Author T.A. Barron¹s Prize for Young Heroes is happy to share the following information:
The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes seeks nominations for its 2008 awards. The Barron Prize honors young people ages 8 to 18 who have made a significant positive difference to people and our planet. Each year, ten winners across the U.S. and Canada each receive $2,000 to support their service work or higher education. Nomination deadline is April 30. For more information and to nominate, visit http://www.barronprize.org/. Additionally, the Barron Prize is excited to offer librarians a comprehensive set of heroes materials, including a brand new documentary film, Dream Big, and a corresponding Young Heroes Activity Guide. For more information, visit http://www.tabarron.com
Library confidentiality bill gets favorable committee vote–now it’s on to the Senate
On Friday, Feb. 15, the Vermont Senate Government Operations Committee voted in favor of S. 220, “An Act Relating to the Confidentiality of Library Patron Records.” The bill now goes to the full Senate on Tuesday, Feb. 19. VLA members are encouraged to call or send e-mail messages to their senators asking them to support the bill. S. 220 is quite similar to our proposed bill, except that the committee amended it to allow parental/guardian access to the records of children under 16–even for materials that are not overdue. FYI, here’s the VLA statement explaining the importance of confidentiality for minors: Statement on the importance of protecting the confidentiality of minors
Library confidentiality bill gets favorable committee vote–now it's on to the Senate
On Friday, Feb. 15, the Vermont Senate Government Operations Committee voted in favor of S. 220, “An Act Relating to the Confidentiality of Library Patron Records.” The bill now goes to the full Senate on Tuesday, Feb. 19. VLA members are encouraged to call or send e-mail messages to their senators asking them to support the bill. S. 220 is quite similar to our proposed bill, except that the committee amended it to allow parental/guardian access to the records of children under 16–even for materials that are not overdue. FYI, here’s the VLA statement explaining the importance of confidentiality for minors: Statement on the importance of protecting the confidentiality of minors
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POSTPONED: Advocacy Committee Meeting
Hi All,
Due to unexpected scheduling conflicts for many of the members, we’ve decided to postpone our meeting. If you are interested in attending the next meeting, please let me know and we can work with you on best scheduling times.
Helen Linda
celestihel [at] gmail [dot] com
Reference service and library websites: A reference round table discussion
A lively and insightful discussion of how VT libraries are extending reference service through library websites is planned for Wednesday, March 5th at Green Mountain College. The afternoon conversation will have 2 parts:
ALA Applauds Support of Libraries in FY2009 Presidential Budget
From the NELA listserv:
Contact: Andy Bridges
ALA Washington Office
202-628-8410
For Immediate Release
Libraries nationwide to benefit from President Bush’s proposed budget
WASHINGTON — The American Library Association (ALA) applauds the funding increases for libraries proposed in President Bush’s fiscal year (FY) 2009 budget, released this morning. The increases in library funding proposed by the President will mean that many of America’s libraries can continue to provide key programs and services to their communities, like bookmobiles and public access to the Internet.
2008 Financial Assistance for Library and Information Studies Directory
CHICAGO – Need additional financial assistance? The 2008 Financial Assistance for Library and Information Studies Directory is an annual directory of awards from state library agencies, national and state library associations, local libraries, academic institutions and foundations that give some form of financial assistance for undergraduate and/or graduate education programs in library and information studies. The directory is available online at http://tinyurl.com/284fvf.
For information on Scholarships available through ALA, visit http://tinyurl.com/2bb8cv or call the ALA Scholarship Clearinghouse at (800) 545-2433, ext. 4279.
Vermont’s 23 Things, A winter learning opportunity
From Mara Siegel to VLA Listserv
Have you ever been curious about blogs, wikis, flickr, RSS, MySpace, and YouTube, but haven’t gone beyond looking up their definitions? Here’s a chance to explore those tools (and more!)
Vermont’s 23 Things is a self-directed online learning program that will introduce you to many Web 2.0 tools. It will encourage you to play with them and see how they can be useful in your library (or personally).
To see more, click on Vermont’s 23 Things or cut and paste vermontlibrarieslearn.wordpress
.com into your browser window. Then dive right in! Please distribute this e-mail among your co-workers. If you have any questions about Vermont’s 23 Things, please contact Mara Siegel. e-mail: mara.siegel@mail.dol.state.vt
.us phone: 828-3261
I thought this should go up here in case some of you are not subscribed to the VLA listserv. It’s a really good opportunity to get a crash course in social sofware in a fun, self-paced environment if you’ve been waiting for a reason to try these tools out. It only just started at the end of January. I’m having a lot of fun with it, just as a personal endorsement.
Helen Linda
Vermont's 23 Things, A winter learning opportunity
From Mara Siegel to VLA Listserv
Have you ever been curious about blogs, wikis, flickr, RSS, MySpace, and YouTube, but haven’t gone beyond looking up their definitions? Here’s a chance to explore those tools (and more!)
Vermont’s 23 Things is a self-directed online learning program that will introduce you to many Web 2.0 tools. It will encourage you to play with them and see how they can be useful in your library (or personally).
To see more, click on Vermont’s 23 Things or cut and paste vermontlibrarieslearn.wordpress.com into your browser window. Then dive right in!
Please distribute this e-mail among your co-workers. If you have any questions about Vermont’s 23 Things, please contact Mara Siegel. e-mail: mara.siegel@mail.dol.state.vt.us phone: 828-3261
I thought this should go up here in case some of you are not subscribed to the VLA listserv. It’s a really good opportunity to get a crash course in social sofware in a fun, self-paced environment if you’ve been waiting for a reason to try these tools out. It only just started at the end of January. I’m having a lot of fun with it, just as a personal endorsement.
Helen Linda