David Lee King wrote a great article for American Libraries called Facebook for Libraries. This is a "soup to nuts" article that discusses why Facebook is a great tool for libraries, how to set up a page and how to administer content.

A good blog from David Lee King regarding library's websites...

"If the front door of your physical building were broken, maybe creaky or even coming off its hinges, you’d fix it. No one wants the main entrance of their business/organization to not work right! It gives people a lasting impression … and not a good one, either."

Insert your own information into the bookmark and flier. You'll need to have your program dates and times and titles and authors (along with two to three lines of descriptive text for each one) ready to cut and paste into the existing word text boxes. You'll also find clip art designed for this series.

Insert your own information into the bookmark and flier. You'll need to have your program dates and times and titles and authors (along with two to three lines of descriptive text for each one) ready to cut and paste into the existing word text boxes. You'll also find clip art designed for this series.

Insert your own information into the bookmark and flier. You'll need to have your program dates and times and titles and authors (along with two to three lines of descriptive text for each one) ready to cut and paste into the existing word text boxes. You'll also find clip art designed for this series.

We are Teachers provides great resources for both public and school librarians. Here are their recommendations that can give you ideas to help parents prevent summer brain drain!

Partnership ideas & more:

...for an hour or more on this web conference on 21st Century Skills,* June 1-12.
If you missed one, link to the archives.

LiLI: A (very) short history

Does your library offer “financial literacy” resources or workshops on topics such as home-buying, foreclosure intervention, debt elimination, loan qualifying, or investing? If so, here is a chance to highlight another valuable service that Idaho libraries provide to their communities:

Promote the Talking Book Service within your community! Share information on the program with a brochure or display or identify organizations within your community who work with those requiring reading alternatives.