San Francisco – As the entertainment industry promotes its new anti-copying educational program to the nation’s teachers, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today launched its own “Teaching Copyright” curriculum and website to help educators give students the real story about their digital rights and responsibilities on the Internet and beyond.
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I am pleased to announce that the Department of Libraries has successfully negotiated a new contract with Movie Licensing USA for Vermont public libraries. This license will permit the FREE public performance of movies (from selected Hollywood studios) in public library buildings. This new contract covers the period of June 1, 2009 – May 31, 2010.
Unexpectedly, one of the members of the DCF committee has had to resign, so we have an immediate opening on the committee.
We are looking for someone who loves to read and talk about books; someone who can’t wait to get to school or the library to share their latest finds with the kids; someone who doesn’t mind working hard for a good cause.
There is one three-year opening on the DCF committee beginning immediately.
Librarians need to be on the constant cutting edge in terms of technology, researching, web tools and even architecture and design. But libraries are also a great place to educate the public and your students about the environment, from eco-friendly lifestyle choices to organizations that promote green causes. Here are 100 ways to make your library a little greener.
First, thanks to everyone for such a great conference last week! Â Without all of your help, wonderful presentations, and great attendance, it would not have been possible.
Please be sure to fill out a conference evaluation, available on the VLC website and at the link below:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=ILuNpEYUge3PeIpbevSX9A_3d_3d
Enjoy the summer!
Barbara Doyle-Wilch and Sara Goldstein
Co-chairs, Vermont Library Conference 2009
The VPR website now has a link so you can listed to the recording of today’s
broadcast:
http://www.vpr.net/episode/46091/
Look for the “listen” link in the options list just to the right of the photograph of the library stacks.
You can also download the MP:
http://www.vpr.net/audio_download.php?id=28329
A great job by Marty Reid, Jerry Carbone, and Cindy Karasinski as well as some great comments by library users.
SAVE THE DATE! (especially those who participated in the IMLS “Connecting to Collections†survey in 2008)
June 24, 2009, 9 am – 12:30 pm
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Since the year 2000, Ashgate Publishing Company in Burlington has devoted a large portion of its annual charitable contributions budget to support libraries around the state.
Through its library donations program, Ashgate makes grants to public libraries in Vermont for special one-time projects and needs (as opposed to standard operating expenses and book budgets) as they arise. Some examples of the grants made in past years include:
Both Leahy and Sanders have signed now the Dear Colleague letter for Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) and the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program.
These updated fact sheets for the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA ) and and the Improving Learning Through School Libraries (ILTSL) program are helpful when communicating with your members of Congress as they craft the FY 2010 budget.
Hello all,
Just to let you all know about the next Jane Austen Society – Vermont Chapter gathering on June 7 in Montpelier. I append the text – if you would like a proper flyer to post in your library, email or call me [see below] and I will forward it to you. As always, any and all are welcome to attend – if you have any interest in the fashion of Jane Austen’s time, you should not miss this! [more information at the blog: http://janeausteninvermont.wordpress.com
Best,
Deb Barnum