“The Language of Conservation”
“The Language of Conservation” is a program that hopes to promote awareness of the environment through poetry installations in zoos, and participating public libraries (New Orleans, Milwaukee, Little...
View ArticleCelebrating 100 Years at the NYPL
Here are a few items that form part of NYPL’s exhibition Celebrating 100 Years. The exhibit includes items of our last 100 years of history. Aquí hay algunos artículos que forman parte de la...
View ArticleEl Biblioburro en el parque de la 93
¡Hoy domingo el famosísimo biblioburro llega al parquet de la 93 en Bogotá! Consigo traerá la campaña “Colors, los súper héroes de nuestra época,” campaña que resalta personajes de la...
View ArticleApps for the New York Public Library
The New York Public Library is releasing a number of new apps to give you better access to their collection. The apps are designed to do a number of things;...
View Article13 Things You Pay For That Your Library Has For Free
A few days ago the SF Gate came up with a list of 13 things we use and pay for on a regular basis that we could be getting for...
View ArticleThe Uni: Portable Reading Room for Public Space
Look at this great idea to help bring libraries to public spaces! The Uni is a light structure that can hold a small library collection and a number of benches...
View ArticleLittle Free Library
This is one of the cutest things I’ve ever seen and a great idea as well! The Little Free Library is a project to promote literacy and love of reading...
View ArticleTrinidad and Tobago’s National Library and Information System Authority (NALIS)
Earlier this month I was in Trinidad and Tobago for this year’s SALALM conference, and I stopped by to visit the National Library and Information System Authority (NALIS). I arrived here on my...
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Book exhibit in Moscow
Back in early November I got an email from someone wishing to use my photograph of the Paradero Para Libros Para Parques taken in Bogotá, Colombia, almost three years ago, for a book exhibit in...
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What exactly does the Librarian of Congress do?
So, what exactly does the Librarian of Congress do? In short, a LOT. Just from this video put together by Washington Notebook, Dr. James H. Billington gives us a great overview of what he does, and...
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