News Archive for March 2009    

The collaborative Mind: Tools for 21st Century Learning SirsiDynix Institute Seminar will highlight the importance of collaborative learning and thinking. What tools can foster collaborative student engagement while also addressing budgetary and infrastructure limitations? This institute will offer participants a look at tools which address this question, including Google Education Edition, Noodle Bib, and wikis.

For more information and to register for this program, visit:
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“How I got my first library job: tips from library directors” is the topic for this panel discussion. Join in to hear first-hand from experienced professionals about skills that make new librarians more marketable and how they can stand out in a sea of new graduates.

For more information and to register for this program, visit:
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What happens when you look at your library through the eyes of your customers? As part of a LSTA grant-funded initiative on patron needs assessment, a consulting firm conducted a two-day study of patron behavior, touch points and interactions at four libraries. The results of those observations led to the libraries adjusting staff behavior, space layout, signage, and marketing tactics, in order to better serve and delight patrons.

Join the webinar on March 17, 2009 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. For more information and to register for this program, visit:eventcalendar.asp

Digital objects are notoriously slippery creatures, known for changing location and/or ownership while no one is looking. The DOI (Digital Object Identifier) System, sometimes called “the bar code for intellectual property,” assigns names to intellectual property expressed in a digital environment in order to persistently track digital entities. With more library materials becoming available in a digital format, discover why publishers and other stakeholders increasingly are relying on the DOI system and how DOI names work with, and for, your library.

This program is March 13, 2009 with two sessions. One session is 12:00-1:00p.m. and the second session is from 4:00-5:00. For more information and to register for this program, visit:
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Get the buzz on new and forthcoming titles directly from the source! Sign up for LJ’s Spring Book Buzz webcast and get four prominent publishers in front of you to discuss their spring 2009 new and upcoming fiction and non-fiction titles. This exciting 60 minute presentation will help guide your purchasing and collection development and give you an insider’s perspective to both satisfy your love of boooks and to share with your patrons.

This webcast is Tuesday, March 10, 2009 from 2:00-3:00 p.m.
For more information and to register for this program, visit:
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Discover the confidence and knowledge to successfully receive library grant funding. Find out where to easily locate grant opportunities, learn a step-by-step method for writing grant proposals, and discover real library grant success stories. Stephanie Gerding, an experienced trainer and author on library grants, will provide practical advice ideal for new grant writers.

For more information and to register for this program, visit:
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IT Asset Management solutions can help with the overwhelming task of keeping track of serial numbers, vendor contact information, and networking data with A MaintainIT Book Club Discussion. Kendra Morgan, TechAtlas Project Coordinator will be the special guest of this discussion on March 10, 2009 from 2:00-3:00 p.m.

For more information and to register for this program, visit:
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Since Pennsylvania is one of the states with the highest increasing number of older adults in the country, public libraries really need to consider how they can best serve this growing community. The Baby Boomers will be looking to the libraries to provide recreation, lifelong learning, civic engagement, ideas for second careers and meaningful volunteer oportunities. Utilizing the Senior Spaces concept can help to meet their needs by developing a parallel space in libraries for the three generations of older adults.

The agenda, registration form and more information has been inserted. The area workshop will be on April 6, 2009 at:

Pattan Harrisburg
6340 Flank Drive
Harrisburg, PA 17112

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The District Centers of Allentown, Bethlehem & Easton and Northampton Community College is sponsoring bus trips to the upcoming Book Expo at the Javits Center in New York. Book Expo is a very exciting event. It is a great time and there are many famous authors to meet and many free books to take home.

Due to a grant Jack Berk has secured from Book Expo, reasonably priced bus seats are available. There are two buses on Friday, May 29 and two on Saturday, May 30 and remaining seats are on a first come first served basis. The cost for the bus seat only is $20 with checks being payable to Bethlehem Area Public Library (BAPL). Please mail your check to:

Bethlehem Area Public Library
11 West Church Street
Bethlehem, PA 18018-5804
Attention: Sharon Gattuso

Please be sure to indicate the day and departure site. Sharon will then email you a confirmation along with the special Book Expo site for registration. The cost for the Book Expo is $45, which must be paid directly to Book Expo. A credit card can be used when registering.

On both days, the buses will leave the Allentown Public Library at 7:30am and then proceed to Northampton Community College where they will leave at 8am. Arrival at Javits Center NYC will be approximately 10am. Departure from New York City will be at 4pm.

