News Archive for July 2007    

The National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) Middle Atlantic Region (MAR), is accepting applications for MedlinePlus Go Local awards.

The purpose of the MedlinePlus Go Local project is to link MedlinePlus users to information about health services in local communities, including hospitals, physicians, nursing homes, support groups, health screening providers, and others. You can link directly from each MedlinePlus health topic to services related to that particular topic. For example, if you choose Go Local from the MedlinePlus Chronic Fatigue Syndrome page, you will find links to local services such as Acupuncturists, Internists, Osteopaths, Hospitals and so on in the area you select.

The number of awards made is dependent on funding availability.  Maximum award is $25,000.

For more information, go to: http://nnlm.gov/mar/funding/golocal.html 

Kathel

Use this link to register ONLINE (fastest)

OR print out the PDF file for mail and email registration options:
Rise to the Fundraising Challenge

Wednesday, September 26 at 9:00a.m.-11:30a.m.**

**Registration from 8:30-9a.m. with breakfast treats.

Where: Foundation Hall at the New Cumberland Public Library at 1 Benjamin Plaza, at the corner of 9th Street and Brandt Avenue in New Cumberland, PA

What: Rise to the Fundraising Challenge: Foundations and Building Blocks presentation by Michele Atkins.

Who Should Attend: Trustees, Committee Members, Directors, Volunteers, Friends and interested Staff from district libraries are all invited! The September 25 evening session is designed especially for Trustees and library leadership to:

-Understand the basics of fundraising campaigns from annual to capital

-Learn about the elements of an effective development plan

-Understand the roles of the board, library director, staff, Friends, and others in the development plan and/or capital campaign.

-Discuss best practices to maintain and increase a donor base.

-Learn techniques to maximize annual, major, and capital gifts

-Complete a planning and application worksheet to get started with an idea or plan.

The September 26 morning session is designed especially for library directors and lead development staff and committee members in Q & A format to give you a chance to ask in-depth or practical application questions and to follow up on much of what was learned the night before.

Who is the Presenter? Michele Atkins

Michele Atkins, CFRE, is a partner in Atkins 360, a firm specializing in management and not-for-profit consulting. She has more than 30 years of not-for-profit management, fundraising, and governance experience, including experience with Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and the American Lung Association.

Who Should Attend?
Library Trustees, Library Directors, Development Staff, Volunteers who fundraise or serve on board committees that fundraise. Notes on Registration:-Register ASAP. Registration is limited to the first 60 people to respond.

-Cost: This workshop is FREE for all affiliates of the Capital Area Library District.

-This workshop will provide 3 hours of CE credits for staff as needed.

Use this link to register ONLINE (fastest)

OR print out the PDF file for mail and email registration options
Rise to the Fundraising Challenge

When: Tuesday, September 25 at 6:00pm - 9:00pm*

*Come from 5:00pm - 6:00pm for a FREE deli style buffet meal and opportunities to network with other trustees.

and/or

Wednesday, September 26 at 9:00a.m.-11:30a.m.**

**Registration from 8:30-9a.m. with breakfast treats.

Where: Foundation Hall at the New Cumberland Public Library at 1 Benjamin Plaza, at the corner of 9th Street and Brandt Avenue in New Cumberland, PA

What: Rise to the Fundraising Challenge: Foundations and Building Blocks presentation by Michele Atkins.

Who Should Attend: Trustees, Committee Members, Directors, Volunteers, Friends and interested Staff from district libraries are all invited! The September 25 evening session is designed especially for Trustees and library leadership to:

-Understand the basics of fundraising campaigns from annual to capital

-Learn about the elements of an effective development plan

-Understand the roles of the board, library director, staff, Friends, and others in the development plan and/or capital campaign.

-Discuss best practices to maintain and increase a donor base.

-Learn techniques to maximize annual, major, and capital gifts

-Complete a planning and application worksheet to get started with an idea or plan.

The September 26 morning session is designed especially for library directors and lead development staff and committee members in Q & A format to give you a chance to ask in-depth or practical application questions and to follow up on much of what was learned the night before.

Who is the Presenter? Michele Atkins

Michele Atkins, CFRE, is a partner in Atkins 360, a firm specializing in management and not-for-profit consulting. She has more than 30 years of not-for-profit management, fundraising, and governance experience, including experience with Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and the American Lung Association.

