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WebJunction’s Spanish Language Outreach Course has returned to the course catalog after an extensive makeover. This self-paced course contains a wealth of information, techniques and tools you can use to jump start your library’s outreach efforts to your local Spanish-speaking community. In celebration of the relaunch, we are offering the course for half price through [...]
We’ll be exploring topics related to leadership during the month of May and who better than George to get us started. He’s been mentor and optimistic leader to many in the WebJunction community including a 5 year stint as I’m Curious George. Join us for a free webinar, Accidental Leadership with George Needham on May [...]
Are you involved with planning and implementing an all-staff event at your library? We heard it from the experts at PLA: a successful staff day is hard work, but it can facilitate learning and bring recognition to all in your organization. Pat Carterette hosted the panel of staff development veterans including Mary Ross, Stacy Schrank, [...]
Don’t miss this great opportunity to showcase your collections and programming for Spanish speakers! As explained on the recent ALSC blog post: El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children’s Day/Book Day), known as Día, is a celebration EVERY DAY of children, families, and reading that culminates every year on April 30. The [...]
Word via the PubLib listserv this morning from Thomas Quigley of the Vancouver Public Library. Just to advise that there is now a group devoted to the topic of floating collections on WebJunction. It’s open to everyone, whether you’re in the thinking stages, or in full implementation. I ‘founded’ it as a result of feedback [...]
UPDATE: Register for the upcoming May 18 webinar with the research team! If you work in a library, you’ve experienced it first-hand: people need libraries for Internet access. And now there’s data to prove it! Last year we blogged about the WebJunction group: Does your PAC have IMPACT? and we’re thrilled to share news of [...]
I tend to prefer conference events that provide interactive opportunities for attendees to “get work done” or to leave inspired with practical action items to bring back home. Everyone knows this happens informally in the hallways, on the exhibit floor, or over meals, but I’m very excited about tomorrow’s talk table, Latinos and Public Library [...]
A group was created to complement an upcoming PLA session, Expanding your world through Web Conferencing: Connecting small libraries in big ways. Please join presenters Karen Burns, Cindi Hickey and Jennifer Peterson on Friday, March 26, 2:00 PM – 3:15 PM, at the Oregon Convention Center – E141-14. Or if you can’t be there in [...]
I read the latest American Libraries on the bus this morning (it’s a great issue, btw) and Ellyssa Kroski‘s excellent article “10 Technology Ideas Your Library Can Implement Next Week” reminded me to blog about the upcoming March 30th webinar with Michael Porter and Jeff Dawson. Ellyssa’s Idea #1 is to create a library video [...]
I recently read the report published by IMLS, Museums, Libraries, and 21st Century Skills which is a part of an outstanding initiative which “underscores the critical role our nation’s museums and libraries play in helping citizens build such 21st century skills as information, communications and technology literacy, critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, civic literacy, and [...]
Join us for today’s webinar on TechAtlas Inventory Tools. It’s the first of our March Madness series exploring WebJunction’s suite of tech planning resources available for free from TechAtlas. Please join us for any or all of the sessions. All listed times are in Eastern, check out timezoneconverter.com to convert start time to your local [...]
As you plan your PLA 2010 conference schedule, be sure to include these events, where you’re likely to find other WebJunction members and staff. Beginning to compile this list has made me very excited about this conference and I look forward to adding more suggestions from the WebJunction community in the weeks leading up to [...]
Thank you to all who attended last week’s Technology Essentials 2010, WebJunction’s first ever online conference. All session archives of the 10 presentations are now posted and include the contributions of ideas, links and resources posted to chat throughout the conference by the over 700 participants! If you haven’t attended one of WebJunction’s online events, you’ve [...]
Join us on February 17 for Maximizing Local Connections and Resources with “Min” Conferences, the second in a series of webinars presented in collaboration with REFORMA. In these times of tight budgets and restricted travel, attending national conferences has become impossible for many library staff. Many local and regional agencies are joining forces to coordinate [...]
The Secretary of Agriculture announced in a 1/26/10 press release that the department has designated $100 million in USDA Rural Development Community Facilities funding for public libraries. The program will provide educational opportunities and improve public services in rural communities. For more information on the program and how to apply, see the USDA Rural Development [...]