Category: Events – Training    

Buy In, Book Sales, and Bequests: 

A Capital Region Workshop for Library Leaders

Please share this invitation with Friends, Trustees, and Library Leadership staff and help them to register if needed.

Registeration is ONLINE only:  (Ask your library director if you need help)  http://surveymonkey.com/s/capitalregionworkshop    

Download the Flyer:  CapitalRegionWorkshopFlyer2012

On your registration, you will select any/all session(s) and meal you plan to attend!   You can attend 1 or all.  See the full schedule below.

The Capital Region Trustee & Friend Workshop to be held on August 10th & August 11th & will be held at the Holiday Inn, Grantville (directions: www.holidayinn.com/hotels/us/en/grantville/grvpa/hoteldetail/directions)

Speakers: 

Jamie LaRue, featured speaker from Douglas County Colorado

Pat Ditzler, author of A Book Sale How-To Guide: More Money, Less Stress

Mike Peterson (Certified Financial Planner) and Mike Connor (Estate Lawyer)

Friday, August 10 Agenda: 

1:00 PM: Registration

1:30-3:15 PM: eBook Models: Jamie LaRue  (Check out this recent article)

3:30-4:15 PM: Concurrent Sessions
-Book Sales and Fund Raisers: Pat Ditzler
-Unconference: Opportunity for discussion and questions

4:30-5:15 PM: Concurrent Sessions 2
-Getting & Keeping Friends: Pat Ditzler
-Financial Planning: Mike Peterson

5:30 PM: Welcome and Remarks by PCBL Friends Representative & Dinner

6:15 PM: Introduction of Speaker

6:30-8:00 PM: The Big Picture: Jamie LaRue

8:00 PM : Wrap-up & Evaluation

Saturday, August 11 Agenda:

9:00 AM: Registration & Continental Breakfast
Introduction of Key Note Speaker Capital Region Representative

9:30-11:30 AM: The Big Picture: Jamie LaRue

11:30 AM: Wrap-up & Evaluation

Jamie LaRue’s The Big Picture presentation will be similar on Friday & Saturday.

If you have questions, contact your district consultant in Capital Area, Chambersburg, Lancaster, Lebanon, or York/Adams District Library Centers.

Buy In, Book Sales, and Bequests: 

A Capital Region Workshop for Library Leaders

Please share this invitation with Friends, Trustees, and Library Leadership staff and help them to register if needed.

Registeration is ONLINE only:  (Ask your library director if you need help)  http://surveymonkey.com/s/capitalregionworkshop    

Download the Flyer:  RegionalFlyerFronttoBack2012    

On your registration, you will select any/all session(s) and meal you plan to attend!   You can attend 1 or all.  See the full schedule below.

The Capital Region Trustee & Friend Workshop to be held on August 10th & August 11th & will be held at the Holiday Inn, Grantville (directions: www.holidayinn.com/hotels/us/en/grantville/grvpa/hoteldetail/directions)

Speakers: 

Jamie LaRue, featured speaker from Douglas County Colorado

Pat Ditzler, author of A Book Sale How-To Guide: More Money, Less Stress

Mike Peterson (Certified Financial Planner) and Mike Connor (Estate Lawyer)

Friday, August 10 Agenda: 

1:00 PM: Registration

1:30-3:15 PM: eBook Models: Jamie LaRue  (Check out this recent article)

3:30-4:15 PM: Concurrent Sessions
-Book Sales and Fund Raisers: Pat Ditzler
-Unconference: Opportunity for discussion and questions

4:30-5:15 PM: Concurrent Sessions 2
-Getting & Keeping Friends: Pat Ditzler
-Financial Planning: Mike Peterson

5:30 PM: Welcome and Remarks by PCBL Friends Representative & Dinner

6:15 PM: Introduction of Speaker

6:30-8:00 PM: The Big Picture: Jamie LaRue

8:00 PM : Wrap-up & Evaluation

Saturday, August 11 Agenda:

9:00 AM: Registration & Continental Breakfast
Introduction of Key Note Speaker Capital Region Representative

9:30-11:30 AM: The Big Picture: Jamie LaRue

11:30 AM: Wrap-up & Evaluation

Jamie LaRue’s The Big Picture presentation will be similar on Friday & Saturday.

If you have questions, contact your district consultant in Capital Area, Chambersburg, Lancaster, Lebanon, or York/Adams District Library Centers.

All DCLS Staff are required to attend Staff Enrichment Day, thus, there will be no delivery on this date. 

