Wyoming 2008 Library Workforce Survey

As the State Data Coordinator, I just received a link to the Wyoming 2008 Library Workforce Survey.  I think this is of interest to Vermont, in that Wyoming is also a very rural state with a very small population.  I wanted to share it with all of you.  This will be of interest to academic, public, school and special librarians.

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Center for Rural Studies 30th Anniversary Symposium

Center for Rural Studies 30th Anniversary Symposium
Saturday, October 4, 2008 (9 am – 6:30 pm)
Mt. Mansfield Room in UVM’s Davis Center
Information/ Registration: http://crs.uvm.edu/30years

This symposium will include speakers, panel discussions and displays on Vermont’s civic culture and food systems, and strategies for responding to rural needs and improving education and outreach. Moderators include Vermont Secretary of State Deb Markowitz, Vermont Secretary of Agriculture Roger Allbee, and Dan Gillmor, author and electronic communication visionary. More than just a celebration, CRS hopes to move into the next 30 years energized by your ideas, involvement and participation.

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VLA Travel Wiki – Coordinate Carpooling and Roommates for Events

Hello all!

I accidentally buried the announcement of this resource in the post about the NELA Conference, but I have created a wiki for people to coordinate attending events. I remember longing for something like this when I didn’t drive and didn’t know anybody and desperately wanted to go to conferences and workshops. So now I’ve created it. This is an experiment, so please come along for the ride, if for no other reason than we could all save a few bucks and maybe even meet some interesting new folks.

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Celebrate Judith Flint

Arthur Milnes, guest commentator on Vermont Public Radio, celebrates Judith Flint of the Kimball Public Library in Randolph for her defense of patron confidentiality when the FBI appeared. Milnes:

Judith Flint’s example gives me hope – despite the challenges on both sides of the border and in the wider world as our necessary war on terror continues.  While I have never met her – and probably never will – I am confident that to the children and families in Randolph she is a true friend.

Read the commentary at VPR or hear the podcast.

Amy Howlett

VT Department of Libraries  

Banned Books Week: September 27th – October 4th

Check out Ideas from 2007 on ways to celebrate Banned Books Week

Posted May 12 on the ALA website:

And Tango Makes Three” tops ALA’s 2007  list of most challenged books

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For a second consecutive year, Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell’s award-winning “And Tango Makes Three,” a children’s book about two male penguins caring for an orphaned egg, tops the list of ALA’s 10 Most Challenged Books.

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Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award Announced

Nominations for public librarians open August 15

Carnegie Corporation of New York has awarded the American Library Association $489,000 to support the new Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award.

Administered by the ALA’s Public Information Office and Campaign for America’s Libraries, the award will launch this year and will continue annually through 2013.  The award encourages library users to recognize the accomplishments of librarians in public, school, college, community college and university libraries for their efforts to improve the lives of people in their community.

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Libraries adapt to Internet age (Burlington Free Press-July 25, 2008)

 

The Internet was supposed to send America’s public libraries the way of eight-track tapes and pay phones. It turns out, they’re busier than ever.

Libraries have transformed from staid, sleepy institutions into hip community centers offering Internet service, classes for kids and seniors, and even coffee and video gaming nights. Some have classes on citizenship for recent immigrants or provide sessions on improving computer skills. Most offer wireless Internet service, and many consult teen advisory councils for guidance on how to attract young people.

At most libraries, traffic is up — in some cases, way up — fueled in part by the lure of free computer use, according to experts and a Gannett News Service analysis of state and federal data.

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