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Tuesday, April 5, 2016 from 12:00 PM to 12:15 PM (EDT) When you really think about it, traditional modes of hip hop music production and the academic research process are more or less the same thing. Both practices require that information consumers become information producers; when done well, the end products are always greater than … Read more

“Add in any credit that you heard thus far”: Sampling and the research process Craig Arthur Tuesday, April 5, 2016 from 12:00 PM to 12:15 PM (EDT) When you really think about it, traditional modes of hip hop music production and the academic research process are more or less the same thing. Both practices require … Read more

March 22, 2016 — 12pm EST Bilingual Story Hour for School Age Children at Your Library Selina Sharmin Bilingual Story hour promotes early language learning. The familiar tune of the childhood classic “The Itsy Bitsy Spider” gives a chance to learn faster by repeating same word again and again. For early literacy development bilingual stories … Read more

March 22, 2016 — 12pm EST Bilingual Story Hour for School Age Children at Your Library Selina Sharmin Register Bilingual Story hour promotes early language learning. The familiar tune of the childhood classic “The Itsy Bitsy Spider” gives a chance to learn faster by repeating same word again and again. For early literacy development bilingual … Read more

Helping Students Stress Less about Finals @ Your Academic Library Amanda Lowe March 15, 2016 @ Noon Students often see the libraries as a place of struggle when it comes to the time of year that they will be faced with finals. How can we, in the academic library community, help to dispel stress for … Read more

March 15, 2016 — 12pm EST Helping Students Stress Less about Finals @ Your Academic Library Amanda Lowe Register Students often see the library as a battlefront during finals where there are two sides: students vs. tests, papers, and presentations. How can we, in the academic library community, help lessen student stress while they are … Read more

“But Did YOU Like It?”: Great Answers to Tough RA Questions Stephanie Anderson Learn how to respond to, and even enjoy, these and other panic-inducing RA questions: —What’s the last good book YOU read? —Do you know anything about [random book that staff member has never heard of before this very moment]? —I need something … Read more

March 1, 2016 — 12pm EST “But Did YOU Like It?”: Great Answers to Tough RA Questions Stephanie Anderson Register Learn how to respond to, and even enjoy, these and other panic-inducing RA questions: —What’s the last good book YOU read? —Do you know anything about [random book that staff member has never heard of … Read more

February 16, 2016 — 12pm EST Starting a New Job: Survival of the Cardigan-Clad Fittest Jazmin Idakaar Register A new job can be stressful, but you don’t have to go it alone! If you’re just starting your first job as a librarian or you’re still learning the ropes of a new library job, join us … Read more

February 2, 2016 — 12pm EST Instagram in the Public Library Laura Lintz & Annalise Ammer Instagram is a great social media tool that many libraries are using to connect with their users, authors, and each other. But it’s not only for its innovative approach to photo sharing that libraries are using Instagram: this social … Read more