One of the things we love most about libraries is that they get creative in quirky ways. In honor of Library Lovers’ Month, here are 16 libraries that decided to think outside the box and appeal to their book lovers with unique and hilarious signs.
(Note: we have copied in a few of the signs; click on this article to see all of them!)
What to expect from libraries in the 21st century: Pam Sandlian Smith at TEDxMileHigh
“Why do we still need libraries in the age of digital, real-time information? In this emotional talk, Pam Sandlian Smith shows how she works to use the library as a hub for community-based knowledge creation and discourse.”
Do you know anyone who’s gone above and beyond to impact libraries in the last year?
Each year MLA recognizes members who make outstanding contribution to library services. Help MLA recognize contributions to improved library services and intellectual freedom by nominating a person or group for one of the following awards:
William G. Asp Distinguished Career Award
MLA Above & Beyond Award
Lars Steltzner Intellectual Freedom Award
Nominating is easy with the convenient online nomination form. The deadline for nominations is August 14, 2017. Nominate quickly and often!
Library people are just neat! We all know this is true, and many others do as well. There are a lot of comics out there that talk about the coolness (and foibles) of library people. Today we are looking at comics drawn by Chris Hallbeck and Gene Ambaum. Right now they are drawing a comic called Library Comic. They used to draw Unshelved, a very popular comic with a main character named Dewey.
Check out a recent comic:
From Minitex, by Zachariah Miller
The Minnesota Digital Library has launched a faster, mobile-friendly website for it’s primary project, Minnesota Reflections. Minnesota Reflections is a database of 53,967 digitized original materials shared by 190 cultural heritage organizations located across Minnesota. The new site was announced today at the MDL Annual Meeting in St. Paul by Jason Roy, head of the University of Minnesota Libraries’ Digital Library Services unit.
In his announcement, Roy highlighted the new site’s faster load times, phone- and tablet-friendly layouts, and several powerful new features:
The project team included Scott Hreha, Link Swanson, and Paul Swanson from the Minitex IT unit and Jason Roy and Chad Fennell of the University of Minnesota Libraries’ Digital Library Services unit. The site is located at reflections.mndigital.org.