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  1. Hayrides, Harvest, and Halloween! October’s Early Literacy Roundup!

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    10/05/2015 - 08:07 - 0 comments

  2. Solar System Tour - The Universe Next Door

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    09/25/2015 - 08:03 - 1 comment

  3. Tales Too Terrible To Tell : Signal BoooOOOoOOost (with Marghoul Eels)

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    10/10/2015 - 11:23 - 1 comment

  4. Paranormal Romance - Virtual Book Display

    The leaves are starting to fall, the nights are getting longer, pumpkin spice can be found in abundance, and kids are getting ready for Halloween. And most of all it’s that time of the year when ghostly love is in the air. Vampires and ...

    10/19/2015 - 17:19 - 0 comments

  5. On Becoming India - Rule, Britannia!

    “The sun never sets on the British Empire,” a phrase that evokes the vastness and strength of a nation that, at its peak, ruled 25% of the world’s land surface including large areas of North America, Australia, Africa and Asia. Librarian ...

    10/22/2015 - 08:54 - 1 comment

  6. Updated How-to Guides

    The how-to guides for using mobile devices with our digital collections have been updated at www.metrolibrary.org/downloads  as well as on the Intranet ( Resources  menu-- Documents --search for  how ). Free free to print these on demand ...

    10/22/2015 - 11:15 - 0 comments

  7. Read What You're Watching

    The arrival of autumn means it's almost time to pull out the cellophane-paned Collegeville costume boxes before entering the glide path toward the holidays. If your pups are frisky and their ears are chilly to the touch, it's a ...

    10/22/2015 - 12:59 - 0 comments

  8. Updated OverDrive site coming soon

    OverDrive will be updating their site soon (they will give us 4 weeks notice beginning as early as November) so we wanted to give you as much notice as possible. This post has some information about the update and we'll share more as we ...

    10/19/2015 - 11:13 - 2 comments

  9. Sizzle in the Stacks

    I thought about books I've read that stand out to me as romantic. Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre was the first book that came to mind. To me, "Reader, I married him." Is one of the most romantic lines in all of ...

    10/23/2015 - 07:51 - 0 comments

  10. Ask Tim Online Form is Now Live!

    You may now ask questions of (or make suggestions to) me and the Deputy Executive Directors using an online form in the Ask Tim Forum . To access this forum, from the  Resources  menu at the top, click  Ask Tim  or visit the page directly ...

    10/26/2015 - 15:30 - 1 comment

  11. The Multiple Personalities of Classical Russian Music

    It’s autumn in MLS Land and that means it is time for another system-wide tour highlighting the rich cultural musical traditions of our global brethren. Throughout the month of October we celebrated folk musical contributions of the Gaelic ...

    10/27/2015 - 10:44 - 0 comments

  12. From Borscht to Blini - the Soul of Russian Cooking

    We know you'll enjoy the Moscow Nights Russian music and cultural program this November so we thought you’d like to learn more about Russian culture along the way. What better way to familiarize yourself with a culture than though food? ...

    10/30/2015 - 07:56 - 0 comments

  13. Early Literacy Roundup - Books that Say “Thanks”

    Thanksgiving is typically a mix of emotions with me. Obligatory family gatherings inevitably (and often awkwardly) lead to chit-chat and cacophonous, gluttonous, carnivorous free-for-alls. I’ve never been especially fond of these traditions. ...

    11/02/2015 - 08:19 - 0 comments

  14. Using our eBooks & audiobooks with Windows 10

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    11/02/2015 - 08:31 - 0 comments

  15. The Rise of e-Reading

    If you haven’t quite caught the e-reading bug yet, you’re still in the majority – but for how long? The Pew Internet & American Life Project recently released the study, The Rise of e-Reading as part of their larger Libraries in the ...

    11/02/2015 - 19:32 - 7 comments

  16. The 2012 State of America’s Libraries

    Most librarians wait with bated breath to read ALA’s annual report on the state of America’s libraries. This year’s report is as interesting as previous years, chock full of charts, graphs, and statistical data covering such topics as: top 10 ...

    11/02/2015 - 19:33 - 2 comments

  17. What Popular Culture is Telling Us About Libraries and Why We Should Listen

    I jumped at the chance to read What Popular Culture is Telling Us About Libraries and Why We Should Listen on the Library Journal website when it appeared in my newsfeed. Like many of us, I’ve always been fascinated by the depiction of ...

    11/02/2015 - 19:35 - 5 comments

  18. Teens & eReading

    Pew recently released a new study about reading, and  NPR reported that "8 in 10 Americans under the age of 30 have read a book in the past year. And that's compared to about 7 in 10 adults in general, American adults. So, they& ...

