Library News Byte: Library Booking New Opportunity, A library without books, SLEEPING BAN: Library Says No More Snoozin’

New scorecard lets libraries give feedback on e-book offerings from publishers Read More Library booking new opportunity: birthday parties Read More Technology allows library patrons more access to books, magazines Read More Local libraries adapting to increase in e-book users Read More Learn to use new gadgets, technology at libraries Read More A library without […]

Library News: San Antonio plans one of the nation’s first bookless libraries, Library Finds 350 Lost Etchings, Libraries in Luxury Hotels

San Antonio plans one of the nation’s first bookless libraries Read More Emerging trend toward bookless libraries in a digital age Read More Plymouth: Library rolls out mobile device app Read More Library adds state-of-the-art equipment to read century old newspapers Read More NJ library now home to one of few remaining copies of oldest […]

Library News: Libraries See Opening as Bookstores Close, Kalamazoo Little Free Libraries, No Bedbug Risk From Books

Libraries See Opening as Bookstores Close Read More More Relevant Than Ever Read More At libraries, children find delight in reading to dogs Read More Libraries to get cheaper, faster book loan service Read More Kalamazoo Little Free Libraries promote literacy and community Read More E-readers on the rise, e-books checked out frequently at libraries […]

Mobile Reading: In China, 25 Million People Use Only Their Cell Phones to Read Books

Earlier this year research showed that phone calls were officially the FIFTH most popular thing to do on a smart phone. Reading books (9 minutes, 22 seconds per day) naturally fell below the talk time (12 minutes, 6 seconds per day), but that is still rather significant. This article (full piece here) from The Atlantic […]

Library Thought Leaders Q&A: Trent Garcia (San Francisco Public Library)

Today’s library thought leader is Trent Garcia, eResources Specialist at the San Francisco Public Library. Hello Trent, let’s jump right into it. What does the idea of Patron Relationship Management (PRM) in libraries mean to you? It makes me think of the parallels between Libraries and private industry, such as, building relationships with patrons/customers by […]

Mosio and Text a Librarian on the iPad

Back in January I wrote a blog post titled “The iPad, Tablets and E-Readers in Libraries: Game Changers or are they just Another Mobile Technology?” My decision was that I was uncertain, but suspected they were just another mobile technology. This weekend I got one and I have to say, I love it. I think […]