NETLS Updates & Information 5/27

June 7

Membership Meeting

 

Your Assignment:

1.    Register everyone attending (even if not having a meal)

2.    Brag or just update everyone with a library report

3.    Nominate a lay representative for the Advisory Council

4.    Attend, enjoy, learn, and applaud award winners

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Tocker Grant Review
Steve, Jerry and I are always happy to review Tocker Grant applications before you submit your requests. If you would like us to review an application, please give us 3-4 days to review and get back to you.  We will respond as soon as we can.

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SnapShot Day
View SnapShot Day photos as Flickr slideshows from NETLS libraries in Coppell, Mineola, and Winnsboro.  For the entire group visit this link.

 

Let your community know

May 29 – 31 Texas sales tax holiday for the purchase of Energy Star® appliances.  The list of eligible appliances and additional details are here.

 

For Students

Announcing the Pen 2 Paper project, a disability-focused, state-wide creative writing competition. This contest seeks to engage Texans of all ages to consider and reconsider their experiences with and ideas and stereotypes about disability. Students (junior high through university) are encouraged to submit entries.

 

mRenewals?

Thanks for your input on the mini-survey.  Twenty-nine of the 33 libraries responding say renewal due dates are calculated based on date of renewal.  All the responding libraries renew materials for the same length of time as the original loan.

 

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Book Repair Service

A new book repair service is now offered by a local library support company, Library Integrated Solutions & Assoc.  The $2.00 per item service includes replacing book jackets, repairs, labels, etc.  (This is not a bindery service.)  Contact the company by phone at 214-726-9290.

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Neat Idea

This photo from flickr shows how one library can identify library owned laptops at a glance.  Note they have identified an instructor laptop and use a different skin for the student/public computers.  This photo shows the public “skin” with donor recognition and computer number.

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Wild & Crazy?

If you’ve got some innovation up your sleeve that would challenge the status quo and be a model for others start gathering the information needed to apply for a Sparks! Ignition Grant.   Guidelines for the $25,000 grants will be available after August 15, applications due November 15.

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MORE RESUME MAKER TRAINInG MATERIALS
Theresa Holden of the Palestine Public Library invites you to view the Power Point training guide she uses in Resume Maker classes.  We shared McKinney Public Library System’s Resume Maker training guide and brochure earlier this month. 

 

If you have a training guide to share, send it on!  If you aren’t a Resume Maker program participant and you want to be, contact Connie.

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More Free webinars.

Try Booklist webinars.  Note the archived sessions offered as well as the featured upcoming session:  June 1 for Power to the User on Interactive Online Reference Sources and June 8 for Now Hear This: Audiobooks A to Z

 

HOUSTON CLASS – SECURING CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS

This class (not free) is for nonprofit agencies.  The course is $195, $100 scholarships are available. 

 

Texas Reading Club / Texas Teen Read

Materials are now available – don’t miss the Governor’s proclamation declaring June 5 Texas Reading Club Day and June 7 Texas Teens Read! Day. 

 

Texas Library News

Keeps up with library news around the state courtesy of TLA.  (Note: Most programming will not be listed.)

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And MORE TECH LEARNING

  Explore TWDL.ORG to find high quality resources for dealing with unemployment, improving computer skills, and finding employment.

 

If you have other resources to be added to the site, let me know!

 

Did you know about InPictures?

InPictures is a site that offers step-by-step computer productivity training (MS Office and OpenOffice) along with some web and query tutorials.  Visit InPictures to see if this training method works for you and your computer learners.

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Job Posting

Rita and Truett Smith Public Library in Wylie is seeking an Electronic Services Librarian. 

 

Buddy Up

Several libraries in the region are exploring changing their library automation systems.  If you are interested in partnering with another library, let us know – maybe we can do some match-making!

 

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Contact

Tammy Crooks of Baker and Taylor for possible Summer Reading club give-aways. 

 

Puppet Sharing Co-op?

Indicate interest in a possible Puppet Sharing Co-op here.

 

Northeast Texas Digital Library Consortium

This project is a vendor plan, NOT ASSOCIATED WITH NETLS.  The project is offered to libraries with population served under 100,000, not current Overdrive customers and in our service area.   Some interested parties are interested in knowing who their partners would be if they participate – so let them know if your library is planning to participate by providing your contact information here. 

 Overdrive contact is Claudia Weissman.

