Welcome to LM_NET!

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LM_NET is the original discussion group open to school library media specialists worldwide, and to people involved with the school library media field. LM_NET provides an excellent way to network with other school library professionals, connect to new ideas in school library practice, seek advice, and ask library related questions.  Consult LM_NET peers for relevant ongoing library on-the-job mentorship! I WANT TO SUBSCRIBE NOW – CLICK HERE!

We want to keep the activity and discussion focused on school library media. But, LM_NET can be used by library media people for many different things – to ask for input, share ideas and information, link programs that are geographically remote, make contacts, etc.

Conversations on LM_NET should focus on the topics of interest to the school library media community, including the latest on school library media services, operations, and activities. It is a group for practitioners helping practitioners, sharing ideas, solving problems, telling each other about new publications and up-coming conferences, asking for assistance or information, and linking schools through their library media centers.

Subscribe to EL-Announce

As you know, we work very hard to keep LM_NET as “commercial-free” as possible. However, we don’t want you to miss useful announcements from vendors– particularly those messages about discounts, new products and specials. That’s where our vendor affiliate, EL-Announce comes in.  Its purpose is to provide a select forum for commercial messages of interest to those in the library media field. It is a read-only, moderated list server, with one or two announcements per day– with no discussion. Your questions and inquiries should go directly to a specific vendor (if you desire).

EL-Announce Affiliates, The Commercial Friends of LM_NET

We would like to recognize some companies that have been especially supportive of LM_NET, by sponsoring EL-Announce, as well as LM_NET Breakfasts and other events at regional and national gatherings of librarians. Please take a few minutes to visit these sites. They are so nice to LM_NET that we think you will like what they have to offer.

ABDO Publishing Company

American Library Association

Capstone Publishers

Favorable Impressions / Elm Park Press, Inc.

Gumdrop Books

Lerner Publishing Group

Libraries Unlimited

Lincoln Library Press, Inc.

Linworth Publishing

Rosen Publishing

LMC Source / Hi Willow Publishing

YALSA

Nominate Now!

Commercial Friends of LM_NET send periodic new product and sale announcements to EL-Announce with LM_NET Select. If you have a favorite vendor company who does not appear on this Commercial Friends of LM_NET list, please send us a message to nominate them.  We’ll write and invite them to become an EL-Announce vendor member and therefore a Commercial Friend of LM_NET!  Send your nomination suggestions to:  Sue Wurster (sue.wurster@gmail.com).