News Archive for October 2009    

The Oakmont Carnegie Library is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Library Director. We are looking for a director who is friendly, energetic, and who possesses excellent interpersonal and communication skills to carry the library towards its vision, working with the board, staff, library and community organizations to make the library a center of lifelong learning.

The Library Director is responsible for carrying out the policies and procedures of the Library Board as they affect both library customers and employees. Administrative responsibilities include collection development, personnel management, maintenance of building and equipment, and budget preparation and management. The Library Director also represents the Library at local, county, district and state meetings.

The library, a department of the Borough of Oakmont and a member of the Allegheny County Library Association, has a budget of approximately $375,000 annually, 1 full-time, 8 part-time staff and 4 pages, and currently serves a local population of 6,911 that is expected to expand over the next few years.

Qualified candidates will possess an MLS or MLIS degree from an accredited school, have at least five years of experience working in the library field, including at least one year serving in a supervisory capacity. The borough offers a competitive benefits package. Salary is dependent upon qualifications.

To apply send your cover letter, resume, and three references to:

Library Director
Oakmont Carnegie Library
700 Allegheny River Blvd.
Oakmont, PA 15139

You may also apply electronically by e-mailing the required documents to oakmont@einetwork.net. The deadline to apply is Monday, November 16, 2009.

This is a link to a reference website I use frequently. Right now they are advertising Homework Day as Oct 21: check out Wolfram-alpha.com the computational knowledge engine

Joey Rodger spoke at PaLA on Monday. Here’s a link to the article some of her presentation was based on: Public libraries: necessities or amenities?

What do you think?
Registered users of the site can comment below.

November 11 Workshops: Grantseeking Basics and Proposal Writing

If you or your non-profit organization are seeking grants, you won’t want to miss these two free workshops at the Madeline L. Olewine Memorial Library. Workshop information and online registration can be found at: www.dcls.org

The information can be accessed three places:

•On the right hand side of our website: click “funding for a nonprofits? check out these two workshops”
•through our DCLS calendar: November 11 listing; or
•on the Grants Information Center webpage: dcls.org –> research tools –> Grants Information Center. This page has been updated with the workshops at the top.

Ann Bruner, Supervisor of the East Shore Area Library “Foundation Center Cooperating Collection”, will be conducting the workshops
For more information staff and patrons can contact the ESA Reference Department: askalibrarian@dcls.org; 652-9380 option #4

See the actions of IL Libraries: saveillinoislibraries.com

Feel free to comment below if you have thoughts on their reactions to and explanations of budget cuts.

News of the day: Board votes to cut Carnegie Library branches, hours and staff

Read the story here. More details expected soon as they work to find solutions to the funding crisis.

PA is creating some library training dvds primarily for the aim of trustee training.
If you’re a ham in front of a camera or know someone who would enjoy the opportunity, use this form to nominate them: Form for DVD Participation1Form for DVD Participation

Check it out: Link to Literacy Proclamation

Some news reports show that charitable giving is down in many United Ways. link to story in philanthropy.com
How are your local donations faring in this economy?

The American Library Association Publishing Committee Carnegie-Whitney Awards provide a grant of up to $5,000 for the preparation of print or electronic reading lists, indexes or other guides to library resources that promote reading or the use of library resources at any type of library.

Funded projects have ranged from popular, general-reader proposals such as “ReadMOre,” a reading list for Missouri’s state-wide reading program, to more specialized, scholarly proposals such as “Librarianship and Information Science in the Islamic World, 1966-1999: An Annotated Bibliography.”

Applications must be received by Nov. 6, 2009. Recipients will be notified by the end of February 2010.

For more information and guidelines, visit carnegiewhitney.cfm or contact Mary Jo Bolduc, Grant Administrator, American Library Association, 50 E. Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611; Fax (312) 280-5275; e-mail: mbolduc@ala.org.