by comm.coordinator | Dec 14, 2017 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider
Each year the American Library Association honors books, videos, and other outstanding materials for children and teens. Recognized worldwide for the high quality they represent, the ALA Youth Media Awards, including the prestigious, Coretta Scott King Book,...
by comm.coordinator | Dec 14, 2017 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider
December 4, 2017 by Robert Brammer The Law Library and the Library of Congress Web Archiving team launched the Federal Courts Web Archive back in September. We are excited to bring you a new way to browse the archive. If you visit the new browse page, you will find...
by comm.coordinator | Dec 13, 2017 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider
We read. We debated. We maybe even cried. Culling 71 of the best books for children and teens in any given year is no easy feat, and this year we had a surfeit of stellar offerings to choose from. Out of the approximately 428 starred books of 2017, the SLJ reviews...
by comm.coordinator | Dec 5, 2017 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider
What should we improve? We’d love to get feedback about our Digital Lites blog, newsletters and other communications. Do you think we should change something? Do you have a topic or idea you simply want to share with your colleagues? Don’t hesitate, please...
by comm.coordinator | Dec 5, 2017 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider, OverDrive
Google’s knowledge graph that shows up on the side of searches (or on top if you’re on mobile) is good for quick information. Until recently, if someone searched for a book, it would just show options for purchasing an ebook, but this past September,...
by comm.coordinator | Dec 4, 2017 | Blog Post, Continuing Education, Featured Post Slider
Amplifying Community Engagement Tuesday, December 12, 2017 2-3 PM ET, 11 AM-12 PM PT Register Now! The advent and distribution of ebooks has reinvented the modern library. With SELF-e and other self-managed self-publishing programs, libraries have become a channel for...