Library Week and Snapshot Day
During National Library Week, which is April 8 - 14, 2018, libraries select one day that best represents their activities to document all of the happenings. Called Snapshot Day, the [...]
During National Library Week, which is April 8 - 14, 2018, libraries select one day that best represents their activities to document all of the happenings. Called Snapshot Day, the [...]
You don’t read this every day -- there was great news out of Washington D.C. last week! The fiscal year (FY) 2018 omnibus spending bill was approved by Congress, and [...]
OCLC, the American Library Association (ALA) and its Public Library Association (PLA) division partnered to investigate current perceptions and support among US voters and how they may have shifted since [...]
The annual Child Abuse Prevention Month is in April and every year organizations (including many libraries) throughout Idaho participate. Sponsored by the Idaho Children’s Trust Fund (ICTF), Pinwheels for Preventionis [...]
The American Library Association (ALA) recently invited me to contribute a piece about legislative outreach, which was placed in ALA’s magazine, American Libraries. If you would like to read the [...]
Imagine a World where Every Librarian Adds One More Reference to Wikipedia. If every librarian in the world added one citation to Wikipedia, Wikipedia wouldn't have anymore [citation needed] tags. [...]
The Boundary County Library District (BCLD), in Bonner’s Ferry, was named the best small library in America by Library Journal magazine, the premier publication for the industry. This coveted award [...]
In the future, the job market will change and libraries can play a role to shepherd our communities through it successfully. An article from the Institute for Spatial Economic Analysis [...]
Live Better Idaho is a collaborative effort among multiple groups, including government agencies, non-profits, faith-based organizations, and other community services creating online access to available services to all Idahoans. Initiated [...]
Idaho Libraries as Partners with the American Job Center Lizard Butte Library District Idaho has taken the first step toward being a network partner the Idaho American Job Center. Recently, [...]