Defending YA Literature

Laurie Halse Anderson: Stuck Between Rage and Compassion

Sherman Alexie: Why the Best Kids Books Are Written in Blood

Increasing Circulation

Check out these ideas to help increase circulation.

Check out the Library Research Service's report about 2008 Library Stats

CNN Future of Libraries article

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/04/future.library.technology/index.html

CNN Video

http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/08/31/roller.derby.librarian/index.html

Collaboration

http://nnlm.gov/mcr/resources/community/collaboration.html

Ryan Warner interviews Library Director, Pam Smith about Rangeview's decision to eliminate the Dewey Decimal System.
http://www.kcfr.org/cgi-bin/comatters/comatters_play.asx?play=5003&type=comatters.asx

Library Jargon Evaluated

"Library terms evaluated in usability tests and other studies"

Library Issues