"In each of us are places where we have never gone. Only by pressing the limits do you ever find them." -- Dr. Joyce Brothers
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The International Association of School Librarianship is pleased to announce the recipient of the IASL School Librarianship Award.
Dr Mihaela Banek Zorica from Croatia has been awarded the IASL School Librarianship Award for her promotion of school librarianship in Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Romania. This award also recognises her active involvement in the training of school librarians and her advisory work for those already employed in the field of school librarianship. […]
How to Create an Extraordinarily Effective Speech-Marketing Tool
... Your Own Self-Selling Book or Booklet with Gordon Burgett To regularly earn many thousands of dollars from speeches or seminars, invest a few hundred dollars now — once — and create a surefire selling tool that you can send to every booker in your universe. Build a book or booklet from something you uniquely […]
Speaking quote for the day
To be able to ask a question clearly is two-thirds of the way to getting it answered. ~John Ruskin
World of Warcraft Seminar 4 November Justin Hoenke teen librarian on games and libraries
If you haven't yet participated in one of the online World of Warcraft seminars about gaming in libraries you have another chance next week! Thursday 4 November 9.30am (Australian Eastern Daylight Time) Justin Hoenke, a teen librarian in Maine, who blogs at 8bitlibrary http://blog.8bitlibrary.com/, will talk about his ideas for games and libraries. You can […]
Dude, Where’s My Culture?
Project Outcomes and Conclusions – Culture, museums, libraries and young people This project in the North West of England aimed to give young people a voice on what culture means to them, and what Museums and Libraries should provide for young people. The project used youth work and youth participation techniques. The centre piece of […]
Organise your desk – get motivated
Your desk means a lot to you. It may be the place of your greatest creativity, or your most decisive business decisions. It may be the place that is the hub of your home management systems. It may be a sanctuary, an engine room or a creativity generator. But if it is covered in piles […]
Use Speaking to Get More Clients
Speaking and making presentations that form memorable experiences, entertain and convey a high impact message can be a very profitable way to grow your business. In fact, public speaking is very comfortable for most lawyers. Like opera singers, many of us love to hear the sound of our voice. Whether it’s summing up to a […]
Just for fun – George Carlin on Ageing
… George Carlin's Views on Aging Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we're kids? If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited about aging that you think in fractions. "How old are you?" "I'm four and a half!" You're never thirty-six […]
