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8 Ways to Become a Library Catalog Power User

Tips and tricks for using your library catalog.

Libraries Won a Victory In Congress: Here’s How You Can Help Them Win More

One House Appropriations Committee recommends that the government continues to fund libraries. Here is what you can do to show your support.

Keep Calm and Read to the Babies

One librarian's harrowing (but ultimately positive) experience taking on baby storytime.

Quiet Riot: Managing Volume Levels in a School Library

Quiet Riot: Managing noise levels in school library can be a difficult task. Different approaches and strategies are discussed to see what works.

House Votes to Give Some Powers of Librarian of Congress to Donald Trump

Congress voted to cut the powers of the first African American Librarian of Congress and give some of her powers to Donald Trump.

Are Libraries Doomed? How Libraries are Funding Themselves

How libraries are attempting to raise their funding and provide necessary services in the face of Trump's budget cuts.

How I Slowed the Flood of Library Holds

How to suspend your library holds so you stagger the amount of books coming in.

Let’s Talk (in Library Code)!

For National Library Week: a guide to incorporating Dewey-based slang into your vernacular.

The Five Stages of Overdue Library Books

The bargaining one is very familiar.

Using Readers’ Advisory to Recommend Your Favorite Books

A librarian on how he sneaks in his favorite books when recommending books to patrons.