You suspected it, but here’s the proof: nearly three-quarters of online adults use social media, according to a May 2013 survey by the Pew Research Center. And more and more older adults are using them, too: adoption rates have jumped to 43 percent among those 65 and older. So what does this mean for libraries? […]
Image credit: Library Leadership & Management A new study published in Library Leadership & Management dives into results from a national survey of current library workers regarding their retirement plans, particularly after the economic downturn. Analysis suggests that while more than one-fourth of respondents ages 50-59 and almost three-fourths of respondents in their 60s and […]
Image credit: Ann Arbor District Library 1. Thermal leak detector – Ann Arbor District Library (Michigan) 2. Table saw – Berkeley Public Library (California) 3. Hedge shears – Fletcher Free Library (Vermont) 4. Wood carving tool set – Grosse Pointe Public Library (Michigan) 5. Energy meter – Jefferson County Public Library (Colorado) Libraries have been […]
It’s difficult to imagine K-12 schools not teaching students about the tragedies that unfolded on September 11, 2001. Indeed, Colorado K-12 students attending public schools do learn about that day’s events during their history/social studies classes, but they will likely encounter problems if they try to search for additional information about the event in their […]
According to survey results from the 2011-12 National Center for Education Statistics Salary and Staffing Survey, two-thirds of US library media centers in traditional public schools and one-third of public charter schools had at least one paid full-time state-certified library media center specialist. About 20 percent of all public schools with library media centers operated […]
