A bit more on the topic.

> The Buying Power of Libraries and How Your Local Choices Matter http://raforall.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-buying-power-of-libraries-and-how.html by #RAForAll

FTA: "Now, I need you to understand that when the publishers start to speak out, it is not to help us. It is to help their bottom lines. They are just looking for an excuse to publish fewer new voices. They are also looking for an excuse to charge more per book."

#books #reading #libraries #publishing #BadEconomy

The Buying Power of Libraries and How Your Local Choices Matter

Those of us who work in libraries often forget how much a part of the business of books we actually are. We overly focus on how our services...

A lovely profile on Becky Spratford, librarian, horror fan, and blogger behind Reader Recommendations for All, on her retirement from the board of the La Grange library after 24 years of service.

#Libraries #Librarians #LaGrange #RAforAll

https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/2025/06/26/la-grange-library-board-member-starts-new-chapter-after-24-years-of-service/

La Grange library board member starts new chapter after 24 years of service

Becky Spratford has stepped down as a La Grange Library trustee after serving for 24 years.

Shaw Local

Good advice here for #librarians, especially if they do #RA #ReadersAdvisory An example of meet them where they are.

#books
#reading #ReferenceDesk #resources

>Resource Reminder: Use the Resources Our Readers Use http://raforall.blogspot.com/2024/06/resource-reminder-use-resources-our.html by #RAForAll

Resource Reminder: Use the Resources Our Readers Use

Too often we library workers who help leisure readers get too caught up in the weeds of the book world, only reading and checking the most b...

Five Book Friday via Lila Denning

It's Friday and I have a guest post idea from Lila Denning entitled "Five Book Friday."  Click here to access the post and her excellent Bo...