Workshop proposals for the 2012 Vermont Library Conference are due to the conference committee by November 1. There is no set theme as of yet, so proposals could be on any topic that might be of interest to academic, public and school librarians. Please send your ideas and proposals to jnapier@kellogghubbard.org Let us know what you’d like to see and we’ll do our best to get it on the schedule!
Category Archives: Events
Upcoming events of interest to the Vermont library community.
Free Advocacy Training Opportunity: Turning the Page 2.0
A new session of PLA’s exciting advocacy training opportunity will soon be upon us. Please consider participating. Vermont Public Librarian Certification credit will be available.
Turning the Page 2.0 (TtP 2.0) is a free public library advocacy training course developed and presented by the Public Library Association (PLA) with generous support from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
In this six-week, facilitated online course, library staff and supporters will learn how to create and tell their library’s story, deliver effective presentations, develop a compelling case for support, and build and sustain partnerships along the way.
Participants are encouraged to come with a specific, self-determined advocacy goal for their library. At the end of six weeks, you’ll have a complete Advocacy Work Plan to guide your efforts.
An Evening Without: Giving Voice to the Silenced
The ACLU of Vermont presents An Evening Without: Giving Voice to the Silenced, Sunday, Sept. 25, 7:00 pm, Big Picture Theater, Waitsfield. Vermont writers read from works that have been challenged, censored, or banned. This event is held during Banned Books Week (September 24-October 1) in celebration of the First Amendment. Admission by donation.
Featured readers are Lisa Alther, Philip Baruth, Emily Bernard, Rusty DeWees, David Goodman, Tanya Lee Stone, and Eric Zencey; emcee is Allen Gilbert, ACLU-VT executive director.
They will be reading from works by Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison, George Orwell, Katherine Paterson, John Steinbeck, Mark Twain, and Kurt Vonnegut.
For more information, go to www.acluvt.org.
Vermont Arts Council Cultural Facilities Grant Workshops 9/6 – 9/8
The Vermont Arts Council has announced the fall workshops for grantseekers. Many libraries have found funding for their buildings with the Cultural Facilities Grants. To RSVP for a workshop or see more information:
http://www.vermontartscouncil.org/Grants/GrantseekerWorkshops/tabid/229/Default.aspx
Three grantseeker workshops are planned for those interested in learning more about our Cultural Facilities Grant Program. This program helps improve, revive or refurbish historic Vermont buildings as community and cultural gathering places. Awards range from $1000 to $30,000.
- Tues. September 6 in Manchester at American Museum of Fly Fishing
- Wed. September 7 in Moretown at Town Hall Montpelier at Vermont Arts Council
- Thurs. September 8 in St. Johnsbury at Fairbanks Museum
CANCELLED: DOL E-Rate workshops in Ludlow 8/31 & Barre 9/1
DOL has decided to CANCEL and re-schedule the E-Rate workshops scheduled in Ludlow 8/31 and Barre 9/1
We will be in touch as soon as we have information about re-scheduling
CANCELLED: DOL E-Rate workshops in Ludlow 8/31 & Barre 9/1
DOL has decided to CANCEL and re-schedule the E-Rate workshops scheduled in Ludlow 8/31 and Barre 9/1
We will be in touch as soon as we have information about re-scheduling
VOKAL Open House at Norwich Public Library
There will be a VOKAL Open House on Thursday, September 15 from 1-3pm at the Norwich Public Library in Norwich, VT for anyone interested in learning more about our VOKAL Koha system (a project of the Green Mountain Library Consortium). We will be giving a brief introduction about the VOKAL project, demonstrating the VOKAL Koha ILS and then have time for anyone with a laptop interested in trying it out.
Green Mountain Library Consortium Info Session
Would you like more information on the Green Mountain Library Consortium (GMLC)? Or perhaps you are interested in one of our projects:
- ListenUp!Vermont: Downloadable audiobook and eBook service
- VOKAL: Open Source ILS project
- Mango: Online Language Learning
You are invited to attend a virtual informational meeting that will give a quick overview of GMLC and their current projects on Friday, August 26th at 11:00 AM.
Vermont Library Conference Committee Accepting Proposals
Next year’s VLA conference will be held at St. Michael’s College on Tuesday, May 22, 2012. Proposals for workshops are due to the conference committee by November 1. If you have an idea for a workshop or know of something you’d be interested in learning about, send ideas and proposals to Jane at jnapier@kellogghubbard.org
Using Facebook to Build Community – Free Webinar
Learn the essentials about getting your community, library, or social group connected using the top social media tool.
Presented by Mary Danko of the Hartland Public Library. Attend any of the following sessions (a recording will be available on the eVT website after the last session).
Monday, August 29th 6:00 – 6:30pm
Thursday, September 8th 6:00 – 6:30pm
Monday, September 12th 6:00 – 6:30pm
To attend, go to http://vscmymeeting.acrobat.com/evtwebinars/
(link will also be posted at www.e4vt.org)
This webinar is easy to participate in wherever high speed Internet access is available.
Please log in 5 min. before the session begins and turn on your computer’s sound/speakers.