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Flower Power Fund Raiser

May 9th, 2010
by pollyalida.
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Being a gardener and a library fan, this is my idea of the perfect fundraiser! With Flower Power you set up a fundraising page for your organization and your organization gets 50% of the sales. Looks like it’s very easy to set up and the products come from two of my favorite gardening catalogs: Dutch Gardens & Gardeners Supply.  Anyone for tomatoes? Yum!!

flower power

Flower Power

What a fun way to connect with your community, offer a service that many people would be happy to use and benefits the library. It’s very easy to think of programs and summer projects to go along with fundraiser. How about a community garden at the library, followed by a harvest feast?

This fundraising page is for the Hadley-Luzerne (NY) Library, part of  the Southern Adirondack Library System.

“It’s My Story” – Seniors Memory Project

Aug 20th, 2009
by pollyalida.
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It's My Story “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 mother was one of the participants. I’m looking forward to the reception where printed copies of the books will be presented to the participants and they’ll share their stories with the community.

The library will host a reception and storytelling program celebrating the stories in words and pictures of some of the local, vibrant senior citizens who reside at Hawthorne Ridge. Professional storyteller Mary Murphy will entertain and enlighten our audience with stories of how this project evolved and the wonderful stories shared by the residents. Kathy Nardarcci is the project’s photography consultant who instructed the residents on digital camera usage and enabled the creation of their storybooks. A display featuring the photographic storybooks will be on display during the whole month of September at the library. The event is open to all. This project was made possible by an Outreach grant from the Upper Hudson Library System, the Friends of the East Greenbush Library and Northeast Health’s Hawthorne Ridge Retirement Community. (via:  events calendar)

Ten Trends & Technologies for 2009

Jan 14th, 2009
by pollyalida.
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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, here goes. In 2009, librarians, information professionals and libraries will be touched by:

  1. The Ubiquity of the Cloud
  2. The Changing role of IT
  3. The Value of the Commons
  4. The Promise of Micro-Interaction (more…)

Akoha’s Room to Read Community Challenge

Dec 17th, 2008
by pollyalida.
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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 being fun and making you feel good, Akoha has partnered wtih Room to Read to sponsor the construction of a school library in Nepal.

What if playing a game could make the world a better place? Playing Akoha missions can be fun and meaningful. As part of our play testing phase, we’ve adopted a school project with Room to Read. (more…)