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Libraries becoming community builders
From: The Chronicle Herald
June 7, 2015
June 7, 2015
"Every Tuesday morning, Brandis Maier hurries out the door with her six-month-old Londyn in tow.
The new mom heads to the Sackville Public Library where she browses through the stacks before Baby’s First Books begins. Seated in a circle with a dozen or so groggy new parents, Maier bounces her baby on her lap as a librarian tells stories, reads rhymes and sings interactive songs. “It gives Londyn a chance to interact with other babies,” Maier said in an interview. “She loves listening to the books and music and watching the other babies. She learns through play — it’s a great environment.” ... to read the rest of the article, click here |
In Praise of Libraries
From: the rotarian
March 2015
"The public library is different. The public library is the community’s kindly grandmother: helpful, patient, understanding. Nobody in my town ever stands up and says he dislikes the public library. Nobody in your town does, either. Grumpy old librarians who keep shushing you, sure. But not the library itself.The public library is the only civic institution in my community that is uncompromisingly successful. Not everyone in my small town is crazy about the police force, and not everyone is all that pleased with the public schools. No one ever seems terribly happy with the planning board, the architectural review board, the board of trustees. Some people think the volunteer firemen get too much money for new equipment, though no one ever dares say it out loud.
The public library is different. The public library is the community’s kindly grandmother: helpful, patient, understanding. Nobody in my town ever stands up and says he dislikes the public library. Nobody in your town does, either. Grumpy old librarians who keep shushing you, sure. But not the library itself..."
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March 2015
"The public library is different. The public library is the community’s kindly grandmother: helpful, patient, understanding. Nobody in my town ever stands up and says he dislikes the public library. Nobody in your town does, either. Grumpy old librarians who keep shushing you, sure. But not the library itself.The public library is the only civic institution in my community that is uncompromisingly successful. Not everyone in my small town is crazy about the police force, and not everyone is all that pleased with the public schools. No one ever seems terribly happy with the planning board, the architectural review board, the board of trustees. Some people think the volunteer firemen get too much money for new equipment, though no one ever dares say it out loud.
The public library is different. The public library is the community’s kindly grandmother: helpful, patient, understanding. Nobody in my town ever stands up and says he dislikes the public library. Nobody in your town does, either. Grumpy old librarians who keep shushing you, sure. But not the library itself..."
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Sunday, September 28, 2014
Cross Country Check up on CBC Radio asks:
What's the future of the library in the age of Google?
Townhall: The end of books and libraries?
Digital technology is changing the way we store information, and how we learn from it.
Does it make sense to stack printed books in costly buildings when virtual libraries are just a mouse-click away?
Join special guest host Peter Mansbridge, along with the staff and students of the digital humanities program live from the University of Waterloo Stratford Campus, for peek into the future of libraries and learning.
Listen here.
Cross Country Check up on CBC Radio asks:
What's the future of the library in the age of Google?
Townhall: The end of books and libraries?
Digital technology is changing the way we store information, and how we learn from it.
Does it make sense to stack printed books in costly buildings when virtual libraries are just a mouse-click away?
Join special guest host Peter Mansbridge, along with the staff and students of the digital humanities program live from the University of Waterloo Stratford Campus, for peek into the future of libraries and learning.
Listen here.