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.
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.
Atttend the Grand Opening of the William H. & Marion C. Alexander Family Library, Hummelstown’s NEW public library!
Date: Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Location: 200 West Second Street, Hummelstown, PA 17036
Featuring welcoming remarks by: Pennsylvania’s former First Lady, Michele Ridge, the dedication of the Donald A. Reed Plaza and much more.
Friends of Bosler Library
Present a Central PA Book Festival.
When: Saturday, October 23, 2010 from 9a.m.-5p.m.
Where: Carlisle Expo Center
Admission Cost: $5 per person; children under 12 are FREE.
Featuring the author of Marley & Me John Grogan plus authors from around the region, book signings, book vendors, used boooks, illustrators, storytelling, information on interesting topics and children’s activities.
Check out the boslerfriends.org
Learn more about Bosler Library: BOS
This presentation will outline what the latest trends in video delivery mean for libraries. Packed with useful information, including checklists, standard licensing terms, technical overviews, and more, this webinar will give you the information you need to make informed decisions about how to deliver video services that best serve your patrons’ research, classroom, and entertainment needs.
This sixty minute webinar will be on May 5, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. EST.
Additional information and registration form are found at:EventLobbyServlet?target=registration.jsp&eventid=205307&sessionid=1&key=430B8709410DEA468085B141FEF74DBE&sourcepage=register
Want to go to BookExpo on a bus?
www.bookexpoamerica.com
Here’s some info about a planned bus trip:
Date: Wednesday May 26th, 2010
Locations:
Pick up- Fox Chapel Publishing
1970 Broad St- East Petersburg, PA 17520
Drop off – Jacob Javits Conv. Ctr- 655 West 34th Street- NYC, NY 10001-1114
Times:
Depart: East Petersburg at 7AM -Arrive NYC (Jacob Javits Center) at 10:00AM
Return: 6PM (from Jacob Javits Center) – Arrive back to East Petersburg at 9PM
Cost:
Includes transportation to/from East Petersburg only- does not include admission to BEA- Badge’s will be your responsibility.
$50.00 per person (Non Refundable)
Parking:
Please park across the street from the Zion Lutheran Church (Lemon St/Broad St) at the bottom of the large parking lot (only 1/2 block from the bus)
Payment is due upon booking . Check or Credit Card is accepted (Visa, MasterCard, or Discover) Please provide your name, address, and cell phone # (important – if we need to reach you on the day of the trip) ~ These will not be shared with anyone.
Space is limited and will be reserved on a first come-first served basis. Please contact the name below with any questions and to reserve your seats!
Sincerely,
Wendy Calta
Sales & Marketing
Fox Chapel Publishing
1970 Broad St.
East Petersburg, PA 17520
wendy@foxchapelpublishing.com
Direct Line (717) 715-8626
Fax (888) 369-2885
Register for the 2010 Multidistrict Workshop organized by Capital Area, Chambersburg, and York districts.
Register online: Register Online
See the details on the paper registration form:
LiteracyMultidistrict2010
What: Literally Literacy (basic and online)
When: April 28, 2010.
Registration at 8:30-9
Morning Session: Basic Literacy: 9-noon
Networking Lunch: Noon – 1
Afternoon Session: Online Literacy: H.W. Wilson resources in POWERLibrary
Where: Holiday Inn Grantville: stayholiday.com
Continuing Education credits: 3 hours of CE for morning session and 3 hours of CE for afternoon session.
Cost: $25 for each attendee
Deadline: Sign up ASAP. Must be registered by April 23.
The morning session of this workshop focuses on literacy. How do you define literacy? Learn from local literacy councils about adult literacy, ESL, and much more!
The afternoon session of this workshop is an introduction to the H.W. Wilson resources that are currently a part of POWERLibrary. This session is great to allow you and your staff dedicated time to see the resources in action. If staff know how to effectively use the new complement of online resources to assist customers, they’ll know when to refer them and how to help them.
This workshop is funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Meet the Illustrator: Will Hillenbrand
Monday, April 12 at 10 am at Cleve J. Fredricksen.
Join FRE for the PA One Book Every Young Child selection, What A Treasure! By Jane & Will Hillenbrand.
Illustrator Will Hillenbrand visits Fredricksen on his only library stop in Cumberland County.
Children will sample a “Dirt Dessert” and hear the story of a mole, his new shovel and forest friends.
For preschoolers, ages 3-6.
No registration required.
The planning committee and the chapter board are pleased to welcome Leslie Burger, Princeton Public Library’s Director and past president of ALA, who will be speaking on creative ways to meet the economic challenges libraries of all types are facing, and Erin Logsdon, of LYRASIS, speaking on the influences that have shaped the generations that find themselves working together in libraries today. In addition, there will be concurrent sessions to choose from.
