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CPLA Marketing Seminar for Public Libraries Day 2
At the end of day 2 here in Cleveland I’m sitting in a hotel with a cold that could go down in the record books. Yeah, the world’s smallest violin… I know. Trust me, its a bummer. Despite my condition, yesterday’s tour of Cleveland Public Library (pics) was excellent, and today was an even better [...]
CPLA Marketing Seminar for Public Libraries, Day 1
Day 1 of 2 is completed here at Cleveland Public Library as Wayne Piper gave us a crash course in marketing for public libraries. Before I get into any the specifics of today’s goings-on, I’d like to point to PLA’s Certified Public Library Administrator program in the context of the MLS and library education. There’s [...]
gorgeousness
The Cleveland Public Library is filled with gorgeous artwork, much of which is functional. A few of us were noting while taking the tour that it is a shame that buildings like this have about zero chance of being created today. The people who planned and built this building were in for the long haul, [...]
boot campers admiring the displays
The Cleveland Public Library has a room filled with these beautifully ornate display cases. One of the topics we’ve discussed during boot camp is that we all need to consider whether things like displays (and puppets and bulletin boards) fit into our service responses. Most libraries spend at least a little (and for some, a [...]
spine labels
I was surprised to learn that the Cleveland Public Library uses the Library of Congress classification system.
AIGA ‘Get out the Vote’ at Cleveland Public Library
This is an awesome poster from the AIGA Cleveland ‘Get out the Vote’ show at the Cleveland Public Library. I did not catch the designer’s name, please add as a comment if you know it.
Pic of microfilm at Cleveland Public Library
Here’s a photo of microfilm at the Cleveland Public Library. The colors and repetition reminded me of Andreas Gursky.
Tiles at Cleveland Public Library
Have a look here at the really cool tile work we saw today in the Cleveland Public Library. Looks like a cross between Native American trade blankets and Space Invaders.