Who Should Attend?
Library Trustees, Library Directors, Development Staff, Volunteers who fundraise or serve on board committees that fundraise. Notes on Registration:-Register ASAP. Registration is limited to the first 60 people to respond.

-Cost: This workshop is FREE for all affiliates of the Capital Area Library District.

-This workshop will provide 3 hours of CE credits for staff as needed.

Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
mmcfarlane@ala.org

For Immediate Release
July 10, 2007

Ben Roethlisberger named as Library Card Sign-up Month Spokesperson

Free promotional tools now online

(Chicago) The ALA announced today that Ben Roethlisberger, quarterback of the 2006 Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers, will be the spokesperson for this year’s Library Card Sign-up Month, which begins September 1. Roethlisberger is featured on an ALA Graphics READ poster, which is being sent to national media by ALA as a public service announcement.

Promotional tools in Spanish and English are available online to promote The Smartest Card. Get It. Use It. @ your library theme for Library Card Sign-up Month. Tools include “52 Ways to Use Your Library Card,” a sample proclamation, press release, op-ed, letter-to-the-editor, PSA scripts and “Smartest Card” artwork. There are also links to “Smartest Card” promotional items available from ALA Graphics.

Sample tools and examples of how libraries have promoted Library Card Sign-up Month using the Smartest Card are available at www.ala.org/librarycardsignup.

Observed the month of September since 1987, Library Card Sign-up Month is a time when ALA and libraries across the country remind parents that a library card is the most important school supply of all and the smartest card a student can own.

The Smartest Card. Get It. Use It. @ your library is part of the Public Libraries Association (PLA) campaign to promote the library card as the most important card in every wallet. For more information on the PLA’s “Smartest Card” initiative, visit www.ala.org/pla.

The South Central Chapter of PaLA invites you to a fantastic summertime event

Friday, August 17th, come to an Ice Cream Social at PaLA headquarters.

When: 2-4 pm, drop-in

Where: PaLA Headquarters at 220 Cumberland Parkway in Mechanicsburg

What: Gorge yourself on ice cream; meet PaLA staff; tour the facilities; laugh with fellow members who have sprinkles stuck in their teeth!

Elise Jackson
PaLA SCC Communications Coordinator

The South Central Chapter of PaLA invites you to a fantastic summertime event

Saturday August 4th join us at Nissley Vineyard’s Lawn Concert.

When: meet us at the tented gate at 6pm

Where: 140 Vintage Dr., Bainbridge, PA 17502 (open air concert)

What: Chat and snack with family and friends until the concert begins (7:30pm). Finger foods will be provided.

Performers: The SilverHawks (classic rock, soul & Motown)

Bring: a chair, ID, money for wine, and any additional snacks you would like

Visit: Nissley Vineyards Lawn Concerts for more details

Elise Jackson
PaLA SCC Communications Coordinator

From: Carol Johnston

Hi all,

The response to our August 16th workshop has been so strong that we decided to hold a 2nd.
That filled quite quickly, so we are now offering a 3rd WEB 2.0 workshop on August 14th.
When this one fills, that’s the end for this summer.

The new class will be August 14th, 8am to 3:30pm @ Central Dauphin East High School.
Everything’s the same as mentioned in our brochure except the date.
Go to the DCLS Parents and Teachers Connection for registration info.

If you are interested, send in your checks/registrations ASAP.
I’m sending out the notice for the new class tomorrow on the listservs, PAYOUTH etc.

Carol

Carol Johnston
School Services Coordinator
Dauphin County Library System

To: PAPUBLIB, PADLC, PASYS

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid has a “My Medicare Preventive Benefits Checklist”, that can be reproduced and given our to your patrons who have Medicare benefits.

This form can be taken on a visit to the doctor or the pharmacist to help your patrons remember what is covered under Medicare and how often they need to be checked by their doctor.

The checklist can help-

1. Increase awareness and utilization of preventive benefits.
2. Encourage beneficiaries to speak to their healthcare providers about the preventive benefits available to them.
3. Encourage beneficiaries to enroll and use mymedicare.gov.

The mymedicare.gov website is an interactive fully functional site for people to use to check on their claims and for reminders of preventive benefits. Each person can request a password that will be used to access their information.

