Archive for July, 2006

Help still needed!

View “Library Cleanup” page to read about our efforts to bring a Katrina-flooded library back to life. Try this link for additional images. If you would like to volunteer in the cleanup effort, contact: Hands On New Orleans, ALA Katrina Relief Effort, Common Ground Collective , or other organizations.

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ALA Convention

New OrleansFavorite sessions: Millennials and Information Behaviors; Jacqueline Woodson (Margaret A. Edwards Award Event); Flattening of the Web; Behind bars (collab. between libraries and juvenile corrections facilities); Madeleine Albright’s address. Off to a good start: AILA’s “I don’t know any Indians”–looking for more resources for providing better library services.Congrats, Trina! It was great seeing your picture on the Wall of Fame!Morial Center looks great–it’s still a couple of miles long! Shuttle service was excellent. Tech support perfect. “We’re jazzed to see you” welcome committee at the doors was a nice touch! Yes, you can hold a major conference in the Big Easy.cathedral.jpg