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Top Ten Tuesday: How My Reading Habits Have Changed Over Time
I’m sure my reading habits have changed similarly to other people’s as they’ve gotten older. I have less time to read, but I still make it a priority to spend time reading each day. I think that’s probably one of the only things that hasn’t changed! So many people are…
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Director’s Thoughts – 8/16/2023
Today I want to talk about eBooks and libraries. Libraries have a tumultuous relationship with publishers when it comes to eBooks. And I know, it’s easier to have a Kindle Unlimited, Audible, or Scribd subscription when you’re waiting for your hold on those bestsellers. But, I want to take the…
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Blogging A to Z: Don’t “x” Electronics
I know, I know, this sounds counter-productive, but kids LOVE technology and you don’t always have to be against technology to encourage reading. With access to eBooks from your local library, kids can use technology and also be reading! I’m not going to dive too deep into the types of…
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How-To Guides for Patrons
After meeting with the middle school librarians last week, I gained a few new projects that are things that definitely needed to be done and now we finally have the impetus to do them. Our middle school students (grades 5 – 8) will be receiving Apple iPads this year for…
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E-books in Libraries!?!?!?!?!
Did you know that you can (most likely) borrow e-books from your public library? Sadly, in a report done by the Pew Research Center found that only 12% of e-book readers borrowed an e-book from their libraries in the past year. This then begs the question…. Why not? The report goes into the…
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“Libraries are screwed….”
I just finished reading an article in the March/April 2012 of The Horn Book Magazine written by Stephen Roxburgh about The e-Future. In this article Stephen quotes a librarian named Eli Neiburger by saying that “Libraries are in the business of owning and sharing content. The faster the format becomes…
