Web 2.0

TravBuddy Maybe you just want to share advice about a local restaurant you enjoy, or perhaps you discovered an amazing new place to watch the sunset, right in your hometown. This site has some pretty cool features. If you are looking for a place to to create a travel blog, meet with other travelers, locate free, fun travel games to upload to your Facebook or MySpace account, or check out hotel prices and deals, this is the place. You do need to register to access certain pages of the site but there is a lot there to peruse. I am planning a " Sisterhood" getaway to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in 2009 for my siblings and some close friends, so this sight will be quite useful during my planning process.

To quote Michael Stephens, "...Web 2.0 is open, participatory and social.." Though I was somewhat hyper about delving into a realm where I was seriously inept, the past month has been a time of discovery, enrichment, enlightment and fun as I have embraced the Web 2.0 paradigm. What I learned during the process was that I had been using some of the technology all along. After I created my first ever, blog, I was hooked. Why did I wait so long to be a little creative. I have shared my blog with family and friends that live in various parts of the country, but I can use Library Thing for my teen reader's advisory, or create a group for discussion on Facebook if our TAB members are online. I can also use this technology to keep my co-workers informed about teen programs, school assignment alerts, or other work related projects. Finally, I would like to thank our stellar Library 2.0 team at MPPL for all of their help and support as they made time to answer all of my questions. You Rock!

Podcasts/Videocasts/Downloads

I often read Longshots in the Daily Herald. Sarah Long is an innovator and continues to use the latest technologies to communicate with library users.. Her interview with Judy Hoffman on voter registeration is so timely since we are just weeks from electing a new president.

I enjoy audio books so the first time that I downloaded a book to my MP3 Player I thought I did something wrong because I could not find it. It was a little trial and error; however, I discovered that on my device, Creative Zen , I needed to click over to music to listen to my book.

Now, I will finish listening to The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl by Barry Lyga.

What happens when a 15-year-old comic book geek meets the girl of his nightmares? The brainy outcast known as Fanboy has never had it good, but lately his sophomore year is turning out to be its own nightmare.

National Book Award

2008 National Book Award Winner
Young People's Literature

The National Book Award Finalists - Young People's Division

Laurie Halse Anderson Chains (Simon & Schuster)

Kathi Appelt The Underneath (Atheneum)

Judy Blundell What I Saw and How I Lied (Scholastic)
E. Lockhart The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks (Hyperion)
Tim Tharp The Spectacular Now (Alfred A. Knopf)

Video Sharing

What a Creative Teen Reading Program

Video sharing rocks! After a little trial and error, I discovered that I was copying and pasting the incorrect link when I tried to upload my video. To quote Maya Angelou, ...when you know better, you will do better. Now that you know better, you will do so much better." Searching for videos for future program ideas for teens is going to be such fun.

Vacation Wish

I have always been fascinated by the land and cultures of Australia. After I read A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute, The Dreaming by Barbara Wood and Rabbit Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington, I was hooked. Maybe after I retire, Steve and I will take a month long vacation. I have a cyber YA Librarian friend in Brisbane so we often compare notes about all things YA. We were chatting one day when I happened to mention that it was 90 degrees. She informed me that she had done a story telling YA program the night before in the library courtyard and everyone was huddled around the brazier trying to keep warm.

I found this photo when I was poking around Flickr.

Deliciously Tagging

My Continuing Web 2.0 Journey
Learning the dynamics of Tagging has been challenging, enlightening and fun. When I signed in to begin my exercise, I thought I had done something wrong. When I did not see the MPPLSID Bookmarks, I began to hyperventilate. After signing out, then logging in several times, without getting the results that I wanted, I thought I would ask for a little help. Thank you Learning 2.0 Team for your willingness to listen to my whines. I have been using Shelfari to manage my booklist, so Tagging is very useful for organizing my YA genres.

Illinois Library Association IREAD 2010 Poster Contest

2010 Scare Up a Good Book YA Poster Contest Winner Announced
The IREAD Committee is pleased to announce that the winner of our 2010 Scare Up a Good Book YA Poster Contest, as well as $1,000.00 is artist Michaela from the Morrison Talbot Public Library (Lewis & Clark Library System). You can view the winning poster at http://www.ila.org/pub/iread_posters-winner.htm/ .
"IREAD thanks all who participated in our contest especially the artists and the Librarians that promoted the initiative. " Congratulations Michaela!