Summer is the perfect time to READ, READ, READ. What’s new in 2019? Check out our growing list of programming for our “tweens,” youth ages 9-12 who aren’t quite teens yet, but who have outgrown The Magic Treehouse. Tweens and teens now have “camps” to choose from, programs that last for several days: Code Camp, Art…
Yes, You Can Borrow a Telescope! đź”đźŚ
Are you curious about constellations, marveled by the Moon, or spellbound by stars? Now you can pursue or spark a love of astronomy at home with a telescope.
They’re calling it “Facebook Armageddon”
For business pages, that is. This includes huge corporations and tiny mom-and-pop businesses, nonprofits of all kinds, and the government sector, which of course, means libraries. Facebook announced on January 11 that posts from friends and family will have a much higher priority than posts from business and organization pages. OK, so 'armageddon' is an exaggeration…
Lots of love for PACC: thank you!
Our Library community is paw-some! When we asked for donations to help homeless animals at Pima Animal Care Center (PACC), you responded by literally stuffing the Library’s vans with nearly 1,600 pounds of pet supplies -- everything from canned food to crates, and from scratching posts, to cozy blankets that will warm our shelter friends…
Poetry in the wild!
The sidewalk reads: "The new words are ancient in your hands moist new meaning." What is the local group quietly chalking, and why?
Celebrating our bat-heroes
Not the human caped crusaders, we are talking the furry ones: Mexican Free-Tailed Bats. They live here in Pima County and throughout the western United States during the warm months, and spend the winter in Mexico. Bats. From the Campbell Ave. Bridge over the Rillito. Monsoon brings bugs. Bats follow. Mexican free-tail bats are common…
Flying our flag
How many of you fly the flag at home? At the library we fly them every day. Every sunny morning we unfold the American and Arizona flags and run them up the pole, and we take them down every day around sunset, then fold them carefully. If you were a boy or girl scout, were in…
Building Referrals with Social Media
You can spread the word about your business through word of mouth, traditional marketing, crowdfunding, and social media. Another longstanding method is to create a referral network of other businesses who serve the same customer segments. Referrals can save time and money, and help keep capital local. And finally, these relationships can be a valuable…
Strategic Partnerships
What is a strategic partnership? It's a long-term relationship where two separate businesses (who don't compete with each other) cooperate and make each other stronger. Why a strategic partnership? They not only help your business become more competitive, they can also help the local economy get stronger. Local First Arizona recently found that every dollar spent locally generates four more dollars in revenue. A…
Public Library Book Bikes: History and How-To
by Katrin A. Abel, published with permission. A research paper for the University of Texas at Austin Written on May 7, 2015 Introduction They may roll into town astride the Bookbike, Books on Bikes, the Bibliocycle, the BookCycle, or the Library on Wheels. They hail from such far-flung lands as Omaha, Tucson, Boulder, Los Angeles…
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