All DCLS locations will be closed as the staff gather at East Shore Area Library for a day of learning.

Digital Collection Development Registration

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2012FebLibGuides

This PDE/Commonwealth Libraries Professional Development Workshop will apply traditional collection development methodologies to the “curation” – selection, organization, and professional presentation – of digital content, services, and tools.

Designed for school and public librarians who work with children and teens, this workshop will focus on the application of LibGuides, a media-rich, easy-to-use platform that can become your virtual library “parking lot” to present web resources, both content and tools.

Specifically, participants will learn to:

All trained workshop participants will receive free access to LibGuides through September 2012 (it is a commercial, licensed web product, currently paid by PDE.) Resources for this workshop—Powerpoint, handouts, and online resources—will be made available online via WebJunction. Workshop participants will be expected to download all materials and may need them in order to create a LibGuides electronic pathfinder.

Please join us at the Central Dauphin High School Library (437 Piketown Road, Harrisburg) on Friday, February 17 from 7:20 AM to 2:50 PM.

Trainers Carolyn Blatchley and Brenda Blackburn-Foster will teach you to use LibGuides, and you will obtain free access for your school or public library through September 2012. The workshop is designed for six hours of instruction and practice over two consecutive evenings.

The Office of Commonwealth Libraries, within the Pennsylvania Department of Education, will award 6 hours of Act 48 credit to those who complete the workshop, and it will count as Continuing Education for public librarians. Participants must complete a workshop evaluation to obtain credit.

Please attend Dinner and a Movie: a Perry County Trustee Training event.

Registration:  Register online here or just let your Library Director know you plan to attend so we can have an accurate count for the meal.

Who should attend:  Library trustees and directors from each of the four Perry County libraries are the primary audience.  Other interested staff are also invited.  Our goal is to have a minimum of 4 trustees from each library in attendance—but more would be even better!

When:  February 7, 2012.   The event begins at 6p.m. with dinner and will be completed at 8:30.   Drop in whenever you can make it!   (If the weather is inclement, check with your library director or view the PeCoInfo website for updates to our plans.  A tentative snow date is scheduled for Feb. 21.)

Where:  Espresso Yourself  (Dinner will be soup, wrap, drink, and dessert.)  8 South 2nd Street, Newport, PA 17074

What and Why: 

At this gathering of library leaders throughout Perry County, we will:

• Get to know each other, share ideas, and celebrate the success of cooperation between our libraries. 
• Watch parts of a newly released DVD from the Office of Commonwealth Libraries called “Getting on Board”
• Review orientation materials that help library trustees further understand the board’s responsibilities.
• Complete worksheets and activities that are custom designed to help your libraries plan for a great future.
• Ask and answer questions to further the development of our libraries.

All trustees will receive a binder of materials with the “Getting on Board!: Tools for Board Development and Assessment”.   The binders will be packed with detailed information, some of it customized for Perry County.

Cost: FREE for all trustees and staff to attend.   This event is supported with continuing education funds by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries.

If you have questions, feel free to contact me or ask your library director.

Tentative Agenda to be confirmed by Perry County Library Directors.

The Multidistrict Summer Reading Program workshop will be hosted at Manheim Township Public Library Morgan Center on Monday, January 9, 2012 (Snow Date—January 23, 2012) from 9:00 am—3:40 pm.

Please see the attached registration brochure for more detail and to register.   They would like registrations ASAP, before Dec. 29, 2011 if possible.   2012 Summer Reading Workshop Registration Brochure

There is a $15 cost for attending this workshop.

If your library subscribes to the online resource from ReferenceUSA, please consider sending a representative to attend a workshop presented by our account manager, Scott Lea.    

When:  Thursday, January 26 from 1:30-2:30, though the representative will be around before and after for additional Q & A.

Where:  ESA, likely Room A, pending final room confirmation

What:  Scott Lea will host a session to get your staff excited to use the resource so that our library customers can the most value from our subscription.   After attending the workshop you will:

• Know the answers to any questions you have about the resource
• Have completed 1 hour of Continuing Education 
• Understand many of the ways you can use ReferenceUSA to help job searchers
• Understand better how to use the resource to help customers interested in small business developmetn and market research. 
• Be able to share the tips and tricks to success with other staff in your library
• Know how to better promote the use of this resource with library clientele.

Before the session, check out the new ReferenceUSA Resource Center.  Here you can order marketing materials and bookmarks, view the webinar schedule, and link to a video tutorial library on YouTube to learn more about the resources. 

No Cost, District Workshop, 1 hour of Continuing Education Credit for attendees.

