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6answers
238 views
Library Tourism - What have you observed?
When I travel, I often visit libraries. I enjoy seeing what's done differently in different communities, cultures, and countries. I love the homeyness of most small town libraries, …
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8answers
155 views
Social Software and Libraries
Does your library use social software or social networking websites? If so, which ones and in what ways? Who maintains and updates the sites?
4
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2answers
138 views
RSS Feeds: Full Text or Teaser
When subscribing to a RSS feed in a feed reader do you prefer to receive the post as full text along with any graphics or photographs; or do you prefer a teaser with limited or no …
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4answers
225 views
Special Needs Patrons
My library has a high volume of special needs patrons. Some of these individuals are accompanied by mentors/chaperons, some are not; even those accompanied by a responsible indivi …
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1answer
44 views
Information Literacy Workshops
Do you provide teachers and/or students with Information Literacy workshops? If so, how many a year, when in the year, and about which topics? If not, why not?
I would love to get …
8
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6answers
2k views
Providing office supplies--yes, no, policies?
I work in a small public library. We provide scrap paper, pens and pencils for patrons at each desk. Printouts/copies cost 10 cents, black and white. We have no color printing/c …
3
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5answers
81 views
Are there grants to pay for A\V gear\programs and video gaming programs?
I've been hearing on here, and a variety of other places, that libraries now have video games\equipment for use or checkout. We had a small A\V grant\donations fund here (gone n …
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6answers
872 views
Page Job Wanted
I am 14 years old right now, and about to apply for a page job at my local library. At that library, 14 is just the minimum age required to achieve this position, and I'm afraid I …
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5answers
293 views
MLS/Paraprofessional Duties
What is the division of labor at your library between degreed/non-degreed staff? For example, do you have anybody at your library who works at the Circulation desk but has a degre …
3
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9answers
237 views
Library website links page
Until I got ahold of our library website a couple months ago, it hadn't been updated since 2005. My main problem now is the tools that were chosen years ago to set up the site give …
4
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5answers
197 views
Video Game Circulation
Hello! I am currently working on a proposal to my Library Board and Director on how we will/should circulate video games (I am still in the early processes of gathering info). We …
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18answers
792 views
Libraries shouldn’t…
What services shouldn't libraries provide?
