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Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund Grant

Nancy Brown — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:05:56 +0000

The Office of Commonwealth Libraries is pleased to announce the opportunity for municipalities to apply for grants for public library facilities. Applications for these 2009 grants will be accepted in the anticipation of revenues from a portion of the Realty Transfer Tax that becomes available to the Keystone Fund.

Only municipalities may apply for Keystone Fund grants. The Office of Commonwealth Libraries requires that these applications be prepared jointly with the public library or library system and signed by the governing bodies of both the municipality and the public library or library system. Libraries must be participants in the state aid to public libraries funding program. Grant funds are available to pay up to 50 percent of projects costs for public library rehabilitation, renovation and construction. Every grant application must show at least a dollar for dollar match.

NEW: For the 2009 round, Commonwealth Libraries will also require that a representative of the municipality or the library attend a free Keystone workshop or an online webinar. Three Keystone workshops will be held:

Pittsburgh-October 3, 2008
Valley Forge – October 8, 2008
Harrisburg – October 10, 2008

Registration information will be available at keystone. Information on a January webinar will also be posted on that site in December.

NEW: A Letter of Intent, due by 5:00 pm on January 30, 2009, will be required for the 2009 round. The final application package must be received at the Office of Commonwealth Libraries by 5:00 pm on June 30, 2009. Letter of Intent instructions will be available at the October workshops. The full Keystone application will be available in December also on the website.

Those without Internet access may request an application by contacting:

Diana L. Megdad
Keystone Library of Education
Office of Commonwealth Libraries
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17126-1745
Fax: 717-787-2117
Email: dmegdad@state.pa.us

Youth Services Librarian: Morgantown

Nancy Brown — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:23:42 +0000

The Village Library of Morgantown is seeking a Youth Services Librarian who is energetic and self-starting. The position requires administrative abilities, working knowledge of basic library procedures, good customer service skills, basic computer skills, experience and enthusiasm working with children and teens. The successful candidate will have a desire to work to create and to implement literacy programs.

A Pennsylvania library certification, postgraduate work in Library Science or a degree in Elementary or Secondary Education is highly desired. Position schedule is 30 hours per week, including evenings and weekends. A full job description can be found on the library website http://www.villagelibrary.org/job_descriptions.htm.

This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found however; resumes received before September 10th will receive priority consideration. Interested individuals should send a resume and three references to:

Youth Services Librarian
Village Library of Morgantown
PO Box 797
Morgantown, PA 19543

Resumes can be emailed to: village.library@villagelibrary.org
Fax resumes to: 610-286-1024

National Library Week Ends

Nancy Brown — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:52:45 +0000

National Library Week will be celebrated with the theme “Worlds connect @ your library” ending on April 18, 2009.

It is an annual celebration of the contributions of our nation’s libraries and librarians. Free tools to help libraries promote National Library Week 2009 will be available at www.ala.org in October 2008. Posters and bookmarks will also be available through the ALA Store in the fall.

National Library Week Begins

Nancy Brown — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:46:35 +0000

National Library Week will be celebrated with the theme “Worlds connect @ your library” beginning on April 12, 2009.

Teen Read Week Ends

Nancy Brown — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:28:52 +0000

Books with Bite @ your library is the theme for Teen Read Week 2008 which ends October 18, 2008. It is important to celebrate since teens have so many options for entertainment. It is important to remind them to spend time reading for pleasure: it’s free, fun and can be done anywhere. Let teens know the possibilities that exist within the doors of yur library and within the covers of books.

Go to www.ala.org for information and ways to make Teen Read Week a success at your library.

Teen Read Week Begins

Nancy Brown — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:19:28 +0000

Books with Bite @ your library is the theme for Teen Read Week 2008 which begins October 12, 2008. It is important to celebrate since teens have so many options for entertainment. It is important to remind them to spend time reading for pleasure: it’s free, fun and can be done anywhere. Let teens know the possibilities that exist within the doors of your library and within the covers of books.

Go to www.ala.org for information and ways to make Teen Read Week a success at your library.

Youth Services Coordinator Position in Lower Merion

Nancy Brown — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:09:55 +0000

The Lower Merion Library System seeks a self-motivated, creative, well-organized and responsible team leader to coordinate system-wide Youth Services programming and collection development activities among our six member libraries and to head the Children’s Department (4FTEs) at Ludington Library in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. This is an excellent opportunity for Youth Services librarians who want to use or expand administrative skills. As coordinator, the successful applicant will provide leadership in all aspects of library service from space-planning initiatives to intellectual freedom.

As Children’s Services department head, the successful applicant will:
*supervise the operations of the department
*select and purchase materials
*provide reference and reader’s advisory service
*promote library use through active programming and public presentations

Nationally recognized for its service and collections, the Lower Merion Library System is located on the western border of Philadelphia in a community of 58,740 residents who truly value and use their public libraries.

Requirements include:
*an ALA-accredited MLS
*three years experience in library administration
*two years supervisory experience in Children’s or Youth Services

Salary: $51,156 plus excellent benefits with professional development support

Send cover letter and resume to:

Lori Barkat
Human Resources Technician
Human Resources Department
Township of Lower Merion
75 E. Lancaster Ave.
Ardmore, PA 19003

Fax: (610) 649-5659
Email:Humanresources@lowermerion.org

Dauphin County Library System Staff Enrichment Day

Nancy Brown — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:40:15 +0000

All branches and administrative offices of the Dauphin County Library System will be closed on Monday, Ocotber 13, 2008 for Staff Enrichment Day.

Perry County Director’s Roundtable

Nancy Brown — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:20:02 +0000

The purpose of the meetings is to coordinate library leadership with the intent of providing improved library service in Perry County through open sharing of information and through increased collaboration.

Date: October 1, 2009
Time: 9:00-12:30pm
Location: Bloomfield Public Library