Author Archives: Bethany Lafferty

Marketing at Your Library

Have you ever had a song get so stuck in your head that you find yourself humming it all day? With the incredibly catchy “At Your Library”  song from the Kids! @ your library® Campaign tool kit, this is a … Continue reading

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September is Library Card Sign-Up Month!

September is Library Card Sign-Up Month! Celebrate Library Card Sign-Up Month during September with the Kids! @ your library® Campaign.  The online toolkit provides ideas and templates that you can adapt to showcase materials and resources in your library.  You … Continue reading

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Bill Morris Seminar Reflection

I was honored to participate in the inaugural Bill Morris Seminar at the 2008 ALA Mid-Winter Meeting in Philadelphia.  I don’t recall how I first heard about the Morris Seminar, just that it was something I just had to participate … Continue reading

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Subject: Late summer fun for Kids! @ Your Library®

Were you in the audience at the Authors Readers Theatre program in Chicago at ALA hosted by the ALSC public awareness committee? If you were, then we hope you’re charged up about doing a readers theater program at YOUR library … Continue reading

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“Serving Students on the Spectrum,” an AASL Presentation

At the 2009 ALA Annual Conference the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) presented the terrific program Serving Students on the Spectrum.  The program was hosted by Alison Ernst, Director – Northfield Mount Hermon School (MA) Library and Academic Resources … Continue reading

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Kids @ Your Library!

Greetings Everyone, It’s almost time to launch Phase 2 of Kids! @ your library Campaign Toolkit.  The ALSC public awareness committee hope that many of you can join us in Chicago at the ALA annual conference on Sunday, July 12th … Continue reading

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Publishing Opportunity!

Many ALSC members not only work with children, but also with teens.  Some of you may also be members of ALA’s Young Adult Library Services Association.  Well, YALSA member, Jenine Lillian is working on a new professional resource called Cool … Continue reading

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More Tools from Kids! @ Your Library

Greetings! As another school year begins have you been searching for titles that excite kids about libraries? Check out the titles on Kids! @ your library Tool Kit. Here is a baker’s dozen, picture books to read aloud to kids … Continue reading

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