Register Today:  Walk-ins would be welcome, but to have an accurate count of how many to expect, please register:  http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ReferenceUSATraining

Technology minded staff and customer service driven ideas will collide.  Plan to attend this virtual conference with us on Thursday, December 8 from 10-6.  Plan to drop in to view and discuss technology ideas in this exciting online conference: Virtual Technology Summit, Power to the Patrons: From Systems to Services.

The Capital Area Library District purchased a site license so librarians from our area can gather in one room to learn and discuss during a virtual conference.  Here’s the registration link:  http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TechSummitPowertoPatron

What: Virtual Tech Summit: Power to the Patron, From Systems to Services: Library Journal presents our first virtual technology summit, Power to the Patron: From Systems to Services. This full-day event will examine the technologies that empower users on the front end (what they see) and the behind-the-scenes systems that make such self-service and digital delivery possible. The day will offer a keynote presentation and panels covering what people are using, what they want, and how the self-service option helps people discover their place in the library or simplifies the library/user connection.

When: Thursday Dec. 8, 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 before and after speakers/presenters. Feel free to drop in for any part you can attend that interests you for the future of your library. Here’s the program: http://www.thedigitalshift.com/events/tech-summit/program/

Where: Kline Library (in Harrisburg, PA) Need directions: Click here

Who Should Attend: If you work for a library and are interested in learning about how system technologies interact with customer needs, you can attend. The speakers are well known professionals with lots of good information and we’ll have some great local discussions. Feel free to invite someone else in your professional network of librarians to tag along with you too.

Why?: The program is full of exciting content and ideas for the future of technology used by customers in 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 so we can fill the room. 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 KL, there is a very small place to keep foods refrigerated for the day as needed.

For more information and to register today: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TechSummitPowertoPatron

This workshop is for school and public librarians. The LibGuides tool is a great way to organize library information – especially in the area of reference. It will likely be offered again in the spring. Access to software is available until September 2012 (unless PDE extends the contract.) If you would like to register for the Digital Collection Development workshop, please click on the link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/OctDigitalCollectionDev
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This PDE/Commonwealth Libraries Professional Development Workshop will apply traditional collection development methodologies to the “curation” – selection, organization, and professional presentation – of digital content, services, and tools.

Designed for school and public librarians who work with children and teens, this workshop will focus on the application of LibGuides <http://palibraries.libguides.com/civilwar>, a media-rich, easy-to-use platform that can become your virtual library “parking lot” to present web resources, both content and tools.

Specifically, participants will learn to:

* Embrace an expanded concept of “collection” to include digital content and tools,
* Apply collection development strategies to digital resources,
* Recognize the library user as selector, collaborator, and information producer,
* Learn to use some basic types of digital tools appropriate for K-12 students,
* Create a digital guide or pathfinder with LibGuides, selecting traditional resources and digital content and web-based tools.

All trained workshop participants will receive one-year free access to LibGuides, a commercial, licensed web product, paid by PDE. Resources for this workshop—Powerpoint, handouts, and online resources—will be made available online via WebJunction. Workshop participants will be expected to download all materials from WebJunction and may need to bring a laptop with wireless access to the training in order to create a LibGuides electronic pathfinder.

Please join us at the Central Dauphin High School Library (437 Piketown Road, Harrisburg) on October 25 and 26 from 4:30pm – 7:30pm each evening. PLEASE NOTE LOCATION CHANGE FROM OUR INITIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. Feel free to pack your dinner and eat while we meet!

Trainers Carolyn Blatchley and Brenda Blackburn-Foster will teach you to use LibGuides, and you will obtain free access for your school or public library through September 2012. The workshop is designed for six hours of instruction and practice over two consecutive evenings.

The Office of Commonwealth Libraries, within the Pennsylvania Department of Education, will award 6 hours of Act 48 credit to those who complete the workshop, and it will count as Continuing Education for public librarians. Participants must complete a workshop evaluation to obtain credit.

Libraries in Dauphin and Cumberland county made a collaborative purchase of EBSCO online resources. A trainer from the company will be visiting us to demonstrate, answer questions, and allow time to explore the resources and how they can be promoted and used with our customers.

What:EBSCO database overview training.

When: Tuesday October 25, 1p.m.-3:30p.m.

Where: East Shore Area Library in Harrisburg. Need directions: Click here

Who Should Attend: If you are interested in learning how to use online resource, promote them to customers and other staff, and want to get the most out of digital news and magazine subscriptions this session is for you. There will be an overview, time to ask questions, as well as time to practice using the resources.

