Free books anyone??? Yes, there is such a thing as a free book, at least for kids! Thanks to a blog post on Teaching Learners with Multiple Special Needs blog (see http://tinyurl.com/4pnsvp for the blog post....) I learned about the Barnes and Noble summer reading program (''Summer Reading with Andrew Clements''), where children can get a free ...

Did you know that World Book Day is April 23? Go to the United Nation's Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (Unesco) website at http://tinyurl.com/5o8thd for more information. Over 100 countries are involved in World Book Day! Unesco's website says, ''Publishers, book shops, libraries, schools, cultural institutions and authors’ ...

In addition to the Victor Reader Stream, two new digital talking book players can now be used in the digital talking books download project. They are the LevelStar Icon and the Braille Plus Mobile Manager. (You can register for the digital download project at https://www.nlstalkingbooks.org/dtb/. View the application at ...

The state of Kansas is going to be celebrating its first ever Talking Books week on March 3 - 8, 2008, and throughout the month of March! For more information, read on.... The State Library of Kansas Talking Book Division invites the Kansas library community to join in the celebration of the 1st ever (in Kansas) Talking Book Week, March 3-8, ...

It seems like these days, almost everyone is debating the purpose of libraries and printed books... and lots of libraries are facing budget cuts... in light of this, have you heard the online sound publication titled Who Needs Libraries? You can listen to it at http://www.soundprint.org/radio/display_show/ID/629/name/Who+needs+libraries The ...

Awhile back, I read a blog post at http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2007/12/a-treatise-on-t.html that talked about charging patrons for materials they place on hold. I must admit I had never heard of charging patrons for items on hold. For example, if you call your library and ask to request a specific item (such as a popular ...

I learned of an article: Tech-savvy teens teach computer skills at library at http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/snohomishcountynews/2004065990_techteens12n.html. Part of the article states, ''When Sno-Isle Libraries opened a new Monroe Library in 2002, the staff hoped to reach out to the community with new services. One idea was to pair up ...

Some of you may have noticed that I recently added a Meebo chat room to my blog. Libraries around the country have begun adding Meebo chat rooms to their websites or online catalogs so they can interact with patrons visiting the website. So, I decided to do a trial with a Meebo chat room on this blog. You can find the Meebo chat room on the ...

Check out the article: Talking book club helps a 102-year-old enjoy literature found at http://www.fresnobee.com/citylife/story/232059.html. Talking Books patrons ages 100 and older, all across the United States, are honored in similar ways by local Talking Books libraries... Not familiar with the 10 squared club that is part of Talking Books? You ...

USA.gov has a government and public libraries section at http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Reference_Shelf/Libraries.shtml. The site includes a library search, where you can search for libraries within 10 miles of a specific zip code. Links to library related websites are organized alphabetically on the site. Some of the links go to sites like Ask a ...