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31
Animoto photo slideshows
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Usually when I want to create a photo slideshow of a Flickr set, I use a Flickr slideshow generator or something like Pictobrowser. LibrarianinBlack reminded me of Animoto, which is a cool online tool that allows you to make slideshows that are a bit more interesting. Check out this one using pics from our Senior Wii Sports event. It’s not a full-length slideshow and the music isn’t very exciting (the selections in hip hop and electronica didn’t quite fit), but you’ll get an idea of what’s possible with Animoto.
Here’s another one using pics from our 2008 Teen Photography Contest
Jul
27
How to Respond to a Book Challenge
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I’ve never had to write a response to a book challenge (i.e., someone requesting (or demanding) that a particular book be removed from a library), but if I do, I’ll come back to Jamie Larue’s response to one of his library users’ request to have “Uncle Bobby’s Wedding” removed from the Douglas County Libraries.
I heard Jamie Larue speak at an NSLS workshop a couple of months ago and he was great. One of the best speakers I’ve heard in terms of what he said and how he said it. I highly recommend subscribing to his blog.
Jul
24
Game on at SPL!
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My library is gaming in more ways than one. Recently we had our first Scrabble Open Play event and more than 16 people showed up for some fierce word battles. We provided the deluxe scrabble sets and awarded copies of the Official Scrabble Dictionary to some of the top scorers. And just a few days ago, we held our first Senior Wii Club event and about 18 people came out. Everyone was really into it and some in particular were definitely not afraid to show a little emotion. We had one gentleman make an eagle in Wii Sports Golf and he got a quite the reaction when that happened. We’re planning on making both these events a regular monthly thing and we’re also starting gaming programs for youth. And…my hope is to someday put on a Madden Football tournament. Maybe the week of the Superbowl?!
Check out some pics (courtesy of Ruth) from these two events:
Jul
19
Seoul in July
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Back from a great trip to Korea, mostly spent relaxing with family, eating, and shopping. Here are some pics:
Jul
3
Too Good to Be True?
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Just learned about these free software cheatsheets and initially thought that it was too good to be true. Then I started downloading them and from what I can tell, they’re great and there’s no catch to using them. You don’t even need to register with Customguide.com.
Topics include Mac OS X, Microsoft Office, CS3, Firefox, and IE. I think these will be great for our computer labs and our computer classes. Gotta laminate them first, of course!
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