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Last Friday, my friend Kirby McCurtis and I were chatting about program ideas for children and teens. She told me about two programs she was just about to run for her library, the San Diego Public...
View ArticleA possible organizational chart for a public library (2012)
Over a year ago, I wrote this post to collect my many thoughts on the always changing idea of the public library. I’ve spent some time looking back on that model and have decided to revisit it here...
View ArticleDavid Weinberger at the Chattanooga Public Library
Not the best photo, but it’s David Weinberger with an image of Sim City behind him so that’s pretty awesome. Yesterday I had the pleasure of hearing David Weinberger speak on The 4th Floor of the...
View ArticleThe 2nd Floor PLUS STEM School Chattanooga
The STEM school made @2ndfloorchatt this 3D printer station! This is amazing. I love partnerships. pic.twitter.com/JNcH0le2Bc — Justin Hoenke (@JustinLibrarian) December 9, 2014 Over the past few...
View ArticleThink About The Little Things
Blog posts are always better with images. Ladybugs are great little things that live on Earth. “Ladybug”: Photo by Gordon Wrigley. Used by Permission with a Creative Commons License....
View ArticleMore Library Stuff
I am just going to toss out quotes that are floating around in my brain. Connect them in any way that you will. Libraries count circulations, door counts, and more. These are great numbers but we need...
View ArticleLibrary Related Things in the Second Half of 2016
I haven’t spent a lot of time talking about library related things in my world recently because…well…when I look at the other stuff being written about libraries out there it hits me that what we’re...
View ArticleTake a Moment and Remind Yourself That You Do Great Work
I know, I know….“us librarians don’t get paid enough to deal with the kind of stuff we deal with.” It’s the same thing with educators. And a whole slew of other professions doing things in their...
View ArticleWhen The Circulation Has Gone: Helping Your Community Understand the Worth of...
What’s this that you see above? I call this the Benson Memorial Library circulation scorecard. What this circulation scorecard is doing is keeping track of our overall circulation from January...
View ArticleA New Career In A New Town: The Rejection Letter
“WE REGRET TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU WERE NOT CHOSEN FOR THIS PARTICULAR ROLE. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR APPLICATION AND WE WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK IN YOUR FUTURE.” Every single person reading this post...
View ArticleA New Career In A New Town: Close The Curtain
For the first time in a few months I can say that I currently have ZERO resumes submitted to libraries for possible new jobs. Right now, I’m going to close the curtain on this part of my journey....
View ArticleNintendo Switch: A Guide for Public Libraries
When it comes to gaming in public libraries, I have always been a fan of the entire movement, especially when it comes to Nintendo consoles. There’s something great about a Nintendo console that works...
View ArticlePennsylvania Libraries Are For Everyone
Libraries are for every single person that comes through the doors of their public library. It doesn’t matter who you are, where you are in life, or what path you’re on, the public library is there...
View ArticleRelevant at Any Size: Thinking About Our Future
Photo by Jessica Hilburn, taken from benson.ccfls.org Staff Page. I like Oreos. Change is always happening. Over the past four years at the Benson Memorial Library we’ve been able to witness those...
View ArticleTwo Step Verification and Public Library Patrons Who Don’t Have Mobile Phones
We’ve been increasingly running into an issue at our library over the past year where the patrons who are using our public computers are trying to set up an email address OR access their current email...
View Article“Librarians facing new tasks say crisis isn’t in the catalog” by Ali Swenson
Read the full article here: https://www.apnews.com/ae0e76071cbc49bd844163bf7617cc8a If you have a moment today give Ali Swenson’s article Librarians facing new tasks say crisis isn’t in the catalog a...
View Article2019 Oil Region Alliance Partner of the Year
The Benson Memorial Library is honored to have been named the 2019 Partner of the Year by the Oil Region Alliance at their 2019 annual meeting on Thursday September 19, 2019 in Franklin, PA at...
View ArticleYour Facebook Page is Your New Public Library Branch: Using Facebook During...
THERE’S A STRONG CHANCE that your public library is closed during the Covid-19 crisis. Most importantly, let me just start off by saying that I think that’s a very good thing. I won’t go into details...
View ArticleCreativity in Public Libraries During Covid-19 (An Ongoing List of Cool Things)
LAST UPDATED: 15 APRIL 2020 A collage of library images I took while visiting Australia in 2015, by Justin Hoenke. Use as you please. I am amazed at all of the creativity coming out of libraries and...
View ArticleReopening Libraries in New Zealand: Slow and Steady Wins The Race
This week our libraries here in Wellington, New Zealand began the process of reopening our spaces to the public. On Monday 11 May 2020, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that the country would...
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