Peek at the Professional Collection

Feinberg, Sandra, et. al. The Family-Centered Library Handbook. Neal-Schuman, 2007.Imagine a library where all families with small children feel welcome, are excited to go to, and parents and children are learning skills that will help both children and families...

Best Books Mashup

Do you still have some money to spend, or wondering how to start once the new year begins? You might want to check the Best Books of the Year Mashup created by Nora Rawlinson at the Early Word Blog. She has created a spreadsheet of books that have made various Best of...

Local Scholarship Help

I read an interesting article in American Libraries a few weeks ago about a great niche for libraries to fill–researching and collecting information about local scholarships. Odds are much better for receiving a scholarship from the local Kiwanis club than with...

Resources Round-up

Here’s a smattering of cool stuff people have sent me in the past month: Marcia Dressel from the Osceola Public Schools sent a reminder about the Federal Trade Commission’s website, which provides brochures on a variety of topics. Some youth-related ones...

Choose Civility Webinar

You are invited to attend a free webinar entitled, “The Road to CIVILITY: Implementing a Choose Civility Initiative”, on Friday, December 10, from 10 to 11 a.m. Central Time. Led by Howard County Library (MD), it is designed to enhance civility, respect, empathy,...