Let’s just admit it: librarians are muy importante. Who is more powerful, really, than the Keeper of All Knowledge? National Librarian Appreciation Day was just 10 short days ago, and we still can’t show enough appreciation for those professional “shush”ers that help make every trip to the library a great one. In honor of the [...]

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Mother’s Day is just around the corner. As you take some time to think about your mom and all of the great things she did for you over the years, consider peeking into the lives of some literary (and cinematic) mamas that run the gamut from inspirational to downright terrifying. Some of these families will [...]

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To kids that is! What can get children more excited to read than the all-star SF Giants pitcher and his adorable french bulldog Cy? United Way of the Bay Area has teamed up with the San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department in an effort to win the “Pop Chips Game Changers” [...]

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Boy oh boy, other library systems must be green with envy! The Reader’s Review is proud to announce that four of the renovated San Francisco branch libraries have now received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council! Both the Park and Anza branch libraries were certified LEED Gold. [...]

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T.S. Eliot penned April the cruelest month, but for many, Prohibition represented hard times. W. C. Fields recalled it as a period in his life, “when I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and water.”  (This line was discovered in an op-ed essay mentioned below…) The years between 1919 and 1933 [...]

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Normally, saying something has gone to the dogs is an inauspicious way to begin, but the editor’s here at The Reader’s Review are will to make an exception in the case of Martha Speaks, a children’s program about a talking dog on PBS. Recently they aired an episode featuring US Poet Laureate Bill Collins that [...]

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Do you know where in San Francisco this picture was taken? The San Francisco Public Library wants to know! Since Friday, the SFPL has been running a contest where the winner will win a special visit by the Green Bookmobile at your event, party or business! Here’s how it works:  they post a photo that [...]

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Not only is he Librarian of the Year, but San Francisco City Librarian Luis Herrera just received a nomination by President Barack Obama to serve on the National Museum and Library Services Board. Comprised of 20 experts, the national advisory board advises the director of the  National Museum and Library Services Board (IMLS),  former San [...]

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We are loving this blog, This is What a Librarian Looks Like. It showcases different men and women of the profession and highlights that librarians are as unique as they come!  From the pictured librarian: I’m Tanvi Rastogi, Youth Services Librarian at the Hunterdon County Library in NJ. Armed with a BA in Sociology, I [...]

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Last week, big-six publisher Penguin announced that it is ending its relationship with digital library distributor OverDrive. As of February 10, public library patrons will denied access to Penguin ebook and audiobook titles (not physical titles) for the immediate future, until the publishing giant finds a new partner. Penguin joins Simon & Schuster, Macmillan and [...]

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