A huge thank you to everyone who attended (and hosted!) our recent round of regional planning meetings. The needs you expressed will be addressed in our upcoming Long Range Plan and 2011 Plan of Service.
Broadband Stimulus Round 2 -- Due March 15, 5 pm EDT
View the BTOP Fact Sheet for Round Two. Personal computer centers and broadband adoption are BTOP programs.
BIP FAQ (30 page .pdf) is updated for rural applications
San Antonio, TX
Omni Colonnade
February 1, 2010
Register
View the Friday, January 22nd archived webinar here to learn what is new in Round Two. John Windhausen, consultant to ALA’s Washington Office and president of Telepoly, and Bob Bocher, ALA OITP Fellow and library technology consultant at Wisconsin’s state library agency, will provide an overview and describe the key changes from Round One to Round Two of BTOP and BIP — the federal broadband stimulus programs at the Departments of Commerce and Agriculture.
Rural Libraries …
Public Libraries Eligible for up to $500,000 in Grant Funds through American Recovery and Reinvestment Act see ARSL posting on this topic This program primarily provides loans and a much smaller number of grants. Do contact your local Rural Development field office for additional information.
Calling Library Twitter(ers)
If your library is using Twitter, send us your Twitter name! The tweets from NETLS are posted on this page.
DID YOU KNOW?
Plans to revise GED testing in 2010 have been altered, a pilot program of computer based testing will begin this year. See this fact sheet (.pdf) for more information.
There is a new TexShare website! Check it out here. This promotional video is available as a screensaver for your library computers. Find it and other promotional items here.
OPPORTUNITIES…Online
A dozen ways to two-step; essential web 2.0 training for Texas librarians is currently underway (12 CEUs) and ending February 28.
School-library cooperation and lap-sit self-paced workshops here.
OPPORTUNITIES…In Person Classes
ROSA workshop coming to Rowlett, January 22, register and read all about it on the Library Developments blog.
Free Online Training
See the Library Development Blog for a list of free training from a variety of sources offered in January.
GRANTS TRAINING … taken from http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/workshops/index.html
Jennifer Peters, our LSTA Grants Coordinator here in LD, recently did a webinar on LSTA grant guidelines. If you missed this opportunity, view the archived version. Jennifer also recently conducted a webinar on Outcomes Based Evaluation that is archived here and also did a podcast version for those that just want a 10-minute overview. She's been busy with training!
Her training efforts continue this spring with her in-person workshop series on grant writing and seeking for libraries.
DESPERATELY SEEKING ….
Well, maybe not desperate but if you can help us out …
- Meeting room policies – if you have your policy online please send me the link through this form and I’ll share on our website
- Links to long range or strategic plans, post to the form above and your link will be shared on our website.
- Needed – one book truck for forming church library
- Needed – tables and chairs for library use (From the request: If another library has discarded tables chairs or any other furniture please call me and I will be glad to pick them up.)
- Needed – used laminator for 16X20 film
NETLS Training Resources:
February Teaching Basic Computer Skills
February & March Literacy For The Very, Very Youngest
May Magazine Management Mutation
From TSLAC
February webinar calendar
From WebJunction
Ongoing Gale database training webinars(newest products are listed first)
Ongoing A dozen ways to two-step through February 28!
Ongoing E-Library training – see blog post here
Also available: Archives of SirsiDynix Institutes
Ongoing through January 29 We the People Bookshelf grant application accepted for A More Perfect Union 17 books, and includes Ken Burns’ PBS series on the Civil War.
January 29 Making the Best of a Shrinking Budget Webinar 11:00 a.m. Central Time
By January 31 Isla Carroll Turner Friendship Trust Support for nonprofit organizations throughout the state of Texas that provide services to the elderly. Grants generally range from $5,000 to $100,000.
By February 2 Big Read applications due
By February 17 Innovations in Reading prize applications due
February 19 Cataloging, where are we going? 11- 12:30 p.m. Register on day of the program.
By February 25 Apply for Dollar General grants for adult literacy, family literacy, summer reading club
By March 3 Tocker Foundation stipend applications for TLA Conference 2010
April 11-17 National Library Week, Communities Thrive @ the library – see the pr tools
Below the line …
Go Sunnyvale! Click the link to see a great partnership.
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Use rights/permissions – for a website $60 for 60 days. (Less than I feared though I hoped they’d say “free”.)
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