Wister made front page on school website!

http://lionslibrary.com/    Imagine getting a little press just because we made a few cards *blush*  :]

Book Sales

Please spread the word that Talihina is having a book sale going on this week!!  CHEAP CHEAP!  alittle bit of everything!!  Hartshorne will be having theirs on Oct. 8th!

October 1st “Follow A Library On Twitter” day

Twitter has designated October 1st as “follow a library on Twitter” day.  Some great recommendations to follow are:  #talihinalibrary, #seplso, #cathchat, #mahhtha, #bblibrary, #idabellibrarian, #BPLib, #mcalesterlib, #Teen_Lib, #hartlib, #wisterlibrary, #okcya, #oklibs, and a strong library advocate, #waynemcevilly.

Libraries Connect Communities: Is there an “app” for your library? (and more)

Just saw this on FB – thanks Anne Prestamo! Great blog post about how public libraries are connecting and getting the word out. Wister should have an app soon….what about YOUR library?  http://www.ors.ala.org/libconnect/

Monday morning cereal with Lifehacker

I admit it….I’m a semi-nerdy-techni-geek (like Cathy and Lee to name a few :])  I’m ‘hooked-up’ almost all of the time.  I  own a laptop and a netbook.  I have a smart phone that’s going to be upgraded to a smarter one in October.  I download music and books to my mp3 player and read [...]

Libraries will survive.

What’s the Hype With Skype?

Thanks to Sporo’s efforts, our libraries can communicate virtually with each other through Skype.  Just last week, Cathy was able to see the fear in my eyes as the high school English class walked into the library.  We all got to see Leslie Langley speechless….it was priceless….even if it was because she was experiencing audio [...]

Shirley Bambek

The Southeastern Library System of Oklahoma has lost a fine person as well as a outstanding librarian in Shirley Bambek.  She passed away on September 1st to an apparent heart attack.  Shirley came to work for SEPLSO as Wilburton’s Children’s Assistant in 1982 and was promoted to Head Librarian in 1992, when Lois Powers retired.  Shirley [...]

I Love My Librarian Award

Just a reminder that nominations for the national Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award run through September 20. Nominations are accepted at www.ilovelibraries.org/ilovemylibrarian. The award invites library users nationwide to nominate librarians in public libraries, as well those in school and academic libraries. It is an opportunity for library [...]