The TSLAC website, email, and Plinkit sites are currently experiencing intermittent difficulties. These problems have been reported and are being addressed.
Keep your fingers crossed – at this point both the exceptional funding request for Lone Star Libraries and the Library Systems are included in the proposed state budget. If these provisions remain in the budget we may see in increase (!) in funding. The budget has been approved by the Senate and is out of the House committee. Track the budget yourself at http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/BillStages.aspx?LegSess=81R&Bill=SB1
I know many of you have been concerned about the issue of lead in children’s books. There is a bill in the US Congress designed to exempt “ordinary books” from the CPSIA and requirement for testing books for lead.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:h.r.01692:
Coming up soon:
April 10 Deadline for grant application to National Book Fund grant to support adult literacy.
April 12 - 18 National Library Week Explore the resources (an image of the print ad is attached)
-- National Library workers day is April 14
By April 15 Libri Foundation Books for Children for small libraries (under 10,000 service population) in rural areas (30 miles from city with population over 40,000). Match your fundraising up to $350 2:1 so max available to spend is your $350 + $700 grant = $1,050
By April 15 – New deadline for Books and Babies Matching Grants
By April 15 Citizenship Grant, partner with your city, county, school district, etc. Agencies indicate interest by April 15
By April 15 Early (discounted) registration deadline for Amigos Member Conference
April 16-17 KohaCon 2009,
April 17-18 Dallas Children’s Book Fair and Literary Festival
April 20 Romance author, Jody Thomas presents at
By April 20 (Expanded deadline) PLDS If you participate in the Public Library Association's (PLA) annual Public Library Data Service (PLDS) Statistical Report, please note the extended the deadline for receipt of completed questionnaires.
April 24
April 30 ROSA - Reaching our Spanish-Speaking Audience 6CEUs
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/workshops/rosa/index.html
By May 1 - Payment for Membership Meeting Luncheon(s) due in NETLS office.
May 4 -- NETLS Membership Meeting,
An area library is looking for a used microform reader – if you have a working model that is not being used, let me know and I’ll connect you with that library’s director.
Stay current with ALA (and division) Grants
The Forest Hill Public Library (in the I20 corridor near
Many of the programs offered at TLA Conference 2009 have handouts posted online.
More May dates
May 6-7 Amigos Membership Conference
May 14-15 Small Library Management Program,
May 14 – 16 Book Sale,
By May 18 Woman's Day article contest for your library users
May 18-21 Innovative Users Group Annual Conference,
May 20-22 Evergreen (ILS) International Conference,
By May 22 Applications due for Save America's Treasures Program
By May 22 Advanced registration deadline for ALA Conference
By May 29 Harry Potter's World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine
Bottom of the page treat:
Now turn on the speakers for silliness in this book club review.
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