June 7 Membership Meeting
We’re looking for library supporters to fill upcoming vacancies on the NETLS Advisory Council. More information about the Advisory Council election process is here.
TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL GRANTS AWARDED
NETLS libraries are well represented in the recent round of Texas Book Festival Awards:
Book Grants : Audelia Road Branch Library –Dallas, Balch Springs Library Learning Center, Carrollton Public Library at Josey Ranch Lake, Central Downtown Branch – Dallas, Highland Hills Branch Library – Dallas, Howe Community Library, North Oak Cliff Library – Dallas, W.O. Haggard, Jr. Library - Plano
Literacy Program Grants : Bertha Voyer Memorial Library – Honey Grove, Dallas Public Library Outreach Divison
Technology Initiative Grants: Bachman Lake Branch Library – Dallas
Congratulations all! View the entire list of awards on this .pdf document.
Congratulations Dora!
I mistakenly left Dora Ward’s name off the list of Tocker Stipend Award winners. Due to this award, Dora attended her first TLA Conference in 13 years of working for the Cooke County Library in Gainesville.
Checking In on Non-profits..
Texas libraries are associated with many types of nonprofit agencies, take time to determine if the nonprofit agencies associated with your library are filing the appropriate annual reports. See this alarming report from the New York Times claiming that up to 25% of nonprofit agencies will lose their status May 16 due to failure to file tax revenue statements for three consecutive years.
Free information and support for forming and existing non-profit agencies is available through the Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations. Additional services are available to members or offer member discounts. Membership fees are based on organization’s budgets.
THE STATE OF AMERICA’S LIBRARIES 2010
an ALA REPORT
We know our libraries are busy and we know we play a significant role in helping Americans find work, start businesses, maintain contact with family and friends, and provide access to e-government services. This chapter of the report quantifies these and other contributions public libraries offer our communities. This report (and OCLC’s How libraries stack up: 2010) makes compelling arguments for support of libraries.
SNAP! Help TLA and TSLAC supplement these reports with a Texas report with data from your Library Snapshot Day.
Get on the Bus – FREE Online Reference Training
In the spirit of the 23 Things program, Wyoming State Library offers their recently completed series of online webinars, Get on the bus, Revving up your reference skills. The webinars are archived so you can access them at your convenience :-) but because they are archived you’ll not be eligible for the prizes offered ;-( nor will you be able to call in to ask questions.
Texas Reading Club / Texas Teen Read
Materials are now available – don’t miss the Governor’s proclamation declaring June 5 Texas Reading Club Day and June 7 Texas Teens Read! Day.
2009 ANNUAL REPORTS –
As of noon on Friday, April 30, nine libraries that are accredited this year had not filed for system membership. Libraries that did not get their applications in by the deadline may be eligible to appeal loss of accreditation.
TRY THIS
Dreyer’s product request for library programming.
And MORE TECH LEARNING
Explore TWDL.ORG to find high quality resources for dealing with unemployment, improving computer skills, and finding employment.
If you have other resources to be added to the site, let me know!
Coming to your library soon …. Computer training on DVD and CD. These training programs do not install on the computer, they must be in the computer’s DVD or CD drive to play. Please make the programs available to your library users and let us know if they do/don’t help with your computer training needs.
NETLS Training Resources:
May Magazine Management Mutation
Non-NETLS webinars
From TSLAC
April webinar calendar. Did you miss a webinar? Check the TSLAC webinar archive for a second chance to attend the Annual Reports and Grants webinars.
From WebJunction
Ongoing Gale guided tours
Ongoing E-Library training – see blog post here
Also available: Archives of SirsiDynix Institutes
April 26 – May 7 Pick a day to be your Library Snapshot Day
May 2-8 Choose privacy week
By May 3 Applications due Baker & Taylor’s grants (.pdf) to FOL groups (ALTAFF members only)
By May 3 Transforming Life after 50 fellowship applications due. (Funded by IMLS)
By May 9 Woman’s Day/ALA contest, women tell how their libraries are special
May 10 Children’s Book Week
May 11 Puppetry Potpourri, Van Zandt County Library, Canton
May 12 Puppetry Potpourri, Gay Library, McKinney
May 13 Organization 2.0: building the participatory library webinar ALA TechSource presentation featuring John Blyberg and Meredith Farkas
By May 18 Grant requests due for NEH Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions
By May 19 Get early-bird librarian registration $95 for BookExpo rates May 25-27 NYC
By May 21 Dollar General Back to School Literacy grant applications due
By May 21 Dollar General Youth Literacy grant applications due
By May 31 Final reports on Picturing American artwork awards due
By June 1 Members apply for YALSA’s Teen Read Week Grant
June 5 Texas Reading Club Day
June 7 NETLS Membership Meeting, Garland
June 7 Texas Teens Read! Day
By June 30 Apply for Broookdale National Group Respite program grants of up to $10,000 over two years for weekly half day social programs for individuals with dementia/Alzheimer Disease
By July 1 Non-profit applications due for Best Buy’s @ 15 Community Grants
Below the line …
.. are library customers/patrons getting smarter? Check it out!
… and feel the joy!
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