Hello, all you wonderful librarians: Now that school is back in session, I want to make sure that you have the next Materials Review Session on your calendar. It will be on Friday, October 11 at 9:00 am at the Brown Public Library in Northfield. This is a 2 ½ hour oral presentation of reviews of new children’s and young adult books. I review about 75 that I have read, and also bring along a couple hundred more that others have favorably reviewed. You get to see and examine the books before you actually order them.
Vermont Health Connect and Public Libraries Webinar
Join us for a Webinar on September 17 (Repeat of the August webinar)
Vermont Health Connect and Public Libraries
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www4.gotomeeting.com/
Please REGISTER NOW for this webinar if you were unable to attend the one held in August. Learn about the Vermont Health Connect Open Enrollment that starts in October. Learn about the role of Navigators and how they can help your patrons, how you can host a forum to inform your town and what kinds of materials and information can help prepare you for the questions that will certainly come your way. Space is limited.
Children’s Librarian Round Table
Good Morning all of you wonderful librarians!
On Tuesday, October 15, 2013 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm we will be hosting a children’s librarian round table at Midstate in Berlin. All Children’s Librarians are encouraged to join us for a morning of sharing ideas and talking about what is working for us at our libraries and what we could use help with. Please come with questions, stories, and your new favorite book that every library needs to add to their collection! With special guest Jane Napier this day promises to be a great time. If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail me or give me a call and I look forward to seeing all of you!
Heather Grev
VLA Youth Librarians Section President
heather@sherburnelibrary.org
(802)422-9765
Free Library Continuing Education Events for August
Listed below are FREE programs American Libraries Live, Accessible Technology Coalition, Booklist, Colorado State Library, Effectiveness Institute, Geek the Library, GrantSpace, idealware, Infopeople, Insync Training, Library Journal, Montana State Library, NASA, Nebraska Library Commission, Nonprofit Webinars, San Jose State University, Southern Maryland Regional Library Association, TechSoup, Training Magazine, United States Census Bureau, VolunteerMatch, Washington State Library, and WebJunction will be webcasting during August.
Free Library Continuing Education Events for July
Listed below are FREE programs American Management Association, Booklist, Effectiveness Institute, GrantSpace, Infopeople, Library Journal, Lyrasis, Montana State Library, Nebraska Library Commission, Nonprofit Webinars, O’Reilly, School Library Journal, TechSoup, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, United States Census Bureau, VolunteerMatch, Washington State Library, and WebJunction will be webcasting during July.
In the event that you aren’t available during those times, or you would like to check out past webinars, here are the links to archived events:
Ceal Moran’s GENEALOGY DAY “Get Together”
Providing generic information and support for the Family History hobby since 2010!
Friday, August 9, 2013 – Noon to 8 pm ( open house format )
Barre Area Senior Center
135 N. Main Street
Barre, Vermont
(Located right on business “church street” which is convenient for drop off/walk in traffic, however, they do NOT have a parking lot)
FREE, Family Friendly Event. This is a new “holiday” that has been created to help us remember relatives that have died. Kind of like combining Valentine’s Day along with Thanksgiving! Plus, it’s a good reason to call someone special – keeping those communication channels open. This in itself will go a long way in keeping YOUR FAMILY HISTORIES alive.
Ceal Moran's GENEALOGY DAY "Get Together"
Providing generic information and support for the Family History hobby since 2010!
Friday, August 9, 2013 – Noon to 8 pm ( open house format )
Barre Area Senior Center
135 N. Main Street
Barre, Vermont
(Located right on business “church street” which is convenient for drop off/walk in traffic, however, they do NOT have a parking lot)
FREE, Family Friendly Event. This is a new “holiday” that has been created to help us remember relatives that have died. Kind of like combining Valentine’s Day along with Thanksgiving! Plus, it’s a good reason to call someone special – keeping those communication channels open. This in itself will go a long way in keeping YOUR FAMILY HISTORIES alive.
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Vermont Historic Library Accessibility Training
Librarians, municipal staff, historic preservationists interested in modernizing historic buildings for improved accessibility can now register online for the Bradford Public Library Field-Based Training Day on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. Josh Safdie, architect and Director of the IHCD Studio at the New England ADA Center trainer, will lead participants through hands-on assessment of the Vermont’s first charted library. Lunch is provided; fee for the day is $25.00. Space limited to 25 participants. For more information or to register: http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?EventID=1252291
Take Part in Virtual Library Legislative Day
This Tuesday and Wednesday, hundreds of library supporters from all across the country will convene in Washington DC for National Library Legislative Day. They will be briefed on legislative issues affecting libraries and will meet with their members of Congress to discuss them.
2012 VT Public Library Salary Survey
The Personnel Committee of the Vermont Library Association has published Salaries and Benefits: A Survey of Vermont Public Librarians. Vermont public libraries were surveyed in 2012 and the results collated. Salaries for the 105 librarians range from a mean of $17.88/hour to a maximum of $38.26. The salary range for paraprofessionals runs from the mean of $13.32 to a maximum of $19.00. Information on salaries and benefits is presented by library governance, experience, population, and size of library.
The current recommended minimum starting salary for a library director with a bachelor’s degree and the Vermont Department of Libraries Certificate of Public Librarianship is $40,300, or $19.38/hour with a full benefit package.
VLA Compensation Studies are listed together at http://www.vermontlibraries.