    11/02/2015 - 19:35 - 1 comment

  19. Library Advocacy Unshushed: Values, evidence, action

    I was poking around online & came across an upcoming course called " Library Advocacy Unshushed: Values, evidence, action ." It's hosted at edX, which is one of the more popular M assive O pen O nline C ourse (or ...

    11/02/2015 - 19:37 - 3 comments

  20. The Message Matters

    I recently read a post by R. David Lankes about the mindset that "librarians" (I believe this term encompasses all  library employees) have about "libraries." As employees of a public library system, we each maintain a ...

    11/02/2015 - 19:38 - 0 comments

  21. Video Games in Libraries?

    This recent opinion column on CNN.com about video games in libraries misses the mark. The author's premise is that libraries are using video games to lure teenagers into the buildings to stay relevant in the digital age. While ...

    11/02/2015 - 19:40 - 2 comments

  22. Our role in connecting customers to a digitized society

    A recent Pew study  found that 70% of American adults had a high speed Internet connection at home. Another 10% did not have a high speed connection at home but did have a smartphone. If we apply these findings to the entire US population, ...

    11/02/2015 - 19:40 - 0 comments

  23. Rabid customers

    And by rabid, I mean passionate about the library. How do we go about building a community of customer evangelists? Do we simply be nice to them when they're in the library? I mean, you can have a nice interaction every time you go to ...

    11/02/2015 - 19:41 - 5 comments

  24. So You Think You Want to Be a Librarian?

    Historically, libraries have been the gatekeepers of information so we haven’t been too concerned with justifying our value to the public. ...

    11/02/2015 - 19:46 - 6 comments

  25. Evolution of Leadership in the Workplace

    The qualities that make someone a good leader haven’t changed a lot over the course of time, but the way these qualities are applied has evolved in the changing pace of the business world. ...

    11/02/2015 - 19:46 - 1 comment

  26. What We Think We Do, What They Think We Do

    Another research article to rehash the same ol’ debate. New technology … relevance of the library … digital vs. virtual, etc. This article polls people, asking them about their feelings about the library. Some are nostalgic. Some are idealistic. ...

    11/02/2015 - 19:48 - 6 comments

  27. Libraries: Evolving or Extinct?

    Over pie at Thanksgiving this year a dinner companion asked me “So you are a librarian, what exactly do you DO?”.  After overcoming my initial urge to throw a pie in his face, I answered him with a long list: reader’s advisory, interlibrary loan, ...

    11/02/2015 - 19:48 - 4 comments

  28. Libraries and Emerging Communities

    As a growing demographic in the United States, Latinos and Hispanics account for 16% of the population according to the 2010 United States Census. With this change of ethnic diversity to our country comes a need to connect these new users with ...

    11/02/2015 - 19:49 - 0 comments

  29. What do you know about your community?

    I’m a little behind on my reading, so if you’ve already read the March/April edition of Public Libraries , go no further. In that magazine, PLA president Carolyn Anthony says the nature of public libraries is shaped by their founding as an ...

    11/02/2015 - 19:50 - 0 comments

  30. "Supporting" the library

    In response to the Pew Research Internet Project's recent report on the engagement of Americans with public libraries, Bobbi Newman writes, "Rather than aiming for every community member to have a library card, the goal of ...

    11/02/2015 - 19:51 - 1 comment

  31. Saving Libraries in a Paperless World

    In a time of library doomsayers, it is good to read an article that highlights the importance of libraries in today’s tech dependent world. “Saving Our Public Libraries in a Paperless World” was posted on the blog Simplicity 2.0, and it has ...

    11/02/2015 - 19:51 - 1 comment

  32. Expect More

    Lankes, a professor and Dean’s Scholar for the New Librarianship at Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies and director of the Information Institute of Syracuse, addresses the never-ending battle to change the perception that ...

    11/02/2015 - 19:53 - 3 comments

  33. Bridging the Gaps

    We are no strangers to the strong link between play and literacy in early childhood. In a July 2013 School Library Journal article titled Read, Play, Grow! Enhancing early literacy at Brooklyn Public Library , author Rachel G. Payne ...

    11/02/2015 - 19:54 - 6 comments

  34. The Future of Libraries Has Little to Do with Books. Or Not.

    I read a piece called " The Future of Libraries Has Little to Do with Books " and in spite of the provocative title, I thought the article's main idea that "reimagining the library as a gathering of people, rather than a ...

    11/02/2015 - 19:56 - 0 comments

  35. Loneliness in the Library

    I follow a number of urban and public policy sources in my newsfeed and there’s been a bit of crackle lately regarding new studies on the real costs of loneliness. With a confluence of factors coming together, including the release of DSM-V, the ...

