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Archive for April, 2008
Youth, the Internet and libraries
Thursday, April 17th, 2008Catching up on my professional reading, I’ve come across 2 articles of note about under-25s and Internet resources in Library Hotline. The first article (1/14/08) summarizes an Idaho report “Perceptions of Idaho’s Digital Natives in Libraries” (for the full report visit libraries.idaho.gov/files/default/2007-digital-native-rpt.pdf ). Research on the habits of Idaho’s under 25 population (those raised [...]
News from Colorado
Monday, April 14th, 2008Library Board president Patty Garnett is vacationing in Colorado. Like most library lovers, she includes libraries in her itinerary and her reading matter. She recently sent me an article from Durango Magazine -”A New ‘Heart’ for Durango” by Indiana Reed. Durango is a city of under 14,000 in LaPlata County. The article states:
“By the end [...]
Now what?
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008The library referendum was soundly rejected by the voters on March 12. The turnout of over 2600 voters for a library initiative was huge, and although devastating was a remarkable example of democracy in action. The passage of those voters through our small building went smoothly thanks to the efforts of two volunteers: library colleague [...]
