Reading, Writing, Research

Monthly Archives: November 2011

Libraries and playing games
libraries

Libraries and playing games

The American Library Association just sponsored the fourth annual National Gaming Day @ Your Library. More than 1800 libraries participated …Read the Rest

Library services for the unemployed
library services

Library services for the unemployed

According to a 2010 study of perceptions of libraries, 37% of respondents said that they have used the library more …Read the Rest

Libraries and adult literacy
library services

Libraries and adult literacy

America has a problem with adult literacy. Too many adults read so poorly they can barely function. American libraries, therefore, …Read the Rest

Wrong word rant, or, misused pears
writing

Wrong word rant, or, misused pears

I had a chat on Facebook not long ago where my friend was enthusiastically explaining a new school he had …Read the Rest

The continuing value of public libraries
libraries

The continuing value of public libraries

In the past ten years new downtown libraries have opened in Seattle, Montreal, Salt Lake City, that I have been …Read the Rest