Florentina, Arizona, Public Library We’re pleased to offer audio books available for download from the Internet starting July 1. This new service is made available in conjunction with Sunflower Audio, a national audio book supplier. Library patrons are invited to select from Sunflower Audio’s ever growing collection of unabridged titles. A wide variety of genres are available, with more titles added every week. HOW DO I SEARCH FOR THE BOOKS I WANT WITH SUNFLOWER AUDIO? To access Sunflower Audio
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Topic: The advent of the digital age makes public libraries obsolete. (Affirmative) Current trends in technological and cultural development make it unlikely that public libraries will survive in their traditional format. Firstly, the book itself is becoming a thing of the past. Although ebook usage has not become widespread as quickly as many anticipated with the advent of the computer, this slow adoption is beginning to accelerate with the recent development of specialized ebook readers which
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Three potential issues that libraries may encounter when trying incorporate makerspaces are funding, space, and keeping up with the fast pace of technological advances. Regardless of obstacles that libraries may face it is apparent from this week’s readings that the maker movement is quickly becoming a valuable asset to libraries, and if implemented correctly could be a great investment. Funding seems to be a constant issue for most libraries, as they are constantly forced to find creative ways
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2012. Dav Pilkey’s Captain Underpants has been frequently banned due to concerns over subject matter, slang/ bad grammar and dangerous amount of laughter. The subject of censorship is a very controversial one, especially banning books in school library of it content. Most people believe they must protect children from the evils of many classic
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Did you know that, according to the American Library Association, over 11,300 books have been challenged or banned since the year 1982? Just from this one fact, you can tell that the banning of books and novels across America is a thing that has been happening for many years. Unfortunately, parents, boards, administrations, government representatives, patrons, pressure groups, and more, are all factors that push for the banning and dismissal of certain books that they find fault in. The banning of
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makes is how some public libraries might think that homeless people use them for rest stops and warming stations. This is a problem because a lot of families use the public library to help benefit their children’s education, and it also helps give a sense of comfort to those struggling families. The library is like a second home to some kids. In the book, it states” the public library was the closest thing to a childhood that they would ever have” ($2.00 a Day, 100). The library could be one of the
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Art of Library Instruction: An Interview with Leverne McBeth What does it take to be an effective instructional librarian? As my primary interest this semester is to learn how to effectively teach classes, I wanted to interview someone who has made their mark as an educator in a library setting. Since I hope to become either a reference or academic librarian upon graduation, I wanted input from someone who could provide insight into the differences between instruction in a reference library and an
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This fact is also true in the case of the Barrie Public library and various organizations within the city of Barrie community. A partnership between the Barrie Public library and the Women’s and Children’s shelter of Barrie could prove to be an especially beneficial partnership. The Barrie Public library is a public library that serves the information needs of all the citizens who reside in the city of Barrie. The Barrie Public library first opened in the downtown area in the month
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com/title/Consolidating_Democracy_in_South_Korea Kim Myung Oak. The New Korea an inside look at South Korea’s economic rise. New York: AMACOM, 2010. Toronto Public Library. Web. 1 Apr. 2014. Retried from http://pro-ex.org/books/archive/files/e79ced1153f29995ec53a3c12c6e26f5.pdf Lee Cecilia Hae-Jin. Frommer’s South Korea. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, 2012. Toronto Public Library. Web. 1 Apr. 2014. Retried from http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDM2906367&R=2906367 Shin Doh Chull, Rutkowski
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One of the busiest areas in any core collection is fiction and in the O library in particular, thrillers are most of the patrons’ favorite books to enjoy. John Grisham, Lee Child and James Patterson are some of the authors whose almost entire works we carry. The quantity of the thriller area can be labeled about a 4 out of 5, with a 5 being excellent. The quality can vary as there are always books being weeded due to the fiction area being so impacted. It seems that many of the thrillers are checked
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