News Archive for September 2007    

The current district agreement provides each location in the district an opportunity to order some new equipment or training.  Items with a technological emphasis are encouraged. Find attached below the Excel workbook with:

•  a list of possible/suggested items
• details about how to submit your technology/equipment request to the district and
• a timeline for these requests.

Technology Allowance Workbook

If you are the person responsible for determining how the technology allowance will be spent at your location, email the completed OrderForm sheet of the Technology Allowance spreadsheet workbook to the district consultant on or before 9/30/07.

Due to the high numbers of school and library personnel new to the E-rate program, there will be three in-person, full-day training workshops held for beginners.

The morning of each training will contain details of program rules, eligibility issues, discount calculations, and each step of the program.

In the afternoon, there will be live, online E-rate Forms training and attendees should bring their wireless-enabled laptops to complete the forms during the training.
NOTE: Please, only bring one laptop per institution as each training location has a maximum number of laptops that can be enabled simultaneously.

Check-in will begin at 8:30am, with the workshop running from 9:00am – 4:00pm.  Lunch will be provided. Also, each attendee will receive a comprehensive 3-inch E-rate Binder that contains copies of the PowerPoint presentation, fact sheets, forms, sample letters, tips, etc.

Seating is limited.

There is no fee to attend any workshops, but you will be charged $50 if you do not show up in order to cover costs (fee will be waived if you cancel at least 48 hours prior to the class).

Locations/Dates:
Westmoreland Intermediate Unit 7 (Greensburg): Monday, October 8
Registration: Greensburg

Capital Area Intermediate Unit 15 (Harrisburg area): Friday, October 12
Registration: Harrisburg

Chester County Intermediate Unit 24 (Downingtown): Friday, October 19
Directions: Downingtown

If you have any questions, please let me know. We look forward to seeing you there!

Julie Tritt Schell
PA E-rate Coordinator
P: 717.730.7133
F: 717.730.9060
jtschell@comcast.net
e-ratepa.org

View the following document for some Time Management Tips.

This document reviews the Top Ten Time Stealers and a few remedies for each.

District Consultants, District Administrators, System Administrators, and Public Relations Staff are invited to attend a very special workshop! We are honored to have the very best speaker possible, Laura Dellinger, speak about using Libraries Prosper with Passion, Purpose and Persuasion: A PLA Toolkit for Success.

This workshop will take place October 24 – 25, 2007 at Hotel Carlisle’s Embers Convention Center. On Wednesday, October 24 the workshop will last from 1:00 to 5:00pm and on Thursday, October 25 from 9:00am to 12:00pm.

The workshop and food are free. Your only expenses will be your hotel and travel.
Visit this link for directions.

As an added bonus for attending the workshop, we ordered toolkits – one for each system and one for each district. You can read about the toolkit by going to this website: PLA Toolkit for Success

Please view this brochure for additional information and registration form:
Passion Purpose Workshop

The Registration deadline is Wednesday, October 10.

Please mail, email or fax registration to:

Kerrsia Shemory (Leadership)
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Office of Commonwealth Libraries
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17126-1745
Fax: 717.783.5723
Email: kshemory@state.pa.us

*Please note that this workshop starts on a Wednesday, rather than a Thursday, when we usually offer our workshops, because we needed to accommodate Ms. Dellinger’s schedule.

Pennsylvania Humanities Council & Pennsylvania State University Partnership Connects Scholars and Community Groups in Central PA

The Pennsylvania Humanities Council (PHC) invites nonprofit organizations in mid-central Pennsylvania to apply for Public Humanities Scholars. Public Humanities Scholars matches nonprofits with Penn State scholars so that they can plan and present quality humanities programs in their communities. This initiative is offered in partnership with the Pennsylvania State University’s Institute for Arts and Humanities (IAH).

The application deadline for 2008 projects is November 1, 2007.
Learn more by downloading the guidelines and application from PHC’s website at Public Humanities Scholars.

You can contact PHC at 1.800.462.0442 or phc@pahumanities.org

Derik Badman’s presentation on “How Innovative Public Libraries are Using Web 2.0″ is available online.

