As Seattle wins ‘Library of the Year,’ Chief Librarian Marcellus Turner sees key role for tech in pandemic After the Seattle Public Library was named the 2020 Gale/Library Journal Library of the Year this week, Executive Director and… Read More
Play Episode Podcast Interview: NYPL’s chief digital officer says public is better off when libraries are ‘risk averse’ about tech Play First: It’s not just about digitizing books. That’s the biggest misconception that the public has about the role of digital… Read More
Privacy and the public library: NYPL’s chief digital officer looks to raise awareness in Seattle visit If you want to see how a public library adopts technology at scale, consider heading to New York City. There,… Read More
$100K Google grant to fund King County Library System’s first regional makerspace The King County Library System is opening its first makerspace this weekend. And it’s doing so with the help of… Read More
Read a book: Pew survey finds Millennials most likely generation to use public libraries You hear a lot of stereotypes about the millennial generation: They’re tech-centric, have low brand loyalty and will never be… Read More
Podcast The future of libraries: Talking tech with Seattle City Librarian Marcellus Turner When most people think of their public library, technological innovation isn’t exactly top of mind. Seattle’s City Librarian Marcellus Turner… Read More
Seattle-based project to make librarians Wikipedia stars wins $250K in Knight News Challenge The Seattle office of the Online Computer Library Center has been awarded $250,000 as one of the winners of the… Read More
Seattle Public Library wins Knight grant for librarian-led, online skills service The Seattle Public Library continues to innovate with technology, and the latest evidence is a grant to develop an online,… Read More
How the Seattle Public Library is helping authors overcome the Internet’s big lie An early and persistent myth of the web is that the Internet levels the playing field for commerce and content.… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: How technology is reshaping the public library How often do you visit your local public library, in person or online? If you’re a heavy technology user, you’re actually… Read More
Paper trumps tech at national library conference I went looking for the digital future of libraries at the American Library Association’s Midwinter Meeting this week. Conveniently, the… Read More
Kindle public library books decline as Penguin pulls titles The number of e-books available for digital lending on Amazon’s Kindle through public libraries around the country has declined noticeably… Read More
Livemocha opens door on language learning at Seattle Public Library Visitors to the 28 branches of the Seattle Public Library will now have the ability to pick up some new… Read More
Kindle e-book lending goes national, at 11,000 libraries Amazon.com this morning announced the rollout of its Kindle e-book lending program to more than 11,000 U.S. libraries, confirming what… Read More
