The Association of College and Research Libraries New England Chapter invites you to attend its 2013 Annual Conference: Communities in the Cloud, the Commons, and the College. The Conference will once again be held at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA, but if you cannot make it down, want to network with other Vermont librarians and like cost-effective professional development then…
Register now for the 4th Annual ACRL-NEC Vermont Virtual Conference on Friday, May 10th!
There’s still room for you in these workshops that are being held in May and early April. Click on the title to register.
There’s still room for you in these workshops that are being held in May and early April. Click on the title to register.
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Listed below are FREE programs Accessible Technology Coalition, ALA TechSource, ALCTS, American Libraries, American Libraries Live, American Management Association, Booklist, Colorado State Library, Georgia Library Association, GrantSpace, Infopeople, Insync Training, Libraries Thriving, Library Journal, Lyrasis, Montana State Library, Nebraska Library Commission, Nonprofit Webinars, O’Reilly, San Jose State University, School Library Journal, TechSoup, TILT, University of Wisconsin-Madison, VolunteerMatch, Washington State Library, and WebJunction will be webcasting during March.
The 2013 Continuing Education Website: http://libraries.vermont.gov/libraries/ce and 2013 registration calendar:
http://evanced.info/vtdol/evanced/eventcalendar.asp are up and running!
Whether you’re working on public library certification or want to broaden your library skills, we have workshops for you.
Listed below are FREE programs Accessible Technology Coalition, ALA, American Libraries, American Libraries Live, American Management Association, Booklist, Georgia Library Association, GrantSpace, Infopeople, Libraries Thriving, Library Journal, Metropolitan New York Library Council, Nebraska Library Commission, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Nonprofit Webinars, OCLC, O’Reilly, San Jose State University, School Library Journal, TechSoup, VolunteerMatch, Washington State Library, and WebJunction will be webcasting during February.
There are a lot of great things going on at college and special libraries in Vermont. Let’s cross-pollinate and share some of those ideas. Join your academic library colleagues to informally chat, hear what others are working on, and get fresh ideas to bring back to your own library. Mark your calendars for the Library Learning Lunch:
Listed below are FREE programs Adobe, American Libraries Live, American Management Association, Booklist, Colorado State Library, EDUCAUSE, GrantSpace, Infopeople, Insync Training, Libraries Thriving, Library Journal, Montana State Library, Nonprofit Webinars, School Library Journal, TechSoup, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, University of North Carolina, Washington State Library and WebJunction will be webcasting during January.
On December 7, 2012, the Vermont library community was shocked and dismayed at the decision of the Board of Directors of the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum to lay off its entire library staff in the name of restructuring. While the Vermont Library Association understands the Board’s responsibility for setting direction for their library during a time of financial stress, now, more than ever, Vermonters need libraries–and librarians. The Vermont Library Association feels that the board’s actions demonstrate a devaluation of libraries and the library professionals capable of leading them through a time of intense change in information resources and society. Librarians are not replaced by the Internet–their skills and training enrich the Internet and facilitate access for all Vermonters.
“As President of the Vermont Library Association, an educational organization that works to develop, promote, and improve library and information services and librarianship in the State of Vermont, I hope the entire library community will join us in support of libraries and librarians everywhere, specifically in St. Johnsbury at this time.” states Deborah Gadwah-Lambert.
The Vermont Library Association would like to express support to all the dedicated St. Johnsbury library staff capably serving the local community.
To express your support as well, consider these steps:
Step One: Contact the Athenaeum Executive Director, Matthew Powers and Board Vice-President, Gil Steil to express your concerns. Send email to inform@stjathenaeum.org or call 802-748-8291.
Step Two: Join the Vermont Library Association, Rural Librarians Unite, and the citizens of St. Johnsbury on the steps of the Athenaeum to “hug” the library, Saturday, January 12th at noon. We will be holding hands around the library in solidarity with Athenaeum library staff.
Richard Michael Shuldiner, former reference librarian at Brooks Memorial Library, died at his home on Blakeslee Street in Brattleboro on December 14th. He was 65.