Posted in Books, Reading, Teens on Thursday, November 29, 2007 | No Comments »
This can be a hard time of year for many teenagers. There are the school tests, report cards and SAT exams; the Homecoming dance and prom, with their own potential for drama and heartbreak; not to mention the family dynamics that flare up during holidays (heightened by relatives visiting, school breaks, etc.). If you’re feeling a little [...]
Posted in Reading, Uncategorized, tagged Amazon, ebooks, Kindle, Reading, technology on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »
In the ongoing questioning that librarians have about their relevance to the future, comes the issue of the Kindle - the new electronic book reader offered by Amazon for holiday gift giving. One library customer asked if the library was planning to buy these and lend them out (not at $399 per device) and another friend confided to me [...]
Posted in Julie's Column, Library Programs, Senior, tagged library computers, library Internet, seniors on the 'net on Monday, November 26, 2007 | No Comments »
This column appeared in the Journal on November 23, 2007. Past columns can be read at juliewinkelstein.com
“A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.” Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
In the last couple of weeks, I have been reminded again about the importance of public libraries in providing access to modern technology – [...]
Posted in Libraries, Library Programs, News, Uncategorized, tagged numbers; library statistics on Monday, November 19, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Last week was a busy week at the Albany Library. During the afternoon, it seemed like every table was filled with people. Carts were full of books waiting to be checked in and shelved. Some staff were on vacation and some were ill - the first wave of the winter colds that people who work [...]
Posted in Julie's Column, Libraries, tagged grant writing, Holly Hinman, Infopeople, LSTA on Monday, November 19, 2007 | No Comments »
This column appeared in the Journal on November 16, 2007. Past columns can be read at juliewinkelstein.com
“No grantmaker wants to adopt you. Funding sources want to know how you will continue your program when their grant runs out…” From the Grantmanship Center’s “Program Planning & Proposal Writing” by Norton J. Kiritiz and Jerry Mandel
I [...]
Posted in Julie's Column, Libraries, tagged boredom and librarians, online classes, SJSU on Monday, November 12, 2007 | No Comments »
This column appeared in the Journal on November 9, 2007. Past columns can be read at juliewinkelstein.com
“You don’t close hospitals during epidemics, you don’t cut employment benefits during a recession and you shouldn’t close libraries during hard times.” William Gates, senior. March 2004, Public Library Association conference, Seattle WA.
For the third year in a row [...]
Posted in Historical Photographs on Saturday, November 10, 2007 | No Comments »
The Ocean View Grocery run by the Villa family was located in the 900 block of San Pablo Avenue. Ocean View was officially incorporated in 1908. After the city changed its name to Albany in 1909, the Villas changed the name of their store as well. Later photos of this building show the sign changed to read [...]
Posted in Julie's Column, Libraries, tagged sanctuary, silence in libraries, St. Patrick's Cathedral on Friday, November 9, 2007 | No Comments »
This column appeared in the Journal on November 2, 2007. Past columns can be read at juliewinkelstein.com
“…St. Patrick’s must rely solely on the generosity of visitors, midtown working people and friends like you.” Plaque in front of Our Lady of Guadalupe, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York City
There are ongoing discussions in various library venues about [...]
Posted in Libraries, Teens on Thursday, November 8, 2007 | No Comments »
Idaho recently released the findings from a focus group they conducted with digital natives–that is, those who grew up with computers and the Internet, young adults ages 12 through 25. The goal was to find out why this group was using the state’s libraries less than other groups and to see what could be done to serve [...]
Posted in Albany Book Reviews, Books, Library Programs, Uncategorized on Saturday, November 3, 2007 | No Comments »
After a great response to the Albany Reads series of events, people are asking “What is the next Albany Reads book?”. The answer is that the committee that works on this won’t come together until next spring, and the book will be announced in the summer.
Meanwhile, avid readers be meeting once a month, at the [...]
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