Library offers showcase space for artists

Link to December 26 Superior Telegram post.

Excerpt:
For 16 years, a trio of Italian dioramas have greeted guests in the lobby of the Superior Public Library.

This year, the space will get a monthly makeover from local artists. Watch for felt dolls, driftwood sculpture, paintings, photographs, woven fabrics and even floating cups to put in an appearance.

According to The Library History Buff, Superior, Wisconsin has the distinction of being the home of the oldest of 63 Carnegie libraries built in Wisconsin and the home of the last Carnegie library building built in Wisconsin.

If you are not yet familiar with Larry Nix's great website, now is as good a time as any to start!

End-of-Year Assessment of E-books

Link to December 23 New York Times article, "Turning Page, E-Books Start to Take Hold".

Excerpt:
For a decade, consumers mostly ignored electronic book devices, which were often hard to use and offered few popular items to read. But this year, in part because of the popularity of Amazon.com’s wireless Kindle device, the e-book has started to take hold.

The $359 Kindle, which is slim, white and about the size of a trade paperback, was introduced a year ago. Although Amazon will not disclose sales figures, the Kindle has at least lived up to its name by creating broad interest in electronic books. Now it is out of stock and unavailable until February. Analysts credit Oprah Winfrey, who praised the Kindle on her show in October, and blame Amazon for poor holiday planning.

It's a new world...

...that some folks don't understand.

Link to December 23 techdirt post, "Record Labels Learning They Have Little Leverage On YouTube".

Excerpt: As noted by some folks, for many kids these days, YouTube is how they find and listen to music these days. Forcing your songs off YouTube would be like demanding their removal from the radio twenty years ago.