Sarah Long
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Library's child, teen areas are 'shockingly popular'Dec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - In 1978, Mary Greenawalt, head of children's services at the Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin, wrote a successful grant proposal based on the concept that children le...
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Naming all species was man's lifelong passionDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Ever since college botany I have been fascinated by the work of Carl Linnaeus, the 18th century Swedish scientist who created a system for naming plants and animals. I w...
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Get the buzz about services, programs at your libraryNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - About two years ago, Mary Witt, our ace marketing person at the North Suburban Library System, got excited about an old marketing concept newly rediscovered. Buzz market...
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WRLR: 'For the people, by the people'Nov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - WRLR LP-FM is a low-powered FM radio station based in Round Lake Heights in Lake County. Established in 2004, WRLR describes itself as, "Of the people, for the people, b...
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Technology test can help libraries stay in the loopNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Lee Rainie is the director of the Pew Internet and American Life Project. According to the project's mission statement, "The Project aims to be an authoritative source o...
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Personality tests can help make workplace strongerNov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - In 1942, Katharine Cook Briggs and her daughter, Isabel Briggs Myers, devised a personality inventory called the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Based on Carl Jung's theory...
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Book targets what it takes to make library a successOct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - I am very concerned about the future of libraries. Specifically, I worry that libraries will not change fast enough to be relevant in a future with information virtually...
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Trip to Ireland sparks fascination with its pastOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Being neither Irish nor Catholic I never gave Ireland much thought. When my husband suggested a vacation there, I was amenable, but had no particular expectations. Perha...
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Library provides 21st century treasure hunt into local historyOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Librarians are always looking for ways to use new technology for library service. Take David Ruff, director of the Rolling Meadows Library. When his kids returned from v...
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Annual library meeting brings nations togetherOct 08, 2007 11:00 pm - Librarians are organized if they are anything. Not only do they organize books and other library materials, but they organize and work together to share ideas and get th...