The Union Parish Library has numerous books, opportunities and services that patrons need to know about and I learned a lot by being an intern for the Union Parish Library. My first week was an introductory lesson from Director, Stephanie Herrmann about their library services and what to write about for the week. Monday Meet …
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Wednesday Word
Susan Hill presents a fascinating look at Dangerous Prayers: 50 Powerful Prayers that Changed the World. Learn and explore historical figures, icons, political leaders, saints and martyrs. God can use ordinary people who pray courageous prayers to do extraordinary things for him. No matter your age, position, or status, this book will change and inspire you! Gain …
Tuesday Travels
According to the American Library Association, there were 659 bookmobiles in the United States in 2014 and Kentucky had the highest of any state with 75. The Union Parish Library has one bookmobile and two outreach staff by the names of Tinnie Martin and Jessica Hart. Janara Ferguson, Sandra Slaton and Patti Dodd are all …
Monday Meet Us
According to library thing, tags are a simple way to categorize books according to how you think of them. One person will tag a novel like Gone with the Wind while another tags the book historical fiction. Tags are particularly useful for searching and sorting especially when you need a list of all your novels or all the books …
Friday Fiction
According to foliomag, 70 percent of adults in the U.S. read a print magazine in the last 30 days and 51 percent read at least two. The average person aged 18-25 read more than ten issues in the last month and the top 20 percent of people in that age group read more than 22 issues! College …
Thursday Technology
According to statista, technology and mobility have influenced every step of a consumer’s life including the way they read books. Book readers have started to change their reading habits by wanting different types of books such as e-books. An e-book is also known as an electronic or digital book which is a digitally released version of a …
Wednesday Word
Kristen LeMay presents a fascinating look at I told my soul to sing: finding God with Emily Dickinson which is divided into five sections and each section is further divided into five chapters. In each chapter, LeMay looks in depth at one of Dickinson’s poems and even her letters for the readers to enjoy so they can …
Tuesday Travels
According to earth day, Earth Day Network’s mission is to diversify, educate and activate the environmental movement worldwide. The Earth Day Network is the world’s largest recruiter to the environmental movement since it works with more than 75,000 partners in nearly 192 countries to build environmental democracy awareness. More than 1-billion people now participate in …
Monday Meet Us
According to library guides, libraries have employees that catalog books which involves numerous interrelated processes thanks to Charles Ammi Cutter who wrote Rules for a Dictionary Catalog in 1876. That enabled a person to find a book by looking for the author, title or subject because it shows what the library has. Catalogers prepare a description of …
Friday Fiction
According to fashion eyeglass world, the average mass paperback book is printed using a 10-point font. Most of us live with the challenge of reading small print, but there are other alternatives out there. If you have low vision disability, visual impairment or even dyslexia, then you will benefit from finding large print alternatives. Reading large …
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