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Letting Go: Assist Patrons then Disengage

Letting Go: Assist Patrons then Disengage

by comm.coordinator | Jun 23, 2017 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider

Some patrons simply enjoy long conversations while others would like library staff to file their taxes. Service suffers when one patron monopolizes limited available public library staff. Learning how to disengage from patrons contributes to an increase in overall...
Cooperative Children’s Book Center Bibliographies Offer a Wealth of Resources

Cooperative Children’s Book Center Bibliographies Offer a Wealth of Resources

by comm.coordinator | Jun 22, 2017 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider

The Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) has compiled an amazing array of useful booklists to reference when keeping youth of all ages engaged in reading during the summer months. During the busy summer months, youth services librarians can rely on the CCBC...
What is the Difference Between NoveList and NoveList Plus?

What is the Difference Between NoveList and NoveList Plus?

by comm.coordinator | Jun 16, 2017 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider

Wondering what the difference is between NoveList and NoveList Plus? There are two: nonfiction and audiobooks. NoveList Plus includes both fiction and nonfiction titles, and now it also includes information about audiobooks. This chart illustrates the differences:...
23 Science-Backed Ways to Reduce Stress Right Now… and Other Tips to Retain Summer Sanity

23 Science-Backed Ways to Reduce Stress Right Now… and Other Tips to Retain Summer Sanity

by comm.coordinator | Jun 15, 2017 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider

You say the population of your community has tripled for the summer while too many of your library’s public computers ahve decided to take a vacation? That municipal street reconstruction has closed your parking lot and given new meaning to the CSLP theme...
Our Courts: State Bar of WI offers programs for libraries and organizations

Our Courts: State Bar of WI offers programs for libraries and organizations

by comm.coordinator | Jun 13, 2017 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider

The State Bar of Wisconsin offers a program called “Our Courts,” free of charge, to community groups and organizations. State Bar of Wisconsin Our Courts Brochure 2017 for more information. State bar members, including judges and attorneys, have developed...
Ted Talk: How to design a library that makes kids want to read

Ted Talk: How to design a library that makes kids want to read

by comm.coordinator | Jun 12, 2017 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider

In his Ted Talk, Michael Bierut, a graphic designer and founder of Design Observer, outlined a project that brought energy, learning, art and graphics into public school libraries in New York. Have you taken the time to get out of your office, away from the...
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