HB 1727- Mandatory Internet Filters on all Public and School Libraries
This bill passed the Illinois House of Representatives on May 2. It is now headed toward the Senate. It will affect those under 21 since they will need to request that the filter be removed even for...
View ArticlePositive Uses of Social Networking One Year Later #3
A year ago YALSA launched the 30 days of positive uses of social networking project. Every day throughout October, three YALSA bloggers posted ideas and information about using social networking in the...
View ArticleTeens Drop CDs in Favor of Digital Downloads
A new NPD group study shows that 48% of teens did not buy a CD in 2007, down further from the 38% that was reported in 2006. This is the same time iTunes is announced as being the #2 music retailer,...
View ArticleUrban Myths
Here is how it started. A librarian discovered that emails sent via Google Docs, asking teachers and students to collaborate on projects, were being filtered by the school. When the librarian asked the...
View ArticleFirewall Firestorm
I came back from the February break schools get up here in New England to a surprise: they had updated the firewall. I discovered this when I sat down to do my morning routine on the computer: log in...
View Article28 Days of Teens & Tech #28: Help Me YALSA! I’m Blocked
Welcome to the last day of Teens & Tech. I hope you enjoyed it. Sorry for the delay in getting this last post up. I was having, of all things, technology issues. Today’s topic was suggested by the...
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How CIPA Affects the Future of Libraries and Teens
At the end of July the ALA Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) and the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) teamed up to host a conversation on Revisiting the Children’s Internet...
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Banned Website Awareness Day
It’s our sister division AASL’s Banned Website Awareness Day, reminding us that books aren’t the only information sources whose access can be challenged. For the past ten years, by law, libraries must...
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