MetroBriefs: Library Karaoke, Library Anxiety, Librarian Olympics

News for Metro Area Library Staff

Volume 7 No. 16
2016

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Obsolesced: Rise & Fall of Gopher Protocol. MinnPost, Aug 11.

Improving Createch: When data led to an 'aha moment' in St. Paul. Bloomberg Philanthropies, Aug 1.

Remembering Mary Knowlton. Herald-Tribune, Aug 10.

Brutalist library headed for renovation after 50 years in Southeast Mpls . Star Tribune, Aug 8.

Dakota County Library system has added an iLAB inside Wescott Library. Fox9, Aug 4.

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CE, Events, Resources, Opportunities

Reminder--Metronet scholarships-apply by Aug 31 for ITEM or MLA Conference.

2017 marks the 10th year of the Library Technology Conference! Mark your calendars to join us Ma 15-16, on the campus of Macalester College in St. Paul, MN.

Registration is now open for the MLA & ITEM Annual Conferences:

MLA is Sep 29-30 at Duluth Entertainment & Convention Center.
ITEM is October 13-15 | Minneapolis Marriott Northwest.

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Things We've Heard, Seen, or Read

Making Libraries Visible on the Web. LJ: Digital Shift. Aug 12.

Too Poor to Afford the Internet. NYT, Aug 12. ml

Library experts archive items from Dallas police memorial. Washington Times, Aug 13.

Keep Track of What Books You've Read With This Scratch Off Poster. Mental Floss, Jul 31.

Librarians Have an Olympics, Too. Smithsonian, Aug 11.

A Finnish Library Now Also Offers Karaoke. The Atlantic: CityLab, Aug 11.

Public Libraries as Hubs of Health Information. UPenn.edu, Aug 10.

The Merits of Reading Real Books to Your Children. NYT: Well Blog, Aug 8.

New report on family engagement in public libraries from Harvard Family Research Project and the Public Library Association. ALA News, Aug 8.

Women Are Writing the Best Crime Novels. The Atlantic, Ju/Aug 2016.

Librarians digital age (infographic). Ebook Friendly.

The Librarian Who Changed Children's Literature Forever. Slate, Aug 5.

Top 10 reasons we love librarians (infographic). Ebook Friendly, Aug 1.

Pokemon Go Weeded from a Utah Library. The Digital Reader, Aug 6.

This Wisconsin University Launched a Bookstore Without Books. The Digital Reader, Aug 5.

The Little Library Cafe. Kate Young cooks and bakes food inspired by her favorite works of fiction. This is her blog, recipes included, as part of the Guardian Books Network. You can also follow her on Twitter and Instagram.

The Strange Affliction of 'Library Anxiety' and What Librarians Do to Help. Atlas Obscura, Aug 4.

Can Twitter Fit Inside the Library of Congress? The Atlantic, Aug 4.

Obama chooses historic Jackson Park as library site. Chicago Tribune, Jul 27.

Search for Obama library director to begin soon. Chicago Tribune, Aug 13.

Automated 'branch' to provide round-the-clock library service. Columbus Dispatch, Aug 3.

Read Books, Live Longer? NYT, Aug 3.

Libraries matter: 18 fantastic library infographics [Updated]. Ebook Friendly, Aug 2.

Rikers Island Opens Its First Ever Permanent Public Library. Mental Floss, Jul 28.

Chicago Public Library lending hundreds of hotspots. Chicago Sun-Times, Aug 1.

Helsinki Central Library emerges from the needs of city residents. Good News from Finland, Jul 8.

10 Unusual Libraries Around the World. Flavorwire, Jul 31.

The New York Public Library's little-known 'human Goggle' service answers any question by phone. Quartz, Jul 19.

8 digital skills we must teach our children. World Economic Forum, Jun 13.

Judge Dismisses Final Lawsuit Between Orland Park PL, Bloggers. LJ, Aug 2.

One chart that explains Alphabet, Google's parent company. Business Insider, Jul 13.

Librarians to Portland readers: 'Show us your tats!' KATU, Jul 30.

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