SLIS Library Volunteers Sing & Read

Last Tuesday SLIS Library volunteers visited the Allied Drive Learning Center to read aloud to Kindergarten and 1st grade students. The central theme was "music & rhythm." One volunteer lead the group in an orchestra song, "Via Via Violaaaaaa" and another brought Emily, a red-haired puppet to convince the whole group to sing, "Read a Book!"


The group enjoyed interacting with these books.

• What DO Teachers DO (After YOU Leave School)? by Anne Bowen
  
• Thump, Thump, Rat-a-Tat-Tat by Gene Baer
• Max Found Two Sticks by Brian Pinkney

This coming Tuesday, the Map Library volunteers will go to Allied Drive to read books about camping. If you are interested in coming along or learning more about the Allied Drive Story Time, please contact Elissa.
epurvis at wisc . edu

New Website

If you are reading this, you've probably noticed that the SLIS Laboratory Library website looks a "little" different. Welcome to our new website! We have reorganized and added new features to the website to better serve you. One of those features is our new Meebo IM widget. During library hours, desk staff will be available to answer any questions you might have. We have also added a new category- LIS Professional Resources. Here you can find lists for LIS conferences, LIS job websites, and (my favorite) RSS feeds from a select group of LIS blogs covering a range of topics from general news (LISNews) to technology (LibrarianInBlack) to cataloging (025.431). Have a look around and tell us what you think!

A Fair(y) Use Tale

Prof. Eric Faden and his students at Bucknell University have produced a video overview of copyright law and fair use using clips from the goliath of copyright, Disney:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=A+Fair%28y%29+Use+Tale&search=Search

"The Hollywood Librarian" Trailer

"The Hollywood Librarian: A Look at Librarians through Film" a documentary film by local research librarian and filmmaker Ann Seidl now has a trailer up on YouTube. Among others the trailer includes SLIS graduates, Pat Lawton and Rhea Lawson. Take a look and listen! If you're going to ALA Annual in DC, plan to be at the premier on Friday evening.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8kd4fC1bwo

SLIS Library Silent Auction Starts April 13

Guess what? It's SILENT AUCTION TIME!!!

April 15th kicks off National Library Week, and the Friends of the SLIS Laboratory Library are once again holding the annual Silent Auction to help raise funds for the Laboratory Library. You can do your part to help us improve the library by donating unique items and services to the
auction and bidding on the things donated by others!

Want to bid?
Bidding will begin in the SLIS Laboratory Library on Friday, April 13th and will continue throughout National Library Week. Bidding will end at 5:30pm on Thursday, April 19th.

More information is available at the SLIS Lab Library Circulation Desk. We've had great results with the auction in the past, and we can't wait to see the fabulous donations you come up with this year! Thanks again for your support!

Spring Break Hours

Spring Break Hours: March 31 - April 8

Monday - Friday: 9:00am - 3:00pm
Saturday - Sunday: Closed

Please notice the library is closed the weekends before and after the Spring Break week.

Toni Samek on Freedom to Read

Toni is a former SLIS Library employee as well as a doctoral graduate.
http://www.expressnews.ualberta.ca/article.cfm?id=8256