By Alicia Brown DeKalb County Public Library received the 2018 Georgia Public Library of the Year award for programming that embraced the county’s diverse community. This was evident through programs such as PRIME TIME Preschool, Fine Free Summer and the Human Library Project. However, during the current health pandemic known as COVID-19, DCPL had to… Continue Reading DeKalb County Public Library Responds to COVID-19
By Samantha Paul At Valdosta State’s Odum Library, we used the extended Spring Break to identify ways that we could operate an essential campus component (and socialization hub) in a way that could reduce risk for students, faculty, and staff during this COVID-19 pandemic. Library staff worked on signage, reducing the capacity of our computer… Continue Reading Valdosta State’s Odum Library Virtual Reference Desk
By Shannon Tyner, Virtual Librarian, Cobb Library Cobb County Library system is using social media to push their digital and online resources. The day librarians got word that the libraries would be closing to the public, they created their “Use the Library from Home!” initiative. It includes graphics to share on social media, a dedicated… Continue Reading Use the Library from Home! Initiative from Cobb County Public Library
By Minna Pritchard Have you heard the Word on the Street? Fulton County Library System is now serving Fulton citizens on brand new wheels—14 of them. Two 24-Foot Techmobiles, aptly coined the Innovation Stations, and an electric Word on the Street Bike has joined the system to provide innovative STEAM activities and curated book collections to… Continue Reading Fulton County Library System Innovation Stations in the Spotlight
By Mary Peacock The STEM Academy @ Bartlett is located in Savannah, GA. Its mission is “to ignite a passion for learning and teaching at high levels.” The STEM Library Learning Commons (STEM LLC) is a MakerSpace, a classroom, an information-gathering space, hang-out and lab. The stakeholders at The STEM Academy @ Bartlett demand learning and collaboration at… Continue Reading STEM Academy @ Bartlett Library Learning Commons in the Spotlight!
By Tammy Privette CREATE! COMMUNICATE! COLLABORATE! Yes, these are buzzwords in education, but they are the mantra of the Winder Elementary Media Center. Winder Elementary School is a part of Barrow County School System, and is located in Winder, GA We are a Learning Commons where all students learn in a variety of ways. From our… Continue Reading Winder Elementary Media Center in the Spotlight!
By Emily Brown. The Baker Elementary Learning Commons is an elementary school library serving over 800 students in grades k-5. We are located in Acworth, GA. Our mission is to inspire students to be great digital citizens, empower students to be independent readers, and for students to achieve a sense of lifelong learning. The Baker Learning… Continue Reading Baker Elementary Learning Commons in Spotlight!
By Stephen Houser The newly opened Hancock Branch, part of the Twin Lakes Library System, is located in the heart of downtown Milledgeville, Georgia. A collaborative project between the City of Milledgeville, TLLS, and architecture firm Arcollab, this branch is housed in an historic building on Milledgeville’s mainstreet. Originally a car dealership built in 1919, the… Continue Reading Hancock Branch of the Twin Lakes Library System in the Spotlight!
By Rachel Evans, Marie Mize, Anne Burnett, and David Rutland. This fall the Alexander Campbell King Law Library at the University of Georgia turned library orientation for incoming students into a Fest, and opened the event up to the entire law school community. The idea for a fest was a collaborative one, with examples from… Continue Reading Library Fest at UGA’s Law Library in the Spotlight!
By Aspasia Luster and Josette Kubicki How did Black History Month at Reese Library in Augusta University, turn from library displays and passive programming quietly in the background, into a Culmination Reception, which put a spotlight on our displays, involving inspiring speeches and a party of catered refreshments, which we typically cannot afford? It all… Continue Reading Black History Month at Reese Library in the Spotlight!