by Jamie Matczak | Sep 6, 2018 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider, Uncategorized
A patron of Millburn (N.J.) Free Public Library (MFPL) made headline news when he requested to use the facility’s 3D printer to create a part for an AR-15 rifle. The recent efforts by the Texas-based nonprofit Defense Distributed to publish blueprints for...
by Jamie Matczak | Aug 15, 2018 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider, Youth Blog
This is the second post regarding schools and libraries. Take a moment to read How to Communicate with School Librarians & Teachers from May. Take the leap! School librarians, teachers, and public librarians are all busy, but do not let that stop you from...
by Jamie Matczak | May 24, 2018 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider, Uncategorized, Youth Blog
School librarians, teachers, and public librarians are all BUSY. How can we communicate and work with each other while respecting each other’s time? I have collected a few notes from two school librarians and have them listed below. Do you have suggestions or tips? Am...
by Jamie Matczak | May 1, 2018 | Blog Post, Continuing Education, Featured Post Slider
Dealing with Substance-Abusing Patrons in the Library: From Meth to Marijuana, Opiates to Alcohol (webinar) Thursday, June 7; 10 am Presented by: Dr. Steve Albrecht 1 CE Credit Patrons who visit your library under the influence of drugs or alcohol (or worse, both) can...
by Jamie Matczak | Apr 24, 2018 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider, Uncategorized
The AASL/ALSC/YALSA Interdivisional Committee on School/Public Library Cooperation (SPLC) is pleased to announce the publication of the Public Library & School Library Collaboration Toolkit. This toolkit is the result of a three-year collaborative effort with...
by Jamie Matczak | Apr 19, 2018 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider, Teen Talk, Youth Blog
You can create a teen space with the resources you have out of a single book shelf, wall, row, or entire room! All libraries, big and tiniest of tiny, need a teen space of some kind. Let’s face it. There are too many options for and demands on a teenager’s time....
