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Central Pennsylvania Book Festival

ccleary — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:16:17 +0000

Friends of Bosler Library present:
A Central Pennsylvania Book Festival
There will be events for all ages:
• Authors, publishers, illustrators & book sellers
• Used books for sale
• Children’s authors and activities
• Wert Bookbinding
• “Get Published” panel
• Celebrity Story Time featuring Senator Pat Vance, Valerie Pritchett of ABC27, and more!
• Writing Workshops
• Storyteller Tim Tingle

Learn about the Wine & Words event with David Baldacci.

Saturday, Oct. 22
9 am to 4 pm
Carlisle Expo Center
100 K Street
Carlisle, PA 17013

* $5 Adults
* Children 12 & Under Free
* Food
* Free Parking

It’s About You: Women’s Leadership Conference

ccleary — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:03:28 +0000

Friday, September 16, 2011 ~ Harrisburg East Holiday Inn
4751 Lindle Road, Harrisburg, PA
8:45am – 3:00pm
Registration: $50 – includes continental breakfast and lunch

Learn more about this event or register on their website: http://akaepsilonsigmaomega.com/iay-agenda.htm

Three library board members from DCLS are either presenting or organizing.

Ebooks: The New Normal

ccleary — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 17:42:48 +0000

Register to attend an important online conference about ebooks:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/digitalshift

Ebooks the New Normal: How Libraries are Leveraging the Ebook Opportunity will take place on October 12, 2011. Learn more at the website for the conference: http://www.thedigitalshift.com/events/e-book-summit/faq/

The Capital Area Library District has purchased a site license for this event, so if you want to watch in a group, let your supervisor know and we’ll set you up with the viewing location information, tentatively set for AFL.

Registration and more information is below:
The District purchased a site license so librarians from our area can gather in one room to enjoy the virtual conference for thedigitalshift

What: Ebook Summit: The Digital Shift This event will bring together librarians, vendors and publishers, and industry experts and offers keynote presentations as well as three tracks designed for public, academic, and K-12 libraries to discuss how libraries are leveraging the ebook opportunity to improve service and reach more users than ever before.

When: Wednesday October 12, 10am – 6pm EDT. The room will be open at 10a.m. for orientation, setup and local discussion. 11a.m. is the first official “presentation” of the day. Breaks occur throughout the day and discussions will be held. Drop in for any part you can attend. Here’s the program: www.thedigitalshift.com/events/e-book-summit/program/

Where: AFL (in Hummelstown, PA) Need directions: Click here

Who Should Attend: ANYONE working for a library interested in learning about ebooks should attend. The speakers are well known professionals with lots of good information and we’ll have some great local discussions. Invite your professional network of school or college librarians to tag along with you too.

Why?: The program is full of exciting content and ideas for the future of digital items for libraries of all types. Find your digital inspiration! How much does it cost?: This virtual conference event is FREE for staff and invited guests of the Capital Area Library District. The district purchased a site license for us. We’ll be watching it together as a group and can discuss things during breaks.

Will I get CE Credits?: Attendees can report 5 hours of CE credits for attending this day. If you can’t attend the whole day, feel free to drop by the classroom at any time to join the discussion. You’ll get CE credits for active time spent in class.

Will you feed me?: Brown Bags are encouraged; bring your own lunch or choose to bring a snack to share. At AFL, there is a very small place to keep foods refrigerated for the day as needed.

2011 PALA Annual Conference ends

Carrie Haverman — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:01:45 +0000

Mark your calendars to save the date for the PALA Annual Conference which runs from October 2 through October 5, 2011.

The 2011 event will be hosted in State College at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel. The theme is Touchdown! Winning Strategies for Libraries.

More info will be available at palibraries.org as planning continues.

2011 PALA Annual Conference begins

Carrie Haverman — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:00:52 +0000

Mark your calendars to save the date for the PALA Annual Conference which runs from October 2 through October 5, 2011.

The 2011 event will be hosted in State College at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel. The theme is Touchdown! Winning Strategies for Libraries.

More info will be available at palibraries.org as planning continues.

National Library Legislative Day

Carrie Haverman — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:01:15 +0000

Read more about events in Washington DC on May 9 and 10:
http://www.ala.org/nlld

Teleconference: Free Content for Library Collections

Nancy Brown — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:25:49 +0000

The Dauphin County Library System is hosting the third program in this season’s Library Futures: Staying Ahead of the Curve teleconference series, “Free Content for Library Collections,” on Friday, March 11, 2011, from Noon to 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time. There will be an opportunity for 15 minutes before the teleconference begins for introduction of attendees and getting to know one another and 15 minutes after the teleconference ends for a discussion of electronic resource needs.