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NETLS Training Resources:

  

   Non-NETLS webinars

 

From TSLAC

      May webinar calendar.   Did you miss a webinar?  Check here.

     

From WebJunction

 

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Ongoing Gale guided tours

Ongoing E-Library training – see blog post here 

   Also available:       Archives of SirsiDynix Institutes

Librarian Live Podcasts

Booklist Webinars

                                   

By May 28 Literacy Texas nominations for volunteer and learner of the year

By May 28 Literacy Texas Financial Fitness Festival grant applications due

By May 31 Toys for Tots Alferd Williams Literacy Awards nominations due

By May 31 Final reports on Picturing American artwork awards due

By June 1  Tocker Foundation  grant applications due 

By June 1  Members apply for YALSA’s Teen Read Week Grant

By June 1  Bridging Cultures NEH grant applications due 

June 5 Texas Reading Club Day

June 7 NETLS Membership Meeting, Garland

June 7 Texas Teens Read! Day

June 9    Fair Use vs. Copyright TLA premium webinar (Fees: $45, $55 non-member)

June 25 – 28  ALA Annual Conference, Washington

By June 30 Apply for Broookdale National Group Respite program grants of up to $10,000 over two years for weekly half day social programs for individuals with dementia/Alzheimer Disease 

By July 1 Non-profit applications due for Best Buy’s @ 15 Community Grants

July 13    Digital Rights, Internet, and Social Media TLA premium webinar (Fees: $45, $55 non-member)

August 9 & 10 Annual Literacy Texas Conference , Austin.  NETLS stipends available, contact Connie

 

Below the line …  

.. Miss the old photobooth and bad photos?  Try this!

 

NETLS Updates & Information 5/20/2010

June 7 Membership Meeting

 

Registration is now underway …. More

 

We’re looking for library supporters to fill upcoming vacancies on the NETLS Advisory Council.  More information about the Advisory Council election process is here.

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Tocker Grant Review
Steve, Jerry and I are always happy to review Tocker Grant applications before you submit your requests. If you would like us to review an application, please give us 3-4 days to review and get back to you.  We will respond as soon as we can.

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Congratulations
NETLS libraries are among the recent Dollar General Summer Reading and Tocker Foundation grant recipients! 

 

Let your community know

May 29 – 31 Texas sales tax holiday for the purchase of Energy Star® appliances.  The list of eligible appliances and additional details are here.

 

For Students

Announcing the Pen 2 Paper project, a disability-focused, state-wide creative writing competition. This contest seeks to engage Texans of all ages to consider and reconsider their experiences with and ideas and stereotypes about disability. Students (junior high through university) are encouraged to submit entries.

 

mHow do you do renewals?

Please follow this link to a very brief questionnaire on library renewal practices. 

 

Book Repair Service

A new book repair service is now offered by a local library support company, Library Integrated Solutions & Assoc.  The $2.00 per item service includes replacing book jackets, repairs, labels, etc.  (This is not a bindery service.)  Contact the company by phone at 214-726-9290.

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Neat Idea

This photo from flickr shows how one library can identify library owned laptops at a glance.  Note they have identified an instructor laptop and use a different skin for the student/public computers.  This photo shows the public “skin” with donor recognition and computer number.

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RESUME MAKER TRAINInG MATERIALS
Many thanks to Mike Smith of the McKinney Public Library System for sharing their Resume Maker training guide and brochure (contact the office for the attachments; one is .doc and the other .pub) .  Libraries are encouraged to adapt the documents for their local use. Should you find a typo or some other problem with the documents let Mike know. If you have a training guide to share, send it on!  If you aren’t a Resume Maker program participant and you want to be, contact Connie.

 

Get on the Bus – FREE Online Reference Training

In the spirit of the 23 Things program, Wyoming State Library offers their recently completed series of online webinars, Get on the bus, Revving up your reference skills.  The webinars are archived so you can access them at your convenience :-)  but because they are archived you’ll not be eligible for the prizes offered ;-(  nor will you be able to call in to ask questions.

 

Texas Reading Club / Texas Teen Read

Materials are now available – don’t miss the Governor’s proclamation declaring June 5 Texas Reading Club Day and June 7 Texas Teens Read! Day. 

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And MORE TECH LEARNING

  Explore TWDL.ORG to find high quality resources for dealing with unemployment, improving computer skills, and finding employment.

