The ALA Washington Office will host a webinar at 2:00 p.m. EDT, October 29, to assist rural libraries pursuing U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funding.
Accepting Proposals for ACRL 2011 Poster Sessions
Submit a poster session proposal for ACRL 2011 to be held in historic Philadelphia, March 30 – April 2, 2011. We encourage you to participate in this exciting and energizing exchange of ideas—bring your latest research, cutting-edge practices, and innovative developments to share with your colleagues. We invite you to submit your innovative or radical proposals to help us make ACRL 2011 a truly revolutionary conference!
Donations requested for the NaNoWriMo Book Drive
Posted on Behalf of Danielle DeLisle, VT Coordinator for the NaNoWriMo Bookdrive.
Hi! I am collecting books from all around Vermont for the First Annual Great NaNoWriMo Book Drive, a fundraiser for the Office of Letters & Light. OLL provides the national support for National Novel Writing Month, ScriptFrenzy, and the Young Writer’s Program. All of these are programs that support creativity, perseverance, and a fresh relationship to writing and literature.
Annual Library Journal Public Library Budget Survey
Public Library Directors:
Library Journal has announced its annual public library budget survey – and now more than ever, it’s important to have an overall picture of what’s happening with budget trends in public libraries across the country. It is also important that Vermont libraries be included in the survey results. Library Journal will publish the results of this survey in the January 2011 issue.
To fill out the survey online, go to: www.LibraryJournal.com/budget
(You will have the opportunity to print out your responses immediately following).
Deadline date for the survey: November 5, 2010.
If you have questions, contact Laura Girmscheid at: lgirmscheid@mediasourceinc.com
By the way, libraries that participate in the survey have a chance at winning $100.
Call for proposals: RUSA Online Learning
The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) invites interested instructors and presenters to submit proposals for online professional development courses and webinars to be offered starting in early 2011.
Applicants sought for 3M/NMRT Professional Development Grant
Deadline: 15 December 2010
We are excited to announce that members of ALA’s New Members Round Table (NMRT) can apply to receive a grant, sponsored by 3M Library Systems, which will cover expenses to attend the ALA Annual Conference, June 23 – 28, 2011 in New Orleans, LA.
Call for Papers for Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserve
Call for Papers for Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserve
The Routledge/Taylor & Francis peer-reviewed Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserve (JILDDER) is now accepting articles for Winter 2010 and Spring 2011 publication. Of particular interest to JILDDER are articles regarding resource sharing, unmediated borrowing, electronic reserve, cooperative collection development, shared virtual library services, digitization projects and other multi-library collaborative efforts including the following topics:
Call for Papers for Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserve
Call for Papers for Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserve
The Routledge/Taylor & Francis peer-reviewed Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserve (JILDDER) is now accepting articles for Winter 2010 and Spring 2011 publication. Of particular interest to JILDDER are articles regarding resource sharing, unmediated borrowing, electronic reserve, cooperative collection development, shared virtual library services, digitization projects and other multi-library collaborative efforts including the following topics:
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Getting Your Board to Raise Money: Plan B (and C and D and…) Online Webinar
Getting Your Board to Raise Money: Plan B (and C and D and…)
Date/Time: Thursday, October 28, 2:00-3:15 p.m.
Format/Locations:
Fee: $35.00
Presenter: Andy Robinson
To register: http://www.cctv.org/civicrm/event/register?id=294&reset=1
If your board isn’t raising all the money it could — indeed, if your board isn’t raising any money at all — you’re not alone. In this webinar, we’ll discuss the reasons why, and outline strategies to turn things around. You’ll leave with several practical, specific ideas for increasing board involvement and effectiveness.
Rural Legal Education Project – Free Law Programs at Vermont Public Libraries
This program is a JOINT VENTURE between the Vermont Bar Association and the Vermont Department of Libraries with the purpose of expanding education outreach programs to rural Vermont adults.
The program provides a licensed Vermont attorney as a speaker on a legal topic of interest selected by the librarian. In addition to the 45 minute presentation, the attorney will answer questions for approximately another 45 minutes. These are lively and informative sessions.