The tardy poster strikes again! So much to do, so little time.
Hate to see you go department:
Joe Eshleman, library assistant supreme, is going on to greener ($$ - yeah!) pastures. Starting Dec. 1, he will be the Instructional Librarian at Johnson & Wales University Library. It is a well-deserved full-time position that will enable Joe to use all his talents. Joe was really instrumental in getting MARCO up and running and training staff in its use as well as being the major wiki page creator. We couldn't have done it without you, Joe! We will miss you!!
The hits just keep on coming department:
Many thanks to the Ceramic Circle of Charlotte and to the Delhom Service League for contributing funds for library purchases! These funds will enable Brian Gallagher to select needed resources for the library to obtain in order to support his work with the ceramics collection. Thank you!
New titles department:
- Two new books on Copley - Carrie Rebora Barratt's John Copley in America, and Emily Neff's John Copley in England; both essential reference on the artist.
- Informal Learning and Field Trips: Engaging Students in Standards-Based Experiences Across the K-5 Curriculum by Leah Melber provides ideas, rubrics, websites and activities.
- Radical Lace and Subversive Knitting from the Museum of Arts & Design - For someone who just dabbles in this discipline on a really elementary level (that would be me), WOW! For someone well-versed in textile craft, WOW! Talk about cool stuff! If you loved the Fiberart show, you'll love this exhibition catalog! Here is a slide show of just some of the work in the exhibition. The image at the top of this page is a Cat Mazza piece from the exhibition.
- And some must reads: Possibilities artist Vivian Beer's work adorns the cover of Furniture Studio 5: The Meaning of Craft and includes her work along with a brilliant essays by Bruce Metcalf and many others. And speaking of brilliant essays, the massive SOFA Chicago catalog includes Annie Carlano's illustrated essay "Transition and Transformation: The Mint Museum of Craft + Design Anew."
Mark your calendars!
It seems like a long way off right now, but before you know it. . . The 2nd Mint Museum Library Book Sale is scheduled for Saturday, May 16, 2009. As with the first time around, all proceeds will go toward library conservation needs.
All Facebook, all the time!
It seems lately that the entire staff has a Facebook page, and I admit to being overwhelmed by all the sea creatures, kidnaps, beers, Pathwords challenges and covered dishes I haven't been able to respond to. But I did have a great experience with a Facebook application that we might use here in some way. I did some online mentoring through the Discussion Board of the Facebook group, UNCG Library and Information Studies. Very interesting!
It's about space . . .
We're doing some serious shifting around as we plan for bringing all the materials from the library at MMCD into the Randolph Road building. (As well as making space to store items to go into the Book Sale!) And trying to figure out some potential floor plans for re-configured library space. So if you see me muttering to myself while wielding an 1/8" scale ruler, you'll know what's going on!
Where are they now department:
Joe's imminent departure has gotten me thinking about the assistants and interns that have been a part of the library and moved on just since I've been here. The cool thing is, it seems that everyone has gone on to bigger and better things. To name a few:
- Shawn Reynolds - Shawn just got promoted at Heroes and is now Operations Manager so she is not only in charge of the store, she is also doing all the buying. Stop in and say hi when you get by Heroes Aren't Hard to Find on Seventh St. And let her know how you like her new look on the web site! (evil laugh)
- Archimedez Thomas - Just recently got a postcard from Archimedez and he and Dorinda and Yukon (the schnauzer!) have moved to Baltimore and he is attending graduate school at Morgan State University studying landscape architecture. Not bad for a (self-described) recovering dilettante! Hope you can come back to NC and visit soon!
- Emily Boone, long-time intern and recent Davidson grad, is teaching English in France! (tough break kiddo)
- Jenny France, intern from USC, got her library degree and is now working as a librarian for PLCMC.
- Allison Tyous, intern from UNC, got her undergraduate degree as planned in art history, decided to pursue graduate studies in librarianship and got an internship at the Library of Congress. If you are coming home for the holidays Allison, you have to stop by and let us know how it is going!
- Jessica Sedgwick, completed her masters in library studies at Chapel Hill and immediately got a full-time job in their library.
And last but not least - some great freaking numbers!
Per Google Analytics, in the last MONTH:
- MARCO has had 233 visitors (internal and external); spending an average of over 9 minutes on the site; an over 15% increase from the previous month;
- AND the Mint Wiki has had 1,239 visitors (internal and external); spending an average of over 2 minutes on the site; an over 40% increase from the previous month!
That is just in one month!!
And who's the fairest of them all? Why ANDY of course! 341 visitors just for him!
Till next time!