Please feel free to makes copies of the this Preventive Benefits checklist and leave them near the circulation and reference areas for your patrons’ use. Here is the link to this checklist in English

Or if your patrons would like to order their own copy of the checklist or if you need copies in Spanish use -

www.medicare.gov

Scroll down the page to find Search Tools
Click on ‘Find a Medicare Publication’
In the box on Publication page, type in 11308 and click on Go
There are two choices English and Spanish

You can choose to order a copy or print it out.

Thank you, Claudia

Claudia Koenig
Outreach Advisor
Office of Commonwealth Libraries

Register for a district workshop on PubMed and Consumer Health Web Sites

When and Where:
To register for Wednesday, September 19 from 9:30am - 11:00am at CADM in the Computer Training Lab, use this link

(Note: this is identical to the August 15 session)

What: Searching the National Library of Medicine PubMed Database and Consumer Health Web Sites

PubMed houses more than 16 million bibliographic citations and abstracts in the fields of biomedicine. It provides access to MEDLINE® and to articles in selected life sciences journals not included in MEDLINE.

Attendees will be able to:

1. Identify and search using the MeSH Database in PubMed
2. Explain the benefits of using the MeSH Database in PubMed rather than keywords
3. Locate and search using the Single Citation Matcher in PubMed
4. Identify National Library of Medicine consumer health resources
5. Locate and search each of these consumer health resources

The National Library of Medicine has a number of databases designed for the general public. These databases range from health information to environmental conditions that impact health. Databases to be covered are MedlinePlus, NIHSeniorHealth, ClinicalTrials.gov, Genetics Home Reference, Tox Town, and Household Products Database.

Attendees will be able to:

1. Identify National Library of Medicine consumer health resources.
2. Locate and search each of these resources.

Who are the Presenters? Valerie Gross and Patrice Hall

Who Should Attend? All interested staff in the Capital Area Library district can attend with permission from their manager/supervisor. This workshop is best for those who help patrons find information for reference and research.

Notes on Registration:

• Cost: This workshop is FREE for all district staff.
• This workshop will provide 1.5 hours of CE credits.

Register today:

Wednesday, September 19 from 9:30am - 11:00am at CADM in the Computer Training Lab use this link

(Note: this is identical to the August 15 session)

Questions? Let me know.

Register for a district workshop on PubMed and Consumer Health Web Sites using one of the links below:

When and Where:
To register for Wednesday, August 15 from 1:30pm - 3:00pm at ESA in the Gates Lab, use this link

(Note: an identical session will be held on September 19 )

What: Searching the National Library of Medicine PubMed Database and Consumer Health Web Sites

PubMed houses more than 16 million bibliographic citations and abstracts in the fields of biomedicine. It provides access to MEDLINE® and to articles in selected life sciences journals not included in MEDLINE.

Attendees will be able to:

1. Identify and search using the MeSH Database in PubMed
2. Explain the benefits of using the MeSH Database in PubMed rather than keywords
3. Locate and search using the Single Citation Matcher in PubMed
4. Identify National Library of Medicine consumer health resources
5. Locate and search each of these consumer health resources

The National Library of Medicine has a number of databases designed for the general public. These databases range from health information to environmental conditions that impact health. Databases to be covered are MedlinePlus, NIHSeniorHealth, ClinicalTrials.gov, Genetics Home Reference, Tox Town, and Household Products Database.

Attendees will be able to:

1. Identify National Library of Medicine consumer health resources.
2. Locate and search each of these resources.

Who are the Presenters? Valerie Gross and Patrice Hall

Who Should Attend? All interested staff in the Capital Area Library district can attend with permission from their manager/supervisor. This workshop is best for those who help patrons find information for reference and research.

Notes on Registration:

• Cost: This workshop is FREE for all district staff.
• This workshop will provide 1.5 hours of CE credits.

Register today:

Wednesday, August 15 from 1:30pm - 3:00pm at ESA in the Gates Lab use this link

(Note: an identical session will be held on September 19 )

Questions? Let me know.

SLD Announced E-rate Training Dates

Although I will be scheduling E-rate training in Pennsylvania during the month of October, I wanted to let you know that the SLD is holding a 1.5 day training session in Washington, DC on September 13 and 14th at the Marriott at Metro Center. Registration on the SLD website (www.usac.org/sl) will begin on Monday, July 23 and will only accommodate 250 registrants (so mark your calendars if you’d like to attend). Negotiated prices for hotel rooms will be announced on July 23 as well.

