Friday At the Library

Social Networking Literacy Competencies for Librarians

"Social Networking Literacy Competencies for Librarians: Exploring Considerations & Engaging Participation." ALA Seattle National Papers / Joe Murphy & Heather Moulaison.
Seattle: ACRL 14th National Conference, 2009.

Friday Warm & Fuzzy

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Public Libraries: Enablers of Americans' Dreams

"Public Libraries: Enablers of Americans' Dreams." Seattle Times / Neil Peirce.
Seattle: The Seattle Times Online, August 22nd 2010.

"The silver lining for communities, note library sources, is that threats of actual branch closures create such a strong pushback that most communities compromise with cuts that go no further than constriction in staff or branches."

How Libraries Ensure Ongoing Freedom in America

Library Closings / Jeff Parker

"How Libraries Ensure Ongoing Freedom in America." Politically Illustrated / Martha Randolph Carr.
Seattle: PoliticallyIllustrated.com, July 26th 2010.

"Libraries made it possible for those who couldn’t afford an expensive education to still be able to gain access to a rich wealth of information. There have even been studies in recent years that show a correlation between an active and healthy library and a lower crime rate in a neighborhood."

Library Flash Mob

No Filtering

"Libraries Have Right to Filter Internet, But Maybe Shouldn't." Seattle Times / Bruce Ramsey.

Seattle: Seattle Times Online, May 11th 2010.

10 Words You Need to Stop Misspelling

"10 Words You Need to Stop Misspelling." The Oatmeal / Matthew Inman.
Seattle: 2010.

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