Reminder #347 – Give Webjunction a Try!
Okay, so this might not be the 347th time someone has advised you to use Webjunction - though Shirley B. does a great job of monthly, if not weekly, encouraging [...]
28 05, 2015
8 05, 2015
Ingress: Location Based Sci-Fi Scavenger Game
A young adult who used to come to my Teen programs stopped by the library yesterday. He's been playing an augmented reality, location-based game called Ingress, and he was excited [...]
1 05, 2015
Niche Academy
After eleven years of librarianship, I nearly have a memorized script to walk a patron through database access. And while my library has detailed written instructions to assist patrons with [...]
20 04, 2015
Minetest gaming in the library
Minecraft is a very popular video game. This game with it's low-tech looking graphics provides opportunities for world-building and problem solving. Mods, or add-ons, provide additional building resources, alternative gaming [...]
14 04, 2015
StumbleUpon this!
As many of you know, Pinterest has exploded in the last few years. While this is a very popular website featuring DIY projects and funny (often true?) pictures, the original [...]
28 03, 2015
StoryCorps creates a free app!
You may know of StoryCorps, the amazing oral history project started 12 years ago whose “mission is to provide people of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, [...]
19 03, 2015
16 03, 2015
Musescore.org and Musescore.com
I'm a big fan of open source software. I also play the baritone horn in the local community band. One of the other members of the band also plays the [...]
23 12, 2014
Agile Web Development & Heat Tracking
I'd heard the term Agile Development before, but the term seemed so daunting... what kind of code did I need to know? Did I need to program? What kind of [...]
19 12, 2014
3D Printing with the Cloud
3D printing seems to be blowing up the internet and the world right now. From owners printing prosthetic legs for their dogs, to a Sonic Screwdriver for our Teen Doctor [...]