Why?: Because you want to help customers and yourself with digital research needs using great sources that expand the depth of our library collections.

How much does it cost?: This event is FREE for staff.

Will I get CE Credits?: Attendees can report 2.5 hours of CE credits for attending this session.

The training on October 25 will be hosted in Harrisburg at the East Shore Area Library.

Here’s a link to register: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/EBSCOESA25

Please encourage someone from your location to attend.

Libraries in Dauphin and Cumberland county made a collaborative purchase of EBSCO online resources. A trainer from the company will be visiting us to demonstrate, answer questions, and allow time to explore the resources and how they can be promoted and used with our customers.

What:EBSCO database overview training.

When: Monday October 24, 2p.m.-4:30p.m.

Where: CADM, the Cumberland County Library System Administrative Headquarters (in Carlisle, PA) Need directions: Click here

Who Should Attend: If you are interested in learning how to use online resource, promote them to customers and other staff, and want to get the most out of digital news and magazine subscriptions this session is for you. There will be an overview, time to ask questions, as well as time to practice using the resources.

Why?: Because you want to help customers and yourself with digital research needs using great sources that expand the depth of our library collections.

How much does it cost?: This event is FREE for staff.

Will I get CE Credits?: Attendees can report 2.5 hours of CE credits for attending this session.

Here’s a link to register: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/EBSCOCADM24

Please encourage someone from your location to attend.

Save the date and plan to attend on October 21, 2011!!!

The PaLA Southwest Chapter will be holding its annual Fall workshop, Friday, October 21, 2011, at the Westmoreland County Community College.

The day will include presentations on

• Understanding the cloud
• E-books and readers
• Everything e for children and teens
• The everyday marketer
• Online education
• Collections in the cloud

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.

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.

Check out all the possibilities for online training to learn more about the digital media collection offered to library customers in the Capital Area Library District via http://capitalarealibrary.lib.overdrive.com/. 

Check out an ebook today.    Do a search for ALA on the site to find ebooks from ALA Editions that are a part of the district’s Professional Collection.

The Leadership Development Committee of PaLA (the folks that brought you PALS) is pleased to present another library leadership development opportunity with Brenda Reynolds, BKR Consulting. The speaker will be exploring issues of managing from the middle including the memorable MONKEY MANAGEMENT!

Library staff that will benefit the most from this workshop are those caught in the middle between management and employees or even juggling between the needs of a director/board and those of patrons.

Brenda Kline Reynolds is founder, organization development specialist, and principal of BKR Consulting. She brings more than 25 years of educating, facilitating, and managing to her consulting work. She specializes in enhancing congruence between organizational structures, processes, strategies, people, and culture.

The workshop will take place on Friday, August 19, 2011 at the Alexander Family Library in Hummelstown from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Registration begins at 9:30.

The cost of the workshop is $25 for PaLA members and $50 for non-members; this fee includes lunch. Registration is now open at http://m360.palibraries.org/admin/forms/ViewForm.aspx?id=23974
Contact Paul Proces (pproces@gmail.com) for more information. This workshop is not sponsored by the Dauphin County Library System, but it’s conveniently close for those in our district! This workshop has been partially funded with Federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds administered by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries and would not have been possible without the help of the College and Research Division of PaLA. Show your appreciation by becoming a member of PaLA! And if you are a member – thank you!

Staff Development Day at CCLS is scheduled for Wednesday, October 19.
There will be no delivery to CCLS libraries on this day.

All DCLS Libraries will be CLOSED all day on Sept. 19 for Staff Enrichment Day, which will take place at East Shore Area Library.

No delivery will occur on this date.

Check out this series of free webinars by the Nonprofit Finance Fund in partnership with The Chronicle of Philanthropy.

What: Telling your Financial Story to Best Support Fundraising
When: TUESDAY, JULY 12, 12:00-1:00pm EST
Free and Open to All
On July 12th at 12pm click here to join. (Try the link from the referral site above for best results…)

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Every organization has financial needs that must be incorporated into fundraising targets. Having a deep understanding of your nonprofit’s financials, and telling that story effectively, is a key component of successful fundraising. Expert panelists will answer questions about how to present your organization well, address any red flags, and make a strong case for various types of funding, including core support.

Here is a free webinar opportunity that may interest some library leaders. Check out this series of FREE webinars from the Nonprofit Finance Fund in Partnership with The Chronicle of Philanthropy.

What: Meeting Increased Demand in Challenging Times
When: TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 12:00-1:00pm EST