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This flyer from the Noonday Community Library reminds me that many of our libraries have ongoing or annual book sales. Do you have book sale advice for others? Have you had the book dealers sweep in with their handheld devices to check book value? Is it a problem for you, and if so how did you respond?
Palestine Public Library recently hosted the exhibit, "VANISHED: German-American Civilian Internment 1941-1948." I highly recommend it.
We displayed the exhibit for three weeks and the final day, conducted a program with Michael Luick-Thrams and former internee, Heidi Gurcke Donald. There was high audience interest and a moving program. Get all the details. If you are interested in this exhibit and program, contact Laurel or Vince at 651-646-0400 or programs@traces.org.
LeadershipPlenty: Build Strategic Partnerships in Your Community
Presenter: Mary Beth Harrington, Director of Membership & Resource Development, Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations (TANO)
Workshop Objectives:
Distinguish between asset- and deficit-based approaches to community development
Learn non-traditional ways to recognize and work with local leadership assets
Identify different types of effective community partners
Understand how to organize effective community partnerships to maximize rewards
Bring people from your community with whom you'd like to partner!
CPE # 510545 Credit hours: 6.5 hours C.E.U.
Workshop hours: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sign-in time: 8:30 a.m.
** Register online at www.hals.lib.tx.us Click on Register in the upper right hand corner **
Try a Crash Course from our Library Science Collection
95% Completion
Steve Seale and Lori Mullins report that nearly everyone who registered for the latest LE@D class stuck with it and finished by the deadline. Great going!
Monday/Tuesday, April 13-14th is the new date for SLM III Collection Development at Fort Bend County Library Main Branch.
The registration pages are updated, so please register for the new dates if you can come.
Genealogy
March 14, Rusk County Library is hosting a genealogy program on Saturday, March 14, 2009. We are co-sponsoring the event with East Texas Genealogical Society. We would like to invite NETLS libraries' staff, volunteers, patrons -- anyone interested in genealogy -- to attend. – Pam Pipkin, Rusk County Library,
Charity Care Information
The Hospital Accountability Project announced that a Manual listing the charity care policies and community benefit programs of
Nonprofit Libraries and Statewide Purchasing
Nonprofit libraries receiving Loan Star Library Grants (or any other state funding) can join the statewide purchasing cooperative program as “assistance organizations”. In addition to the application submit a board approved resolution -- model language is on the application – copies of articles of incorporation and certification of incorporation and copy of a current contract or grant showing state funding. (Oh, and $100) More about the process here.
Librarians from NETLS who have been to an ARSL Conference say they were the most beneficial, enjoyable library conference they had attended. They enjoyed the intimate feel and valued the opportunity to get practical ideas they could use in their libraries. Attendees also appreciated the opportunity for one-on-one meetings with staff members from libraries similar to theirs and
If you and/or members of your library staff would like to be considered for payment of the ARSL Conference registration fee, please reply to sseale@netls.org by Friday, February 27, with the following information:
with conference speakers.
The conference registration fee includes a few meals. Housing at the conference hotel, which is where all activities are held, is a reasonable $70 per night.
§ Library name
§ Staff member name(s)
§ In 100 words or less, how you think your community could benefit from your attending the
conferenceIf you have questions, please contact Steve Seale, NETLS Continuing Education
Consultant, 972/205-6332, sseale@netls.org.
February 24 Letters of Intent to participate in the library automation project are due to Nancy Hill. Contact Jerry McCulley (972 205 3862) ASAP if you need a copy of the letter.
February 27 CREW (revised) in Henderson at Rusk County PL. A new CREW manual coming out will be used in this workshop. The staff at Rusk County will all be there, but there will be some extra space if others from the area would like to join us. It's free on February 27 and the hours are 9am-4pm with 1.5 hours for lunch. Registration is open .
February 27 Grant applications due in Austin.
March 9 IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf applications due for organizations involved in conservation and preservation of collections of all types.
May 4 Membership meeting
Host Opportunity -- ROSA
From Dawn Vogler, TSLAC
I am interested in hearing from libraries that would like to host a workshop for a group of 15 or more.
Here are the details about this workshops series, which was very successfully received:
Texas State Library has partnered with WebJunction to bring you Reaching Our Spanish-Speaking Audience (ROSA). This professional development program will equip library staff with knowledge and resources to reach out to Spanish speakers in your communities and increase their access to technology. ROSA workshops will be offered throughout Texas teaching library staff how to best meet the needs of the Spanish-speaking population. Topics include cultural differences, community partnerships, marketing, and technology. Full-day interactive workshops will be conducted in English and held in libraries or community centers around the state. The workshops feature panels of community leaders who are active in the Spanish speaking community.
Participants will learn:
Awareness of cultural differences and issues How to form community partnerships and collaboration between the library and the Spanish-speaking community Techniques on increasing awareness of the public library and public computers to Spanish-speaking customers
Who Should Attend
All public, school, academic and special library staff and administrators interested in developing an action plan for reaching out to Spanish speakers and increasing their access to public computers in libraries. Library board members, friends of the library, and community partners with an interest in collaborating on action plans are also encouraged to attend.
Please note: Techniques learned will be applicable to any library outreach program
Dawn Vogler
Interim Manager, Continuing Education & Consulting Services Texas State Library & Archives Commission PO Box 12927 Austin, TX 78711-2927
(512) 936-4449 phone
(512) 463-8800 fax
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