Internet Content

The number of websites surpassed 155,000,000 at the end of 2007.

Link to "2008 International Internet Trends Study".

Top Ten websites by classification of content
1. Pornography (36.21%)
2. Shopping (10.84%)
3. Other (9.63%)
4. Banners (7.30%)
5. Travel (7.13%)
6. Sports (4.67%)
7. Technology (3.94%)
8. Games (2.63%)
9. Business (2.28%)
10. Health (2.23%)

Question for library staff: Does this list reflect your computer users needs and interests?

"Making Books"

A 1947 film from Encyclopedia Britannica Films, Inc.


Printing a Book, Old School from Armin Vit on Vimeo.

Although I don't recall seeing this particular film during my grade-school years, its dry, by-the-numbers style is reminiscent of the immediate post-WWII-era of multi-media enhancement to the curriculum. The films we watched were generally shown in the school's auditorium/gym. We'd leave the classroom row-by-row and walk single-file along a hushed hallway. No talking was allowed, of course.

Popularity of Libraries Booming

The Simmons Library

First permanent location of the Kenosha Public Library (1900)

Link to September 21 Kenosha News article.

Excerpts:
The Kenosha Public Library branches saw 108,308 items circulated - the highest July total in library history.

And the Kenosha Community Library System - with branches in Salem, Silver Lake and Twin Lakes - saw 13,432 patrons in July compared to 9,974 in July 2007.

The city's libraries saw 4,268 children participate in the first level of their summer reading program this year, almost 1,000 more than last summer (3,312). The 4,058 participants in weekly storytimes this summer was about 1,000 more than 2007 (2,933).