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Day in the Life of a Library

May 13, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Can we all just stop saying the Internet is free now?

Last week, Michael Rosenblum wrote a piece for the Huffington Post asking, “What’s a Library?”  A library, I maintain, is the beating heart of a thriving community. In this piece, Rosenblum maintains that we no longer need libraries because everyone has access to the Internet, and the Internet is free: “Why, when I can order […]

February 18, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

A Long Day’s Night: Hosting an After Hours Program (A Day in the Life of a Library 2013)

I am an everything librarian.  My official title is Senior Librarian, but I am the manager, the adult and teen and tween librarian, the partial youth librarian (I have a part time youth librarian), and the circulation supervisor.  I am also crazy about teen programming, and think that it’s extremely important.  So much so, that […]

February 9, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

The Life of a Library 2013, in pictures

A pictoral look at what is happening in libraries right now. A part of the 2013 Advocacy Project: A Year in the Life of a Library 2013

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A Day In the Life of a Library: Lock-In Preparation

January 28, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

A lock-in can be extremely rewarding for teens and libraries if done the proper way.  You, the teen services specialist, need buy in not only from your teens (which is relatively easy- I mean, if you don’t have teens clamoring to stay all night in the library, email me, we need to talk), but also […]

The Year in the Life of a Library: 2013 advocacy project

January 7, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

The Life of the Library in 2013 Inspired by this post earlier this week, Teen Librarian Toolbox has come up with a plan for our 2013 advocacy project.  Last year, with #the2012project, we collected pictures to show everyone that teens still use and love their libraries.  Our goal was to show teens using the library.  […]

The Life of a Library in 2013

January 4, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

The Prediction Heard Round the World The other day author DC McGannon shared with me a link regarding his 13 predictions for 2013. Check out number 4: 4. Libraries are going to get hit hard.I really, really, really hope I’m wrong on this one, and I’m going to do everything possible on my part to […]

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