The Public Library Section’s mid-term meeting in beautiful Malmo, Sweden started at lunch time yesterday and we’re off to a flying start with a very successful first meeting behind us and a full program ahead of us. It’s always great to catch up with section members and today we […]
Read full post…Monthly Archive for February, 2014
The American Library Association has advised that the deadline for early registration for the ALA Annual Conference Las Vegas, (June 26-July 1, 2014 ) is 3 March so you’d better be quick! The theme for the conference is Transforming Our Libraries, Ourselves and the ALA anticpates attendance of 20,000 library […]
Read full post…Forget Valentine’s Day, across Australia 14 February has been re-named Library Lovers’ Day! This provides an opportunity to celebrate those who love and support libraries and to remind decision makers how loved and cherished libraries are by the entire community. Maybe you could introduce Library Lovers’ Day into your community […]
Read full post…Continuing the discussion about library services for homeless people Libuše Nivnická from the Czech Republic reports that in 2012 SKIP ( The Czech Library Association) has created a standard Handicap Friendly Libraries and this category cover all groups with any special needs. It means more than physical or mental […]
Read full post…Over the past few weeks members of the Public Libraries Section have been discussing programs for homeless citizens. Our member Ljiljana Sabljak has sent in this report about the programs the City Library of Zagreb offers around social inclusion. The project is called With Book to a Roof Over the Head: Our homeless citizens are […]
Read full post…More than 12,000 librarians, exhibitors, authors, staff, paraprofessionals, teachers, and friends made the most of ALA Midwinter Meeting conversations, networking, exhibits, programs, award ceremonies, speakers, institutes, social events, and the city of Philadelphia. Read all about it in the retrospective Highlights issue of Cognotes, the meeting’s official newspaper. Some great […]
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