by comm.coordinator | Jun 23, 2017 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider
Audiopub.org has produced an amazing infographic “How Audio Promotes Literacy” and offers other resources for librarians and educators on the topics of sound learning and transmedia literacy. The Audio Publishers Association’s interest in promoting...
by comm.coordinator | Jun 23, 2017 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider
Read the original SCLS Tech Bits blog post “Be Skeptical” by Kerri posted on June 8, 2017. There were some events in April and May (the Google Docs phishing emails, the Bed, Bath, and Beyond coupons) that had me thinking a lot about privacy, phishing and...
by comm.coordinator | Jun 23, 2017 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider
Read and discuss the Harry Potter stories with anyone, anywhere. The Wizarding World Book Club is available free to all registered users of Pottermore, the digital publishing, e-commerce, entertainment and news company from J.K. Rowling. Libraries could incorporate...
by comm.coordinator | Jun 23, 2017 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider
Some patrons simply enjoy long conversations while others would like library staff to file their taxes. Service suffers when one patron monopolizes limited available public library staff. Learning how to disengage from patrons contributes to an increase in overall...
by comm.coordinator | Jun 22, 2017 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider
The Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) has compiled an amazing array of useful booklists to reference when keeping youth of all ages engaged in reading during the summer months. During the busy summer months, youth services librarians can rely on the CCBC...
by comm.coordinator | Jun 16, 2017 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider
Wondering what the difference is between NoveList and NoveList Plus? There are two: nonfiction and audiobooks. NoveList Plus includes both fiction and nonfiction titles, and now it also includes information about audiobooks. This chart illustrates the differences:...