The purpose of the SLD training is to provide the latest program updates and guidance on how to successfully participate in the E-rate program. It is not, however, a beginners course. So if you are new to E-rate, I encourage you to wait and register for one of my PA E-rate trainings for beginners, which will be announced in August.

The SLD will be holding identical trainings in various US cities, including Cleveland, through the end of October as follows:

Orlando, FL - September 18-19
Boston, MA - September 27-28
New Orleans, LA - October 2-3
Cleveland, OH - October 9-10
San Francisco, CA - October 17-18
Phoenix, AZ - October 24-25

Julie Tritt Schell

717-730-7133 - o
717-730-9060 - f
jtschell@comcast.net
www.e-ratepa.org

What: Quarterly District Library Meeting

When/Where: Wednesday, August 15th from 9:00am - 12:30pm at KL

Who: Any interested library directors, managers, department heads and leaders throughout the Capital Area Library District can attend.

Registration Here

Register to attend the Quarterly District Library Meeting:
Wednesday, August 15th from 9:00am - 12:30pm at the Kline Library’s (KL) meeting room. Directions to Kline Library

Please enter the building from the rear. Parking is convenient in the lot because Kline is closed to the public this day. Morning refreshments and snacks will be provided by the Kline Library and the District.

Agenda topics include:
-Updates and announcements
-Preview of the District Website
-Summer Reading Program analysis talk. Please bring to this meeting any handouts from your Summer Reading Program to share with the group. We’ll have an activity to share your summer success stories and ideas for the future.
-ROI study
-LSTA grant idea presentations
-Employee communications through blog (a presentation by HER)
-News from around the district with plenty of opportunities to network with your colleagues.
-And more!

If you have other items to add to the agenda, please respond on the registration form.
Register NOW

 See some of the documents for the meeting here:

Meeting Agenda 8.15.07

statisticsaug07.xls 

technologyequipmentallowance.xls

Are libraries of the future made up of RFID tags, robotic librarians and massive storage facilities? At Chicago State University’s new library the future is now.

Read the article at Wired

You don’t have to be a media mogul to create audio and video for iPods

By Jason Griffey — Library Journal, 6/15/2007

Getting started is easier than you might think. There are three key parts to implementing podcasting successfully at your library: creating the podcast content, distributing the podcasts, and, if possible, aggregating and syncing to iPods locally (if you choose to manage and circulate iPods to your patrons). If you choose not to circulate the hardware, creation and distribution are the only necessary steps to begin exploring.

Read the article at Library Journal

Garrison Keillor: When politics gets mean and dumb, you can cheer yourself up by walking into a public library.

Read the article at Salon

This is a reminder that the invitation to apply for the 2007 Marietta Y. King and Alberta Walden Still Diversity Award for public service to older adults in a diverse community and the invitation to apply for the AARP Award to recognize and promote library service for older adults in Pennsylvania are due by August 10th.   **Update:   The Older Adults Task Force is extending the deadline to apply the 2007 Marietta Y. King and Alberta Walden Still Diversity Award for public service to older adults in a diverse community and the AARP Award to recognize and promote library service for older adults in Pennsylvania.  The deadline will be extended until August 21^st.

What special programs has your library presented in the past year for the older adults in your area? What programs have you presented to a diverse community of older adults?

Wouldn’t you like to share that with other libraries in Pennsylvania? Take a look at the award applications inserted below. Print out a copy, fill in the information about your special program and send it in. We look forward to hearing from you. The award presentations will be held at the PaLA Annual Conference in State College in October.

AARP Public Library Service For Older Adults 2007 Award
AARP Award Application Form
Marietta Y King & Alberta Walden Still Diversity Award

Remember, please send the applications for the Marietta Y. King and Alberta Walden Still Diversity Award to me. See my contact information below.

Send the AARP Award application to-
AARP
30 North 3rd St
Suite 750
Harrisburg, PA 17101

If you have any questions, please contact me.

Thank You, Claudia

Claudia Koenig
Outreach Advisor
Office of Commonwealth Libraries
Department of Education
333 Market St.
Harrisburg, PA 17126-1745
717-783-5747
FAX: 717-783-5723
E: ckoenig@state.pa.us