Wither Collection Development?
Perhaps the whole argument against centralized ordering is like beating a dead horse. But I’m new and naive, so here goes. Do any branch-level librarians in large systems still do collection...
View ArticleBook Review: When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead (Wendy Lamb, July 2009) In Rebecca Stead’s first novel, First Light (2008), readers were introduced to a hidden world buried deep under the ice in Greenland when the...
View ArticleBook Review: Ophelia by Ingrid & Dieter Schubert
You know those weird picture books? You know the ones I mean- bizarre storyline, esoteric illustrations, unrelatable characters, not kid-friendly at all? Usually it only takes a few pages in to...
View ArticleTalking about eBook Collection Development…..
….. over on the ALSC Blog. Join in ! photo courtesy of Flickr user Mike Licht, NotionsCaptial.com
View ArticleTakeaways from Trendspotting Ebooks Symposium
Highlights from CLC’s Trendspotting Symposium, Ebooks: Collections at the Crossroads, included a fiery, funny, and provoking talk by keynote speaker and library super geek, Eli Neiburger, and continued...
View ArticleUnderstanding Sam and other books explaining autism to siblings
If you don’t already have a family member or close friend affected by autism, chances are you will in your lifetime. Autism now affects 1 in 110 children (and 1 in 70 boys). One issue that can often...
View ArticleBetween Dick & Jane and Dr. Seuss: The Easy Reader Missing Link
Sparked by the photograph on the left, an investigation into Snoozey and the possible discovery of an easy reader missing link. Getting all Nancy Drew-like over on the AlSC blog.
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