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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vla.org/wordpress/?p=1777" title="&lt;link rel=&quot;alternate&quot; type=&quot;application/atom+xml&quot; title=&quot;Virginia Library Association Blog Category: Continuing Education&quot; href=&quot;http://www.vla.org/wordpress/?feed=rss2&amp;amp;cat=6&quot; /&gt; &lt;link rel=&quot;alt..." target="_self">FREE Continuing Education Events in September</a><br />');
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document.write('Presented by the following organizations: Booklist, Infopeople, Library Journal, The Nebraska Library Commission, School Library Journal, Texas State Library & Archives Commission, and WebJunction  will be webcasting the following FREE programs during September.  These programs and others are listed on the Virginia Libraries Planning Calendar: http://host5.evanced.info/lva/evanced/eventcalendar.asp Thursday, September 9 (3 – 4 pm) Finding Health and Wellness @ Your Library: A Consumer Health Toolkit for Library Staff (Infopeople) This webinar will introduce users to the Finding Health and Wellness @ Your Library: A Consumer Health Toolkit for Library Staff and provide an orientation to the many multi-dimensional resources it contains, including core competencies, training resources, collection guidelines, programming ideas and promotional materials. The Toolkit is envisioned as a &#8220;living&#8221; resource that will evolve over time based on what we learn from its practical applications in the field. To register for this event, go to: http://infopeople.org/training/webcasts/list    Tuesday, September 14 (2- 3pm) The Rural Library Trustee: Roles, Responsibilities and Relationships (WebJunction) How do library trustees get trained? How are director and trustee roles defined to ensure a healthy library organization? How are trustee relationships cultivated both in and outside the library circle? Join us on September 14, 2 pm Eastern, for a webinar exploring these and other questions related to library trustees that will provide you with practical ideas and tactical strategies to support and advocate for your library organization as a trustee, or library director in a small or rural community.  To register for this event, go to: http://evanced.info/webjunction/evanced/eventcalendar.asp     Tuesday, September 14 (1 – 2 pm) Designing Customized Library Services: Book-a-Librarian and BookMatch (Infopeople) Libraries are famous for their service, but it can be difficult to balance in-depth answers when time is always at a premium. This webinar provides two models for creating detailed patron service. Book-a-Librarian demonstrates a model for 1-on-1 detailed reference service, while BookMatch offers a method for crowdsourced readers&#8217; advisory.   To register for this event, go to: http://infopeople.org/training/webcasts/list      Wednesday, September 15 (11am -12 pm) Gear Up to Game! (Texas State Library & Archives) Please join us for another Webinar Wednesday! Get Ready for Gaming Day! National Gaming Day will take place on November 13, 2010. In anticipation of this event, Kelly Czarnecki and Christine Bretz, librarians with Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, will share their experiences with teen gaming in public libraries. Gaming as related to literacy and already familiar library services will be discussed. Participants will learn how to start offering gaming programs in their library, which will cover high and low tech options for large and small budgets.   For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/workshops/webinars/    Wednesday, September 15 (1 – 2 pm) SLJTeen Fall Announcements 2010 (School Library Journal) Looking at the feedback from SLJTeen&#8217;s young adult reviewers, it&#8217;s safe to say that there are tons of new and forthcoming titles that will be exciting, infuriating and captivating to teen readers in this season and next. Nothing brings these books to life like hearing directly from publisher representatives on the new genre trends and authors coming on to the scene, and what&#8217;s new from perennial favorites. To register for this event, go to: http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/csp/cms/sites/SLJ/Technology/WebCasts/index.csp Tuesday, September 21 (2-3 pm) Using Technology to Move your Small/Rural Library Forward (WebJunction)  Feel overwhelmed with new technology? Not sure how your small or rural library can take advantage of new and not-so-new technology? Don’t feel you have time to keep up with keeping up? Then this webinar is for you. Presenters Robin Hastings, Information Technology Coordinator for the Missouri River Regional Library, and Maurice Coleman, Technical Trainer at Harford County Public Library, will discuss best practices for using technology to keep your library connected and up to date. They will also share some of the latest and greatest sites and technology best suited for a small or rural library. You’ll also receive some expert guidance to better evaluate and assess these tools for your library system and your customers, with a focus on small and rural library environments.   