I am so TOTALLY bummed out, but am also surprisingly happy for Broadway Gal.  If you follow her on Facebook (and who doesn’t, right?), you have already seen her post that she will be leaving my Library to work at the Indiana State Library.  She has a really important new job, which involves working with youth [...]

The American Library Association (ALA) is sponsoring a virtual read-out during 2012 Banned Books Week (September 30 — October 6).  Our promo trailer explains. It is the 30th anniversary of BBW, and this year’s theme celebrates “30 years of liberating literature.” For more information, visit the ALA BBW website. We have a banned book trailer playlist on [...]

What could be more fun than talking like a pirate?  This Wednesday (September 19, 2012), you have my permission.  Well, actually, you have permission from whoever created International “Talk Like a Pirate” Day.  It’s the real deal.  You can look it up. How do you talk like a pirate?  This website tells you.  But it’s much [...]

Version 2.2 of Evergreen Indiana, our online catalog (or ILS, i.e., integrated library system, in librarian-speak), is now up and running. The public computer terminals at my Library (where you can search the online catalog) are called OPACs (Online Public Access Catalog).  Online catalog searching is also available through our new website. Search for something [...]