News Archive for September 2009    

The Lehigh Valley Storytelling Guild and Northampton Community College present the Annual Educator’s Storytelling Workshop; “Walk the Talk: Telling Tales with a Twist”, presented by Eva Grayzel on October 12th from 9 am to 12 noon. The cost is $25 per person and Act 48 credits are available.

The workshop will be held at the Northampton Community College’s Fowler Family Southside Center, in room 625, located at
511 East Third Street, Bethlehem, PA.
(Not the Banana Factory, keep going.)
Free parking.
For more information and registration form go to:
LVSG workshop 2009

To reserve a spot mail a check payable to the Lehigh Valley Storytelling Guild to Charles Kiernan at :

Charles Kiernan
4458 Coffeetown Road
Schnecksville, PA 18078

Here’s a story about a PA library system that just can’t survive the loss of city and state funds without making drastic changes: Reading closes three locations.

Is your library thinking of revenue streams that will sustain your current operations?

What fundraising methods can libraries embrace that allow you to support your priorities to provide access to content and quality information via technology, ongoing education, and culture and community to the residents?

Here’s a link to a site that explains a little about the H1N1 flu. h1n1inpa.com

Does your library have a response plan?
Make sure your staff know that if they feel under the weather, they should stay home until they are contagious no more.

The first Jeremiah Kaplan Institute on Libraries, the Information Society, and Social Policy will address the “right” to knowledge and access to information, as well as the changing role that libraries and publishers play in supporting access in a n etworked environment. How must the missions of libraries and publishing adapt after the Internet? Who should have access to information and knowledge and how can it best be enabled? What economic, political, and regulatory factors impede that access, and how might they be overcome?

Four experts, representing the fields of education, libraries, information technology, and law and public policy, will explore these issues in a day-long symposium held in the HUB auditorium at Penn State University’s University Park campus on October 30, 2009

Technology Trends in Libraries: Tools, Skills, Staffing, Training teleconference on April 9,2010. More details and link will be posted at a later date.

Information Literacy Education: A National Overview teleconference will be on March 12,2010. More details and link will be posted at a later date.

Cataloging: Where are we now? Where are we going? teleconference on February 19,2010. More details and link to be posted at a later date

Making the Best of a Shrinking Budget: Creative Practices in a New Economy teleconference will be on January 29,2010. More details and link will be posted at a later date.

The Millennial Generation, Generation Y, Echo Boomers, Digital Natives, and the Trophy Generation are all terms used to describe people born in the United States between the early 1980s and the early 1990s. They have been shaped by a heady mix of culture, politics, and technology. Millennials have had an unprecedented exposure to mass media, pop culture, instant communication, and cultural freedom woven together by a complex technological net. It is daunting to try to classify a group of over 70 million people easily. Our teleconference will seek to add nuance to these classifications to help us understand them more fully and answer the questions: Who are Millennials? How can our libraries better serve them as patrons, students, and staff?

November 13, 2009

Presenter: Jennifer Kushell

Links to this teleconference will be posted at a later date.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about libraries, tech savvy and customer oriented.

The adult services librarian duties are:reference, materials selection, displays, programming for adults and seniors, assist department head in managing adult department of busy public library.

Requirements are: ALA accredited Masters in library science, minimum of 1 yr library experience includeing reference; skilled in using library technology and databases, ability to work and communicate with people. Schedule will be 40 hrs/wk including nights and weekends.

Apply to:

Schlow Library
211 South Allen Street
State College, PA 16801

by October 5.

Grove City Community Library is seeking a dynamic, community minded
Library Director to oversee this active library located in Grove City,
PA. Primary responsibilities will include: facility oversight,
day-to-day library operations, personnel management, preparation and
administration of grants, reports and fundraising support activities.

The ideal candidate would possess a Masters in Library Science, minimum of three to five years of library experience and excellent customer service and computer skills. Compensation commensurate with experience. To be considered, applicants must include their salary requirements. Mail resume and three references by October 16, 2009, to:

Search Committee Chair
Grove City Community Library
125 W Main St
Grove City, PA 16127
E.O.E

Effective in October, FRE and NCU will be changing their hours. These changes will be reflected in the Library Directory online as soon as they are in effect.

Read local published news articles online: From the Sentinel
From the Patriot News
Be sure to check out the comments made by other newspaper readers while you’re there.

This is the official press release: NCUFREReduceHours

If you are a staff member in the district and thereby a registered user of this site, feel free to leave comments below. Start an online discussion.

This training program blends the topics of cultural sensitivity and effective customer service.

