Joy Weese Moll, librarian consultant, Washington University Libraries presented a program on Reaching Out with Social Software. It was a fun and informative class for novices and experts alike.
You can stop reading here if you like because her entire presentation is available on a wiki at: http://mlasocialsoftwarepresentation.pbwiki.com
Joy’s definition of social software was [...]
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Vampires & Werewolves & Witches, Oh My!
October 5, 2007Kathy Leitle, associate deputy director, St. Louis Public Library and Amy Brown, assistant manager of the Buder Branch, St. Louis Public Library presented a program entitled Vampires & Werewolves & Witches, Oh My! The Wild World of Paranormal Romance Readers Advisory.
As most adult services librarians know, paranormal romances are hot! Slap a vampire in [...]
Ellen Wittlinger ~ True Teen Advocate
October 5, 2007Sometimes you stumble across a book or an author that changes your life. Suddenly, you are thrust into a world that challenges your every notion of what life is or it makes you realize that you are not alone in this world. After I read Hard Love and Parrotfish and attended the Young Adult Author [...]
Observations of Another First Timer
October 3, 2007Even though I have been out of MLS school for 2 1/2 years, this is my first year at an MLA conference. So far I am having a wonderful time and it really is a learning experience.
Watching Nancy Pearl’s presentation was a delight. Towards the end of her presentation, she noted three “Perils of a Life [...]
A great start to the 2007 conference!
October 3, 2007The first day of a conference got off to a fabulous start with the keynote address by Nancy Pearl. Many others have already discussed her exceptional skill in pulling her audience into her speaking. The best words I can think of to describe her is master storyteller.
I attended the program What Makes a Book a [...]
