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Books selected by your neighbors

What a fun idea from Half Hollow Hills Community Library.
“We invite our patrons to display their favorite books, authors, music, or movies to share with their neighbors.”
More info: Read Like Larry

What your neighbor Larry selected
Originally uploaded by HHHCL

“It’s My Story” – Seniors Memory Project

“It’s My Story” is a lovely project by the East Greenbush (NY) Community Library that celebrates the stories of seniors who live at a nearby retirement center. Stories and photos were combined to create online memory books.
But what a neat surprise it was for me to get an email from my cousin saying her [...]

Ushahidi – crowdsourcing information in a a crisis

Ushahidi is a fascinating and wonderful project for reporting crisis information.
Welcome to Ushahidi, which means “testimony” in Swahili, where we are building a platform that crowdsources crisis information. Allowing anyone to submit crisis information through text messaging using a mobile phone, email or web form.

from Vote Report India
An open source platform for gathering information about [...]

Ten Trends & Technologies for 2009

Michael Stephens has posted his annual look at what technology trends he thinks will impact libraries in 2009.
This year, I’m focusing on some ideas and technologies that I believe will impact everyone. These things will surely influence library users and nonusers alike. My biggest concern is how can libraries respond in turbulent economic times.  So, [...]

Akoha’s Room to Read Community Challenge

Check out Akoha, a game based on the idea of ‘paying it forward’ – do something nice for someone else and ask them to do the same. Akoha uses cards with good deed missions printed on them, you pass them on and can follow their path through the world on the Akoha site.
In addition to [...]

Many Voices for Darfur project

March 6 and 7 – your students’ voices can matter:
For 48 hours, starting at midnight Eastern standard time on March 6, 2008, many student voices will be collected in the name of those suffering in Darfur. Be sure that your voice is among them.
Students can post their comments at the Many Voices for Darfur [...]