    11/02/2015 - 19:57 - 4 comments

  36. Surviving the Feast - Signal Boost

    Welcome back to Signal Boost, where we solve all your problems. This month’s edition is concerned with feasting: what to bring to a feast, what to watch out for, and what to talk about besides the weather. Let’s get started! ...

    11/06/2015 - 08:00 - 0 comments

  37. Prokofiev and Britten or: How to Raise Musical Children - Libretto (The Classical Music Blog)

    Many people consider the classical music produced during the 20th century to be loud, dissonant, and even mean-spirited. The works written during this period are often sonically linked to the terrors of war and oppression so many faced, thus ...

    11/04/2015 - 07:46 - 1 comment

  38. Murder Takes a Vacation - Something Darker Than Night (The Mysteries Blog)

    When someone mentions a good mystery do you imagine a locked room full of odd characters trying to discover who put poison in the vicar’s tea? Or maybe a quaint English village with a spinster knitting and watching from a window? If so, then ...

    11/09/2015 - 08:00 - 0 comments

  39. Great Military Novel-Movie Combos for Veterans Day

    You’ve seen the movie, now read the book! All good movies tell a good story and often that story comes from a novel. Here are a few great military novels that were made into great movies. ...

    11/11/2015 - 12:38 - 0 comments

  40. All Things Patti Smith - Confessions of a Futon Revolutionist

    Sitting in a quiet corner of a sparse, bare wooden-floored café with long stretches of window-filtered light—a park bench on Rockaway Beach, the salty ocean spray as it tingles your face and whips through your hair—walking and finding the ...

    11/13/2015 - 08:41 - 2 comments

  41. Like, Try, Why… TV Style! - Buzzreads (The YA Lit Blog)

    Welcome to Buzzreads, the blog that connects Young Adult Literature to the pop culture topics of today! You may be asking yourself, “Why would I read books written for teens?” Well, let me help you out with your struggle. The simple answer, ...

    11/16/2015 - 09:36 - 0 comments

  42. Dysfunctional Family Fiction - Virtual Book Display

    It’s Thanksgiving, that time of year when we all think of pie, turkey, afternoon naps, and spending the weekend watching football with the family. For some it’s a joyous occasion, but for others it means that dreaded once-a-year meeting with ...

    11/23/2015 - 08:55 - 0 comments

  43. Rockin’ with My Library Books

    Pete the Cat is one of my spirit animals. His groovy approach to life is simple, refreshing, and just plain cool. When I’m having a tough day I like to channel all things Pete. Do I let the little things that I can’t control get me down and ...

    11/23/2015 - 14:46 - 1 comment

  44. 2015 Literary Awards Wrapup - Dive Right In (The Literature Blog)

    Autumn is here, leaves are falling, and the literary world is humming with activity as the Nobel Prize in Literature, the Man Booker Prize and National Book Award have been handed out for 2015. It was shaping up to be the Year of the Woman, ...

    11/25/2015 - 08:43 - 0 comments

  45. Multicultural Romance - Sizzle in the Stacks

    The rise of eBooks and greater options for self-publishing means that the number of ethnically diverse Romances continues to increase as writers are calling for the publishing industry to get more in touch with what readers want, and to ...

    11/30/2015 - 08:04 - 0 comments

  46. An Old-Fashioned Christmas - Senior Moments

    Wouldn’t it be wonderful to recapture some of the magic of Christmas that we experienced as children? Back then, I kept a very close eye on the December calendar page, frequently counting the number of days until Christmas. It certainly wasn ...

    12/01/2015 - 09:13 - 0 comments

  47. 'Tis the Season for a Tailored Title

    Today (Wed, 12/2) is our final Tailored Titles session on Facebook for 2015. If you're interested in receiving a personalized reading (or listening) suggestion or if you'd simply like to watch our customers receive theirs, drop by our ...

    12/02/2015 - 10:39 - 0 comments

  48. Warm Books for Cold Toes - Early Literacy Roundup

    Some of my fondest memories with my family are from snow days, including warm mugs of hot chocolate, movie-watching, hide and seek with Gus the cat, hours of story-telling, almost as many hours of nap-taking, blanket forts, and lots of ...

    12/04/2015 - 08:01 - 0 comments

  49. I Can't Even - Signal Boost

    Welcome to another exciting installment of Signal Boost, in which I rant about a book that really got under my skin. If you’d like to have a rant also, feel free to vent in the comments section. Oh, and I also highlight some really ...

    12/08/2015 - 08:07 - 0 comments

  50. The XII Days of Star Wars

    Beginning this past Monday, the XII Days of Star Wars has been a daily blog post in which Metro Library staff recommend to Star Wars characters what to read, watch, listen to, or explore. We'll be posting these suggestions every day ...

    12/09/2015 - 14:52 - 5 comments

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