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Monday, 15th March 2010

OCLC's "Geek the Library Week" Begins Today

Well, it's not only Sunshine Week but OCLC alerts us to the fact that it's "Geek the Library Week." Btw, Monday is also the Ides of March.

Alice Sneary on the WorldCat blog tells us more about "Geek the Library Week":

March 15-21, 2010 gives you a chance to show your support for your local library.

A bit of background: the Geek the Library campaign is administered by OCLC and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to help raise awareness about the need for public library support in communities both large and small. The grant is currently running for U.S. libraries, and the pilot program has been going on since last year in Georgia and Iowa.

"Geek the Library Week" is designed as a celebration, but it also highlights the Geek the Library message about the challenging funding issues many U.S. public libraries face. From California to Massachusetts, countless libraries are struggling with difficult budget decisions. If there was ever a time to speak out in support of public libraries, the time is now. Your voice can make a difference.

The "Geek the Library Week" Web Site includes a bunch of features including:

+ A place for people to share what they geek

+ Free wallpapers, e-mail signatures, and web banners.

+ A "Geek the Library Section," It includes the following statement, "public libraries inspire and empower. Everyone is welcome. Almost anything can be explored. And they play an important role for individuals and for communities." The page is filled with facts about publc libraries.

+ What Do Librarians Geek?

+ Myth or Reality (about Libraries).

+ A page for librarians and the Here's the original announcement of the program from OCLC.

+ Much More

The Geek the Library campaign introduces the word 'geek' as a verb and encourages the public to talk about what they 'geek'—whether it’s engineering, superheroes or art. Campaign messaging illustrates the fact that everyone is passionate about something—everyone 'geeks' something—and that the public library supports it all.

Happy Geeking and Spread the Word!

Source: OCLC


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