In January 2010, the American Library Association (ALA) received a two-year grant of $750,000 from the  Dollar General Literacy Foundation for “The American Dream Starts @ your library.” This funding makes it possible for ALA to fund 70 public...

Registration for the PLA 2010 Virtual Conference is now open. On March 25-26, 2010 the Public Library Association (PLA) will share a condensed, live, and online PLA 13th National Conference with public librarians and public library workers who can’t...

I was drawn into the New Museum on New York’s lower east side this morning, because I was curious to see “Museum as Hub: In and Out of Context”. I’m starting a new job on Monday as a Web Librarian at San Jose Public Library (yes!!!) and I was curious...

Librarians are all familiar with Rem Koolhaas’s groundbreaking deconstructivist masterpiece library in Seattle. While in Boston for ALA Midwinter meeting, I decided to take a look at another piece of deconstructivist architecture that got a lot of...

I just got a great tour behind-the-scenes at Boston Public Library. Here’s a few less frequently shared photos of the fun stuff hiding back in the dark and dusty corners. First, have a Hudsucker Proxy moment and take a looksee behind the clock in the...