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Academic, General, Public, School Media Specialist, Special

Special librarians: A button museum!

PinbuttonWell, this is an interesting job!

Christy Karpinski is the digital librarian and museum manager at Busy Beaver’s Button Museum in Chicago, IL. As we enter the political season, we see all of the candidate’s buttons prominently displayed. Christy has the unique job of archiving all of those individual buttons. As the Button Museum and also its online presence grew, Christy transitioned into her current position.

The Button Museum was “created to show how people commemorated noteworthy times in their lives by creating and collecting these wearable mementos. The words, artwork, printing style, color, and size were the final result of a vision they wanted to communicate or be a part of,” according to Joel and Christen Carter, the brother/sister button team. The museum now has 9,000 different pinback buttons on display.

American Libraries magazine article on Christy

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Academic, General, Public, School Media Specialist, Special

Weekly Review 2/18/16

CMLE Updates: State & Regional News
– New ELM Video project More
– Authors coming to GRRL More
– New composition of CMLE Governing Board More
– We’ve Learned: Library staffing news More
– State Library Update 2/11/16 More
– New! CMLE Event: Supervisor Nuts and Bolts Workshop More

 Upcoming Events and Registration Information
– Register NOW for CMLE’s Spring Author Event with Erin Hart & Paddy O’Brien More
– 55 FREE Online Library events in February More

 Resources You Can Use
– AASL Recommended App: iBiome: Wetland More
– Action Guide to re-envision your public library More
– YA books that promote mental health More

 Tech Bits and Ideas
– 10 tips for troubleshooting your internet connection More

 Food For Thought
– The benefits of reading aloud to teens More

 Just For Fun
– 33 ways to make your house amazing! More
Academic, General, Public, School Media Specialist, Special

10 tips for troubleshooting your Internet connection

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Adsl_connections.jpgMost of us live on the internet. From mobile phones to wi-fi to all our services in the cloud, we need a stable internet connection! But what if that connection goes down? PC Mag to the rescue with a list of 10 tips for troubleshooting your internet connection.

First they help you look at your modem and router with practical tips for determining if they are working. Next they show you how you can examine your firmware and device configurations. Last, they help you make sure your PC is healthy too.

Read the whole list of tips now!

Academic, General, Public, School Media Specialist, Special

YA books that promote mental health

mushroom photoThere are many YA books that handle the topic of mental illness, but these books are a little different. They are included in this list because they are about emotional health. The characters develop coping mechanisms to deal with depression and anxiety. Young people will see healthy coping skills in action in each of the characters.

According to the National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI), “Teen depression can affect a teen regardless of gender, social background, income level, race, or school or other achievements, though teenage girls report suffering from depression more often than teenage boys.” There is a good chance that someone you come in contact with in your library, classroom, or everyday life can be helped by one of these books.

YA books that promote mental health

See earlier CMLE posts that dealt with this same subject!

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AASL Recommended App: iBiome: Wetland

		

			 		

	


		

		
ibiomeThe American Association of School Librarians (AASL) came out earlier this year with their 25 Best Apps for Teaching & Learning. The apps were chosen because they foster innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration. 


This week we highlight iBiome: Wetland. “This app allows students to explore 3 different wetland habitats (mangrove swamp, saltwater marsh, freshwater marsh) by building bio domes. Within each bio dome students learn about food webs and the interaction between plants and over 50 species of animals. The goal is to build the optimum environment for the survival of both plants and animals.” AASL tells us that students using the app will immediately see how adding species to bio domes will affect an ecosystem.


The app is recommended for upper Elementary (3-6) students. It is available on IOS for $2.99. Check out the cool trailer for the app: