BlogJunction Maine
A weblog for the WebJunction Maine library community
We’re starting to add program content to the conference website. Go to www.mainelibraries.info and click on “programs.” As speakers and programs are confirmed, they’ll be posted to the site. See you at Sunday River on October 23-24, 2008! Bookmark this page and visit often to view updates.
Click on Maine Community Heritage Project Grant to find an informational flyer, the full project description, application guidelines, and an application form. Go for it!
This new report, The IMLS National Study on the Use of Libraries, Museums and the Internet, sponsored by the Insitute of Museum and Library Services “offers insight into the ways people search for information in the online age, and how this impacts the ways they interact with public libraries and museums, both online and in person”. [...]
The MLA Board meeting this morning was full of exciting news about the 2008 Maine Libraries Conference to be held at Sunday River (Bethel) Oct 23 and 24. Conference Committee chairs Peggy Becksvoort (MASL) and Molly Larson (MLA) welcome feedback about program suggestions or program offerings. A conference web site is being developed and will [...]
To quote: “Thinking guides are frameworks for thinking through an issue and considering different perspectives.” This ExploraTree site is a hoot! As a former teacher and school library media specialist, I would loved to have had these tools at hand to work with students. I can see ample possibilities for use in many aspects of my [...]
If the success of a public library depends on its ability to understand and meet the needs of its community and to promote its services, resources and programs to the community, how can this be done? What obstacles must be overcome? Before you write your own treatise on this topic (!) you might want to check [...]