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-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Belinda Boon Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 11:42 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: FW: News from Libraries for the Future -----Original Message----- From: Libraries for the Future [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 11:27 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: News from Libraries for the Future Below is a copy of the most recent edition of Libraries for the Future's e-newsletter, LFF News. We hope that you will find it useful and informative. You have not been subscribed to LFF News, but we invite you to do so. To subscribe, simply send a blank email message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can also subscribe or view an html version of this newsletter on our website at http://www.lff.org/news/newsletter.html. LFF NEWS Vol. 2, No. 3 Summer 2002 ********************************** Dear Friends, On a recent trip to Europe I was struck by the similarities in the challenges facing European and American librarians. How to develop collections and public programs that foster understanding between diverse cultural groups? How to integrate new technologies and experiment with new services without abandoning the core work of preserving and organizing the human record? How to recruit and train new librarians prepared to deal with an ever-broader spectrum of social, technological, conservation and communication issues? How to address growing illiteracy rates? These questions reflect changes taking place worldwide, not only in our information systems but also in terms of human migration, communications, education, trade, and even how we define civil society. With these issues in mind, I am proud to acknowledge Libraries for the Future's work as increasingly relevant. The programs and projects that are the subject of this e-letter are only a sampling of our activities, all of which are intended to help libraries on this side of the Atlantic explore solutions to some of the key questions of their time. Diantha Dow Schull, President Libraries for the Future In this issue: 1. SF YOUTH ACCESS LAUNCHES CHINATOWN TEEN-ZINE 2. FAMILY PLACE LIBRARIES TAKE ROOT IN OKLAHOMA 3. 10 ARIZONA E-JOURNALISM STUDENTS CRITIQUE NEWSPAPER 4. NY AREA LIBRARIES HOLD HEALTH LITERACY CONFERENCE 5. ARIZONA YOUTH LEARN TO CHANGE COMMUNITIES WITH A MAP 6. PROVIDENCE STARTS "A CAMBODIAN FAMILY JOURNEY" 7. MYHERO.COM FEATURES YOUNG HERO FINDING BOOKS 8. $38,000 AWARDED TO EXPAND FAMILY PLACE IN ARIZONA ********************************** 1. SF YOUTH ACCESS LAUNCHES CHINATOWN TEEN-ZINE Teens at LFF's first Chinese-language Youth Access program have developed new literacy and communications skills while documenting and reporting on the history of Chinatown as part of the Youth Access e-journalism project at the Chinatown Branch of the San Francisco Public Library. Full story: http://www.lff.org/programs/sf_ya.html *************************************** 2. FAMILY PLACE LIBRARIES TAKE ROOT IN OKLAHOMA Since adopting Family Place Libraries last year, Metropolitan Library System of Oklahoma County has used innovative practices to promote Family Place and to place it in branches throughout the county. Full story: http://www.lff.org/programs/fp_ok.html *************************************** 3. 10 ARIZONA E-JOURNALISM STUDENTS CRITIQUE NEWSPAPER Ten of LFF's e-Journalism students got the opportunity to critique and evaluate The Arizona Republic and present their findings to the editorial staff. Full story: http://www.lff.org/news/republic.html *************************************** 4. NY AREA LIBRARIES HOLD HEALTH LITERACY CONFERENCE The importance of partnerships between health providers, community organizations and libraries was the focus of the Metropolitan New York Conference on Health Literacy. Full story: http://www.lff.org/programs/healthconf.html *************************************** 5. ARIZONA YOUTH LEARN TO CHANGE COMMUNITIES WITH A MAP Teams of youth in Arizona are working on an inventory of after school and summer school programs in their communities, using GIS mapping software to analyze and present their findings. Full story: http://www.lff.org/about/arizona/GIS.html *************************************** 6. PROVIDENCE STARTS "A CAMBODIAN FAMILY JOURNEY" Providence Public Library starts "A Cambodian Family Journey" this fall, an intergenerational program for Cambodian teens and adults that is part of the MetLife Foundation Reading America program. Providence Press Release: http://www.provlib.org/community/events/camlit.htm *************************************** 7. MYHERO YOUTH HERO FINDS BOOKS FOR SCHOOLS AND KIDS MyHero.com, an LFF partner organization that encourages people to write and publish online stories about their heroes, features a story about Brandon Keefe, a boy who created BookEnds, a grassroots nonprofit organization that collects books for schools and youth organizations with inadequate libraries. Full story: http://www.lff.org/programs/myhero_story.html *************************************** 8. $38,000 AWARDED TO EXPAND FAMILY PLACE IN ARIZONA The Child Abuse Prevention License Plate Program awarded $38,000 to LFF to expand Family Place in three communities in Arizona. Full story: http://www.lff.org/about/arizona/license.html *************************************** *************************************** Copyright 2002. Libraries for the Future LFF News is published bi-monthly by Libraries for the Future, a national non-profit organization based in New York, NY. LFF champions the role of libraries in American life and strengthens individual libraries and library systems. http://www.lff.org *************************************** --------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Include in body: unsubscribe ctls-l For information on CTLS-L please visit: http://www.ctls.net/document/ctls-l.htm
