The Vermont Online Library (VOL) Committee will be sending out an electronic survey to libraries in the next week to gather information about what online products they would like see included in the Vermont Online Library (collection of information databases) in the next contract cycle, 2011-2015. The survey will be sent out to all Vermont school, public and academic libraries. All libraries should complete a survey, including libraries that currently do not subscribe to VOL. Only one person per library should return the survey. The deadline for completing the survey is August 27. The VOL Committee will review survey results before issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) to vendors and making the final decisions about what online content will be included in VOL beginning in 2011.
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Save the date! Videoconferencing in libraries
Within Reach: A Live Free Videoconference Connecting All Parts of Vermont to Each Other and the World.
September 21, 2010
1:45 – 3:45 pm
At all VIT sites
We invite library directors, library staff, library trustees, and library Friends to come to this informative and live, interactive presentation. The more the merrier!
Highlights of the Upcoming NELA Annual Conference
Learn how to work “Outside the Box” to meet today’s challenges for your library. The 2010 New England Library Association Annual Conference will be held October 17 – 19 at the Holiday Inn in Boxborough, Massachusetts. Join your colleagues from across the region for this exciting educational and networking event.
For details & registration information, please visit the conference website: http://www.nelib.org/conference/2010/
Society of American Archivists’ Rare Book Workshop
The Society of American Archivists’ Rare Book Workshop
December 16 and December 17, 2010
Beinecke Library, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Two-day workshop, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Early-Bird Registration Deadline: Wednesday November 17, 2010
Maximum Enrollment: 15
Cost: Early-Bird/Regular
SAA Members: $295/ $385
Employees of Member Institutions: $335/$385
Nonmember: $375/395
Society of American Archivists' Rare Book Workshop
The Society of American Archivists’ Rare Book Workshop
December 16 and December 17, 2010
Beinecke Library, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Two-day workshop, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Early-Bird Registration Deadline: Wednesday November 17, 2010
Maximum Enrollment: 15
Cost: Early-Bird/Regular
SAA Members: $295/ $385
Employees of Member Institutions: $335/$385
Nonmember: $375/395
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Circle of Learning Scholarship
Application information is now available for Circle of Learning scholarships, designed for American Indians and Alaska Natives who are interested in earning a Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) degree. The program is a partnership between the San Jose School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) and the American Indian Library Association (AILA), and is made possible by a generous grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
Librarian John Cotton Dana Featured in Upcoming Progra,
“Made in Newark: Cultivating Industrial Arts and Civic Identity in the Progressive Era”
Sunday, August 15, 2:00 pm
Program Description: Author Ezra Shales will read from his new book and discuss the achievements of Woodstock’s John Cotton Dana in turning the American museum and library into an accessible and participatory arena. Dana framed the newest lurid comic books in his institution’s hallways to seduce adolescents into becoming readers and also argued that the preservation of the remnants of the Colonial past was imperative, thereby reconciling innovation and conservation in ways that is remarkable and still relevant today. Shales’ new book will be available for purchase and signing after the event.
General Admission: $5.00
Woodstock History Center Members: Free
For more information, contact:
Jennie Shurtleff
Education Coordinator
Woodstock History Center
Woodstock, VT
jennie@woodstockhistorical.org
Remember to File Form 990-N for 501(c)(3) Organizations
Did you know that small non-profit organizations that are recognized by the IRS as non-profit (501(c)(3) organizations) must file a tax return with the federal government? Even organizations that have gross receipts of $25,000 or less must file a very short tax return. A number of Vermont libraries and Friends groups are in danger of losing their 501(c)(3) IRS recognition, because they have not filed this required annual informational return. This is a tax return, of sorts, but there is no tax to be paid. IRS simply wants to verify the continuing status of the organization. In particular, they want to have current contact information and verification that the gross receipts are $25,000.or less.
The following information is taken from the IRS website, http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=169250,00.html :
North Atlantic Health Science Libraries (NAHSL) Annual Conference – “Libraries in Balance”
REGISTER NOW!
What: The North Atlantic Health Science Libraries Annual Conference
Theme: Libraries in Balance: Preserving our Roots, Growing our Future
Where: Newport Marriott, Newport, RI
When: October 24th – 26th 2010
How: http://www.nahsl.org/2010/RegForm2010.pdf (Print off, fill out and mail in)