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Looking for a good ‘bookstore blog’ to follow?   AccreditedOnlineColleges.com posted a good list of  ‘50 Really Cool Bookstore Blogs‘.   Blogs are listed in the following categories:

For Booksellers
For Readers and Book Clubs
Local News and Events
Industry (‘industry news about book selling, buying, trading and publishing’)
Miscellaneous

Check them out!

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Good50.com is an interesting search engine that may be of value to those who eye sight is not 20/20.  In its own words,
‘Good50.com : A search engine for older adults, seniors, and young children. Powered by Google.’    I would add, ‘and for the visually impaired’.    When you arrive at the sight you’ll see a large [...]

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Woman’s Day published two articles related to the value of public libraries:

How the Public Library Can Save You Money:  Read essays by four women who saved a bundle thanks to their local branches
ALA Contest Info & Rules

‘What makes your library special to your community? How does it enrich the lives of you and your neighbors? [...]

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An article on InsideHigherEd.com entitled, ‘Text Generation‘,  got me started thinking about texting and communicating with students.   Personally, I don’t think in most cases the students should have a teacher’s cell phone number.  However, I think it would be interesting to provide texting options with the ‘library and specificially the ‘reference librarian’ as in the [...]

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I was reminded about the coming date of the S.C. Book Festival from ColumbiaBookSeller.com’s post.   If you live anywhere near Columbia and love books I encourage you to visit.  It is well run and provides a great literary experience.  In addition to seeing new (and old) books, meeting authors and attending seminars it is just [...]

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‘AASL is promoting two resource lists, each honoring Internet web sites that enhance learning and curriculum development. Developed by an AASL task force, the sites are all free and user friendly.
The Top 25 Web sites for Teaching and Learning focuses on websites that foster the qualities of innovation, creativity, active participation and collaboratin.            [...]

Continue Reading Best Websites for Teaching and Learning from American Association of School Librarians (AASL)

TheStar.com had a great article on the role of libraries today AND the future of libraries.  The article, ‘A tale of two countries’ libraries’, looked at public libraries in Canada and the U.S.A. to see what is working.  Here is an excerpt:
‘In a 2006 poll, 78 per cent of Americans said if their local library [...]

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Not surprisingly, KimKomando.com introduced me to another great resource!  Tabbloid.com EASILY lets you create a ‘pdf’ magazine from your favorite RSS feeds and have it delivered whenever and how often you want it.  Check it out!  www.tabbloid.com

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The folks at ZDNet.com do their part in introducing the new Kindle DX.  Read on…http://blogs.zdnet.com

Continue Reading “Live from New York: Amazon’s Kindle press conference”

The best in books, videos and audiobooks for children and young adults were announced on Monday.  The awards include the Caldecott, the Coretta Scott King, the Newbery, Printz Awards.
Check out the winners…http://www.ala.org

Continue Reading Literary Award Winners announced by ALA