Interested in the work prison librarians are doing? Check out our new Fast Facts Restorative Librarianship in the Colorado Department of Corrections. This edition consists of a look at Colorado’s “Out for Life” program – an Institutional Library Development (ILD) program designed to promote libraries’ role in helping prisoners successfully reenter society.
A new Field Initiated Study (FIS) has been posted! ID Requirements for Library Card Registration consists of responses compiled by Heidi Baker, of the Special Populations Committee, from several questions posed to the Libnet and REFORMA-CO listservs. The questions posted to the listservs asked about the identification requirements libraries have for patrons to obtain a […]
In April, we launched the 60-second survey, “Libraries and the Economic Recession.” This survey was prompted by several news articles discussing the recession’s impact on libraries and librarians. We wanted to know what folks on the front lines had observed about the economy, and how the recession had impacted their work and their career plans. […]
Public librarians involved in programming may be interested in the newest Field Initiated Study. Defining successful programming in public libraries is a collection of responses received from questions sent to the Libnet listserv by Gail Craig of the High Plains Library District. Click on the title above to view the compiled responses or visit our […]
Thanks to the newest LRS staff member, Lisa Boyd, the ROI Closer Look report is finally published. The ROI study took place during a time of considerable upheaval at LRS with a staff change in every single position during the course of the project. So, we are very grateful to Lisa for bringing her considerable […]
In an alternate history, as the United States and the Soviet Union teeter on the edge of a nuclear war and being a superhero is illegal, who will save the world? Enter the Watchmen… As graphic novel readers and teen librarians know, Watchmen delivers a complex plot that goes far beyond deconstructing the idea of […]
A new field initiated study was just posted. Therapeutic Reading Programs and Reading Education Assistant Dogs is a compilation of responses received from Samantha Hagar’s inquiry to the Libnet listserv on how libraries use dogs in therapeutic reading programs. For more information, click the title above or visit our Field Initiated Studies section. -Jamie
Take a leisurely look at the new Fast Facts! “Book, Newspaper, and Periodical Prices, 2004-2010” examines past pricing for library materials and includes calculations for future pricing if the current pricing trends continue. Read the complete report on the Fast Facts page. -Sean sean@lrs.org
LRS has published a new Fast Facts, “Colorado Public Librarian Salaries Keeping Pace with National Averages.” The report compares salary data collected by LRS to national averages reported by the American Library Association. Read the full text on our Fast Facts page. -Briana
The 2008-09 School Library Profiles have been created and are now available for all school libraries that responded to this year’s survey. To access them, go to http://www.lrs.org/school/profiles08/index.php. Thank you to all 830 schools who responded. -Zeth lietzau_z@cde.state.co.us
