inspiring change (0)
- 15: Being BTF: findability & patronage (0)
- 14: Being BTF: accessibility & embodiment (0)
- 13: Being BTF: interpretation & authenticity (0)
- 12: Being BTF: immediacy & personalization (0)
- 11: Being BTF (better than free): intro (0)
- 08: The internet, literacy & access to knowledge (0)
- 07: 23 Things – another view? (0)
- 06: Spotlight on 23 Things (0)
- 05: Thinkin ’bout the Phoenix (0)
- 04: Libraries finding their Phoenix (2)
- 01: Remembering the future (0)
- April 2009 (13)
- 30: West Boylston rises to the challenge (0)
- 27: Public libraries and the Great Depression (0)
- 24: Funding what we value: participation (0)
- 23: Funding what we value: information (0)
- 22: Funding what we value: organization (0)
- 21: Funding what we value: focus (0)
- 20: Funding what we value: intro (0)
- 16: Good libraries are zones outside the mundane (0)
- 14: Cindi Trainor: throw the library doors open (0)
- 13: My town election/library/school dream (0)
- 10: Darian articulation of library purpose (0)
- 08: Zappos core values for libraries (0)
- 06: Glad you made it (0)
- March 2009 (14)
- 29: It’s not about the books (2)
- 27: MBLC also behind the curve (0)
- 25: The ALA needs an advocacy injection (0)
- 23: Ever met a boisterous librarian? (0)
- 21: Towns, libraries and stone soup (0)
- 19: NO spaces and YES spaces (0)
- 19: We can’t race to the bottom (0)
- 18: Clueless about the crisis (0)
- 18: More than a lack of funds (0)
- 17: The ‘library supporter segmentation pyramid’ (0)
- 16: U.S. libraries on borrowed time? (0)
- 16: Voluntary Limits, Part 2 (0)
- 15: Voluntary Limits, Part 1 (0)
- 14: Extreme thoughts on public libraries (0)
