Overdrive has sent a letter to librarians worldwide inviting them to join a pilot program called “Big Library Read” running from May 15th through June 1st. This unique program allows all participating libraries to feature the Sourcebook title “Four Corners of the Sky” by Michael Malone simultaneously on all of their respective OverDrive homepages at no cost. The book will be accessible to patrons of these libraries simultaneously.
From LibraryJournal:
“We want to demonstrate once and for all the enormous influence of the library demographic, and that when libraries put an ebook in their catalog it serves a valuable role in increasing exposure and engagement with an author’s work,” said Steve Potash, OverDrive’s CEO.
Data will be collected and track during the program period, and Sourcebooks will track the impact on sales of this book as well as the other seven titles by Malone published through Sourcebooks.
You can read the LibraryJournal article by Michael Kelley HERE.
You can visit OverDrive HERE.
You can visit Sourcebooks HERE.
KSEE is reporting that the Sequoia National Forest and Giant Sequoia National Monument have already implemented early fire restrictions, starting back on May 1, 2013.
The paving project at he Donner Memorial State Park appears to be moving forward on schedule. Unfortunately, they’re repaving the main entrance to the park starting on May 1st and continuing through May 15th. The GOOD news is that the park hasn’t opened for the season yet – that happens on May 24th – so camping won’t be affected. The bad news is that the main entrance and museum are closed. If you’re a pedestrian or a bicyclist, you can still use the alternative entrances to get into the park.
When the United States Department of Agriculture released its Visual Standards Guide back in January, it contained the ominous phrase ‘agency logos are being phased out and replaced with a standardized signature model to be adopted by all USDA agencies.’