Special Shipwreck Webcast Offers Interactive Opportunity
The Lake Champlain Maritime Museum (LCMM) is expanding our popular Shipwrecks! program with a live webcast of the shipwrecked schooner Sarah Ellen on November 5, 2009 at 10:00am (EST). This FREE hour-long broadcast will take you deep under the cold dark waters of Lake Champlain where you’ll hear the tragic story of the schooner’s sinking in the winter of 1860. Then meet our nautical archaeologists who tell of her underwater discovery in 1989. See footage captured by a remotely operated vehicle (ROV), over 300 feet below the surface. And, since this will be broadcast live, we’ll be able to take your questions via email! It’s a great program for all ages: families, teachers, students, entire classrooms, and life-long learners.
Updated Intro to Vermont Online Libraries (VOL)
I’ve updated the PowerPoint introduction to the Vermont Online Library at http://www.webjunction.org/vt-ce/-/resources/discussion/80730711 You don’t need to log into WebJunction to retrieve the workshop.
The PowerPoint link is http://tinyurl.com/qbdmof. The WebJunction link provides user handouts and a script to read for the workshop. The searches, email functions, and Help commands described in this workshop are unchanged from the 2008 edition.
Amy Howlett
VT Department of Libraries
Youth Librarians (the group formerly known as CAYAL) Fall Meeting Date is Set!
Well, I managed to get a date on the calendar for the fall meeting! I know we had talked about trying to schedule something central to everyone, but I also know I’m not going to be able to make everyone happy. So I scheduled it at Midstate Regional Library in Berlin. Not the most fabulous or plush place in the state, but it will do. The date is Tuesday, November 10 from 9:30-3.
Looking for a Mentor? Want to Be a Mentor?
ALA has launched MentorConnect in ALA Connect so you can find or become a mentor.
MentorConnect (”MC”) allows ALA members to create mentoring profiles that highlight their expertise and experience. After they’ve joined MC, ALA members can search for a mentor using a variety of criteria (gender, type of library, ethnicity, etc.) and request mentorship. Once created, the mentorship is tracked within MC, with a space for providing and archiving feedback. The system will prompt mentors and mentorees every few months to ensure they are staying in touch.
To learn all about this new service, see Mentoring Starter Questions and Mentoring and MentorConnect FAQ at (http://www.students.ala.org/studentmemberblog/?p=344)
Don Wood
Program Officer
Chapter Relations Office
American Libraries Association
dwood@ala.org
1-800-545-2433, ext. 2429
New England Library Association Annual Conference
NEW ENGLAND LIBRARY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE
OCTOBER 18-20 2009 – CONNECTICUT CONVENTION CENTER
Annual Conference Offerings & Registration
Dear Colleagues,
I don’t want you to miss the next New England Library Association (NELA) Annual Conference this coming October 18 – 20. The fall is a busy time for us all but it is also a good chance to refresh and renew by planning time to attend the conference.
We offer many presentations, events and exhibitors that represent a variety of interests. Here are just a few:
Jane Austen for Smarties
Hello all, please post the information below in your libraries – all are welcome! [if you want a proper flyer in a pdf file for display, or if this does not come to you in a readable format, let me know, or if you want to be on our permanent mailing list – email me privately at books@bygonebooksvermont.com]
Thank you,
Best,
Deb Barnum
JASNA-Vermont
Bygone Books
PO Box 5034
Burlington VT 05402
802-343-2294
email: books@bygonebooksvermont.com
website: www.bygonebooksvermont.com
blog: http://bygonebooks.wordpress.com
JASNA-VT: http://janeausteninvermont.wordpress.com
Red Clover Conference is Coming!
The annual Red Clover conference will be held on October 7 at Lake Morey Resort in Fairlee. David Wiesner, author/illustrator of three Caldecott winning titles will be the keynote speaker. Don’t miss it! For details and to register go to:
Grants for Book Clubs Serving Underserved Teens
The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office and the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) are now accepting applications for the next round of Great Stories CLUB grants. Electronic applications for the reading and discussion series will be accepted through Nov. 2 at www.ala.org/greatstories. Funding was provided for this program by Oprah’s Angel Network.
Great Tips & Discussions for Non-Profit Boards
Blue Avacado is a newsletter for non-profit boards. I encourage librarians and board members to subscribe. Lots of good ideas are discussed. This happens to be a good article dealing with board members who don’t do anything. Share it with your board chair:
http://www.blueavocado.org/node/429
Rob Geiszler
Regional Consultant
Vermont Department of Libraries
271 North Main Street
Rutland, VT 05701
(802) 786-3839
Great Tips & Discussions for Non-Profit Boards
Blue Avacado is a newsletter for non-profit boards. I encourage librarians and board members to subscribe. Lots of good ideas are discussed. This happens to be a good article dealing with board members who don’t do anything. Share it with your board chair:
http://www.blueavocado.org/node/429
Rob Geiszler
Regional Consultant
Vermont Department of Libraries
271 North Main Street
Rutland, VT 05701
(802) 786-3839