Last week I participated in Boise Public Library's first Books to Action Program.  This  variation on a book discussion offers participants the opportunity to discuss the book and then help a community organization.  Discussion was on Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide on October 16th or 18th and followed up with fall cle

Institutions are now eligible to apply for accounts to download from BARD, the database of digital titles for those unable to read standard print.

Don't let physical restrictions limit your ability to vote! All Idaho polling locations have several alternatives to allow those with physical challenges to vote. IdahoVotes.gov includes information on accessible voting, registering to vote, voting locations, the general election candidate list. amd much more.

At yesterday's SWILA conference, participants in the Digital Trailer session commented how useful it would be to post their trailers and view those created by others. WebJunction (http://id.webjunction.org/) is a great place to share library related ideas, discussion, and all types of media.

Users can join or create a group on a specific topic and then keep up with information pertinent to that topic, or follow a specific discussion thread. A book discussion group already exists (http://www.webjunction.org/743/resources/overview), or one specific to digtal trailers can be created and others invited to join it. View existing groups and how to create new groups at: http://www.webjunction.org/membercenter and check out "New Groups"