Library and Information Science Student Association (LISSA) Mildly Attractive Men 2008 Pin Up Calendar!

I just got a copy of -The "Mildly Attractive Men of SLIS" calendar for Christmas from my wonderful friend Caroline!  What an inventive fundraiser idea! And it's a great calendar too with LIS dates and all.  Go to the web site and you can buy one online and have it shipped to you. 

The LISSA students are using the sale proceeds to go to the IFLA conference in Quebec this summer. 

You can order a copy through Paypal. The cost is $12.00 plus $1.00 for shipping. Be sure to include your name and address when ordering.

Calendar web site where you can order online: http://www.heidihoerman.com/lissacalendar.html

Library and Information Science Student Association (LISSA)

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River of Words

This is a brief video about the River of Words project which is a visual arts and poetry contest. Any student age 5-19 is eligible to participate. The program is sponsored by the Library of Congress Center for the Book and the SC Center for the Book. For more information, visit www.sccenterforthebook.org.

New Design

Well, as you can tell, I got tired of my old blog template so I'm going to give this one a go and see after a few days if I like it or not :-)

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Bundestag Breakfast

In the next few weeks I'll be posting some of my favorite YouTube videos I created from my experiences on the Study Tour of German Libraries. Here is the first. We were having a wonderful breakfast with colleagues on the rooftop restaurant of the Bundestag. It got incredibly hot and I opened a door to let in some air. The food and company was wonderful. Michael Cullen talked to the group about Berlin and was very informative. Enjoy!

Top 10 Novel Ideas + Invisible Floating Bookshelf (SUPER GALLERY)

Those who love showing off how well read they are will adore displaying their books on this invisible floating bookshelf. Displaying favorite books is an exceptionally easy way to reflect personal style, values and interests, and the Conceal Bookshelf will do so in a non-space-evasive way.

As computer-focused as our world is getting, there is still something irresistible about real books. They hold a charm that many younger generations will never learn to appreciate.

These bookshelves, cases and unique designs are dedicated to old-fashioned book. The furnishings speak to bookworms who enjoy collecting favourite stories, appreciate the classics, or simply like to indulge in the comforts of curling up with a good novel.

Top 10 Novel Ideas + Invisible Floating Bookshelf (SUPER GALLERY)

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Nice library sign

This sign is better than most of the "turn off!" signs you tend to see in many public libraries.  We need to be more friendly in our signage when it comes to cell phones and everyone can learn a lesson from Skokie Public Library.  Great sign!

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Speaker @ the Center – Andrew Billingsley to Speak at SC Center for the Book

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Speaker @ the Center – Andrew Billingsley to Speak at SC Center for the Book

Columbia, SC -- Bring your lunch and enjoy an interesting hour with author Andrew Billingsley as he discusses his book, Yearning to Breathe Free: Robert Smalls of South Carolina and His Families. On May 13, 1862, the enslaved African American Robert Smalls commandeered a Confederate warship, the Planter, from Charleston harbor and piloted the vessel to cheering seamen of the Union blockade, thus securing his place in the annals of Civil War heroics. Slave, pilot, businessman, statesman, U.S. congressman, Smalls played many roles en route to becoming an American icon, but none of his accomplishments was a solo effort. Billingsley offers the first biography of Smalls to assess the influence of his families—black and white, past and present—on his life and enduring legend. -University of South Carolina Press, 2007
Andrew Billingsley is a professor of sociology and African American studies and senior scholar in residence at the Institute for Families in Society at the University of South Carolina. He served as a professor and chair of the Department of Family Studies and a professor of sociology and African American studies at the University of Maryland, as president of Morgan State University, and as provost at Howard University.

Thursday, January 17th, 2008
Noon—1 p.m.
SC State Library Administration Building
Room 309, 1430 Senate Street
Columbia, SC 29201

This free lunchtime program is presented by the South Carolina Center for the Book ( www.sccenterforthebook.org ), the South Carolina affiliate of the Library of Congress Center for the Book. The SC Center for the Book is a cooperative project of the SC State Library, the University of South Carolina School of Library and Information Science, and The Humanities Council SC.

