SUMMER FUN
Send Steve Seale action photos from your summer events – we’ll try to feature them on our website.
WEBJUNCTION HAS RELEASED
Competency Index for the Library Field the index is a compilation of competencies gathered from a variety of sources. This index should come in handy when writing job descriptions, hiring, writing training and work plans, etc.
FACILITY AID
Do you have an up-to-date floor plan? Vance Hunt & Associates has generously offered to help libraries by providing basic professionally drawn floor plans. If you are interested in this no obligation opportunity contact Craig Tappe at 972-740-9008 or 800-228-2623.
CHAT REFERENCE SERVICE
If your library offers (or is interested in offering) chat reference, please contact me, you may be able to join and existing service and gain some cost savings.
ROLES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY in supporting E-government highlighted in new issues brief.
TEXpress COURIER COSTS 2010
We finally have the answer to one of the most frequent questions in our office this time of year! We expect to offer $900 subsidies for TEXpress service to libraries that are not receiving a subsidy from TSLAC. There are two strings attached – one is participation in sample week and the other is monthly reporting on the Amigos website.
5 - day service $4,500 – 900 (NETLS pays to Amigos) = $3,600 Library cost, paid to Amigos
3 - day service $3,075 – 900 (NETLS pays to Amigos) = $2,175 Library cost, paid to Amigos
2 - day service $2,425 – 900 (NETLS pays to Amigos) = $1,525 Library cost, paid to Amigos
FREE PROGRAM RESOURCES
Another recommendation: Contact County Extension Agent offices for no-cost or low-cost programming for the summer. Pittsburg is having a cotton gin demonstration on July 17 and they are also having some of their 4H students bring their small show animals to talk to the children about raising animals.
LIVE HOMEWORK HELP (TUTOR.COM)
Install the Silverlight plug-in on public access computers by July so that patrons will be able to use the new Live Homework Help Learning Suite in the library and so you may be able to advise home users on doing the same. Contact Jennifer Hinton if you have questions about the product or process.
COMPUTER BASICS
Sylvia Rodriguez,
We’ll continue to share suggestions, so if you know of a great website, book, DVD or other tool to teach a first-time computer user to use a mouse, use toolbars, resize windows, navigate, etc – please send me an email. The most basic stuff – pretend Rip Van Winkle woke up and asked for help with a computer. J We frequently have requests for this information and we want to share or develop the best!
FREE TO A GOOD HOME…
Three barcode scanners with round connector to the computer (probably PS2) to give away. The scanners work but were replaced with scanners with USB connections. Contact Nancy Murillo at the Pittsburg/Camp County Public Library.
By July 1 The Preservation and Access Education and Training program is central to NEH’s efforts to preserve and establish access to cultural heritage resources.
July 10 Collaborative Digitization: Preconference @ 2009 ALA Annual Conference
By July 15 Humanities Collections and Reference Resources Funding from this program strengthens efforts to extend the life of important collections and make their intellectual content widely accessible, often through the use of digital technology.
July Helping Your Community Get Back to Work
- July 16 – Aubrey, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- July 17 – DeSoto, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- July 22 –
- July 23 –
- July 24 – Coppell, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
By July 24 Register to win 60 books from Sterling Publishing (read the rules - a .pdf)
July 28-30 TLA Annual Assembly
Now through July 31 Everyone Wins -- When School and Public Libraries Cooperate! – Online 4 CEUs for school and public librarians.
Below the line
Summer Reading Promo and this is fun too/
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