National Library Week by Priscilla Hunter https://padlet.com/readmore2grow/lnk1msdks68tjt02 Celebrating the connections we have with our libraries en-us 2022-03-30 12:27:59 UTC 2026-01-25 01:57:03 UTC hello@padlet.com National Library Week readmore2grow https://padlet.com/readmore2grow/lnk1msdks68tjt02/wish/2121366704 The theme for National Library Week 2022, “Connect with Your Library,” promotes the idea that libraries are places to get connected to technology by using broadband, computers, and other resources. Libraries also offer opportunities to connect with media, programs, ideas, and classes—in addition to books.
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]]> 2022-03-30 12:30:40 UTC https://padlet.com/readmore2grow/lnk1msdks68tjt02/wish/2121366704 readmore2grow https://padlet.com/readmore2grow/lnk1msdks68tjt02/wish/2121370671 2022-03-30 12:32:55 UTC https://padlet.com/readmore2grow/lnk1msdks68tjt02/wish/2121370671 readmore2grow https://padlet.com/readmore2grow/lnk1msdks68tjt02/wish/2121376862 Tuesday, April 5: National Library Workers Day, a day for library staff, users, administrators, and Friends groups to recognize the valuable contributions made by all library workers.

 Meet our library staff!  

Patrice Tommer: Director of Library and Media Services (VLD/Cook)
Priscilla Hunter: Director of Library and Media Services (Coffee/BHI)
Amber Elliot: Library Assistant (BHI)
Celeste Civis: Library Assistant (VLD)
Clay Lee: Library Assistant (VLD) ]]> 2022-03-30 12:36:27 UTC https://padlet.com/readmore2grow/lnk1msdks68tjt02/wish/2121376862 readmore2grow https://padlet.com/readmore2grow/lnk1msdks68tjt02/wish/2121387933  DID YOU KNOW? 
The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, with more than 167 million items on approximately 838 miles of bookshelves, which would span roughly the distance from The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., to Cape Canaveral, Florida. Library of Congress Fascinating Facts (https://www.loc.gov/about/fascinating-facts/) 

 A growing body of evidence suggests that students’ academic success is linked to library usage, including improved student retention and an enhanced academic experience. Academic Library Impact on Student Learning and Success: Findings from the Assessment in Action Team Projects http://www.ala.org/acrl/sites/ala.org.acrl/files/content/issues/value/findings_y3.pdf 

 Academic libraries have almost 2.5 billion physical and electronic items in their collections available for use. Data generated from NCES IPEDS Statistical Tables. Visit link at https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/datacenter/institutionlist.aspx?stepId=1 ]]> 2022-03-30 12:42:43 UTC https://padlet.com/readmore2grow/lnk1msdks68tjt02/wish/2121387933