September Statistics

Wow!! Students are back and ready to learn.    Ask a Librarian helped a whooping 7,789 students via live chat and email last month. We experienced a 51% increase in live chat sessions from last September helping 6,066 users with their research needs.  In addition, we...

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Ask a Librarian is thrilled to announce TEXTING!

Text messaging has established itself as a main communication point for teens and adults. Users want to have their questions answered at their moment of need – and this means not just when in front of a computer but wherever they are.  As many of you are- myself...

When Teens Attack – Available on-demand

The archive of the session “When Teens Attack!: Tips for dealing with 12 year olds and other difficult customers on chat reference” is available now at http://www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/Ref22-2010-09-14 Keep an eye on the Ref22 site for more info about future sessions:...

Upcoming Workshops – Ask a Librarian

Space is still available in the following Ask a Librarian workshops: Ask a Librarian Training @ Pasco County Library System – Hudson Branch – Wed., Sept. 15, 10:30a – 4:30p ET Ask a Librarian Online E-mail Workshop – Wed., Sept. 22, 2:00...

Additional August Statistics

Home About Reasons to Join Become a member Participating Libraries Privacy Quality Assurance Workgroup Connect With Us Order Promotional Materials Linking to Ask a Librarian Logos Widgets News Better late than never! Here are the additional statistics promised last...

When Teens Attack – Free Webinar!

I am really excited to announce that Washington State has invited our librarians to attend an incredible webinar series they are hosting called Ref22. On September 14th from 2-3 PT (that is 5-6pm ET), they are presenting “When Teens Attack!: Tips for dealing with 12...

AaL Closed Sept. 5, 6

Home About Reasons to Join Become a member Participating Libraries Privacy Quality Assurance Workgroup Connect With Us Order Promotional Materials Linking to Ask a Librarian Logos Widgets News Ask a Librarian will be closed on Sunday, September 5 and Monday, September...

August Statistics

Wow! You can definitely tell August is back to school month.   While the first half of August was fairly quiet (1,601 chats from August 1-15), we definitely saw users return with the school bell.   The second half of the month Ask a Librarian had 2,134 live chat...