Uproar over publication of Haruki Murakami’s high school library records
As a library patron, the right to privacy is a hugely important one, and when violations of that privacy become public, librarians tend to get pretty angry. And they’ve had cause… Read more »
When Difficult Patrons Happen to Good Librarians
Roz Warren has worked as a librarian in a Philadelphia public library for more than 10 years. In a blog post for Metropolis called “The #@%& Joys of Library Work”… Read more »
Chicago library patrons influence book purchases with new pilot program
The Chicago Public Library and its 80 branch locations have received a $300,000 grant from the Illinois State Library to create a Patron Driven Acquisition (PDA) pilot program. Ingram will… Read more »