Take a look at this cool Garden City Library contest held during Teen Tech Week.
One of our very ow SPLAT member's son won with his digital film making PSA.
Garden City Library - Stop Motion Student Animations from vcsweb on
Author Archive
02 May 2008
Teen Tech Week program
23 Apr 2008
How History is Cool!
The Idaho State Historical Society is taking on new life! We're bringing documents to life, history to life, and now even our website! We don't have an OPAC or ILS yet, but we do have meebo now - so anyone can ask us directly what we have. Chat with me!
22 Apr 2008
You’re right! You’re right! You’re right!
Marketing Guru Seth Godin writes one of my favorite blogs right now. Today his post You're Right provides a useful Customer Service 101 reminder that all libraries should heed. We know this, but we forget: they are right. Always. That doesn't mean that their expectations matched yours
21 Apr 2008
Coffee Love!
For those patrons and staff members who love their lattes and chai the Ada Community Library now has something to offer! About three weeks ago we got a stand alone coffee machine that, for a dollar, will give you a small tasty beverage of your choice. So far it's been great! No spills or people
21 Apr 2008
Digital Storytelling
This quarter I am taking an excellent graduate class called "Storytelling Art and Techniques." We are exploring ways to create multimedia stories as a new and innovative way to tell stories. I have been a storyteller for the last year and I want to help
21 Apr 2008
Taking the plunge on media policies
No longer will this library treat media items (DVDs, CDs, etc.) as if they are precious objects to be spared from the bothersome use of library patrons! Starting this summer our media lending policies will directly mimic our book lending policies. We are, in fact, doing away with media-specific "loan rules" all together
21 Apr 2008
What college students want in a library
This summer my library (the main level at least) will be receiving a long-overdue makeover: new computer lab, new furniture and computers in the existing lab, new carpet, new paint, new furniture, new surfaces on the old furniture we have to keep and a 10 gigabit network connection. To gather student input I am
15 Apr 2008
SWILA pictures!
What makes the web such a kick-butt medium for showcasing everything from LOL cats to government policy in the making? Pictures, of course! Sure, it may also have to do with the seemingly unending and complex stream of audiovisual datatainment that spouts from the veritable ocean of ever changing personal experiences, made available
08 Apr 2008
SWILA Conference: are you coming?
On April 9th, 2008 a bunch of library denizens will descend on the Kathryn Albertson International Center in Caldwell, ID for the annual region 3 Southwest Idaho Library Association conference. This conference promises to have something for everyone. Graphic Novels? Library Spaces? Outreach services? Webjunction? You got them, and more!
Those are just a few