RCPL's The Link

Check out the newest branch of the Richland County Public Library. The new branch was funded with an LSTA grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services www.imls.gov administered by the SC State Library www.statelibrary.sc.gov.

South Carolina Obituary Resources Page

Check out the latest YouTube video about the SC Obituary Resources web page available from the SC State Library's web site. www.statelibrary.sc.gov.

Dr. Robert Ackerman at the SC Center for the Book

Today Dr. Ackerman discussed the subject of his recent book, Wade Hampton III, at the Speaker @ the Center book discussion. For more information visit www.sccenterforthebook.org.

Book scanning robot

Chris Zammarelli took this quick vid of the amazing scanning robot at the Staatsbibliothek in Munich. Fascinating!!!

RCPL the Link - opening

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RCPL Executive Director David Warren, South Carolina Representative Nathan Ballentine, Friends of RCPL Representative Susan Mazur, Richland County Councilman Bill Mallinowski and RCPL Board of Trustees Chairman Rox Pollard officially opened The Link, Ballentine on December 4.

RCPL Adds Innovative New Location to Rapidly Growing Community

The Richland County Public Library in Columbia, S.C. opened its 11th location—The Link, Ballentine—to a crowd of more than 150 children, teens and adults on December 4.

The highly anticipated facility features popular reading and children’s collections as well as a number of technologically advanced services, including wireless Internet access and a video reference system that allows users to see and speak with a reference librarian at the Main Library’s General Reference and Business, Science and Technology Reference desks.

With a statewide property tax referendum limiting local funds for libraries, this new facility was made possible because the Friends of RCPL matched a $65,000 Library Services and Technology Act Grant. This support allowed RCPL to increase services in the rapidly growing Ballentine community in Northwest Richland County, an area that was served only by a Bookmobile.

“The video conferencing technology, which has been adapted for commercial efforts but not widely used to date in public libraries, allowed us to utilize current staff at the Main Library to provide personalized reference services,” said RCPL’s Executive Director David Warren. “Maximizing current resources, including staff and the numerous materials in several formats now available through our Web site, allows us to enhance services to a more remote area of our community.”

RCPL also worked with a local architecture firm to carry out its Build Green philosophy by refurbishing and reusing several aspects of the rented, storefront facility including furniture, shelving and concrete floors.

In December of 2006, naturalist and avid library supporter Rudy Mancke fulfilled a childhood dream of driving a bookmobile when he guided RCPL’s Bookmobile along its final journey to be parked at the future library location, where it nearly tripled its circulation.

For more information on The Link, please call 803-929-3440 or visit www.myRCPL.com.

January is National Mentoring Month

Libraries, here is an idea for promoting National Mentoring Month!

Contact organizations in your area that have mentoring programs or would like to start a mentoring program to an open house in January in honor of National Mentoring Month.  Get your Friends Group to help sponsor the event with refreshments. Find a local speaker to come and talk about the importance of mentoring.  Set up a small book/video display about mentoring. Talk about how the library can provide meeting space for mentoring programs.  Show the PSA on mentoring!

National Mentoring Month (NMM) highlights mentoring and the positive impact it can have on young lives. Spearheaded by the Harvard Mentoring Project, MENTOR, and the Corporation for National and Community Service, the firstever NMM was held January 2002. This month-long outreach campaign focuses national attention on the need for mentors, as well as how each of us—individuals, businesses, government agencies, schools, faith communities and nonprofits—can work together to increase the number of mentors and assure brighter futures for our young people.

MENTOR :: National Mentoring Month

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Techopolis: Library Pod - The Cave is Novel Design for Bookies

I love this kind of design feature when it comes to library furniture.  What a neat area to read in!

Avid readers will love retreating into this little library pod to be one with their books. "The Cave" is a relaxing and comfortable space intended for reading -- the system even includes bookshelves!

Techopolis: Library Pod - The Cave is Novel Design for Bookies

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Library as Place

This is a great library school student made video. They make a lot of important observations about library services. Check it out!