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Lit Review: Public Libraries, County Jails: Best Ways to Break in to Correctional Partnership

  by Amanda St John   Introduction Since the 1790s, American prisons have provided books to inmates (Darby, 2004; Mfum, 2012) and many facilities staff correctional libraries. With a trend in increasing populations and 1 in 35 adults under some form of correctional supervision, the United States of America holds the largest number of inmates in the world (De la…

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October 17, 2015
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Scouting for Tech: My Year with the Girl Scouts at the Library

Scouting for Tech: My Year with the Girl Scouts at the Library by Stephanie Piccino   Admit it: You do not think “tech” when you think “Girl Scouts”. You think of camping, crafts, and, of course, cookies. But these are not your mom’s Girl Scouts. They are not even mine. Today, Girl Scouts are encouraged to explore the world of…

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May 2, 2015
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LGBTQ Youth Online Information Communities: The Intersection of Real and Virtual Space When Information Needs Are Also Social Needs

LGBTQ Youth Online Information Communities: The Intersection of Real and Virtual Space When Information Needs Are Also Social Needs by Elanna Erhardt   As an “under-aged” minority population that has only recently been given much needed attention in scholarly authorship over the past twenty years, LGBTQ (or queer as an all-inclusive term) youth have information needs and desires peculiar to…

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May 2, 2015
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Countdown to Success: The Kentucky Public Library School Readiness Task Force Addresses School Readiness

Countdown to Success: The Kentucky Public Library School Readiness Task Force Addresses Kindergarten Readiness by R. Lynn Baker As a former preschool and kindergarten teacher, I have been able to apply my passion for early childhood education to my work as youth services specialist at Paul Sawyer Public Library in Frankfort, Kentucky. I am also fortunate to be working on…

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January 26, 2014
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Seattle Public Library Tour

SJSU SLIS ALASC and SLISConnect hosted a tour of the Seattle Public Library Central Branch this January. The event held during the ALA Midwinter Conference. The event began with a coffee hour at Seattle's Best Coffee.  The library tour was led by SLIS alumni Sarah Scott. (Click thumbnails to enlarge)

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March 5, 2013
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