Advocacy
News Story: Save the Library, Urge Los Angeles Public Library Workers
The union that represents Los Angeles Public Library workers has mounted a campaign to stave off an anticipated reduction in LAPL’s workforce over five years. As of early March, the ...
Posted March 3, 2010 | Comments: | Read More
Blog entry: Passing the (Library) Buck in Michigan
What was thought last fall to be a reprieve for the Library of Michigan has turned out quite differently, as evidenced by the reaction in some quarters to a February 12 status memo about the downsizing of the Library of Michigan.
...Posted February 24, 2010 | Comments: | Read More
Feature: A History of Women’s History Month
How recognition of Herstory got started
By Kay Ann Cassell and Kathleen WeibelThe roots of National Women’s History Month go back to “Women’s History Week,” first celebrated in Sonoma County, California, in 1978. This public celebration was scheduled around March 8, International Women’s Day, long...
Posted February 10, 2010 | Comments: | Read More
Feature: How to Celebrate Women’s History @ Your Library
Telling the story of women’s work is never done.
“Writing Women Back into History” is the theme for National Women’s History Month, March 2010, the annual celebration of women in the United States. For years women’s contributions were routinely underestimated or ignored even in...
Posted February 10, 2010 | Comments: | Read More
News Story: Evanston Branch Backers Won’t Back Down
“For too long the libraries have been an easy mark for the city at budget time,” declared Evanston, Illinois, resident Lori Keenan in a February 6 statement on behalf of BranchLove.org, a grassroots group she cofounded. Keenan, along...
Posted February 9, 2010 | Comments: | Read More
Blog entry: A Chance to Show Off: Library Snapshot Day
The concept of Library Snapshot Day originated in New Jersey,...
Posted February 5, 2010 | Comments: | Read More
News Story: Olympic Sponsorship Rules at Library Raise Vancouver’s Eyebrows
As the city prepares for the upcoming Winter Olympics, local media—on the lookout for games-related malfeasance—pounced on a request from the Vancouver (B.C.) Public Library administration asking staff to adhere to the sponsorship rules...
Posted January 27, 2010 | Comments: | Read More
News Story: Branch-Closing Threat Galvanizes Northwestern University's Neighbors
The determination of grassroots activists in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, Illinois—home to Northwestern University—has motivated the city council to put off shuttering two beloved public library branches as of March 1, and to agree...
Posted January 24, 2010 | Comments: | Read More
