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Positive Vision and Questions in Libraries


“All we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.” -Buddha “A vivid imagination compels the whole body to obey it.” -Aristotle I just began a 6 week online workshop on Appreciative Inquiry conducted by David Cooperrider at Case Western University’s Weatherhead School of Management. [...]

Puppies In The Library And Social Media


  I think @champlib should rent out puppies tostudents to help you study and deal with stress. Everyones GPA would increase #campchamp #btv — Marc Rizzi (@MarcRizzi) April 1, 2012 It all started with a tweet. At the start of the month a student made an off-hand comment on Twitter about renting puppies to deal [...]

Award Reception And “Allies In Education”


“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” - Aristotle We had our celebration for the ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Award on Monday. You can check out some of the pictures from the reception on Champlain College’s Facebook page. We got to celebrate with students, our student workers, [...]