Week 3-Thing 6 again

Five of the six pictures on the revolving cube below are of the table decorations classes did to celebrate this year's primary level CYRM, as I mentioned in a previous post. In case you didn't notice, you can click on the cube to stop the action and look at a single photo, or you can actually make it a slide show. This is a fun way to display pictures. I have a feeling kids would love it.

Check out my Slide Show!

Week 3-Thing 7

I should probably already know this, but I would like some information from someone who knows for sure what are the implications of using book cover images. Would it be a violation of copyright to use a book cover on a poster in the library, on a website, in a newsletter? I suspect it is, but it would be good to have that confirmed.

How about getting permission from the publisher of the book? Are publishers likely to be generous with the use of book cover art or not? Do they respond in a timely manner, generally speaking? What has been your experience?

Week 3-Thing 6

Trading card
Originally uploaded by bibliotekaria

Going public already with the trading card!

Week 3-Thing 5

luckyday
Originally uploaded by bibliotekaria

I had the pleasure of attending "A Chocolate Tech Affaire" last week in San Jose. Fun and Yummy! It was excellent and gave a great overview of some of the Library 2.0 tools we are using, including Flickr. Rumor has it that it will be repeated in Contra Costa County in August. Don't miss it! However, it might be repetitious for those who have completed School Library Learning 2.0. The chocolate would still be worth going for.

So this is the photo I uploaded from Flickr. We have developed a tradition of inviting classes (usually 2nd grade) to decorate a table based on each of the California Young Reader Medal nominee books. They are on display during Open House and bring lots of traffic into the library. It's fun and the kids get excited about their creations and "their" books.

I will play around with some Flickr stuff maybe later. I know there are some amazing things that can be done with this tool. At least I set up an account and managed to post all 5 CYRM photos.

Week 2-Thing 3

This is a little unnerving for someone who is a bit of a private person to publish my own thoughts on a blog! One of my goals in life has been to "keep my name out of the paper," so I'm not entirely comfortable here.

Anyway, I guess it's a good thing that CSLA is encouraging us to stretch, learn and grow, even if it hurts a little.

Got the Avatar up and running. Whew. I'm glad I could include my cat. It feels good to have a little company.