Sunday, July 26, 2015

Audiobooks!

I admit that I have a new love for audiobooks. I never was interested in them before, and honestly, I somewhat considered it "cheating" to listen to a book being read to me instead of reading it myself. But this summer I've taken a chance with a few popular audiobooks, and I have enjoyed them so much that I now find myself listening in my car, while doing chores, exercising, and I've even used it as an excuse for some "me" time while I go for a neighborhood walk. This has increased the amount of books I've been exposed to, and I've even reviewed a few books from movies that I've already watched, comparing the two and talking about the differences with others. I can't wait for more. What library audiobooks does your library have available?

Library Links:
What is a Makerspace? Creativity in the Library
http://www.alatechsource.org/blog/2012/12/what-is-a-makerspace-creativity-in-the-library.html

A Librarian’s Guide to Makerspaces: 16 Resources
http://oedb.org/ilibrarian/a-librarians-guide-to-makerspaces/
 
All Those Techies Who Predicted the Demise of the Public Library Were Wrong
http://www.alternet.org/books/all-those-techies-who-predicted-demise-public-library-were-wrong
 
Readers win when libraries add e-books, but preserve print, as well
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/readers-win-when-libraries-add-e-books-but-preserve-print-as-well/2015/07/10/bae9613a-25ae-11e5-b72c-2b7d516e1e0e_story.html

Saturday, July 18, 2015

Informative Library Links

There are so many great articles that I have read recently and I don't want to forget them. I hope to share all that I can with you about libraries and I hope that I can provide some helpful and informative information. Stay tuned!


6 Reasons Why Puppets Will Change Your Classroom Forever
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/puppets-will-change-your-classroom-sam-patterson-cheryl-morris

Collaborative and Proactive Solutions: The Next Generation of Solving Problems Collaboratively - The CPS Model
http://cpsconnection.com/CPSmodel

The Calamity of Disappearing Libraries
http://theconversation.com/the-calamity-of-the-disappearing-school-libraries-44498