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The Perfect E-book Reader


Christmas is just around the corner, and I’m sure people are giving their bibliophile loved ones Amazon Kindles or Barnes and Noble Nooks as gifts. There are still some flaws with these devices though. This begs the question, what would the perfect e-book reader look like? What features would it have? Well, the perfect e-book [...]

Library 101…Now What?


David Lee King and Michael Porter unveiled the Library 101 project last week. From what I have gathered, their premise is that there is a lot of social and technological change and libraries and librarians need to adapt and develop some basic skills to stay relevant in this new era. I feel there is a [...]

People Want to Feel Special


In a previous post I talked about creating a great experience for patrons. But how do we go about doing that? In addition to getting them great information, how do we make them want to keep coming back to the library for an experience they can’t get other places?
Thinking back on good experiences I’ve had [...]