January is the time of year I have renewed resolve to get organized, how about you? I found a list of good life hacks, that is, little ways to make our lives easier. These low-budget tips and tricks can help you organize and de-clutter space; prolong and preserve your products; or teach you something that you simply did not know before. Are you game? Offered on the Twisted Sifter site, here is your list of 50 Life Hacks to Simplify Your Life!
Are you looking for a friendly and fun way to introduce the library to potential new users? If so, consider taking a look at the
graphic novel Legends of the Library Ninjas created by students, staff, and librarians at Kansas State University Salina and Kansas Wesleyan University. The graphic novel tells the story of two students as they wander into their college library to do research for a paper (assigned their first day of class!). The students have no clue where to start…. until the Library Ninjas enter the scene!! Be sure to check out Legends of the Library Ninjas and read Library Journal’s review of the graphic novel, too!
Yep, it’s another list! Have you ever visited the Awful Library Books: Hoarding is not Collection Development site? Mary and Holly will explain the process of how they arrived at this “best of awful” list, so suffice it to say, you are in for a treat! See the full blog post at http://awfullibrarybooks.net/?p=22711 And, keep weeding people, this is how the very awful books are discovered!
iLibrarian, Ellyssa Kroski, brought her two “quirky libraries” posts from earlier this summer back into the limelight by recently highlighting her top ten most popular blog posts of 2012. 
Don’t miss them… you’ll see unique architecture, collections, and designs from around the world! Check out… 10 Quirky Libraries.
With the holidays upon us, we couldn’t resist creating a special little message for all of you to enjoy!
Please note that CMLE offices will be closed December 24th & 25th and December 31 & January 1st.