local middle school strikes again…
Earlier this year at the branch where I work, the local middle school displayed vases they had made from recycled magazines.  More recently the 7th grade class constructed haunted houses from recycled cardboard, spray paint, metal, and found objects.  The end result is quite amazing:

october’s adventures in library instruction…
Our awesome logo is by Christian Sager. Check out his webcomic Border Crossings. Skull by Gustopher and book by King Unicorn. I finally got around to listening to October’s episode of Adventures in Library Instruction.  I most wanted to listen to Rachel’s interview with Peter Larsen, a librarian at the University of Rhode Island. The interview focused on t

happy halloween a la word mosaic…
I learned about Image Chef’s Word Mosaic from Jane’s [Knight] E-Learning Pick of the Day.  It’s a neat little tool similar to Wordle.  You can enter words and select from a variety of fonts, template shapes, and colors.  My first mosaic seems appropriate for this time of year:

recap: parent/teen social networking info session…
I’ve recently started teaching basic classes focused around web resources and tools (i.e., Twitter, Facebook, RSS readers, etc.). At a Facebook Basics class last month, a couple of participants )parents of local high school students) suggested the library host an information session about responsible, conscientious use of social networking tools for parents and teenagers to attend. The more I thought about it, the more I thought it was something my branch could successfully provide.

library 101…
Library 101 Project Page I love the  Library 101 Project page Michael Porter and David Lee King have put together. The project, complete with song, video, essays and resources, is scheduled to debut ton October 28th at 2pm PST. According to the Library 101