Tag: Public Libraries

Nov 29 2009

Little library in a phone booth

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Take a look at the UK’s smallest library! The resourceful folks from Westbury-sub-Mendip in Somerset converted an old phone booth that was out of use into a small lending library...

Nov 14 2009

Censorship, Education, Libraries, Public Libraries, USA

“Child protection or censorship”; I say it’s censorship

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My friend found this article and started a great conversation. The article explains the story of two women (Sharon Cook, and Beth Boisvert) who work at a public library in...

Oct 15 2009

Americas, Libraries, Library \ Book Tourism, Mobile Library, Public Libraries

Chinatown Storefront Library

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Boston’s Chinatown used to have a public library, but this library has had its ups and downs. It opened in 1896, closed in 1936, reopened in 1951, and closed again...

Oct 06 2009

Libraries

“Radical Cataloging: Essays at the Front”, edited by K. R. Roberto

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Radical Cataloging: Essays at the Front by K. R. Roberto My rating: 4 of 5 stars The collection of essays in Radical Cataloging cover a wide range of issue in...

Sep 15 2009

Latin America, Libraries, Mobile Library

Biblioburro (video)

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The Colombian Biblioburro has gotten a lot of press over the last few years. I’ve read articles in the NYT, around the blogosphere, and writen one myself (here), but here’s...

Aug 31 2009

Americas, Colombia, Digital, Latin America, Libraries, OPAC, Public Libraries, World

Red de Bibliotecas – Medellín, Área Metropolitana

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The Red de Bibliotecas will provide you with all the information you may need about the network of libraries in the Medellín area. The main page regularly posts related stories,...

Aug 27 2009

Americas, Books, Censorship, Libraries, Maps

Book Bans and Challenges, 2007-2009

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My friend Lars just found this great map that plots all the challenges against books that took place in the USA between 2007 and 2009. Information to create this map...

Aug 25 2009

Americas, Education, Latin America, Libraries, Public Libraries, USA, World

Fundación Empresas Públicas de Medellín

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The Fundación Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM) is a non-profit organization that works to promote a variety of projects that aim at raising awareness about the need to preserve the...

Jun 02 2009

bi/multilingual, Libraries, Tools, World

Pregunte: Las Bibliotecas Responden

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The Ministry of Culture and the Autonomous Communities in Spain have joined forces to offer a new online reference system called “Pregunte: Las Bibliotecas Responden” (Ask, The Libraries will Answer)....

Apr 02 2009

Europe, Libraries, Public Libraries, USA, World

Hardship at the Public Library

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Today both the Guardian and the New York Times had articles about the hard times public libraries are facing because of the economic downturn. The article in the Guardian explained...