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July 18, 2006

Librarians Are SOOOO COOOL!

Continuing to secure my place in the Geek/Nerd Hall of Fame, I must confess that I enjoy reading all of the public libraries’ newsletters. It is part of my job. I also read board minutes. The thing that always jumps out at me is what innovative, interesting people librarians can be.

The Summer Reading Program “Voyage to Book Island” is perfect with its pirate tie-in theme. I loved the Park Ridge newsletter with all of it ’swashbuckling’ action photos. I was also impressed by the photo of Gail Borden’s Book Island Pond with appropriately attired staff manning the bridge. I regret that I missed out on my chance to meet Captain Jack Sparrow at the Vernon Area Library. I am sure that each of you did wonderfully original things that entertained and delighted your patrons. Tell me about them and send me photos. This is part of why I bacame a public librarian, I love this kind of stuff.

Some other interesting things I noticed was that the Evanston Public Library proudly reported a new falcon hatchling sharing the exterior of their library with them. How neat is that? I also know that the Vernon Area Library has started a community blog. I will look forward to finding out more about that .

I also know that Vernon worked with 44 local business partners and that Wauconda always does a bang-up job of contacting their local merchants and promoting library cards. What other partnerships with businesses are going on out there?

Let me know what you are up to at your library. I really do love this stuff and I marvel at how creative, inventive and joyful library staff are when they are excited about a project. Now if only librarians ruled the world!

posted by Anna at 9:59 am |

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