April 2010

Librarians, Self-Preservation, and Construction Budgets

By Jeannette Woodward

Be prepared for cost overruns, finger-pointing, and bad publicity

Posted 04/02/2010 - 08:43 | Comments: |

Grow Your Own Librarian

By Kathy Anderson

A Mississippi program turns paraprofessionals into degreed librarians

Posted 04/06/2010 - 09:19 | Comments: |

A Circulation Renovation Cuts Expenses

Sally Anglemyer

Self-service checkout and return reduces staffing costs

Posted 04/08/2010 - 09:20 | Comments: |

Everyday Existence

By Dave Isay

The founder of StoryCorps talks about the central role of libraries in this national oral history project that records the lives of ordinary people.

Posted 04/11/2010 - 12:42 | Comments: |

Remodeling on a Budget

By Paul Signorelli

These California projects show that a low-cost approach can pay off with big returns

Posted 04/12/2010 - 13:41 | Comments: |

Gates Foundation, IMLS Research Proves Value of Online Access

By Jill Nishi

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s deputy director for the U.S. Libraries Initiative analyzes the spectacular statistics in a new patron survey.

Posted 04/14/2010 - 12:58 | Comments: |

A Literature of Risk

By Michael Cart

Teens dealing with violence and other risky behaviors can get help from young adult fiction

Posted 04/15/2010 - 15:55 | Comments: |

Those Who Can, Do. Those Who Can Do More, Volunteer

By Alan Jacobson

A thriving volunteer workforce can help libraries fill the gaping holes caused by funding reductions, staff cuts, and reduced hours

Posted 04/16/2010 - 15:49 | Comments: |

Fixing the Federal Depository Library Program

By Patrick Ragains

The system must respond to the digital age and a weakened economy

Posted 04/16/2010 - 15:55 | Comments: |

Will Social Media Activism Rescue Besieged Libraries?

By Cindi Trainor

Although budget crises abound, libraries have become richer for the outpouring of support from devoted—and networked—patrons

Posted 04/20/2010 - 10:48 | Comments: |

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