100 Awesome Youtube Vids for Librarians

From the website "100 Awesome Youtube Vids for Librarians" by Laura Milligan

"Librarians should no longer be thought of as fuddy duddy types with long dusty cardigans or pince-nez dangling around their necks. These days, public librarians and academic librarians are on the cutting edge, dedicated to bringing their resources and their patrons into the 21st century with technology. Librarians are also bloggers, IT professionals, database managers, technology mavens; and these YouTube videos and tutorials are just for them. Watch these vodcasts and recordings to learn about new library tools, interesting literacy campaigns and outreach programs, and even hysterical videos about library stereotypes that are circulating on the Internet."

Basic Book Repair Workshop on June 19

Congratulations to the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) and to MBLC Preservation Specialist, Gregor Trinkaus-Randall who are being honored with the 2008 Award for Outstanding Commitment to the Preservation and Care of Collections, given jointly by the American Institute for Conservatin of Historic and Artistic Works and the Heritage Preservation. ~ Complete information

This morning, Gregor is leading the workshop "Basic Book Repair: Getting It Right - Good In-House Repairs of Library Materials". Several participating librarians have requested that we take photos of this program in order that they can better promote how they continually update their library skills* to best serve their communites.

* One of the many benefits of WMRLS membership is free-of-charge continuing education workshops for member library staff on such topics as basic book repair, reference databases, long range planning, and guidance for library staff in new technologies.