American Library Association

evaluate two very important facets of the library experience, the library environment and the staff’s interactions within that space. With that noted, my personal goal was simply to pay attention. This goal might seem small, but whenever I visit a library, my attention is usually focused on some question that needs to be answered and I remember little about my experience outside of the information I was looking for. A second goal was to observe the library as objectively as I could. I did my…

Another example is the Lincoln University school charter. The second way is the substantive program of each entity. Meaning, that the documents that had or have development and execution of some major programs. One example, is the Inman E. Page Library Policy document. Hunter has stated that before determine the evidential value it is important to do some primary research in the structure and function of the institution. He also stated that to know the distinction between the substantive and…

Short Paragraph on My Reading Room Answer: I do not have separate room for reading. My bedroom is my reading room too. My reading room is small but well ventilated. My reading room has two doors and two windows. One is on the north and the other is on the west. So, light and air can get easily into it. There are two chairs, a desk and an alna in my reading room. The alna stands on the left side at my desk. My books and useful things are neatly arranged into the desk. There is a beautiful…

Chicago begins its history with public libraries after the Great Chicago Fire in 1871. Encouraged by the Britain Parliament, people of Chicago earned the right for free public libraries and the establishment of the Chicago Public Library in 1872. Now, the Chicago Public Library (CPL) has 80 branches around the city, and the newest one is the Chinatown Branch Library, opened in 2015 and designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in collaboration with Wight & Company and the Public Building Commission…

The best place in the best place at LSCO is the Ron E. Lewis library. It is my quiet place in the school you can get a peace of mind there .The faint scent of the air first thing a person smells a comfortable mixture of computer and paper printing. The study room in located on the 2nd floor of the library .Where all the study space you would need are available. The purpose of a study room is to enrich and support academics by providing space for self-directed studies. Study area where you can…

Here is a situation at Fawville Public Library where the staff has gone through two types of directors, which they defined one as an autocrat and the other as an abdicator. The first former director ruled with absolute authority for sixteen years, a substantially long enough period to make a mark. The next and most recent director, who only stayed for six months as part of the probationary period, proved to be a complete opposite and a total shut-in. He was far too timid for a man of his…

font is appropriate and the organization's name and logo are positioned in the bottom right corner of the advertisement. As we consider this visual’s use of logos we must address how it is constructed. The setting of this advertisement is a school library. This is made apparent by the shelves that are stocked with books, and text that is written at the bottom which confirms the…

Washburn National Honor Society Chapter: Statement of Purpose Regarding the Washburn Memorial Library Today, February 12, I am here to address you about the Washburn Memorial Library: I, Julia Dahlgren, Vice President and representative of the Washburn National Honor Society, am here this evening to discuss the issue of closing the Washburn town library. Our community rests upon the fragile structures of historical monuments and the atmosphere that we, as Washburn residents, have provided to our…

Essay #2 Censorship and Banned Books A person that challenges a book so it will get banned is foolish, ignorant ,and absurd. The American Library Association defines a Challenge to literature as an attempt by a person or a group of people to have literature restricted or removed from a public library or a school curriculum . Challenging a book is making a book more famous, because people now become curious and wonder why it's being challenged. People that want a book banned and decide to…

misery from the eyes of a child. Due to many children demonstrating how easily they can be persuaded, as shown in the novels 1984 and Fahrenheit 451, both parental figures and public school systems fought for certaining books to be banned from their libraries. Within 1984, the reader gains the understanding that children are able to follow the laws of the government, all thinking and acting the same way as if they were robots under control of the higher power. Not one can live free-spiritedly,…