A colleague asked me what I thought about the use of Netflix to meet the DVD needs/demands of public library users. This person was interested in using the Netflix service as a way to provide titles that are either unattainable via inter-library loan or beyond the scope of the library’s collection. What do you think? If you’ve made use of Netflix in your library, please share your experience. Thanks! - Judah HamerÂ
Library Legislative Day Comments by writer Howard Norman
VERMONT LIBRARIES Comments by Howard Norman for Legislation for Libraries DayJanuary 18, 2008 Read more
Great VPR story about Public Library Funding
Check out the story:Â Â Â http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/79028/
Public Library Funding and Technology
The full report, “Libraries Connect Communities: Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study 2006-2007 Report†has been published. Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the American Library Association (ALA), the Study is part of a sustained effort to provide current information that describes access to computers and the Internet in U.S. public libraries. It’s also available from the ALA Store
Philip Baruth’s comments at Legislative Day 2008
VLA Rally For State Library Contribution
January 18, 2008 — The State House, Montpelier
Philip Baruth
Philip Baruth's comments at Legislative Day 2008
VLA Rally For State Library Contribution
January 18, 2008 — The State House, Montpelier
Philip Baruth
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VLA Advocacy Committee Meeting – All Are Welcome!
The VLA Advocacy Committee will be meeting at the Fletcher Free Library in Burlington on Friday, February 15th at noon. The agenda so far is:
- Revisit our mission, goals and role in the VLA.
- Plan the “What is a Lobbyist?†event for the VLA Conference.
- Brainstorm new projects to work on, such as statewide broadband service.
We are a relatively new addition to the VLA and still growing, so please join us as we embark on exciting new projects and shape our committee to best serve the VLA and our collective communities. If you can join us, please let me know. If you can’t join us but wish you could, let me know that, too, as well as best days/times/locations for next time. We can’t accommodate everyone, but we can try!
See you on the 15th!
Helen Linda
celestihel [at] gmail [dot] com
VLA Advocacy Committee Meeting – All Are Welcome!
The VLA Advocacy Committee will be meeting at the Fletcher Free Library in Burlington on Friday, February 15th at noon. The agenda so far is:
- Revisit our mission, goals and role in the VLA.
- Plan the “What is a Lobbyist?” event for the VLA Conference.
- Brainstorm new projects to work on, such as statewide broadband service.
We are a relatively new addition to the VLA and still growing, so please join us as we embark on exciting new projects and shape our committee to best serve the VLA and our collective communities. If you can join us, please let me know. If you can’t join us but wish you could, let me know that, too, as well as best days/times/locations for next time. We can’t accommodate everyone, but we can try!
See you on the 15th!
Helen Linda
celestihel [at] gmail [dot] com
Midwinter wrap-up
I was very pleased to be appointed to the Human Resources Development and Recruitment (HRDR) Committee which is an advisory committee and meets once at each conference to advise the HRDR Office in the
Nancy Wilson
802-453-2366
Second Day at ALA
I am writing on the train home from
Nancy Wilson