Thursday, January 17, 2008

Top Ten Blogs for Libraries

Interesting list of blogs you might try if you are new to blogging and wondering which are the best.
This list comes from LISNews.

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

A make you feel good story

CNN reports on the "One Laptop" effort and how it has been received in a Peruvian Village. I'm sure it is not the perfect answer, but it sure is on the right track. The article will only be available until 1/24/08

Monday, January 7, 2008

2007 Fastest Rising Search Terms in the US
  1. iphone
  2. webkinz
  3. tmz
  4. transformers
  5. youtube
  6. club penguin
  7. myspace
  8. heroes
  9. facebook
  10. anna nicole smith
Notice how many apply to children? Have you done any programming with any of them?

Friday, January 4, 2008

Ten things that will change your future

I found this article in one of the e-newsletters I read and found it interesting. The Ten Things That Will Change Your Future includes the "Chumby" and the One Laptop Per Child initiative. All the things listed I feel are quite likely to happen. What do you think?

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Toys added to Healthy Toys tested list

HealthyToys.org has add new toys to their list. A "medical kit" by Fisher-Price rates a high warning.

Thursday, December 6, 2007

Healthy Toys

Healthy Toys is good beginning place to look for toys that may have too much lead or other harmful chemicals in them. There are others sites, too. Just Google healthy toys.

Monday, December 3, 2007

Recycling Program Using Phone Books

On Flickr you will find pictures of a library that did a recycling program with phone books. They made furniture...can't get much cheaper than that. Click here.