Artwork From Braxton Craven Middle School

Click on the link below to launch a slideshow of the art display.

Click Here for the Slideshow.


Thanks for reading,

George

Kari, at In the Stacks (the Asheboro Library blog), has posted the link to the library catalog for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. This is the seventh and final book in the series (hence the black armband that I wear) and is due out on July 21.

You can click through and place a hold.

Do you need to do some catching up before the big release? Search the catalog by author for J.K. Rowling.

Thanks for reading,

George

New Potter Book coming July 21st!

Woot!

According to JK Rowling, the 7th Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, will be released on July 21st at midnight.

Thanks for reading,
George

33 Reasons Why Libraries and Librarians are Still Extremely Important.

If you know me, I am usually not this self-serving--except when I talk about libraries and the state of public libraries.

Check out this posting. It is a good comparison between the Internet and libraries. Recently I did an online research class for a group of local home schoolers. I asked them to compare Google and the library. They used a lot of the standard answers (listed on the 33 Reasons post) and I was able to talk about authority and reliability. Most of the kids believed that if they saw it online, it was true.

I know the 33 Reasons posting is lighting up the biblio-blog-o-sphere (fancy talk for library blogs), but I wanted to share it with the patrons, politicians and citizens that support the Archdale Public Library.

Thanks for reading,
George