The theme this year is Meeting Challenges. The meeting is on Thursday, May 20, 2010 beginning at 8:30 with registration until 3:30 wrap-up.
Morning Session: Erin Logsdon, from LYRASIS, : “Generation 4.0 How the characteristics of Traditionalists, Baby Boomers,and Generations X and Y Influence Our Daily Work Experiences”.
Concurrent Sessions:
1. PaLA’s Academy of Leadership Studies (PALS) graduates from the NE Chapter describe their experiences.
2. Community Services for Children, Allentown, Speaker and Topic TBA. 3. ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Award Winner, Bucks County Community College Library Speaker (TBA) on what the library did to win this prestigious honor.
Lunch/Business Meeting/Election of Officers
Afternoon Session: Leslie Burger, past president, ALA and Executive Director, Princeton (NJ) Public Library: “Creative Practices in a New Economy”.
Join the excitement for the 2010 One Book Kick OFF and Early Learning Forum April 13 & 14, 2010 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Join us for the Kick Off in the East Wing Rotunda, at the State Capitol on April 13 to begin the celebration. On April 14 we will again be honoring Libraries throughout the state with Best Practices Awards.
Information and schedule are available at: One Book Kick off and Ealy Learning Forum invite
Room Reservations Needed by MARCH 12, 2010
There is a block of rooms for the night of April 13 on reserve at the Hilton Harrisburg. Hilton cut off date for the room block is March 12. The code to reserve a room is PPO. Guests can make reservations under this block at index.do, 717-233-6000, or 1-800-HILTONS. If you are a Best Practices winner- you may want to book your reservation now to make sure you have one.
RSVP Needed by April 9
Space is limited for this event. RSVP by Friday, April 9 by emailing Brigette
Plummer at bplummer@pposinc.com, or by fax at717.236.6793.
Please mention any special dietary or other needs at that time
Villanova University invites you to the 6th annual Technology Expo-Technology for 21st Century Education-April 22, 2010 8:30 am – 4 pm
• INTERACT with over 60 technology innovators, vendors & exhibitors.
• LEARN about the latest educational technologies from keynotes, vendors and peers.
• EXPLORE the latest offerings in digital technologies for education and business.
• NETWORK with colleagues from other institutions.
Come to the Expo for a chance to win a multitude of terrific door prizes. There is no cost to attend but you must register to be eligible for prizes. Register at:attendee_registration.htm
Visit the website for more details: techfair. Contact us at: TechExpo@Villanova.Edu
The West Branch Chapter of PaLA presents it’s spring workshop on “green” or environmentally-friendly library issues at the Professional Development Center, Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport. Please plan to attend the “Going Green to Save Green” to be held Friday, April 30. Public, school, and academic library staff will explore the library “green” movement and receive practical advice on how to implement programs and services that save money and help the environment.
Frederick Stoss, Biological and Environmental Sciences Librarian, SUNY Buffalo and chair of the ALA Taskforce on the Environment, will present “Sustainable and Green @ Your Library” on April 30, 2010 at 10 a.m.
Afternoon presenters include Megan Epler, Energy Resource Specialist, SEDA-COG, Lewisburg, and John Manz, Director, PA Housing Resource Center, Weatherization Training Center, Pennsylvania College of Technology.
The West Branch Chapter is also looking for libraries willing to share their “green” ideas – ways you have cut costs, saved energy at your libraries – either in person or as part of our handouts.
For more information, please contact Stephanie Farr, West Branch Chapter Secretary, at sfarr@jvbrown.edu
The workshop is worth 4 continuing education credits or 4 Act 48 credits. Cost is $25 for PaLA members and $35 for non-members.
Obtain a registration form at:Spring 2010 Workshop Brochure
RSVP required by April 23. Contact Stephanie Campbell for more information at scampbell@jvbrown.edu
Registration is also available online at: palibraries.org
Under Events and Deadlines, choose the link to Register for a Spring Workshop
Questions regarding online registration should be directed to Ellen Wharton at PaLA, ellen@palibraries.org
PaLA will not issue refunds for cancellations or no-shows to the workshop.
Replacement attendees will be permitted with proper notice to the organizer. Any unused fee will be designated as support for the West Branch Chapter.
See more detail on this event at: Best Practices Luncheon
Are you a new library school graduate? or mid-career and looking for a change? Are you wondering how to improve your career skills or ready to try a certificate program?? Looking to refresh your resume?? Alliance Library System and TAP Information Services invite you to join us for the first annual LIS Online Career Fair. Join us online in OPAL on Tuesday January 12, 2010 for an exciting day of learning how to start or to rejuvenate your library career in tough times!? The day will kick off at 10 am central time/11 am Eastern/8 am Pacific and run through 4:30 pm central/5:30 pm Eastern. You will have your choice of a variety of informational and interactive programs which will assist you with your career no matter where you are.
