Loan Stars – A New RA Tool for Library Staff
Have you heard about Loan Stars? Wondering what all the fuss is about? Loan Stars is a new readers’ advisory service that allows library…
Have you heard about Loan Stars? Wondering what all the fuss is about? Loan Stars is a new readers’ advisory service that allows library…
"Snuffy" is the name of a character who appears in The Classic Slum by Robert Roberts. This delicious slice of British social history paints…
These days the funding bodies of public libraries expect that they are run like businesses. The finer points of this comparison can be argued,…
The Traditional Public Library has not changed fundamentally from when it was first introduced in the mid-nineteenth century. While many people continue to believe…
I had the great honour of speaking to the Ontario Library Association’s conference about romance novels. While these books are incredibly popular — this…
It has often been said that you can take a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink. Conventional management thinking suggests that…
Have you ever had a really great conversation with someone about books? She tells you that she just read a book she loved, you…
As the saying goes, if you stand in the middle of the road you will get run over. Or, more colourfully perhaps, if you…
The Canadian Index of Well-being has tracked participation in leisure and cultural activities and identified a number of important trends: "Leisure and culture make…
It’s the genre readers (and non-readers) seem to love to hate: romance. Despite sales of more than $1B in 2013 (RWA), romance is often…
Can public libraries make people happier and healthier? There is close link between equality and happiness. The people who live in more equal countries…
What could be simpler, connecting readers and books, right? The truth is, it isn’t easy, and library staff, while often readers themselves, can find…