This PowerPoint outline links to all library websites he has previously shown in presentations.

Visit the following online PDF file to view this information:
Innovative Libraries and Web 2.0

Kay Sprinkel Grace, speaker, consultant and author of, “The Ultimate Board Member’s Book,” will challenge and delight participants with her practical advice, her inspirational stories, and her “how to” strategy for building an ultimate board for your organization.

Building the Ultimate Board-What It Takeswill be presented by Kay Sprinkel Grace on Thursday, October 4, 2007. This workshop will take place at the Hilton Harrisburg & Towers located at One North Second Street in Harrisburg, PA.

Visit the following PDF file for additional information and the registration form:
Build The Ultimate Board

RSVP by Monday, October 1, 2007.

Return completed Registration form to:
UCP Central PA
Development Office
44 South 38th Street
Camp Hill, PA 17011

OR Fax to: 717.975.0839

For more information contact:
Janeen Latin at 717.975.0611 or jlatin@ucpcentralpa.org

Enjoy a look at these beautiful libraries:  http://www.curiousexpeditions.org/2007/09/a_librophiliacs_love_letter_1.html

Read this article from Library Journal about the use of tags to organize information in a more patron friendly way: http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6476403.html 

Here’s an interesting link for your favorites, especially for small and rural libraries without full time technology support:

 http://maintainitproject.org/files/TheJoyofComputing-061807.pdf

Date: Thursday, January 3 (Snow date: Thursday, January 10)

Time: 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Location: Hershey Public Library

Topic: Get great ideas for Summer Reading with lead youth services librarians from Dauphin, Cumberland, York, Lancaster, Chambersburg and other counties.

Registration Information: Register by Dec. 1

Museums, Libraries, and Archives are urged to apply for a free IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf.

To help raise the conservation IQ of museums, libraries, and archives, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), in cooperation with the American Association of State and Local History (AASLH), is offering 2000 free copies of the Connecting to Collections Bookshelf, a core set of books, DVDs, online resources, and an annotated bibliography that are essential for the care of collections.

View the following link for additional information: AASLH.

A Press Release can be found on the following site: IMLS.

A simple electronic application for the IMLS Bookshelf is available at the following link: MLS Bookshelf Application.

The IMLS Bookshelf will be awarded free in two application periods:

September 1 – November 15, 2007, with recipients announced in February 2008.
March 1 – April 15, 2008, with recipients announced in July 2008.

The PALINET 07 Conference + Vendor Fair will be held on Monday & Tuesday, October 29 – 30 at the Tremont Grand Conference Center in Baltimore, MD.

This year’s theme, Practical Innovation, will offer solutions to help you transform your library with informative sessions on topics ranging from open source applications to library advocacy.

The keynote speaker is Dr. Deanna Marcum, Associate Librarian for Library Services with the Library of Congress. She has been a leader in the effort toward building a national digital library. Dr. Marcum will explain her vision for innovation in the national library and discuss the planning process and results. Other speakers include Mary Madden from the Pew Internet and American Life Project, and many more leaders in the field.

PALINET Digitization Expo will follow the PALINET 2007 Conference + Vendor Fair on October 31, also at the Tremont Grand. Stay an extra day and meet with the leading providers of digitization and preservation services. Hear the latest on state collaborative digitization efforts as well as informative presentations on grant writing and digital asset management.

Visit the following link to view more information: 2007 Conference + Vendor Fair

While on the above site, you can click on the Registration link to the left or click this link provided Conference Registration.

Don’t miss out. Space is limited.
Early bird registration closes on September 28, 2007.

It’s that time again — to think about planning to submit an application to receive a Marketing for Lifelong Learning Award next year.

The four documents you will need to have handy when you apply next May are available below. In the meantime, consider marketing your library as the place for lifelong learning. The award is based upon your marketing activities from September 2007 through April 2008.

If you are attending the PaLA Conference in October, you might want to attend the Sunday, October 14, 2:00 PM program presented by this year’s Marketing for Lifelong Learning Award winners. The presenters will have much to share about how their library won this special award.

