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564 Days (or, the story of THE 2ND FLOOR thus far…)
The 2nd Floor of the Downtown Chattanooga Public Library has been in its current state, a place for ages 0-18 and their caregivers, for 564 days, or 1 year, 6 months, and 16 days as of today. If...
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Reinventing Reference: How Libraries Deliver Value in the Age of Google
Radical! Reinventing Reference: How libraries deliver value in the age of Google is finally in print! I was honored to be a part of this book! Back in 2011 when I was just beginning my “outside the...
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Connecting the Arcade to Reading (Guest post by Jessica Meyer)
NOTE FROM JUSTIN: I had the great privilege of working with Jessica at the Chattanooga Public Library…in fact, I hired her! Jessica has awesome ideas and connecting the arcade to books was one of her...
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GREAT PEOPLE: Abraham Schechter
I have known Abraham Schechter since 2010 and from that moment on we have kept in touch through letters, emails, and Facebook messages. You see, Abraham is a writer, but he’s not just that. He’s a...
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Gaming Programs For All Ages at the Library by Tom Bruno
I’m excited about Tom Bruno’s new book, Gaming Programs For All Ages at the Library. Not only is Tom a most excellent, community focused librarian, but he’s also one hell of a gamer and he knows his...
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Fictional Band at Your Library?
This summer, I’m helping put together a book/music traveling roadshow with Kirsten Cappy of Curious City to promote the new book Reunited by Hilary Weisman Graham (out June 2012) What it all boils down...
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Teen Circulation Statistics
Sorry for the poor quality. Click on the image to see a better quality image of the stats. I know that numbers don’t mean everything, but I have to say that I am very proud to share these circulation...
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A possible layout for a one floor library
As I child, I used to love to create maps. I think a lot of it stemmed from my love of video games like Sim City. But in those moments where I couldn’t build a virtual world, I always had a pencil, a...
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One More Time: Photos from the Ukulele Lending Library
Kirsten Cappy and Michael Whittaker. Two of my favorite people in the world. I wanted to share this set of photos I just stumbled across from Kirsten Cappy of The Curious City. I think they best sum...
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