Recently added articles from Library Administrator's Digest:
57 Percent Say They Will Support Capital Tax Levy
Nov 01, 2008; ... Fifty-seven percent of frequent voters in Greene County in a recent telephone survey said they would support a capital tax levy to benefit the library, Mark Ellickson of Opinion Research Specialists, LLC, told the Board of Trustees this week at the regularly scheduled meeting held at the ...
Time Machine: Perceptions and Misconceptions
Nov 01, 2008; ... What do patrons really think about librarians? Taking a glance back into the past, it seems a handful of customers have had some fairly odd impressions. Question from teen age girl: "Do you get paid for working in a library?" Since it seemed so long between paychecks, I paused briefly ...
The Back Nine Stacks
Nov 01, 2008; ... Rick Bolton, the guy behind the miniature golf course fundraiser, has taken his original idea and expanded on it to create a 501(c)(3) organization that can work with libraries across the country. Yes, they really will turn your library into an amazing miniature golf course for a day ....
From Book Sale to Book Shop
Nov 01, 2008; ... As every Friend of the Mt. Lebanon Library knows, our used book sales are legendary, eagerly anticipated and very profitable. Unfortunately, organizing and running this book sale once or twice a year is an enormous responsibility - and these days it's a mission too daunting for mere mortals to ...
Radical Funding
Nov 01, 2008; ... In December 1993, the Pennsylvania Legislature authorized the creation of the Allegheny Regional Asset District (RAD), supported by a one percent sales tax paid by residents of and visitors to Allegheny County. The proceeds from this one percent tax are divided, with one-half paid directly to ...
Local Stores Give the Library $10,000
Nov 01, 2008; ... Have you ever visited a Dollar General store and placed a contribution in the box for donations to literacy? If so, the thought may have crossed your mind that you aren't sure where the money goes or if it is used locally. The Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County knows where ...
Watch Library Technology Grow!
Nov 01, 2008; ... Verizon Foundation has provided the funding for digital signage at the libraries. The new large-screen monitors installed above the circulation desk and the children's check-out desk at the Newbury Park Branch will soon be programmed ...
Green Roofs Begin to Take Root in American Cities
Nov 01, 2008; ... When asphalt-weary American city dwellers yearn for a bit of greenery these days, more and more of them head for the roof. The concept of planted "green roofs," which gained early popularity in Chicago, is beginning to take root in New York and other cities. Construction of green ...
The Final Word
Nov 01, 2008; ... On the day that I write this final column, the ULC Search Committee (chaired by Robert Martin) will be meeting to select an executive search firm to identify my replacement. Over the course of our varied careers many of us have been personally involved in a leadership transition. If you've left ...
Why Are We Building a LEED Building?
Nov 01, 2008; ... Libraries are leaders in their communities, and we wanted to lead with this new building as a demonstration project to the public on energy saving and environmentally friendly techniques that can be used to help our environment. The LEED techniques will also save on the costs of heating ...
SC Blogging Catches Eye of QC Times
Nov 01, 2008; ... Just how good is the RichardsonSloane Special Collections blog? Good enough to reprint in the newspaper! The "Primary Selections from Special Collections" blog has only been online since December, but since that time, the Quad City Times has reposted four articles in the newspaper and on ...
Brainfuse
Nov 01, 2008; ... Lincoln Library now offers students online access to expert tutors through the HelpNow program from Brainfuse, Inc., one of the nation's leading providers of online tutoring. Using Brainfuse is easy! Students, simply go to www.lincolnlibrary.info, click on the Brainfuse logo and follow ...
New Playaway Format
Nov 01, 2008; ... On July 1, 2008, the Warren CountyVicksburg Public Library began offering audio books in a new format. These "Playaways" are digital audio books - basically, mp3 players that arrive with one book preloaded on the device. The library currently owns 122 Playaways in the Adult Fiction and ...
September Is Fine Amnesty Month
Nov 01, 2008; ... Finding forgiveness outside of church is getting harder and harder in our post-modern society, so when the chance comes along to grab some, why not go for it? The Peabody Public Library board of trustees has declared September "Fine Amnesty Month," meaning any outstanding overdue fines will be ...
Taxes
Nov 01, 2008; ... A news item in this issue reports that the Springfield-Greene aCounty (MO) District Library had commissioned a survey firm to find out whether the voters will support a new capital tax levy for a number of projects the library has planned. Up until now the library has paid for its buildings from ...
The Conventional Wisdom
Nov 01, 2008; ... Libraries do better in hard economic times, right? At least that's the conventional wisdom, and I have seen literally scores of news squibs about this during the past several months. No doubt about it, a lot of libraries are doing well. Just as an example, the Park Ridge (IL) Public ...
Library History
Nov 01, 2008; ... As I have remarked before, I'm interested in library history. I think kthis came about when early in my career at the Free Library of Philadelphia I became administrative assistant (that's what they call secretaries now, but I was an M. LS. graduate) to Emerson ...
Difficult Moves
Nov 01, 2008; ... A couple of consultants doing library ( director recruitment I have talked ito recently have mentioned how the economy has affected library job moves. Candidates are increasingly thin on the ground for many libraries and some have gone two or three rounds before finding someone acceptable for ...
Big Bucks
Nov 01, 2008; ... Two of my favorite libraries have just received, according to a news release from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, "the Nation's Highest Honor," a medal and $10,000. Five libraries and five museums got medals and grants. Not totally to my surprise, one is the Skokie (IL) ...
Book Sales
Nov 01, 2008; ... The newsletters I receive indicate that most public libraries sell their withdrawn books in one way or another. Almost always they are the chief money raiser for the Friends (it's generally overlooked that the withdrawn books are public property because the Friends' money benefits the ...