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Biblio Charitable Works’ new site live!

Friday, February 5th, 2010

BiblioWorks has a new, updated website just launched today, featuring (finally!) a Spanish translation, not to mention a much more attractive layout and design.  Shout out to the team over at Stout Monkey Networks who volunteered their time to assemble all this!
For those who don’t already know, Biblio Charitable Works is a 501c(3) non-profit which [...]

See you at the NY Antiquarian Book Fair this weekend!

Monday, March 30th, 2009

We’ll be attending the New York Antiquarian Book Fair this weekend, and hope to see you there! This is a great opportunity for booksellers, avid collectors, or readers who just simply want to feast their eyes on some beautiful books.
Here’s the official info, courtesy of Sarah Donnell from Sanford L. Smith & Associates”
“The best book [...]

Web 2.0 may not be evil after all…

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

OK — I have to admit that I’ve long been more than a bit sceptical about social networks and the whole web 2.0 fad.  Mainly, I’ve long suspected that there is a direct and inverse relationship between how quick and easy it is to broadcast any old thought that pops into your head and the [...]

What does Biblio.com do with all the money it makes?

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

Couldn’t resist the eye-grabbing headline.  At risk of disappointing the reader, I have to confess that we’re really not talking that much money. While we’re profitable (even despite the economy) I’m afraid our bottom line would look like a rounding error to many big companies.  (At least its a black rounding error, though)
Its surprising [...]

BiblioWorks Documentary

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

Here’s our first pass at creating a promotional documentary / video for BiblioWorks (the non-profit we founded and continue to support that builds libraries in rural South America and provides support to local literacy organizations here in WNC).  Thanks to Paul Sherar for his volunteer work in filming and production on the piece!

Biblioworks Video from [...]

BiblioWorks hires new project coordinator

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

We are delighted to announce that BiblioWorks has hired Matthew Lynn to lead our library projects in Bolivia. Matthew takes over this position from Megan Sherar who has worked for the past three years to build and develop seven community libraries in the impoverished rural region of Chuquisaca. Check out our latest news [...]