Thanks to the Southeastern Library Services blog at http://southeasternlsa.blogspot.com/, I learned about a cool free book offer! You can go to the Louis L'Amour centennial offer at http://www.randomhouse.com/bantamdell/lamour/ for more information about how to get the Louis L'Amour memoir, Education of a Wandering Man for free. However, it ...

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 ...

Have you seen the Guide to Online Resources in Library and Information Science from the Library of Congress? Check it out at http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/libsci/ The site says, ''This guide is intended for individuals without ready access to print resources and subscription databases in the field of library and information science. It ...

There is an upcoming Webcast on April 29 at 2 PM Eastern Time about best practices for large print materials in libraries. For more information, check out http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6551471.html. The Library Journal website mentions, ''This 60-minute Webcast will cover not only best practices for Large Print in the library but will ...

I recently received an email from the National Literary Society of the Deaf about two public library programs in the Washington D.C. Metropolitan area: March 13 – April 15, 2008 is Deaf History Month. 2008-2010 Theme: Promote deaf culture, books and literacy @ your library Saturday, April 5 10:00 am – Noon Guest Presenter: Diana ...

You might be interested in this upcoming audio description workshop on on OPAL/Online Programming for All Libraries.... (and you don't have to be a librarian to attend... everyone is welcome!) Here's more info from the email from Tom Peters/TAP Information Services: Audio description is a great method for making non-verbal visual information ...

Last Wednesday I attended Library Camp Kansas at Kansas State University in Manhattan, which was a library ''unconference.'' It was a great success! Check out the Library Camp wiki at http://librarycampks.wetpaint.com/. The sessions were fun, and there were lots of opportunities for networking with other librarians from Kansas (and even ...

Have you read the article Library Gets Book Back After 57 Years? Yes, it's true - someone returned a very long overdue book in a library book drop in Wisconsin... Check it out at http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hPzyolIDFSRepJKclR_UHhp7f2VwD8UCKERG1.

Wednesday, January 30, 2008 11:00:48 PM Click here to visit my library's web site Ode to my classmates and teacher,   I have always considered myself a bit of an overachiever regarding my career in education.  I have always worked hard, pushed myself in the classroom, and put in the ''extra time'' whenever it was ...

Okay, if you have been following some of the library related blogs, you will know that there is much discussion about the Annoyed Librarian and exactly who writes the blog... I can safely tell you all, I am NOT the Annoyed Librarian! :) But maybe someday, we will know who it is!