CAL 2010 Pt. 1

Going to CAL for the first time was a great experience for me. I learned a lot and got inspired a lot.

One of the best parts about driving to Loveland was that Donna, Sharlene, Randalee and I got to stop at two of the Anythink branches. These libraries are AMAZING! We were all blown away! We were given a tour and we were grinning the entire time. The non-Dewey system is impressive but there a lot of other things about Anythink that are great, too. These are brand-new libraries with beautiful architecture and design. The spaces are so inviting! It was hard to leave. I highly recommend that any and all library employees go visit if they can. I have some photos that I'd love to share, as soon as I figure out how to upload them to this blog and/or the wiki. http://www.anythinklibraries.org/

Quite a few of us attended the workshop put on by Anythink on Thursday morning. We got a lot of great ideas to use for the Fruita branch and perhaps the whole district, in the future. I really hope we do end up going all Dewey-free. It makes a lot of sense to me.

Since I am always on the info desk, I think I'll write these posts about CAL in parts, because I don't really have the time to write about it all in one sitting. So this ends Pt. 1.

Sept. Task - LibGuide

It's good to know about this. I doubt I'll ever have an opportunity to suggest it to a patron, while working in the children's center, but you never know. I got an 83.3333333 % on the quiz. I couldn't find the League of Women Voters info.