 

If you have other resources to be added to the site, let me know!

 

Coming soon to your library …. Computer training on DVD and CD.  These training programs do not install on the computer, they must be in the computer’s DVD or CD drive to play.  Please make the programs available to your library users and let us know if they do/don’t help with your computer training needs.

 

Did you know about InPictures?

InPictures is a site that offers step-by-step computer productivity training (MS Office and OpenOffice) along with some web and query tutorials.  Visit InPictures to see if this training method works for you and your computer learners.

 

Changes to TexShare Core Databases

eLibrary, will no longer be included in the TexShare Core Databases.  The database will be available through the TexSelect program through which eLibrary and other databases are available for additional fees.  TexSelect database trials are now underway, For the required login and password, call the TexShare offices at 512-463-7610 or email your request to: databases@tsl.state.tx.us

 

 

Buddy Up

Several libraries in the region are exploring changing their library automation systems.  If you are interested in partnering with another library, let us know – maybe we can do some match-making!

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NETLS Training Resources:

  

   Non-NETLS webinars

 

From TSLAC

      May webinar calendar.   Did you miss a webinar?  Check here.

     

From WebJunction

 

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Ongoing Gale guided tours

Ongoing E-Library training – see blog post here 

   Also available: Archives of SirsiDynix Institutes

                          Librarian Live Podcasts

TODAY  Dollar General Back to School Literacy grant applications due

TODAY Dollar General Youth Literacy grant applications due

TODAY Letters of intent to apply for  Promise Neighborhood grants due (See preapplication webinars)

May 24 Serving diverse communities *FREE* TLA webinar (Strategic Initiative Series)

May 26 Customer care NETLS workshop Tyler  More

May 27 Customer care NETLS workshop, Garland, South Branch  More

By May 31 Final reports on Picturing American artwork awards due

By June 1  Tocker Foundation  grant applications due 

By June 1  Members apply for YALSA’s Teen Read Week Grant

By June 1  Bridging Cultures NEH grant applications due 

June 5 Texas Reading Club Day

June 7 NETLS Membership Meeting, Garland

June 7 Texas Teens Read! Day

June 9    Fair Use vs. Copyright TLA premium webinar (Fees: $45, $55 non-member)

June 25 – 28  ALA Annual Conference, Washington

By June 30 Apply for Broookdale National Group Respite program grants of up to $10,000 over two years for weekly half day social programs for individuals with dementia/Alzheimer Disease 

By July 1 Non-profit applications due for Best Buy’s @ 15 Community Grants

July 13    Digital Rights, Internet, and Social Media TLA premium webinar (Fees: $45, $55 non-member)

August 9 & 10 Annual Literacy Texas Conference , Austin.  NETLS stipends available, contact Connie

 

Below the line …   .. What’s that?

 

NETLS Updates & Information 5/17

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June 7 Membership Meeting

We’re looking for library supporters to fill upcoming vacancies on the NETLS Advisory Council. More information about the Advisory Council election process is here.

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Tocker Grant Review
Steve, Jerry and I are always happy to review Tocker Grant applications before you submit your requests. If you would like us to review an application, please give us 3-4 days to review and get back to you. We will respond as soon as we can.

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Pepsi Refresh Project

Pepsi is offering a series of grants through their Pepsi Refresh Project. From the first through fifteenth of each month online applications are accepted. One the applications are submitted the applicant promotes (begs) their cause in order to get the most votes for their project. Take a moment to see how the program works and vote for this project to add more computers to a public library.

Verizon Foundation Grants
The Verizon Foundation makes grants that help people to increase their literacy and educational achievement; avoid being an abuser or a victim of domestic violence; or achieve and sustain their health and safety. Eligible organizations seeking grants from the Verizon Foundation must be prepared to track and report program outcomes as well as specific results that demonstrate measurable human impact. In the grant application, organizations must indicate what outcomes are targeted through programming and what results, as specified on the grant application, the organization will measure.

Maximum award: $10,000. Eligibility: 501(c)3 organizations. Deadline: October 31, 2010.

http://foundation.verizon.com/grant/guidelines.shtml

Congratulations
NETLS libraries are among the recent Dollar General Summer Reading and Tocker Foundation grant recipients!

