Great Library PR!

Two excellent notions spotted on Anne's Feeds. We're in tough times but our creativity and the love of the public for our work continues.


NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams - Libraries Offer Free Relief in Tough Times
via Stephen's Lighthouse by stephen on 12/11/08


Does my library card make me look sexier?
via Stephen's Lighthouse by stephen on 12/11/08
Although we here at Libraryland Roundup find lying about what one has read despicable, we can't help but love the currently-out-of-reach-financially ideas for making library cards sexier.

Predicting the future

If Trendwatching isn't enough for you, consider that it's that time of year when predictions for the future in tech and other areas begins to run rampant. Stephen's Lighthouse kicks us off for the season: The Futurist Top 10 Forecasts from Stephen's Lighthouse by stephen

Tech and the Internets

This is not the first time Borges' interests and styles have been investigated in this manner. What an interesting man.
Borges and the Foreseeable Future [The New York Times]

Top Inventions of 2008
30 Library Technology Predictions for 2008

PREDICTIONS - Especially in Library-related Tech

My best bet for watching this annual speculation-fest is to add Stephen's Lighthouse to your newsreader. Recently he has had a great list from the wiz-kids at Mashable