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FRONTLINE LIBRARY ADVOCACY: EVERY VOICE MAKES A DIFFERENCE Librarians in all types of libraries are invited to a FREE workshop on frontline advocacy for libraries—especially their own libraries. Frontline library advocates work at all levels in all types of libraries—public, academic, school and special—and are the internal/external face and voice of the library. They can [...] On their Web site, the American Association for School Librarians (AASL) has a wealth of information for school librarians, including a series of webinars called Learning4Life (L4L), which can be downloaded for a fee (members and especially students pay less!) You can find more information at http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/conferencesandevents/aaslconferences.cfm We would also like to point out that [...] Camila Alire, ALA President, will present a FREE workshop on Frontline Advocacy, June 21st at The University of Richmond. Librarians in all types of libraries are invited. [...] VLA’s first bi-annual Virginia Library Leadership Academy (VALLA) took place April 19th and 20th in the Queen Anne Room of the English Inn in Charlottesville. Twenty-three library leaders-in-training learned what steps are necessary to take in successfully directing their careers to best serve themselves, their libraries, and the library community. Dr. Robert Burgin developed [...] American Management Association , Booklist, the Foundation Center, InfoPeople, Library Journal, The Nebraska Library Commission, School Library Journal, TechSoup, Texas State Library & Archives Commission, and WebJunction, will be webcasting the following FREE programs during May. These programs and others are listed on the Virginia Libraries Extranet Schedule of Events. Tip: If you cannot [...] Are your library’s users concerned about their privacy online? Would you know how to answer their questions? ”The first ever Choose Privacy Week, May 2 – 8, is a new initiative sponsored by the American Library Association’s (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) that invites library users into a national conversation about privacy rights in [...] The American Library Association is holding a video contest. The first-place winner will receive $175, and the runner-up will receive $75. To enter, create a video, upload it to Vimeo, tag it “library advocacy day,” and send your full name, phone number, city, state & the url of your work to jroberts@alawash.org with the subject [...] The new VLA logo was unveiled and adopted at the April 9th Council Meeting. The new logo is available for download and use on all VLA publications, signage, web sites, etc. in various sizes, formats and color variations. Special thanks go to Visa Varga and the Central Rappahannock Regional Library graphics staff for the beautiful [...] Library Journal, SirsiDynix Institute, and WebJunction will be webcasting the following FREE programs during April. All of these events (registration links) can be found on the Virginia Libraries Event Calendar: http://host5.evanced.info/lva/evanced/eventcalendar.asp TITLES OF APRIL PROGRAMS: Libraries Go Boom! Library Service to Older Adults and Baby Boomers The Success of Web-Scale Discovery in Returning Net-Gen Users [...] |
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