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A message from ALA:

If your Friends group’s fiscal year ended December 31st, you have until today, May 17, to file the appropriate Form 990 with the IRS. Please see the information on the IRS website here. Note that if you have *not* filed at least the Form 990-N (e-Postcard) any of the last three years then your group is at risk of losing its tax exempt status. Your group qualifies to file the e-Postcard if your annual gross receipts are normally $25,000 or less. If gross receipts are more than $25,000 then your group may need to file Form 990-EZ or Form 990. Please see the IRS website for more information about filing requirements.

Filing extensions are available. File form 8868 by May 17 to request an extension.

There is a database established by the National Center for Charitable Statistics where organizations can check their status (http://nccsdataweb.urban.org/PubApps/statePicker.php?prog=epostcard&display=state).

Act now. If your annual gross receipts are less than $25,000 you can fill out the e-Postcard in just a few minutes. If your group must file a Form 990-EZ or Form 990 simply request an extension as noted above to avoid penalties.

Remember – if your group has not filed at least one version of Form 990 for any of the last three years, then you may lose your tax exempt status if you do not file by Monday!

Beth,

Beth Nawalinski Marketing & Communications Director

Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations

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RESUME MAKER TRAINInG MATERIALS
Many thanks to Mike Smith of the McKinney Public Library System for sharing their Resume Maker training guide and brochure (attached to email, contact the office for the attachments; one is .doc and the other .pub) . Libraries are encouraged to adapt the documents for their local use. Should you find a typo or some other problem with the documents let Mike know. If you have a training guide to share, send it on! If you aren’t a Resume Maker program participant and you want to be, contact Connie.

Get on the Bus – FREE Online Reference Training

In the spirit of the 23 Things program, Wyoming State Library offers their recently completed series of online webinars, Get on the bus, Revving up your reference skills. The webinars are archived so you can access them at your convenience :-) but because they are archived you’ll not be eligible for the prizes offered ;-( nor will you be able to call in to ask questions.

Texas Reading Club / Texas Teen Read

Materials are now available – don’t miss the Governor’s proclamation declaring June 5 Texas Reading Club Day and June 7 Texas Teens Read! Day.

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And MORE TECH LEARNING

Explore TWDL.ORG to find high quality resources for dealing with unemployment, improving computer skills, and finding employment.

If you have other resources to be added to the site, let me know!

Coming soon to your library …. Computer training on DVD and CD. These training programs do not install on the computer, they must be in the computer’s DVD or CD drive to play. Please make the programs available to your library users and let us know if they do/don’t help with your computer training needs.

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NETLS Training Resources:

Non-NETLS webinars

From TSLAC

May webinar calendar. Did you miss a webinar? Check here.

From WebJunction

---

Ongoing Gale guided tours

Ongoing E-Library training – see blog post here

Also available: Archives of SirsiDynix Institutes

Librarian Live Podcasts

By May 18 Grant requests due for NEH Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions

By May 19 Get early-bird librarian registration $95 for BookExpo rates May 25-27 NYC

By May 21 Dollar General Back to School Literacy grant applications due

By May 21 Dollar General Youth Literacy grant applications due

By May 21 Letters of intent to apply for Promise Neighborhood grants due (See preapplication webinars)

May 24 Serving diverse communities *FREE* TLA webinar (Strategic Initiative Series)

May 26 Customer care NETLS workshop Tyler More

May 27 Customer care NETLS workshop, Garland, South Branch More

By May 31 Final reports on Picturing American artwork awards due

By June 1 Tocker Foundation grant applications due

By June 1 Members apply for YALSA’s Teen Read Week Grant

By June 1 Bridging Cultures NEH grant applications due

June 5 Texas Reading Club Day

June 7 NETLS Membership Meeting, Garland

June 7 Texas Teens Read! Day

June 9 Fair Use vs. Copyright TLA premium webinar (Fees: $45, $55 non-member)

June 25 – 28 ALA Annual Conference, Washington

By June 30 Apply for Broookdale National Group Respite program grants of up to $10,000 over two years for weekly half day social programs for individuals with dementia/Alzheimer Disease

By July 1 Non-profit applications due for Best Buy’s @ 15 Community Grants

July 13 Digital Rights, Internet, and Social Media TLA premium webinar (Fees: $45, $55 non-member)

August 9 & 10 Annual Literacy Texas Conference , Austin. NETLS stipends available, contact Connie

Below the line … .. Tongue in cheek?