Tag Archives: libraries
Storyville at Rosedale Library in Baltimore
I so want this at my library. [via Reader's Carousel] edit: see more at Storyville’s own site.
Today’s installment of fun on the information desk
I was sitting on the information desk this afternoon when I felt something bumping my elbow. Turning around I saw a little girl, maybe 4 years old, nudging me & fidgetting around. “I need to go to the toilet”, she said. “Where is your mummy or daddy?” “I don’t have a daddy.” “Where is your mummy?” “Bill [name changed] is mummy’s friend and is going to be my daddy in 4 days.” “Who came to the library with you today?” … Continue reading
Library of the future?
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Dgaz6NIUFk&rel=1] Thanks to Vetti for pointing me at this
Amazon Kindle – the tipping point for ebooks?
Not long ago I said that Dymocks’ move to start selling ebooks was a big deal in terms of the growth of the format. The news that Amazon is now selling it’s own ebook reader is a huge leap for ebooks. I won’t go into much detail about the unit – you can read all about it on the Amazon page or any of the large number of write-ups all over the web. I will give my thoughts about the … Continue reading
Library dominoes
I posted this clip a while back but it wasn’t working, so here goes again. It seems someone has found a good use for all those bound volumes of periodicals now that they are available in online databases. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwihz7iZlx0]