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Register now for Turning the Page 2.0 – 3rd Session
Registration is open until today, July 27, at 5:00pm CDT, for the next session, week of Aug. 8 – week of Sept. 12, of Turning the Page 2.0. This free, six-week comprehensive advocacy training program has been developed and presented by the Public Library Association (PLA) with generous support from The Bill & Melinda Gates [...]
PLA presents readers’ advisory webinar with Nancy Pearl on July 19 At 1 p.m. CDT on July 19, the Public Library Association (PLA) will host a webinar with Nancy Pearl, “Dive into a Good Book: Great Summer Reads to Recommend to Your Patrons.” The webinar will benefit library staff specializing in readers’ advisory and will [...]
Altair Design
The other day I dropped by Bookbuyers in Mountain View and picked up a real gem. I got a sweet copy of ‘More Altair Design’ from 1974. The cover is pretty seductive, with swirling kaleidoscopic fractal looking designs on the cover. My interest continues to shift from the early and mid-century modern design I loved [...]
