New Bethlehem Area Free Public Library
Attn: Human Resources
720 Broad St.
New Bethlehem, PA 16242

Deadline is July 31, 2008.
Daniel R. Parker, MLIS
Consultant Librarian
Oil Creek Library District
2 Central Ave
Oil City, PA 16301
Phone: 814-678-3054
Fax: 814-676-0359

All PALA members and prospective members invited to attend! New members are especially encouraged to attend.

Come to PaLA’s Mechanicsburg headquarters to:
-Gorge yourself on ice cream.
-Meet PaLA staff—including Glenn Miller, PaLA’s executive director—and tour the facilities.
-Laugh with fellow members who have sprinkles stuck in their teeth!

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Primary responsibilities include consulting on youth services to district libraries in cooperation with the District Consultant and coordinating with state, national, and other local programs. This position requires an ALA-accredited MLS degree with children’s library experience. It requires a thorough knowledge of children’s and young adult’s resources, storytelling, and program presentation. The successful candidate will possess excellent oral and written communication skills, ability to work as a team member, must have own transportation and a valid PA driver’s license, and willing to travel to district libraries for meetings and consultations, as well as to conferences as needed. Schedule will range from 15-20 hours per week as needed. Resumes will be accepted until position is filled. Submit cover letter, resume, salary requirements and three current references to: S. Fred Natale, Library Director, Monessen Public Library and District Center, 326 Donner Avenue, Monessen, PA 15062-1182. fnatale@monpldc.org, EOE.

S. Fred Natale
Library Director & District Administrator
Monessen Public Library & District Center
“A commitment to lifelong learning.”
326 Donner Ave.
Monessen, PA 15062

Please view the flyer for more details and mark you calendars so you don’t miss this wonderful social event (and kickoff for Banned Book Week)!

For those of you who are contemplating building projects, you may want to make the road trip. Pequea is a new, small library (it went from 900 square feet to about 4000), and was built using green design principles. It is the library with the outdoor lockboxes.

We’ll be carpooling, so let me know if you are tentatively interested in going.

Jonelle Darr
(717) 240-6175

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Learn how to complete the report forms and request reimbursement for your Keystone project.

The workshop will be held in Room 321 of the Forum Building in Harrisburg. View a Map of Downtown Harrisburg, showing the location of the Forum building. On the map, the Forum is located to the right above the circled #4.

This will be the first time we are offering this FREE workshop.
Attendance is not required.
Light refreshments will be served.

The workshop is directed to those who will be completing the report and for those responsible for the review of the report-municipal contacts, library directors and District Consultants are invited. Consultants do not need to have a current Keystone project in their District in order to join us; however, since the report has changed from earlier years, this workshop will be for municipalities and library directors awarded Keystone grants in 2007.

This will be a hands-on workshop. Using sample invoices (and sample prior match invoices), we will complete a regular Quarterly. We will also complete a Quarterly to request reimbursement and a Final Report. If you wish, you may also work on your actual upcoming Quarterly. If you have not received your fully executed contract yet, you may still work on Column A of your ‘eventual’ Quarterly if you wish. Two and one-half hours may not be needed for the session; alternately, I am able to stay later if needed.

This year we have provided more explanation to the reports and hope that some past problems will be resolved. You can see the reports on the website at: State Library. Note the difference between the reports for grants awarded 2007 and later and those for 2006 and earlier.

The reports are not that complex; however, each quarter we continue to see problems in their completion. The Commonwealth takes the reporting obligation seriously. Reimbursement is delayed when reports must be resubmitted. In addition, failure to complete timely reports may jeopardize future grants.

The workshop is voluntary and I am always available to help with reports over the phone or by email if you would prefer not to attend.

Please let me know by June 20th if you will be attending.

Diana L. Megdad
Keystone Library Facilities Advisor
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Office of Commonwealth Libraries
Bureau of Library Development
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17126-1745
Phone: 717.787.3124
Fax: 717.787.2117
dmegdad@state.pa.us

The Pennsylvania Library Association (PaLA) is pleased to participate in ALA’s Emerging Leaders Program, which enables 120 new librarians to get on the fast track to leadership within ALA and the library field. This program consists of two workshop days with Maureen Sullivan and Connie Paul, participating in projects, networking with 119 of your peers, an inside look into ALA structure, and an opportunity to serve your profession. PaLA will select one member to represent Pennsylvania’s libraries.

As attendance at the mid-winter and annual ALA conferences is required, and regular conference fees apply, PaLA has committed to providing $1,000 to help defray the costs of conference fees and travel.

Applicants must be members of PaLA to qualify.

Please view the following site for additonal information and application form: Emerging Leader

Completed applications need to be emailed to Alice Lubrecht and Olga Conneen by July 3, 2008. The applications will be reviewed and the selected candidate notified by July 25, so that the application to ALA can be submitted by the July 31 deadline.

Position: Coordinator of Youth Services

Responsibilities: Year round story times and book talks, a large summer reading program, outreach to community groups (including local schools), materials selection, budgeting, grant writing, staff supervision and consulting services for district libraries.

Requirements: Master’s Degree in Library Science (MLS) and three years professional library experience working with children and young adults. Knowledge on Family Place Libraries is desired.

Salary/Benefits: Starting salary $35,000-$39,000 with excellent benefits.

Send resume and references by June 10, 2008 to:

Jennifer Stocker
Library Director
Easton Area Public Library
515 Church Street
Easton, PA 18042

Registration Deadline: June 13, 2008

Please view the following PDF file for additional information and registration:
Multi District Workshop

Position: District Consultant

Responsibilities: Leads and/or participates in development and/or implementation of District Library Center (DLC) plans, services, and programs, including long-range and annual project plans. Integrates member library goals and plans into DLC goals and plans. Leads, oversees, participates in, or coordinates DLC projects and ongoing work in outreach, programming, reference, reader’s advisory, and collection management. Continuously reviews and evaluates existing DLC services, programs, goals, and objectives. Prepares and distributes analytical reports demonstrating successes and recommending improvements based on standard and new library practices. Plans for, coordinates, and/or implements approved changes.

Requirements: Master’s degree in Library/Information Studies. Ongoing continuing education as mandated by Commonwealth Libraries. Three to five years related experience.

Salary: $48,500 – $65,000 DOQ (negotiable)

Please view the following website for additional information: buckslib.org

Interested applicants should send a letter of application and your current resume to:

Personnel
Bucks County Free Library
150 S. Pine Street
Doylestown, PA 18901-4932
Or electronically to: libraryjobs@buckslib.org