Tis the season of cooking, crafting and all things creative. Therefore, this week CMLE’s highlights a post by BookRiot (November 2013) on book inspired craft projects.
Just for fun, use these mini projects to decorate your office or enhance a seasonal library display. Consider setting-up an impromptu crafting station for patrons/users at your library. Click here to let the gluing commence.
Special Note: Feel free to send us a photo of your latest and greatest bookish craft creation.
Library Technology Conference 2014 registration will open on
Thursday, December 12, 2013, at noon, 12:00 PM CST.
Registration is limited to no more than 450 total participants. Once this level of participation is reached, registration will be CLOSED! Please register early in order to ensure your spot at the conference.
The 2014 conference will be held on March 19-20, 2014 at Macalester College, St. Paul, MN.
This year’s Library Technology Conference is again intended to provide an opportunity for library professionals and the technologists who support them to discuss the technologies that are affecting library services; to see examples of what libraries are doing with these technologies; and to provide a venue where participants can learn specific skills or knowledge that they can take back and adapt for use within their own libraries. The number of conference participants will be limited to no more than 450 in order to help ensure a quality conference experience and to help facilitate the interactive and hands-on nature of many of the sessions.
The two-day conference features two keynote speakers, Mita Williams and Barbara Fister, and will also include more than 60 conference sessions – traditional lecture-style sessions, hands-on/workshop sessions, interactive technology dialogue sessions, and poster sessions. From appification of information to tips for becoming a training video star, a wide range of library technology-related topics are covered during Lib Tech 2014 sessions.
We hope that you and other staff from your library will make plans to join us for this conference! For more information, visit the conference website.
Have additional questions or need more information? Please contact us at libtechconference@macalester.edu
Information in this posting was released by Minitex Tuesday, December 10, 2013 3:23 PM
Information provided by the Stearns History Museum
Have you ever wondered what resources are available in the Research Center and Archives of the Stearns History Museum? Come and find out! The Stearns History Museum is offering workshops, on the third Wednesday of every month, to highlight the many resources available and show you how easy they are to access.
This month, on December 18th, at 9:30 a.m., our archivists will teach an Introduction to the Research Center and Archives. Whether you are a seasoned research veteran interested in genealogy, or you are researching town histories or the history of a local business, or just a beginner, this class is for you!
Please RSVP to (320) 253-8424 or email swarmka@stearns-museum.org.
Founded in 1936, the Stearns History Museum has focused on preserving and interpreting the history of the region for 77 years. The mission of the museum is to engage people in the exploration of the County’s diverse heritage by providing connections to the past, perspectives on the present, and inspiration for the future. The Stearns History Museum is nationally accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.
Amazon is taking the phrase “special delivery” very seriously.
A recent article in MIT Technology Review (December 2013), discusses Amazon’s interest in launching a new delivery system using drones. Although this service is continuing to be researched, it has already been proven to be feasible. In 2012, these mini, propeller-based aircraft were used to deliver supplies to refugee camps in Haiti. Click here to read the full article by David Talbot titled: Separating Hype from Reality on Amazon’s Drones.
Fun facts: Specific to Amazon, Econsultancy (December 2013) released online holiday shopping statistics for this year in comparison to 2012.
This post is an original series created by librarians/media specialists across Central Minnesota featuring books. If you have a book you would like to showcase, send your review to our offices.
Review by Maria Burnham, SRRHS Library Media Specialist
Feature Book: Girl Meets Boy: Because There Are Two Sides to Every Story edited by Kelly Milner Halls
I have to believe that everyone, at some point in their lives, has had a discussion with someone about the difference in perspective between men and women. Oftentimes my husband and I talk about how we “interrupt” a conversation we’ve had or events in our lives so differently from each other. Frankly, we just see things differently because we are different genders. And that idea is exactly the premise of Girl Meets Boy: Because There Are Two Sides to Every Story.
The book is actually a compilation of short stories about male/female relationships among teens. Each story is told twice, once from the male perspective and once from the female lens, and each chapter of the book is written by a different YA author. The first story in the book is written by Chris Crutcher and it’s a story of a young (and quite handsome) young man named John who has a bad habit of lying to girlfriends to get what he wants. However, he vows to change his ways, so his next female relationship takes him down a new road of friendship and love. Once you learn of this relationship through John’s eyes, the next chapter retells the story through the lens of his newest love interest, Wanda Wickham, written by the book’s editor, Kelly Milner Halls. And once you learn how Wanda sees the world, your view on the whole situation completely changes.
I love that each chapter of this book is a little different because the voice always changes and you never know what you’re going to read. The book is fairly short and would be a good fit for a struggling reader because the stories cut right to the chase. Warning: some of the content about the relationships relate to sexual intimacy, so the book is probably most appropriate at a high school level.