If you’re looking for some great children’s programming incorporating technology, visit the Great Technology Programs for Children wiki page.
There are currently about a dozen listings including programs related to reading, storytime, gaming and more. Detailed notes will help you implement similar programs.
Have your own great program? Contribute! This is part of the ALSC (Association for Library Services to Children) Children and Technology Committee’s ChildTech Wiki.
Michelle Boule, who blogs at A Wandering Eyre, is looking for public and school librarians who have had success overcoming challenges in dealing with social software.
If you are a school or public librarian and have overcome a challenge or obstacle dealing with social software, please contact me. I would love to share your story. I will, of course, give credit for your triumph or leave you anonymous as you prefer.
I’ve heard some great success stories from folks in my classes, so don’t be shy! Please your stories with Michelle at: A Wandering Eyre.
7 Ways Your Public Library Can Help You During A Bad Economy: Handy short article on the ways library services and resources can help people at ANY time, not just during a bad economy.
1. You can get pretty much any book at the library
2. Yes, we have movies
3. Kids Activities
4. Save Money and maybe your life!
5. Make new friends
6. Find a new job
7. Libraries listen to consumers!
Really interesting comments from library users listing lots of additional services that they find valuable. I loved this comment in particular:
Using my local library has been one of my resolutions for 2008 and I can report that its going great. I’ve saved a ton of money by reading books from my library vs. Amazon.com. I use Amazon.com to research and keep track of titles and when I’ve read one of those titles from the library I check the “I own it” so I can get better recommendations.
Can’t wait for the day we all have catalogs that have those sorts of “amazon” features….. someday soon?
(via LISNews)
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