The conference keynote speaker is Rachel Singer Gordon, webmaster of LISjobs.com, the largest library career site? and job database, and consulting editor at Information Today Inc., Books Division.? Rachel?s talk, ?Career Building in a Down Economy,? will help librarians focus on what they can do to keep themselves moving forward professionally in a down economy.? While professional literature discusses what librarians can do to help their communities and patrons, it does not give much information as to what librarians can do to help themselves.? Rachel will address the ways in which the economy affects librarians professionally, how to control reactions and frustration, how to deal proactively with current events, and how to move forward effectively in tough economic times.
Other speakers include:? Christi Confetti Higgins, Sun Microsystems; Cindy Hill, Hill Information Consulting; Morgan Cadwalader, Alliance Library System; Kitty Pope, Alliance Library System; Barbara McFadden Allen, Career on Institutional Cooperation; Meredith Farkas, Norwich University; Rose Chenoweth, Alliance Library System; Jim Rettig, University of Richmond; Marianne Steadley, University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science and more!
For more information on this conference, check out http://liscareerfair.org .?? Thecost of the one day online event is $29 for graduate library students;? $39 for librarians, and for a group, the price is $79.
For more information, please contact Lori Bell at ALS at lbell@alliancelibrarysystem.com or Tom Peters at TAP Information Services at tapinformation@yahoo.com.
The Southwest PaLA fall workshop will focus on customer service and how to refer patrons to helpful online resources and privacy and copyright issues. On the Front Lines: Armed with Information will be on Friday, November 13, 2009 at Westmoreland County IU in Greensburg from 8:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. More information and registration form can be found at:
SWFallWorkshop09.pdf
Registration deadline is November 6, 2009. Workshop fees are $10 for PaLA members, $20 for non-members. PaLA new member sign-up is now half price for the first year.
HDB Rededication Invitation
You are invited to attend the Harrisburg Downtown Library Rededication on Sept. 16, 2009 at 5:30.
Light refreshments will be served.
R.S.V.P by September 11, 2009
Call Bobbie Jo at 234-4961 x 109
or use the Library Rededication link at dcls.org.
See the attached formal invitation: Invitation
The Pennsylvania Library Association and Commonwealth Libraries is launching a project called Snapshot PA: One Day in the Life of Pennsylvania Libraries–October 28, 2009. Its purpose is to capture the impact that Pennsylvania libraries have on their communities on a typical day.
We are asking librarians from all types of libraries to participate, public and academic libraries, school and special libraries, hospital libraries and government libraries; from the tiniest facility to the largest county systems. We created a quick survey to capture the daily activities of libraries across the state. A copy of that survey is attached Survey_11201318 allowing you to know what type of information we are asking for. Shortly after October 28, 2009 we will ask you to complete the survey online through Survey Monkey.
HSLC is working with us to create a SnapShot PA: One Day in the Life of Pennsylvania Libraries-October 28, 2009 web site. snapshotpa.org The site serves two purposes. First it will host helpful tools for you to use to make your SnapShot day a success (template forms to use, photo permission samples, tips to successfully use your data, etc). The web site will also be our link to the public by sharing the amazing results I know we will gather.
Sharing this information with all librarians. Meet with your staff and begin planning the best way for you to collect data, stories and pictures that represent a day in the life at your library. If you have any questions please email mstern from Delaware County libraries.
Fredricksen will be closed to the general public for library operations all day on Saturday, Feb. 20. The library will be open to golfers only.
The library is doing Birdie for Books, a fund-raiser in which a minature golf course will be built inside the library. The flyer (with an incorrect date is attached.) FREBirdie for Books Flyer
Anyone who wants to golf and supports the library is invited.
Want to ride your bicycle for a good cause?
Learn all about this great fundraising and community building event.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania District Library Center announces April 24, 2010 as the date for the 2010 Trustee Institute at the Double Tree Monroeville/Pittsburgh. Library Directors, Trustee Presidents and Friends President or designee will be invited to attend. Refer to the attached agenda information: 2010 Institute Agenda (2)
The theme this year is “Library Survival Tactics – Let’s Not Waste a Good Crisis.” The Institute is free of charge for Library Directors, Board Presidents, Friends Presidents, District Consultants and PCBL Board Members. Library Directors, please pass this information on to your Board President and Friends President.
If a Board President or a Friends President cannot attend, another board member or Friends member may substitute. If more than one board member or more than one Friend wishes to attend, please have them email boyoung@state.pa.us. Names will be placed on a waiting list. The cost for anyone on the waiting list will be $50.00.
For registration information and form, go to:2010&df=calendar&EventType=ALL&Lib=&AgeGroup=ALL&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheader=&lad=&pub=1&nopub=&page=&pgdisp=
