Library Love Fest

Top Tweets of the Week

What a week!  Day of Dialog was a great start with Karin Slaughter, John Lithgow, a host of excellent panel speakers and amazing librarians.  Then BEA with more amazing librarians, Read-alike talks and Book Buzzes.  It all left me with a surreal feeling: my job is to read books, talk about them to librarians, and hopefully get them as excited as I am about some of them!  Seriously...that is for real what I do for a living. How lucky can a girl get??  Ok, enough babbling...enjoy your long weekends, lovelies!  

Tweets ahoy!

* ALALibrary Every Child Ready to Read | http://ow.ly/52Ivh New website now available!

* PublishersWkly BEA 2011: Hitting the Floor Running http://bit.ly/kqhkKx

* TheLiB 18 Usability Resources for Librarians: bit.ly/mlFswz

* LibraryJournal At BEA, librarians have some kind words for HarperCollins http://bit.ly/lap89I Panel discusses challenges of ebooks

* ALALibrary RT @copyrightclear: NYTimes: E-Business Is the Buzz at Book Fair http://nyti.ms/l3vB2Y

* LesaHolstine  Why Don't More Authors and Publishers "Get" Libraries? - http://loudpoet.com/2011/05/25/why-dont-more-authors-and-publishers-get-libraries/

* ShelfAwareness In today's issue: Lots more from #BEA11--the big books, news, photos, panels & more http://bit.ly/iCtPsM

* MacmillanLib No question there. none. zero. RT @penguinlibrary: @Macmillanlib: Nancy Pearl and librarians ROCK. (editor’s note: word!)

* MLAoffice Couraud: "It's very good news for the library community" http://bit.ly/jK4LTV via @HeraldPalladium #advocacy

-Annie

Top Tweets of the Week

Super excited for BEA next week - for now enjoy some Tweets and have a great weekend!    

* amaze10 "A librarian is a data hound, a guide, a sherpa and a teacher." - Seth Godin http://bit.ly/j0BUAb

* nypl Celebrate the Library’s 100th anniversary with an exciting festival for all ages. http://ow.ly/4Vs0T nypl.org/100 #findthefuture

* LibraryJournal Library Journal's Design Institute explores ascendancy of libraries as community centers http://bit.ly/jwO8it

* alaannual add it to your schedule at http://ow.ly/4WA9J RT @8bitlibrary: ALA DANCE PARTY 2011: http://bit.ly/alaparty #PARTYHARD #ALA11 #MAKEITHAPPEN

* alalibraryval Reading With the Stars: A Celebration of Books and Libraries by Leonard Kniffel - chicagotribune.com ow.ly/4WJiw #alastaff

* HarperCollins “Both riveting and profound....An incredibly suspenseful novel.” --Washington Post, on FAITH by Jennifer Haigh http://ow.ly/4WHQu

* LibraryJournal Still time to participate in LJ’s 2nd annual survey of ebooks in libraries http://bit.ly/iIPaZ7 Two respondents will win a Nook Color!

* librarycongress We're a partner in the World Digital Library, which offers free access to cultural treasures from libraries & museums worldwide. @WDLorg

* ALALibrary The Public Library Manifesto: Why Libraries Matter, and How We Can Save Them by David Morris http://ow.ly/4YjCB History, importance, future!

* LibraryJournal BEA Preview 2011 | The #BEA Beat by LJ's @MagpieTheBookie http://bit.ly/l24Y5h Complete roundup of big panels and breakfasts

-Annie

Top Tweets of the Week

Do you guys have any recommendations for whom to follow? We'd love to know... Happy Friday!

* HarperCollins  Go Mitchell Zuckoff! RT @harperbooks: LOST IN SHANGRI-LA chosen as the #1 book of the month by Amazon! http://ow.ly/4L7GX @mitchellzuckoff

* ALALibrary RT @amlibraries: Keeping Library Digitization Legal http://ow.ly/4LvdA

* ALALibrary RT @libraryofct: The future of libraries in our society http://ow.ly/4LA1a

* PublishersWkly More on Nancy's Pearl's new PW column http://bit.ly/kA1lY9

* earlyword I'm feeling breathless trying to keep up. By the way, our next GalleyChat is Tues., June 7, 4pm Eastern! #ewgc

* ALALibrary RT @mlaoffice: '3 out of 5 Americans can connect with their libraries on Facebook' and other tidbits from WebTech2010. http://ow.ly/4MuM7

* alaannual ALA, NEH announce five libraries to present outstanding program models at #ala11 http://dlvr.it/QX8n2

* helgagrace Advice for nonfiction selectors: http://goo.gl/hOfCO (Please comment and RT) #collectiondevelopment

* LibraryJournal DPLA makes more room at table for public librarians http://bit.ly/ltfBJj Three prominent directors named to steering committee

* ALALibrary Company to make George Washington's beer | LISNews: http://ow.ly/4NY6R @NYPL has the recipe!

