AL Direct, December 20, 2006

december 20, 2006
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U.S. & World News

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Seattle Update

Division News

Round Table News

Awards

Seen Online

Tech Talk

Actions & Answers

Don’t miss out on the Midwinter Meeting’s parties and receptions.

The January 2007 issue will feature the magazine’s new design that will coincide with its 100th anniversary. American Libraries Senior Production Editor Karen Sheets and Editor-in-Chief Leonard Kniffel look at the final proof pages of the January issue.

ALA Headquarters holiday hours

When Olympic medallist Sasha Cohen isn’t on the ice, she enjoys promoting her favorite charities, acting, reading, and spending time at the beach. Sasha Cohen celebrity READ poster from ALA Graphics.

In this issue
December 2006

AL cover

David Mamet on the Chicago Public Library

Public Library Rebirth

The Top 10 News Stories of 2006

Online Social Networking and Intellectual Freedom is a presentation created by the Office for Intellectual Freedom on IF issues involving social networking websites. You can listen to it in MP3 audio format, view it in Power Point, or read it in HTML script.

Career Leads from

Executive Director. The Basalt (Colo.) Regional Library District seeks an experienced Executive Director to administer our growing library district and to lead us through the exciting process of building a new library. Building experience is preferred....

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Public Perception
How the World
Sees Us

“How do you meet someone without being completely hammered? Try the institution we are here for—school! The library is a great place to chat up potential hook-ups. That way you can get a sober look at their physical assets, their conversational skills, and a peek at their work to gauge their intelligence.”

—Student Jenny Paradise advocating non-drunk sex at the University of California at Santa Barbara, Daily Nexus, Nov. 29.

The Online Resource Center for Library Cultural Programming is a professional development tool and digital library where librarians and library supporters can find the resources and framework for developing high-quality humanities programming. Models of past ALA Public Programs Office initiatives are featured to encourage replication, enhancement, and inspiration.

Poll
What do YOU think?

Does your library currently have an in-house coffee shop or restaurant?

Click here to ANSWER!

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Ask the ALA Librarian

Q. We’re thinking of adding a coffee shop to our library. What issues should we consider before doing so?

A. Some of the issues to be considered are the extent of service to be offered, how the service is managed, the impact on policies (such as food in the rest of the library), and the effect on tax revenues. Check out some readings—and a place for you to add information about your coffee shop, if you have one—at the ALA Professional Tips wiki.

The ALA Librarian welcomes your questions.

Calendar

Exhibits

Austrian National Library. “The Art of Cuisine and the Culture of Dining.”

Boston College. “We Are Still Here: Contemporary Issues in Native America.”

Cornell University. French Revolution collections.

Detroit Public Library. “Motor City Ad Art in the Age of Muscle and Chrome.”

Harvard Business School, Baker Library. “The Human Factor: Introducing the Industrial Life Photograph Collection.”

Huntington Library. “Treasures from Olana: Landscapes by Frederic Edwin Church.”

Indianapolis–
Marion County Public Library. Artifacts at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis.

Library and Archives Canada. “Building a Just Society: A Retrospective of Canadian Rights and Freedoms.”

Library Company of Philadelphia. “Benjamin Franklin, Writer and Printer.”

National Library of the Czech Republic. A sampling of digitized manuscripts in the Manuscriptorium project.

National Library of Ireland. The 1916 Rising.

New York State Library. Firefighters’ Collection.

San Diego State University. “L. Frank Baum and the Hotel del Coronado.”

University of California at Berkeley. “Foundations of Anthropology at the University of California, 1901–1960.”

University of North Texas. Neal Douglass Photography Collection, illustrating many aspects of Austin life during the years 1930–1969.

University of Virginia Health Sciences Library. “Twenty Medical Classics of the Jefferson Era.”

Vatican Library. Images of the face of Christ.

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George M. Eberhart,
Editor:
geberhart@ala.org

Daniel Kraus,
Associate Editor:
dkraus@ala.org

Greg Landgraf,
Editorial Assistant:
glandgraf@ala.org

Karen Sheets,
Graphics and Design:
ksheets@ala.org

Leonard Kniffel,
Editor-in-Chief,
American Libraries, lkniffel@ala.org

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