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In Sandy’s Wake, Library Systems Help City Keep Students Connected
Photo courtesy of the Queens Public Library. The New York, Queens and Brooklyn Public Library systems have partnered with the city to ensure that students affected by Hurricane Sandy are able to stay...
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Libraries Use iPads and Apps to Ramp Up Storytime, but Concerns Remain
A young patron with an iPad at Darien (CT) Library. Photo courtesy of Gretchen Caserotti. A recent storytime at the Watertown (MA) Free Public Library began, as usual, with a song, followed by a “stand...
View ArticleLibrarians Take Aim at Pew Study on Parents and Libraries
A recent national report from the Pew Research Center that stated that most parents consider libraries important for their children has attracted some criticism from the library community, which is...
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The Truth About Snapchat: A Digital Literacy Lesson for Us All
The idea of Snapchat is simple, delightfully so. Take an image or a video, send it to a friend or paramour. Ten seconds after the receiver opens the file, it self-destructs, and the sender can rest...
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Meet the Makers: Can a DIY movement revolutionize how we learn?
A young patron sits down to a recording session at the “creation station” of the Darien (CT) Library.Photograph by Dru Nadler. Andrew Carle, a technology educator at Flint High School in Northern...
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