要启动一个花园?现在,你可以在凤凰城公共图书馆获得免费种子

凤凰城公共图书馆在哈蒙图书馆最近推出了一个种子库。这个新计划允许顾客检查出100多个品种的水果,蔬菜和种子常年与他们的借书证三同时包。顾客可以通过捐赠他们已经收获到集合“回归”的种子。这个程序加入...阅读更多

神话还是现实:年轻的美国人使用图书馆?

据“年轻的美国人的习惯图书馆和期望,”皮尤研究中心的一项研究显示,年轻的美国人年龄16到29都有可能远远超过美国老年人使用的公共图书馆。事实上,年轻的图书馆用户的约60%的人在过去一年这样做对那些30至45%...阅读更多

Booking Bands: Newton Free Library is Compiling a Boston Music Data Base for the General Public

The Newton Free Library is building a database of Boston-area music. It already has some 250 CDs in its collection, available to its patrons and others within the 43 other libraries affiliated with the Minutemen Library Network. “The Newton Free Library is always looking for new ways to connect our patrons with the arts and …阅读更多

比分来到查塔努加公共图书馆,研究图书馆创新

Nationwide, libraries are losing funding, information is streamed into private homes, and increasingly, libraries are becoming static places. Chattanooga, however, is at the forefront of overcoming those challenges. In mid-November, more than 100 library directors and administrators from all over the U.S. kicked off an annual two-day summit hosted by the Library Journal—a gathering whose …阅读更多

Cool Stuff Librarians Do: Librarians without borders

Librarians Without Borders (LWB) originated as a student project of Founder and Co-Executive Director Melanie Sellar, who attended library school at the University of Western Ontario. The organization’s tagline is Putting information in the hands of the world. Now nearly 10 years old, LWB’s mission is to “improve access to information resources regardless of language, geography, or …阅读更多

This City Just Did The Most Amazing Thing With Their Abandoned Wal-Mart

沃尔玛商店几乎无处不-内轻松驾驶距离对许多美国人。但是,当沃尔玛将关闭,会发生什么?麦卡伦官员,得克萨斯州遇到这种情况,并决定将巨大的空的空间转变为在美国的设计师和开发者消除了墙壁和天花板上最大的单楼层公共图书馆,创建一个开放的,戏剧性的现代...阅读更多

如何图书馆都争相在数字时代

在纽约州图书馆般横跨对口国家用新的方法来绘制顾客和读取,创建,并加强他们对社会关系搞试验他们。总之,他们正在努力变得更加重要。该皮茨福德公共图书馆,例如,主机会丢弃,在掌握了Kindle,iPad的会议,...阅读更多

俄克拉何马州库作为通往公民

To meet Oklahoma’s demand for services to non-native English speakers, the Oklahoma Department of Libraries (ODL) recently launched a citizenship and immigration pilot project that enables libraries to provide useful information about immigration and citizenship benefits. In collaboration with library-based literacy programs, the project promotes awareness and understanding of citizenship while reinforcing English language skills. …阅读更多

Four Ways Academic Libraries are Adapting for the Future

According to a recent article by Brad Lukanic, executive director of CannonDesign’s global education practice, “For academic institutions seeking to thrive amidst the constantly shifting world of higher education, libraries have become the heart of the spirit of collaboration and innovation–going beyond being places to merely access knowledge to become hubs to truly explore and …阅读更多

Checking Out Great Gadgets at College Libraries

高校图书馆日益自己定义为多用途的信息技术资源中心。乔治亚理工大学出借电脑,相机等电子产品的学生和教授,并就如何使用设备的教学技术副教授提供的简报。科尔盖特大学借给无人驾驶飞机,以严肃的研究者,在仔细审查他们的凭据。北卡罗莱纳州立大学的网站...阅读更多