Lisa Peet
296 Articles
Instituting Great Change | Design Institute
This fall, LJ expanded its previously semiannual Design Institute professional development offerings to hold two autumn events in different parts of the country. The first, in Minneapolis, took place on September 21. The second, in Cherry Hill, NJ, was held on September 28.
Woodstock PL Gets Out the "No" Vote
In the days leading up to the November 6 midterm elections, libraries and their boards and supporters nationwide were working on getting out their yes votes—but not the Woodstock Public Library (WPL), NY.WPL’s allies focused on getting residents to vote no on a ballot question that would have eliminated its library district.
UBC Library Partners with French Department on Revolution Pamphlet Collection
At the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, a partnership between the Department of French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies and the Library will provide new levels of access to a growing collection of original pamphlets from the French Revolution.
Pleasant Valley Free Library Regroups After Fire
On the morning of November 6 as residents of Pleasant Valley, NY, were lining up to vote on the town’s first library referendum in eight years, firefighters were battling a two-alarm blaze at the Pleasant Valley Free Library.
California Libraries Reopen, Respond to Wildfires
Libraries in California fire areas found themselves playing several roles at once. A number were evacuated, and still more were closed for smoke and debris cleaning even if they did not receive direct damage. Many also served as community gathering places and regional assistance centers—some as soon as they received the all-clear to reopen.
MIT Press, Media Lab Launch Knowledge Futures Group
MIT Press and MIT Media Lab recently launched the Knowledge Futures Group (KFG), a first-of-its-kind collaboration between a major academic publisher and academic lab to create and share research information.
Roseburg Library Reopens
Oregon’s Douglas County libraries made news in spring 2017, after a measure on the November 2016 ballot failed and the 11-branch system closed its libraries. Since then, a small but loyal number of volunteers and Friends organizations have stepped in to bring their libraries back as DIY operations, one at a time.
Libraries, Museums, Poets, & STEM | One Cool Thing
Who says poetry and science don’t mix? Not Poets House, the national poetry library and literary center in downtown Manhattan, which recently launched its newest initiative, Field Work: Aligning Poetry and Science.
Mixed Success, but No Library Wave in Midterms 2018
Voters turned out at the polls in record numbers on Tuesday, November 6, for the 2018 midterm elections. But strong voter turnout did not necessarily drive support for libraries at the voting booth.