#AmericanLibraries

[librarycompany]

At the Library Company of Philadelphia, it doesn’t get more #VintageLibrary than our original Lion’s Mouth Suggestion Box. 

Benjamin Franklin drafted the Library Company’s plans, rules, and articles of agreement in 1731, after he and a group of like-minded individuals conceived the idea of a subscription library in which all members would pool their financial resources in order to afford a larger and finer library than any one of them could have amassed individually.

The first book order was sent to England on March 31, 1732. The list of books ordered was representative of the kind of books that could be found in any good colonial American, or even English, private library. The largest portion included titles on history and travels, followed by literature. Small segments dealt with the sciences, theology, philosophy, economics, and linguistics. The works were useful because the desire for the books stemmed from the readers themselves as evidenced by the suggestion box, which reads:

Gentlemen are requested to deposite in the lion’s mouth the titles of such books as they may wish to have imported.

Franklin’s ingenious solution to the problem of access to books, the subscription library, was copied up and down the Atlantic seaboard from Salem, Massachusetts, to Charleston, South Carolina.

Suggestion Box. Lion's Mouth Box. Painted metal ; 11 3/8 x 8 x 5 5/8 inches.

[memoriesfrombooks]

The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles is based on the history of the American library in Paris during World War II. The story is told in two timelines, and as with most books, one is usually more compelling. It is, as the name of the book suggests, the story in 1939 Paris. The story of 1983 Montana seems a frame around Odile's story of the war, providing context and closure.

Reviewed for NetGalley.

[moddsblog]

L’écrivain américain Spencer Matheson et son épouse Sabine à leur domicile parisien. @anais_boileau #anaisboileau pour M le magazine du Monde. « Heureux comme un intellectuel américain à Paris. » « Depuis plus d’un siècle, l’intelligentsia d’outre-Atlantique se plaît dans la capitale française. Romanciers, universitaires ou correspondants de presse y trouvent une passion pour les arts et une ouverture d’esprit qui fait défaut à l’Amérique. » Une enquête de Clémentine Goldszal @m_magazine #pourmlemagazinedumonde #portraitphotoshoot #americanwritter #writter #spencermatheson #mlemonde #portraitdepresse #portraitdecouple #mamiya7 #analogreportage #analogphotography #mamiya #kodak400 #portra400 #paris #usa #magazinecover #editorialphotography #americanlibrary #americanlibraryinparis (à Paris, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJXh-X-AFgy/?igshid=zvzrg5ve0kvb

[suvendudas]

Voice of America (VOA) is the largest U.S. international broadcaster, providing news and information in more than 40 languages to an estimated weekly audience of more than 275 million people. VOA produces content for digital, television, and radio platforms. It is easily accessed via your mobile phone and on social media. It is also distributed by satellite, cable, FM and MW, and is carried on a network of approximately 2,200 affiliate stations. Voice of America Bangla Service interacts with listeners from time to time. At 44th International Book Fair 2020 VOA Bangla officials/reporters along with officials of United States Information Service interacted with Listeners & well wishers at the USA Stall. #voanews #voabangla #usis #americancenter #usembassy #usconsulate #usa #usaandkolkata225 #americanlibrary #nikond750 #nikon (at Central Park Mela Ground, Saltlake, Kolkata) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8Jj-6jAPRy/?igshid=d2r6165zio1f

[soplibrarydirector]

What is net neutrality?

Net neutrality is the basic principle that protects our free speech on the Internet. "Title II" of the Communications Act is what provides the legal foundation for net neutrality and prevents Internet Service Providers like Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T from slowing down and blocking websites, or charging apps and sites extra fees to reach an audience (which fees are then passed along to consumers).

The Internet has thrived precisely because of net neutrality. It's what makes it so vibrant and innovative—a place for creativity, free expression, and exchange of ideas. Without net neutrality, access to Internet content, and that content, will become decisions made by your provider. Libraries are committed to equal access to information and, of course, support creativity and open exchange of ideas.

Read more - including how to simply file comments with the FCC - at American Libraries magazine.

[hindiabooks-blog]

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[markstawecki]

Different Management Styles

Let’s look at management from a business franchise-to-library perspective.  In the latest issue of American Libraries, Jimmie E. Epling compares management at places such as Walmart and McDonalds to those of libraries. Epling states that leadership tends to be more fractured at the local level of libraries because of factors such as llack of funding and interest.  A manager at one library may need to deviate from standards to accommodate their community.  Local mangers of corporations tend to be unified in goals.

So what does this mean?  Epling says libraries need to be “purpose-driven” and calls for strategic planning.  I would add that the goal of purpose is to really know your community, its interests and opportunities for possible interests.  If people become invested in the library then the chance for funding increases. upon which more opportunities can be explored.

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[suvendudas]

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Voice of America (VOA) is the largest U.S. international broadcaster, providing news and information in more than 40 languages to an estimated weekly audience of more than 275 million people. VOA produces content for digital, television, and radio platforms. It is easily accessed via your mobile phone and on social media. It is also distributed by satellite, cable, FM and MW, and is carried on a network of approximately 2,200 affiliate stations. Voice of America Bangla Service interacts with listeners from time to time. At 44th International Book Fair 2020 VOA Bangla officials/reporters along with officials of United States Information Service interacted with Listeners & well wishers at the USA Stall. #voanews #voabangla #usis #americancenter #instagood #instalike #cityofjoy #kolkata #meetup #usembassy #usconsulate #usa #usaandkolkata225 #americanlibrary #documentation #photooftheday #indiaphotography #beautiful #together #bettertogether #togetherness #alwaystogether #cometogether #togetherwecan #happytogether #gettogether #strongertogether (at Central Park Mela Ground, Saltlake, Kolkata) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8JfkYkA4XI/?igshid=1ru2t5d1csa