Congratulations, Linda Allen! Pasco County Library’s Director Linda Allen was named one of 10 librarians recognized for service to their communities as winners of the Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award. Ms. Allen was chosen from among 3,200 nominees nationwide. Each of the 10 award winners will be honored […]

2009 Gale Cengage Learning Award for Excellence in Reference and Adult Library Services The Gale Cengage Learning Award for Excellence in Reference and Adult Library Services is given to a library or library system for developing an imaginative and unique resource to meet patrons’ reference needs. The resource can be a bibliography, a guide to […]

Congratulations to Sol Hirsch, director of Alachua County Library District. Sol recently received the 2008 Distinguished Alumni Award from Florida State University College of Information. This post is courtesy of NEFLIN’s The Blah, Blah, Blah Blog.

The Boston Public Library recently showcased its clever new advertising campaign created by Allen & Gerritsen of Watertown, MA. The advertising campaign titled “what do you want to know?” was created to help remind residents and visitors, scholars and students, businesses and families, and seniors and children alike of the vital and friendly resource they […]

According to the DeKalb County Public Library’s website, Georgia residents can sign up for a new public library license plate, sponsored by the Georgia Center for the Book. Funds received from the sale of this plate will go to purchase books for Georgia’s public libraries. Wouldn’t it be great if we could do something like […]

The following information is courtesy of SOLINET’s Check it out blog. ***** Background:  Florida State University’s Information Use Management & Policy Institute has been awarded a grant to assist communities to better prepare for and recover from hurricanes by better utilizing public libraries. Note the emphasis on how can a public library help their community […]

I hate carrying ID cards.  But if I use my library or my bank or Sam’s Club or Blockbuster or my doctor or any of several other services, I have to be sure to have their specific, special card with me.  I once worked with a woman who said, “If they can put a man […]

Newspoke, the Alaska Library Association newsletter, included a nice tribute to John Iliff along with coverage of awarding the first John Iliff Award to the Durham Public Library. The July-Sept 2008 issue (available here) included a transcription of the speech written by Jean Armour Polly and read by the Public Library Association president to introduce […]

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Jeanne Williams, who served as supervisor of the Technical Services Department for Alachua County’s Library System for six years. Her husband, Mike Williams, has asked us to convey the following message: I want to thank all of you who sent cards & condolences to […]