Mark Podvia, Associate Law Librarian at the Dickenson School of Law, Penn State University, will present a workshop on September 24, 2010 at the King of Prussia PATTAN, 200 Anderson Road, King of Prussia

This workshop is funded in part by an “Access to Justice” Bill and Melinda Gates mini-grant and in part by IMLS.

An attached agenda:Law Resources Workshop Agenda will give you more information including the start time and schedule. Computers will be available, but some participants may have to share. If you have your own laptop, please take it along.

You can register at:

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Mark Podvia, Associate Law Librarian at the Dickenson School of Law, Penn State University, will present the workshop on September 17, 2010 at Harrisburg PaTTAN, 6340 Flank Drive in Harrisburg

This workshop is funded in part by an “Access to Justice” Bill and Melinda Gates mini-grant and in part by IMLS.

The attached agenda:Law Resources Workshop Agenda will give you more information including the start time and schedule. Computers will be available, but some participants may have to share. If you have your own laptop, please take it along.

You can register at:
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Click here to register: http://www.sirsidynixinstitute.com/
Live webcast: Advocacy for Libraries: In Our Own Interest
Duration: 60 mins
Presenter: Stephen Abram, MLS

As promised at the event on Capitol Hill in D.C. at ALA Annual 2010, SirsiDynix and Gale Cengage Learning present a webinar on advocating for libraries. Advocacy has two main goals – to promote the library and to gain support, funding and endorsement of libraries’ roles in our communities and society. Stephen Abram has been involved in both internationally for his entire career. This session will explore both tried and true methods as well as some of the emerging strategies that are gaining traction. As the world of information and technology changes rapidly, it is even more critical that libraryland positions itself well for the future. Libraries matter.

Stephen Abram, MLS, is past-president 2008 of SLA and the past-president of the Canadian Library Association and Ontario Library Association. He currently serves as vice president for strategic partnerships and markets for Gale Cengage. Prior to Gale, he was vice president for innovation for SirsiDynix and chief strategist for the SirsiDynix Institute. He was electronic information publisher at Thomson after managing several libraries. Stephen was listed by Library Journal as one of the top 50 people influencing the future of libraries. He has received numerous honours including the 2009 Roger Summit Award, and speaks regularly internationally. His columns appear in Information Outlook, Multimedia & Internet@Schools and OneSource. He is the author of ALA Editions’ bestselling Out Front with Stephen Abram and contributed to ALA’s 2010 Boomers and Beyond. His blog, Stephen’s Lighthouse, is a popular blog in the library sector.

Recreational reading shouldn’t end when Summer Reading does. Want to keep teens excited about reading? Want to find out what’s hot and new in teen lit? Join Dr. Joni Richards Bodart, also known as “The Booktalker,” as she takes us on a tour of what’s hot in teen lit and shows us ways to promote reading to this hard-to-reach audience.

For a information and registration brochure go to:Booktalking_2.0_info[1]

How do we identify potential supporters of library funding? What makes
library funding possible? This presentation will answer these questions
and explore the shifting perception of the library from “information” to
“transformation.” Learn how to activate probable supporters including
local elected officials.

The dealine for registration is August 10th. An information and registration brochure can be obtained at:get_file?folderId=101621387&name=DLFE-27720009.pdf

For complete information and registration brochure go to:
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Information and registration at:
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Members of the district are all members of PANO (ask district consultant Carrie if you don’t have a password or need to learn to use PANO’s resources)

Lobbying & Advocacy: The Most Important Tool In Your Mission Toolbox
with Joe Geiger, CAE, PANO Executive Director will be the topic for this informative public policy workshop at the PANO Building in Harrisburg on Friday, August 20th from 9:00 AM until 12:00 PM with registration starting at 8:30 AM.

Board members are the fundamental component of nonprofit sustainability and it is imperative that nonprofit leaders understand and utilize public policy rights to support their cause. Now more than ever, board members must become further involved in lobbying and advocacy opportunities.

As you may already know, we have a multitude of public policy trainings starting in August. The training was established to create valued relationships between nonprofit leaders and elected officials. Nonprofit leaders will benefit from this half-day workshop that will provide tools and tips to help you engage in conversations with elected officials at all levels of government and to help you promote, protect, and advance your cause. It is vital that your board members are informed. You need to know how to articulate your issues so your organization can endure the coming challenges. We urge you to bring your Board Members so they may take part in this essential training opportunity.

A strong, informed, successful board is the backbone of nonprofit endurance, and training in lobbying and advocacy will ensure our survival and growth. It is too late to make that a reality once the crisis has descended. Learn to become a valued partner with your elected officials and ensure your organization has a voice. Join us at our lobbying and advocacy training. Unite as a sector that will not be disenfranchised anymore!

Register your board & staff:

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For details, ask the district consultant in your district.

Pay to putter around the library instead…

Want to try an event like this at your library? Here’s a thought: http://libraryminigolf.org/about/company.html

If you are interested in what this group is starting with, join the WebJunction group to see what we’re working on. Try this link: http://www.webjunction.org/900 or go to WebJunction, create an account or log in with your existing account, and then search for PA Capital Region Planning Group.

The small task force (1 representative from each District Library Center in the region) will meet to discuss what actions or steps should be taken next. Here’s a loose agenda for our meeting:

Agenda Outline:
-Name for the collaboration:
-How to handle communications and libraries not directly represented:
-Scope of work for this core group: What does our charge include? How should we propose to define it?
-Deliverable expected
Short Term: What we will present to the Region in mid-Sept and then at Oct DLC meeting
Intermediate:
Long Term:
-Information needed to proceed:
-Tasks to assign:
-Next meeting need?

The featured presenter is the incomparable Sue Nespeca, a nationally acknowledged expert in the field of Youth Services. Ms. Nespeca has 30 plus years of experience in the field, has served as a trainer for ALA’s Every Child Ready to Read Project, and has presented to great acclaim at over 100 conferences and workshops. She currently serves as the Youth Services Specialist for the Northeast Ohio Regional Library System a 23 county multi-type library consortium.

This is not a workshop to be missed. Please see the attached brochure for details and registration information:Multi-district brochure-2010 (2)

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