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Category Archives: Libraries
Library of Congress on Flickr (More)
The Library of Congress collections on Flickr have gotten a lot of attention and activity since its launch on January 16. Flickr reported on their blog that in the first twenty-four hours after the launch, users added about 19,000 tags … Continue reading
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Library of Congress on Flickr
The Library of Congress and Flickr have a new pilot project called The Commons. Photographs from two of the American Memory collections, 1930s-40s in Color and News in the 1910s, a total of over 3,000 images. The first set consists … Continue reading
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Library Flickr Favorites
There are thousands of library photographs on Flickr, some taken by librarians to show off their buildings and services or highlight their collections, some taken by members of the public. There are beautiful architectural shots, pictures of kids listening to … Continue reading
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Chelmsford Public Library’s Gingerbread Library
The staff of the Chelmsford Public Library participated in the The Gingerbread Express: A Train Runs Through It… a Gingerbread Village Display to Support Greater Lowell Habitat for Humanity. They created two buildings, the great, edible version of the original … Continue reading
Arizona Library Branch Organized Like a Bookstore
The hottest story in the library world right now may be Maricopa County Arizona’s new Perry Branch, which is arranged according to BISAC Subject Headings, the same system used by bookstores (including Amazon, etc.). This has gotten a lot of … Continue reading
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