This course may help you…

·Define the concept of “organizational culture.”
·Discuss the ADKAR model of change and it’s “people-dimensions-of-change”.
·Review the primary and secondary dimensions of diversity.
·Participate in a “dialogue ritual” as a way to create a habit of valuing diversity.
·Discuss client needs and barriers to positive “customer” service.
·Develop Customer Service Principles using concepts of organizational culture

Cost: $59 PANO Members; $79 Nonmembers

Wednesday, October 28, 2009
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

PANO Building
777 East Park Drive
Harrisburg, PA 17111

For more information and to register, go to:DynamicPage.aspx?Site=PANO&WebCode=EventDetail&evt_key=e677c067-69a4-4290-a710-2db292d647fc&msm=71409161-09f8-4d92-af27-df88d830b049&cst=c37f1646-47c2-4da8-b5a2-a320168267ae&ent=3be055f7-ab08-45c4-a8e9-af82294898b9

Governing Boards: Avoiding Risks & Maximizing Opportunities

It is time for nonprofits to step up and move beyond benign neglect and “amateurism.” PANO believes that education is essential to creating strong Governing Boards and that strong Governing Boards create stronger and more sustainable organizations.

Where: PANO
777 East Park Drive, Room D
Harrisburg, PA 17111

When: Thursday, October 15, 2009
Time: 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM (Registration begins at 4:00 PM)
Cost: $35 PANO Members; $50 Nonmembers (Includes light meal and refreshments)

To register go to:
DynamicPage.aspx?Site=pano&WebCode=EventDetail&evt_key=3663b6c0-f0f7-4dbf-bd4c-ca81281b8c07&msm=71409161-09f8-4d92-af27-df88d830b049&cst=c37f1646-47c2-4da8-b5a2-a320168267ae&ent=3be055f7-ab08-45c4-a8e9-af82294898b9

This workshop is designed for individuals involved in strategic planning for programs and organizations.

Powering Up With Strategic Affiliations (Offered in Partnership with the Nonprofit Resource Network at Millersville University)

Thursday, October 1, 2009
Penn Grant Centre, 1st Floor
777 East Park Drive
Harrisburg, PA 17111

Part I – 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Part II – 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Attendees can register for Part I, Part II, or the Full Day*.
*Full Day registrants will receive a 20% discount.

If you have already established a strategic alliance, are planning to do so or would like to explore your options, this full-day session, offered in partnership with the Millersville University Nonprofit Resource Network is a must!

More information and registration at: DynamicPage.aspx?Site=PANO&WebCode=EventDetail&evt_key=78da15cd-becb-48ce-8521-25863d55db09&msm=71409161-09f8-4d92-af27-df88d830b049&cst=c37f1646-47c2-4da8-b5a2-a320168267ae&ent=3be055f7-ab08-45c4-a8e9-af82294898b9

Registration for CCLS libraries for a pandemic flu workshop
When: 1:30p.m.-3 on Sept. 30
Where: BOS

Here’s a link to what the Free Library of Philadelphia has published in reaction to the library budget shortfalls.
All Free Library of Philadelphia Branch, Regional and Central Libraries Closed Effective Close of Business October 2, 2009

Feel free to post comments if you’d like.

Come learn more about the “Tree of Lights” Fundraiser!
A timely fundraiser for THIS fall … A Special Event with heart …
good results … and first-year potential of $10K or better

Thursday, September 24, 2009
9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

PANO Building
Penn Grant Centre, 1st Fl.
777 East Park Drive
Harrisburg, PA 17111

What Will be Covered in the Workshop:

Complete overview of this impressive Special Event. Essentially, the Tree of Lights project invites donors and friends of your organization to purchase commemorative lights on your holiday tree
Tips for expanding your Donor Database, in preparation of running your first Tree of Lights (direct mail) campaign
Tips for securing fast board approval
Helpful “Chart of Work” and “to do” list – for implementing this project … this year!
Sample direct mail flyer (provided on CD in two formats: MS-Word and MS-Publisher) … just customize for your organization and mail it out
Sample acknowledgement letters (on CD … MS-Word files)
Suggested agenda for a community “Tree Lighting and Carole Sing” ceremony
Suggested format for the “Scroll of Honor”

Cost: $59 PANO Members; $79 Nonmembers

Register at:
Shopping.aspx?Site=PANO&WebCode=Shopping&Cart=0&prd_key=b2bf9839-bf55-4e51-94b2-2302cf424949

Day 1, September 16, 2009

Executives Crystallize Solutions to your Toughest Challenges

During this session you will first learn from leading experts how other Associations and Organizations have solved these tough challenges. Then you will discuss the implication of these solutions for your Associations. The Challenges you have identified include:

• How to develop a vibrant, results oriented Organizational Culture – Joe Geiger

• Succession Planning – How to exit and continue this vibrant culture – John Jorgensen

• Developing and utilizing High Performing teams Rob Moran

• Motivating and maintaining quality staff members –John Dame

• The Fine Art of Communication: Members, Staff, Board & Others – Bob Stearns

Day 2, September 17, 2009

Bring Your Leadership Team to the Summit and Explore How to deploy the Solutions from Day 1 into a Specific Action Plan

Bring as many members of your leadership team as you’d like to the summit. You will have your own private facilitator (one of the speakers from Day 1) & to help you select key solutions from the previous day to implement in your Association.

You will walk out of the Summit with an Action Plan tailored to your Association that you can begin to implement immediately!

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to discuss your Association’s most pressing challenges!

Register at:
Shopping.aspx?Site=PASAE&WebCode=Shopping&Cart=0&prd_key=70e7fcf6-0e37-49d0-a69a-d7d6e9e1a147