* TheLiB What are Libraries For? by Hugh McGuire - http://bit.ly/h8YTF0

-Annie

 

Top Tweets of the Week

Hello, hello!  Here are some fun/serious/relevant/all together useful tweets for your viewing pleasure!

* PublishersWkly Librarians at the Gate: The sharp rise in e-book demand in libraries: do publishers see this as an opportunity? http://bit.ly/eiSqGz 

* ALALibrary RT @xformlibs: Transforming Libraries | American Libraries Magazine http://ow.ly/4GAuM

* LibraryJournal Stuck in the Past http://bit.ly/gYGL6k Those who simply say “I like books” may be aiming for the wrong profession, writes Michael Stephens

*LibraryJournal Librarian asks about patron confidentiality and Adobe Digital Editions http://bit.ly/fd1dkV Dissecting an ebook loan

*younglibrarian Review: Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart by Sarah MacLean http://wp.me/pDJAT-4I

*BarbaraAGenco After Dust Settles, IMLS Allocates 11.5 Percent Less for Libraries in FY11 libraryjournal.com/lj/home/890332… via | Library Journal #IMLS #libraries

*HarperCollins Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II! http://ow.ly/4IaDN

*HuisceBeatha Heather McCormack retweeted by @younglibrarian  Bookish librarians going to #ala11: if you've never met the Big 6 library marketers, I'd love to make introductions. @ me if you want in.

*earlyword New blog post: Hot Galley http://www.earlyword.com/2011/04/28/hot-galley/

*HarperCollins RT @bookclubgirl: To celebrate Harper Lee's 85th birthday, @kennethcdavis offers a To Kill a Mockingbird quiz http://ow.ly/4J1Pd

-Annie

Top Tweets of the Week

Happy Friday!  Here are this week's tweets...

*ShelfAwareness Bookmarked! RT @IrisBlasi: Very helpful: #BEA11 exhibitors listed by booth # and twitter handle http://bit.ly/hr0BxF #BookExpo

*ALALibrary  RT @ALA_ProgLib: from the Blog | Online Guide to ALA Annual Conference for Programming Librarians http://fb.me/ZHd8aO5d

*librarylovefest If you didn't get enough Katherine Hall Page at TxLA, here's a great piece on the culinary inspiration for her mysteries: http://ow.ly/4Dj5U

*LJBookReview LibraryJournalBooks retweeted by LibraryJournal  Genre Spotlight | Mystery: Dispatches from the Edge libraryjournal.com/lj/ljinprintcu… via @AddThis What's hot: dysfunctional & dystopian themes.

*alaannual "commit to sharing three things you will learn at #ala11, and discuss how each might be relevant to your library" http://ow.ly/4CXpu

*HarperCollins Good Book Reviews Are No Longer Enough? http://ow.ly/4DNXT

*ShelfAwareness RT @HuisceBeatha LJ news editor on OverDrive-Amazon partnership http://bit.ly/hsiMwW "No additional cost to acquire new files"

*amlibraries American Libraries retweeted by ALALibrary Día 2011 Book List is Now Available http://dlvr.it/P9TkN

*ALALibrary Is Amazon’s new Kindle deal good for the public library? Yes, says Carrie Russell, ALA public access program director: http://goo.gl/Xx5vl

*ALALibrary RT @atyourlibrary: Take a trip to the library this Earth Day. http://fb.me/10Z7UJlNm

-Annie

Top Tweets of the Week

Interesting items from around the Tweetosphere (that might not be a word):

* HarperCollins Congrats to all the RT Bookreviewer's Award nominees and recipients! http://ow.ly/4xwyo

* ALALibrary ALA | 2011 State of America's Libraries Report (full text - 882KB PDF) http://ow.ly/4xAKZ 

* SPLBuzz Seattle Library retweeted by TheLiB True or False:There are more libraries than McDonald's in the U.S.? TRUE!! 16,604 libraries. Don't you feel better knowing that? #nlw11

* ALALibrary RT @latimesbooks: It's National Library Week. Do you have a librarian to thank? http://ow.ly/4yFKZ

* LibraryJournal Georgia Library System Spared a Body Blow http://bit.ly/gtNz3h Plan to close 13 of 17 branches defeated in Cobb County

* DigiBookWorld Digital Book World retweeted by earlyword  'Heavy book buyers avoiding bookshops' says HC chief, via @TheBookSeller http://bit.ly/eqk4Hg #dbw

