Check out ALA’s Website for free promotional tools for librarians.

Launched in September 1987, Library Card Sign-up Month is a time when public and school libraries across the country join together to remind parents that a library card is the most important school supply of all.

Ever wonder if your library is meeting the information needs of your entire community?  Do you wonder if there is someone or some group who just hasn’t been reached yet?

Well, you can find out more about your community’s make-up and needs by attending Polly-Alida Farrington’s workshop Census and Community: Developing a Community Profile on September 14, 2010 from 9:30 to 3:30 at the Crandall Public Library. [Read more →]

With 14.6 million people unemployed nationwide, libraries have become a more important resource to the public than ever before.  Public libraries offer free computer use, career books, computer training, resume assistance, fax service and much more.  And, it’s not just large libraries that are providing assistance to the increasing number of job seekers; many smaller libraries are doing what they can to help the unemployed in their communities. [Read more →]

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This month look for the following new titles on the SALON website.

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