. . . have a YA Scavenger Hunt! Whee! Ok, so maybe not all of my fellow librarians were annoyed but I think a few of them were. For my summer reading kickoff party this year, I created a scavenger hunt throughout the library and had the teens solve the clues. It took them all … Continue reading How to annoy all of your library departments
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Encampment!
This weekend was our much-talked about, highly anticipated Civil War Encampment. It finished off our spring session of our Community Reads program, "Methuen Remembers the Civil War." We will start back with more Civil War programming in the fall (and the staff and patrons may just mutiny....) after a break for summer reading. I was … Continue reading Encampment!
A librarian’s confession
As indicated, I have a confession: every month because of some perk from my ALA membership I get a copy of "Library Journal," and everyone month, I throw it away. Well, I recycle it because I'm really, really into recycling. (Ask my roommates, I will pick things out of the trash that can be recycled … Continue reading A librarian’s confession
lcarslibrarian: It’s Dot Com!
Bienvenidos a lcarslibrarian.com! Yes, that's right, I've changed my website-address-URL-thingy! Look at me go! Dazzle at my use of interwebs language! But seriously, I've been meaning to do this for a while. The ".wordpress." bit of the address was starting to harsh my mellow, as the cool kids say. So, it's official. If you need … Continue reading lcarslibrarian: It’s Dot Com!
Makerspaces: Coming soon to your library?
Hi folks! Sorry to miss you all on Thursday. I'm sure you were sitting anxiously by your computers waiting for me to post, right? Or not. Hopefully not because I definitely did not post. I went to a one-day library conference then got stuck in traffic on my way home for around three hours. Leaving … Continue reading Makerspaces: Coming soon to your library?
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