* TheLiB The American Library Association & digital content, by Overdrive's Cindy Orr - http://bit.ly/gzRl3e Read my comment too. #hcod #ebookrights

* TXLA Coverage of yesterday's Rally for Texas Libraries at the Capitol - another great #txla11 event! http://bit.ly/fYN1ob

* ALA_Booklist Today is National Donate a Book Day! Learn more about this Book-of-the-Month Club and ALTAFF project, http://bit.ly/eqa1VP

* TXLA 2011 Lariat list released at #txla11 - Best of 2010 Adult Fiction - http://www.txla.org/lariat

 

Top Tweets of the Week

Fun new feature...every Friday we will post relevant tweets from around the interweb for your convenience.

earlyword New blog post: Jacqueline Winspear Moving Up http://www.earlyword.com/2011/04/04/jacqueline-winspear-moving-up/

melissa_marr So grateful for the GM love! A star from Library Journal and now a kind GM review from PW! http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-06-182687-0

TXLA Perfect combo for iPhone app addicts? TLA mobile app for #txla11 & @VisitAustinTX app - search for "tla 2011" & "austin guide" in app store

earlyword New blog post: NPR on HarperCollins' eBook Limit http://www.earlyword.com/2011/04/05/npr-on-harpercollins-ebook-limit/

LibraryJournal  HarperCollins Executive Calls Circulation Cap a "Work in Progress" http://bit.ly/fPUjNU The number 26 not "set in stone"

MorrowCooks Crunch Time, a culinary mystery by Diane Mott Davidson, is on sale! The publicist shares some behind the scenes info http://wp.me/p11pkk-vb

ShelfAwareness   RT @bookclubgirl Book bloggers attending #BEA: Enter to win walking tour of Greenwich Vill &lunch w/ @AdrianaTrigiani! http://bit.ly/eJQybj

ALALibrary How many librarians are there? See http://ow.ly/4vqDU

HarperCollins "Dazzling memoir!" RT @harperbooks: Chance to win TOLSTOY AND THE PURPLE CHAIR. Awesome pick for book clubs http://ow.ly/4vyWb

ALALibrary RT @textalibrarian: 10 great places to take a #library tour. http://usat.ly/fg3e4I

TXLA HarperCollins reps will discuss ebook sales to libraries w/ #txla11attendees -http://bit.ly/hhrBoG - see blog entry for details

-Annie

Twitter Wit Makes its Debut!

If you're a fan of our blog, you might have noticed a few posts on Twitter Wit (9780061897276): the first book about Twitter to be officially approved by the site's creators.  Twitter Wit includes some amazing celebrity tweets, from the likes of Ashton Kutcher, Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, Margaret Cho, Stephen Fry, Rainn Wilson, Diablo Cody, Neil Gaiman, Michael Ian Black, Paula Poundstone, Russell Brand, Lisa Lampanelli, and more.  To help celebrate the launch, we're holding a Twitter Wit video contest with a grand prize of an iPod touch. Learn more about the contest here, browse inside the book, or follow us, @harperlibrary!    

Ken Davis Meets Twitter, Continued...

By now you all know how much we <3 Ken Davis, so it's no surprise that we're giving you some info on Ken's latest Twitter adventure.  Ken will now start each day will a "This Day in History" tweet that links to a blog on either his website, The Huffington Post or both.

"This Day in History" will alternate with other tweet-a-gories such as "Fun Facts," "Homework Helper," and "History Behind the Headlines."  The topics will span history, science, pop culture, literature, current events, etc.

So in conclusion, when you don't know much, follow Ken Davis on Twitter: http://twitter.com/kennethcdavis

And wasn't it Descartes who said. "I tweet, therefore I am"?

Twitter Wit Update

Remember our last post on Twitter Wit? Here's an update! The on sale date is now September 8, 2009, and we're pleased to give you a quick list of our star-studded contributors, who include:

Ashton Kutcher, Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, Margaret Cho, Stephen Fry, Rainn Wilson, Penn Jillette, Diablo Cody, Neil Gaiman, Michael Ian Black, Paula Poundstone, Eugene Mirman, Russell Brand, Aziz Ansari, Lisa Lampanelli, John Hodgman, Susan Orlean, Judah Friedlander, Scott Aukerman, Paul Scheer, Graham Linehan, Peter Serafinowicz, Michael Showalter, Kevin Rose,Ana Marie Cox, Doug Benson, Warren Ellis, David Wain, Felicia Day, Joel McHale, Sasha Frere-Jones, Jonathan Coulton, Bill Corbett, James Urbaniak, Leo Laporte, Will Durst.

If you're on Twitter, be sure to become a follower at http://twitter.com/harperlibrary-- we're almost up to 700!