The Great Debate

http://www.flickr.com/photos/titusso/5541218890/

There was a very heated discussion at my house last night - a member of my family went to the local library and saw a lady using the computers for online gambling.  This family member was livid and felt that the library staff should not allow this.  I've never worked in a public library (only as a shelver) but felt that it is not the place of library staff to be nannys.  The family member felt that the computers should only be used "to find information".

I'm really interested to hear others' opinions and of anyone who has had to deal with such a situation.

The Phantom Sculptor goes out in style

http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2011/11/29/142910393/the-library-phantom-returns

A Library Story

Thanks Kim Koelbel for sharing this lovely depiction of the San Francisco Library:

http://therumpus.net/2011/05/meanwhile-the-san-francisco-public-library/

AH Staff Book Club Book Ideas

Hello all,

Here are some of the books that AH staff will be reading over the next few months for their book club:

Great Expectations
Tess of the Dubervilles
The Mill on the Floss
The Lord of the Rings

We obviously love our classics :)

New bloggers

Had a bit of fun today at Alex Hills showing Vivienne and Nola how to comment on the blog.

Well done ladies for getting on board!

Goodnight iPad

And you thought those hashtags were just for fun.....

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Check out the article below:
http://mashable.com/2011/11/11/hashtag-web-data/

If anyone has any bright ideas about hashtags which we can use on the library Twitter feed, email Anna.