If all bus seats are filled, a notice withdrawing offer and any late arriving checks will be returned. Interested parties can also email Jack Berk at jackberk@ptd.net with any questions.

The District Centers of Allentown, Bethlehem & Easton and Northampton Community College is sponsoring bus trips to the upcoming Book Expo at the Javits Center in New York. Book Expo is a very exciting event. It is a great time and there are many famous authors to meet and many free books to take home.

Due to a grant Jack Berk has secured from Book Expo, reasonably priced bus seats are available. There are two buses on Friday, May 29 and two on Saturday, May 30 and remaining seats are on a first come first served basis. The cost for the bus seat only is $20 with checks being payable to Bethlehem Area Public Library (BAPL). Please mail your check to:

Bethlehem Area Public Library
11 West Church Street
Bethlehem, PA 18018-5804
Attention: Sharon Gattuso

Please be sure to indicate the day and departure site. Sharon will then email you a confirmation along with the special Book Expo site for registration. The cost for the Book Expo is $45, which must be paid directly to Book Expo. A credit card can be used when registering.

On both days, the buses will leave the Allentown Public Library at 7:30am and then proceed to Northampton Community College where they will leave at 8am. Arrival at Javits Center NYC will be approximately 10am. Departure from New York City will be at 4pm.

If all bus seats are filled, a notice withdrawing offer and any late arriving checks will be returned. Interested parties can also email Jack Berk at jackberk@ptd.net with any questions.

Leadership Harrisburg has announced this year’s annual nonprofit conference. It’s Sat. Apr 4 7:30 am to 3 pm at Central PA College Conference Center in Summerdale. You may want to share this info with your Friends groups as well.

There are many good sessions led by knowledgeable speakers:
“Increasing In-Kind Donations”
“IRS 990 Has Changed”
“High Impact Boards” and recruitment
“Best Boards Begin With Assessment”
“Advocacy vs. Lobbying”
more information is available at index.php

The cost is $75 per person with lunch and down to $65 if there is a group of 3 or more. That includes parking, materials, meals

Please accept this attached invitation as your personal request to attend this year’s “One Book, Every Young Child” announcement and the Early Learning Forum. Both of these events are being held in Harrisburg on March 31 and April 1. Please check your calendars now and respond as quickly as possible to reserve your spot. Spaces will fill quickly and you will want to share the excitement in person.

Please forward this invitation to those in your library that you feel should attend and to your community partners including early childhood educators and legislators.
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If you would like to improve your organization’s ability to reach Latinos in your community or develop enticing, culturally appropriate promotional materials and strategies to increase library usage, this workshop is for you.

Learn why a social marketing approach is appropriate when your library promotes services to Latinos and other diverse communities. Develop a model with culturally-based promotional strategies and learn to monitor and evaluate these strategies to create long-term credibility in the community you serve.

Susana Baumann, owner of LCS Worldwide Language and Cultural Services will be the workshop speaker.

Please copy the attachmentlatino-catch-them-if-you-can-workshop-093fill in the registration information and include a $10.00 check payable to: Altoona Area Public Library. Send registration and check to Kerrsia Shemory at the address on the registration form.

Please accept this attached invitation as your personal request to attend this year’s “One Book, Every Young Child” announcement and the Early Learning Forum. Both of these events are being held in Harrisburg on March 31 and April 1. Please check your calendars now and respond as quickly as possible to reserve your spot. Spaces will fill quickly and you will want to share the excitement in person.

Please forward this invitation to those in your library that you feel should attend and to your community partners including early childhood educators and legislators.
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Check out what ALA has to say about the stimulus package and it’s impact for libraries:
Link to ALA’s information
What can our libraries do?

If you would like to improve your organization’s ability to reach Latinos in your community or develop enticing, culturally appropriate promotional materials and strategies to increase library usage, this workshop is for you.

Learn why a social marketing approach is appropriate when your library promotes services to Latinos and other diverse communities. Develop a model with culturally-based promotional strategies and learn to monitor and evaluate these strategies to create long-term credibility in the community you serve.

Susana Baumann, owner of LCS Worldwide Language and Cultural Services will be the workshop speaker.

Please copy the attachmentlatino-catch-them-if-you-can-workshop-092fill in the registration information and include a $10.00 check payable to: Altoona Area Public Library. Send registration and check to Kerrsia Shemory at the address on the registration form.