Presenters: Michael Galloway and John Mark Ockerbloom
The Internet offers a treasure trove of free resources that can greatly expand the range of information and services that libraries can offer their patrons. But it’s not always easy to find the best information to meet users’ needs. In this program, Michael Galloway, Manager, Digital Collections for ipl2: Information You Can Trust, and John Mark Ockerbloom, editor of The Online Books Page, will give a tour of some of the millions of books, magazines, journals, and informative web sites that can be accessed online for free. They will discuss how they evaluate and describe online resources to include in their directories, how readers can find what they need in these directories and elsewhere online, and how they can distinguish useful information from unreliable or irrelevant sites. You’ll find out how you can integrate free online resources with your local library offerings in ways that give patrons better service than either online or print alone can provide. And you’ll also learn how your library and your patrons can contribute to this growing corpus of knowledge.

The teleconference will take place in the Gate’s Lab at the East Shore Area Library. There is no cost for this program. Please RSVP by no later than noon on March 10th to Jeffrey Swope, Youth Services Programming and Outreach Coordinator at jswope@dcls.org

Computers in Libraries 2011 begins

Carrie Haverman — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 20:51:54 +0000

Do you want to attend Computers in Libraries?

Many library travel budgets in our region are not affording this conference, but if you have time off and some personal funds to spend and want to attend, you can express your interest here. If enough people want to fund the trip from their own dollars, we might have enough to make hotel rooms and transport more affordable.

Even if you can’t attend, take a look at all the great things happening with Computers in Libraries. Choose from topics in tracks like: Information Discovery & Search, Web Presence & Experience, Communities & Collaboration, Marketing & Measuring, Innovative Services & Programs, Next-Gen Systems & Operations, Ebook Trends & Practices, Enterprise Trends & Practices, and so much more.

Make a note or send an email if you want to attend and the district can attempt to coordinate travel if there is enough interest.

Technology for 21st Century Education at Villanova

Carrie Haverman — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 20:17:04 +0000

This conference links education and technology.

There’s always room librarians to attend and it’s FREE:
The Villanova University Technology Expo is an opportunity for the regional education community to see the latest technology from leading vendors, learn from informative keynote speakers and connect with peers to find solutions and best practices.

If you would be interested in attending, email the district consultant or share your interest here on the blog. If enough are interested, maybe we can arrange transportation.

PA Educational Technology Expo and Conference Begins

Carrie Haverman — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 20:06:50 +0000

The Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo and Conference (PETE&C) is a statewide event that provides quality programs focused on technology in the educational field.

If you’re interested in going, send me a note or make a comment below.

The Librarian’s Forum is on Feb. 14.

Multidistrict Summer Reading Program Planning Workshop

Carrie Haverman — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 21:18:48 +0000

Save the date for the Multidistrict Summer Reading Program Planning workshop.
It will be hosted at York this year.
See information tables on each of the chapters in the manual, presentations on topics that will help your summer reading program succeed, and network with colleagues around the region who plan summer programs.
The full agenda can be viewed here.
9:00 – 9:30 am Registration and Chapter tables on display
9:30 – 9:40 am Opening
9:40 – 10:25 am “Libraries and 21st Century Literacies” – Jonelle Darr
Cumberland County Library System
10:25 – 10:35 am Break
10:35 – 10:55 am Two performers (Judy Bower) and
10:55 – 12:15 am “Contests” and “Generating Excitement with Staff”
12:15 – 1:15 pm Lunch and Displays (Letterbox Demo)
1:15 – 2:00 pm “Go Outdoors” – Letterboxing – Kevin Alvarnaz
2:00 – 2:20 pm Two performers (Kathy Eckhaus – Music Together) and
2:20 – 2:30 pm Break
2:30 – 3:15 pm “Volunteers and SRC”
3:15 – 3:35 pm Two Performers
3:35 – 3:40 pm Evaluations

Those who attend will get books to use with the program.

The 2011 SRC “One World, Many Stories” Multi-District Summer Reading Program Planning Workshop is coming up on Friday, January 21, 2011. You can register here to attend the workshop. For directions to Pleasant Acres please click here.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2011.

Pennsylvania Broadband Summit in Camp Hill

Carrie Haverman — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 18:57:52 +0000

If you’re interested in attending and listening to plans about broadband technology, and to have the opportunity to share public library perspective, post a comment below or email the consultant!
http://outreach.psu.edu/programs/pa-broadband/registration.html

PALA Annual Conference Ends (Lancaster)

Carrie Haverman — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:55:10 +0000

Save the dates on your calendars to join librarians and library staff in Lancaster for exciting workshops and educational sessions designed to make your library better at serving your community.

Read more details as they become available at palibraries.org.

PALA Library Conference begins (Lancaster)

Carrie Haverman — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:53:00 +0000

Save the date on your calendars to join librarians and library staff in Lancaster for exciting workshops and educational sessions designed to make your library better at serving your community.

Read more details as they become available at palibraries.org.

Internet Librarian 2010 Conference Ends

Nancy Brown — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:41:59 +0000

October 27, 2010 is the final day of the Internet Librarian 2010 Conference in Monterey, California at the Monterey Conference Center. For information, updates and registration, go to:
il2010