State Awards for Library Marketing Handout
Criteria for Selecting the Marketing Winner
Authorization for Request
Library Marketing Award Application

Bonnie Young
Head of Public Libraries and Professional Development
(717) 783-5732
boyoung@state.pa.us

The Cumberland County Library System will be having a tour of their libraries on Thursday, October 18, 2007.  This tour is available to all Library Trustee Members.

Visit Cumberland County’s Camp Hill, Enola, New Cumberland and Mechanicsburg libraries.  See firsthand how each of these communities is growing, and the impact this growth has on countywide library service.

The tour will pick-up individuals from the western part of the county at Bosler Library at 8:15 AM, and then continue on to Fredricksen where the tour will begin at 9:00 AM. The tour should return to Fredricksen by 1:30 PM and Carlisle by 2:00 PM.

A free box lunch will be provided.

Please visit the following PDF file to view more information:
CCLS Fall Tour

The Registration Deadline is Monday, October 1, 2007.

Online Registration is available at the following link:
CCLS Fall Tour Online Registration

The latest version of the Pennsylvania Library Laws is available on the Office of Commonwealth Libraries website. Visit the following link to view this PDF file:
Pennsylvania Library Laws

Also available on this website is the projection of the distribution of
the 2007-2008 Public Library Subsidy. Visit the following link to view this information:
Public Library Subsidy

For more information contact:

Name: Matt Kane
Office: Bureau of Library Development
Email: mkane@state.pa.us
Phone: (717) 783-5743

There is still room to register for the Leaders in Libraries Program. This is a nationally recognized program developed by the Leadership Institute at Syracuse University.

Who should attend: Directors, library staff, board members and friends of library members.

What will you learn: Develop framework for future library growth and development, increase capacity to lead and manage, acquire new ideas, and new perspectives from the best business leaders in the country. Conduct self-assessment of your library’s practices in order to identify strengths and opportunities for improvement.

When: Tuesday, September 18, 2007. Registration begins at 9:30am. The Program will last from 10:00am – 4:00pm.

Where: Professional Development Center – Pennsylvania College of Technology – One College Avenue, Williamsport, PA 17701 (note: location changed from Bush Campus Center)

Interested? View the following link to print out a registration from: Brochure

If you have any questions let me know.
Tricia Ulmer
District Consultant
tulmer@jvbrown.edu
ncld2.org

Design On A Dime
How To Better Merchandise Your Library
Going for the WOW!

Dr. Larry Nesbitt, Joyce Seno & Julie Brown
The featured speakers are Joyce Seno of Larson Design Group, Julie Brown of Brodart’s Furniture Division and Larry Nesbitt a Library Building Consultant.

WHAT: CE Class on Library Interior Design

WHERE:
Radisson Hotel Green Tree – Oak Room – Free Parking
101 Radisson Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15205

WHEN: October 4, 2007 from 9:00am – 3:30pm

WHY: 5.5 CE Hours and Lunch is provided

COST: $20 for ACLA member libraries or $30 for non-member libraries

TO REGISTER:
Contact Carol Weilsbacher by September 25, 2007
PHONE: 412-921-1123 or EMAIL: weilsbacher@einetwork.net

PAYMENT:
Make checks payable to Allegheny County Library Association

MAIL TO:
ACLA
22 Wabash Street, Suite 203
Pittsburgh, PA 15220

Library Journal’s annual award for the Best Small Library in America, cosponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, was founded to encourage and showcase the exemplary work of these libraries. Now in its fourth year, the award honors the public library that most profoundly demonstrates outstanding service to populations of 25,000 or less (see the Guidelines below).  The winning library will receive a $15,000 cash award, a feature story in the February 1, 2008 issue of Library Journal, membership and conference costs for two library representatives to attend the Public Library Association Biannual Conference in 2008, and a gala reception at the conference.

Visit the following link for more information, submission requirements and eligibility requirements: Guidelines

Send nominations, postmarked by the November 5, 2007 deadline, to:

Library Journal’s Award for the
Best Small Library in America
c/o Library Journal
360 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10010

If you have any questions regarding the submission process, please contact Rebecca Miller by email: miller@reedbusiness.com or phone: 646-746-6725.