Listed below are FREE programs The American Management Association, Booklist, GrantSpace, Infopeople, insynctraining, LE@D, Library Journal, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Nebraska Library Commission, Accessible Technology Coalition, School Library Journal, TechSoup, Texas State Library & Archives Commission, and WebJunction will be webcasting during August.
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Vermont Historical Newspapers Now Available on LC’s Chronicling America
Good news! As of this morning our first batch of newspapers are available on the Library of Congress Chronicling America website. This link:http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/newspapers/?state=Vermontðnicity=&languageshould take you to a list of our available titles. Click the calendar “browse” view to browse issues.
Vermont Historical Newspapers Now Available on LC's Chronicling America
Good news! As of this morning our first batch of newspapers are available on the Library of Congress Chronicling America website. This link:http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/newspapers/?state=Vermontðnicity=&languageshould take you to a list of our available titles. Click the calendar “browse” view to browse issues.
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Advocacy Training Opportunity: Turning the Page 2.0
Turning the Page 2.0 (TtP 2.0) is a free public library advocacy training course developed and presented by the Public Library Association (PLA) with generous support from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
In this six-week, facilitated online course, library staff and supporters will learn how to create and tell their library’s story, deliver effective presentations, develop a compelling case for support, and build and sustain partnerships along the way.
Participants are encouraged to come with a specific, self-determined advocacy goal for their library. At the end of six weeks, you’ll have a complete Advocacy Work Plan to guide your efforts.
Library Journal/SLJ 2011 e-Book Survey
Vermont Library Community,
Please see info below concerning a survey that Library Journal (LJ) and School Library Journal (SLJ) are conducting on e-Books in libraries. Some of you may already have participated in this survey – this is a“final reminder” that I received from LJ today.
They hope to hear from all public, school and academic libraries – even from libraries that do not subscribe to or use e-Books.
New Workshop: GOOGLE APPS
“I already have email, and can write a letter, so what’s so special about Google Apps that I would want to change?” Join us to learn from Dan Greene about the many advantages of Google Docs, Email, Google Sites, and Google Forms. With Google, you will be able to work collaboratively and access your records anywhere.
DOL Census Workshops
Earlier this week, Chip Sawyer, the presenter for the census workshops DOL is offering in July and August, informed me that he is leaving his position at the Center for Rural Studies. I was fortunate enough to find a member of the Census Bureau in Boston who is willing to come to VT this summer. However, I needed to cancel or change the dates and times of the previously scheduled workshops.
The new dates and times are:
July 28th 9:30-11:30, Midstate Library Service Center, Berlin
July 28th 2:00-4:00, Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro
Please click on the one you would like to attend to go to its registration page.
E-Cycles Recycling Program – Free Disposal of Old Electronics
Welcome to the Vermont E-Cycles Recycling Program
Vermont’s new electronic waste law will ban the disposal of electronic waste starting January 1, 2011 and will provide convenient collection of certain electronic waste for consumers, charities, school districts, and small businesses for free starting July 1, 2011.
Free Library Continuing Education Events for July
Listed below are FREE programs from The American Management Association, Booklist, Infopeople, insynctraining, LE@D, Library Journal, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Nebraska Library Commission, Public Library Association, Texas State Library & Archives Commission, and WebJunction will be webcasting during July.
Survey for Public Libraries: Recorded Books Downloadable Audio
Attention Public Library Directors:
The Department of Libraries is negotiating a group contract with Recorded Books for a volume discount for those public libraries that want to subscribe to the new One-Click Digital Downloadble Audio service. Libraries will pay indivdually for this service, but by working together we can bring down the cost.
In order to negotiate the best discount possible, we need to hear from interested public libraries.