4YA is a blog for youth advocates looking for cool projects, creative inspiration and insight into the world of youth. By sharing great ideas we hope bring more teens to your organization and to strengthen youth advocacy.

Nelson Public Libraries website has been recently redesigned to provide easy and convenient access to all library related information and services - quick access widgets, RSS, event calendar, search Catalogue instant access, Teen and Kids sections etc. Library News blog highlights recent news, and calls for attention to library services. The website goal is to look clean and attractive, easy to access and fully functional,reflecting current library trends with aim to please wide spectrum of library users.

Complete redesign which showcases Web 2.0 functionalities and customizable content, engages patron participation, features an easy to use navigational structure with prominent displays of library events, materials and resources, and offers a wealth of new content.

Provides access to content and options to share, tag, post, create lists, bibliographies, submit reviews etc. Best endorsement, yet? The kids get it.

Reading The Big Switch by Nicholas Carr. He gives props to his local library, Gleason Public Library in Carlisle, MA. Why do they still carry Rosetta Stone, when so many libraries were cut-off from this resource? BTW, have you already provided a rating for Open Worldcat?

Italian blog whose aim is to involve in library related discussion non only professionals but also library users. The blog pays thus great interest in services to the public, relation among libraries and users, users rights. There is also interest for library technologies, web 2.0 and free software.

This blog was born in Liguria (NW Italy), thus it has a certain specific attention to that territory, but such attention is in no way exclusive and all library related themes can be discussed. Users from all over the world are welcome, and posts or comments in langueges other than Italian are allowed, though Italian is the main language of the blog.

"The Alternative teen services blog is maintained by teen librarians who share ideas, resources, and advocacy about serving teens. By sharing our ideas in a fun and supportive environment, we will gain perspectives that improve our library services to teenage youth."

A Northern California tech librarian blogs on "web design, technology news, library world news, reference stuff, funky gadgets, and other useful (or simply amusing) sites and posts."

First of all, there weren't any school library web sites on this site, so you definitely needed at least one! Doug Johnson is a well-known speaker and writer in the school library world. His blog is full of witty commentary and provokes people to think about libraries and technology in a different way. It is a must-read for school librarians.

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