Materials on display @ WDFPL

Today WDFPL staffers begin calling those registered for Professor Carrigan’s original program to register them once again if they are still interested in hearing this informative historian’s insights on our 16th President. 

“Abraham Lincoln and the Secrets of His Success as President”
William Carrigan, PhD.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009       7:00 pm

Call the library at 856-845-5593 to reserve a seat for this rescheduled program.

Dr. William Carrigan, Associate Professor of History, Rowan Univeristy -
“Abraham Lincoln’s greatness can be attributed to three separate factors.  First, he possessed an uncanny political knack for reading the public mood and choosing the right course of action to push the public toward his vision without breaking his support from his base in New England or from moderates in the lower North.  Second, he was able to admit his mistakes, correct them, and improve while in office despite fighting a great civil war.  Third, he possessed the ability to communicate the aims of the war in a poetic but comprehensible manner to ordinary Americans.”

We’re celebrating the Lincoln Bicentennial 1809-2009 @ WDFPL. 

Additional Abraham Lincoln resources

Call 856-845-5593 to join us on March 18th.

Ashley donates pennies for peace at WDFPL

Share the real story.

Read the book.

Make change in your town or across the globe.

Everybody needs a little PR.  Today is nickyforever1470’s day.  

Check it out!

Ok, I also like the Plain White Ts

Lincoln Bicentennial 1809 - 2009

Lincoln materials on display at WDFPL

Program cancelled due to presenter’s illness

“Abraham Lincoln and the Secrets of His Success as President”
William Carrigan, PhD.
Thursday, February 19, 2009       7:00 pm

Call the library at 856-845-5593 to reserve a seat.

Abraham Lincoln’s greatness can be attributed to three separate factors.  First, he possessed an uncanny political knack for reading the public mood and choosing the right course of action to push the public toward his vision without breaking his support from his base in New England or from moderates in the lower North.  Second, he was able to admit his mistakes, correct them, and improve while in office despite fighting a great civil war.  Third, he possessed the ability to communicate the aims of the war in a poetic but comprehensible manner to ordinary Americans.

Additional Abraham Lincoln resources

Snapshot Day is tomorrow!  Stop by your library to see what is happening.

New Jersey Libraries celebrate Shapshot Day!

Much thanks to the New Jersey Library Association, The New Jersey State Library and the Snapshot Committee:

Snapshot Committee Members

Heidi Amici, Monmouth County Librarian
Marian Bauman, Neptune Public Library
Cathy Boss, Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Ingrid Bruck, Long Branch Public Library
Peggy Cadigan, New Jersey State Library
Heidi Cramer, Newark Public Library
Karen Klapperstuck, Bradley Beach Public Library
Connie Paul, CJRLC
Kathy Schalk-Greene, Mount Laurel Public Library
Pat Whitehead, Monmouth County Library

Consider trying something new at your library.  Join these folks and get the word out on the empowering things happening in New Jersey libraries.  Please post your library’s photos to Flickr.  Sometimes one picture is worth a thousand words.

Let’s get libraries out of the dip and document incremental progress!

Libraries provide many opportunities to share knowledge and find answers. 

The Fray released some new work lately, though this tune still inspires. 

“personal touch.” Webster’s New Millennium™ Dictionary of English, Preview Edition (v 0.9.7). Dictionary.com, LLC. 16 Feb. 2009. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/personal touch>.

Can ”personal touch” or “heart” scale across various types of libraries and library systems? 

Is the ”personal touch” valued by library administration and the public if not quantified in statistics?

Does the “personal touch” garner public support for libraries?

Is the “personal touch” our responsibility if not detailed in a job description?

Thoughts? 

Just for fun - creative drumming

Embedding is enabled on this video.

Is charging for video downloads the optimal method for monetizing YouTube service?

My favorite posted comment:

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Take a look at historic Valentine’s Day memories from the Library of Congress.

I joined Twitter  last week. 

Here’s my question, what is the passion with protecting updates on a social network platform? 

I understand if an individual is working for the FBI or CIA or even if he/she is part of a group using the space for collaborative work in the short run.  Stalking issues may also warrant such action.

  Consider the following:  

This person has protected his updates.  

You need to send a request before you can start following this person. 

Does the ”sending a request” message pandor to ego?  Is the process designed to infuse a sense of orderliness and control?

It seems I am not alone in my curiosity on the topic.

Much thanks to Barbara and Raymond for volunteering their services. 

Still seeking instructors for resume development class. 

Post here or email cwood[at]westdeptford.lib.nj.us if interested.

Friday is movie day.

Have you read the book?