To register for this event, go to: http://evanced.info/webjunction/evanced/eventcalendar.asp   Tuesday, September 21 (2- 3 pm) The Scoop on Series Nonfiction: What’s New for Fall (Booklist) Series nonfiction publishers are offering more titles than ever this fall, and as they continue to expand into digital formats and approach the curriculum in new ways, it’s more challenging than ever to keep up. In this hourlong webinar moderated by Booklist Books for Youth associate editor Dan Kraus, we’ll hear from five of the top publishers in this booming field: Heinemann-Raintree; Gale, part of Cengage Learning; Weigl Publishers, Inc.; Black Rabbit Books; and Lerner Publishing Group. Besides presenting their biggest fall titles and initiatives, they’ll also give attendees up-to-date information on the latest trends. To register for this event, go to: http://www.booklistonline.com/GeneralInfo.aspx?id=63   Wednesday, September 22 (12 – 1 pm) Strategies for Implementing and Optimizing Self-Service: Librarians Share Their Success (Library Journal) Join representatives from three leading libraries who have cost-effectively and successfully implemented self-service in this information-rich roundtable webinar. In today&#8217;s tough economy, many libraries rely on self-service to offset significant increases in circulation, severe budget cuts, and staff reductions. Are you prepared to effectively implement self-service in your library? Are you confident that you are realizing maximum value from your self-service investment?   To register for this event, go to: http://www.libraryjournal.com/csp/cms/sites/LJ/Tools/Webcast/index.csp Thursday, September 23 (1 – 2 pm) SLJ Nonfiction Book Buzz 2010 (School Library Journal) School Library Journal’s panel of nonfiction publishers will tell you how they strive to produce the most accurate and well-research core-related materials for grades K-12 while also keeping these titles attractive, easy to use, and accessible to a range of reading levels.? We’ll hear about series in science, social studies, biography, art, math, health, and more, most correlated to each state&#8217;s standards. Tune in for the buzz on new and forthcoming series nonfiction and get those gaps in your collection filled.   To register for this event, go to: http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/csp/cms/sites/SLJ/Technology/WebCasts/index.csp     Tuesday, September 28 (2-3 pm) Defending the Right to Read: Celebrating Banned Books Week (Booklist)  Librarians and teachers face more challenges than ever when it comes to defending children’s right to read. In celebration of Banned Books Week, this webinar features a stellar panel of experts, including renowned author and longtime advocate of intellectual freedom Judy Blume, discussing book rating systems, the impact of the Internet on challenges, the effect of censorship on children’s publishing, and how to best prepare for book challenges.   To register for this event, go to: http://www.booklistonline.com/GeneralInfo.aspx?id=63    Tuesday, September 28 (3 – 4 pm) CitizenKid: Change can happen one kid at a time (School Library Journal) Are you looking for a way to get your students thinking and talking about how they can make a difference in the world? Join Katie Smith Milway, author of One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference and The Good Garden: How One Family Went from Hunger to Having Enough and Valerie Wyatt, author of How to Build Your Own Country, as they discuss how their books and others in the CitizenKid collection can inform children about the world and inspire them to be better global citizens. School librarian Melissa Swenson will also be sharing her ideas on how to use the CitizenKid series of books in classrooms and libraries.   To register for this event, go to: http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/csp/cms/sites/SLJ/Technology/WebCasts/index.csp   Wednesday, September 29 (11am-12 pm) Pro-Se and Librarians: Legal Self Help Options (Nebraska Library Commission) Economic pressures and increasing availability of e-government services have increased citizen’s need for help in accessing and using these services. Despite funding cuts, public libraries are increasingly where people turn for help. Much of the need for e-government services relates to legal matters, especially pro-se (meaning representing oneself in court). Beth Goble and Laura Johnson, Nebraska Library Commission and Julie Beno, Lincoln City Libraries will discuss the types of questions librarians may encounter, what librarians can and cannot provide without &#8220;giving legal advice&#8221;, and how the Nebraska Court system works. They will highlight some resources available for helping patrons do their own &#8220;legal stuff&#8221; or find legal aid services in their area.   To register for this event, go to: http://www.nlc.state.ne.us/scripts/training/eventshow.asp?ProgID=9897   Wednesday, September 29 (2-3 pm) mySkills, myFuture: A New Tool for Job Seekers (WebJunction)  As part of the ongoing collaboration between IMLS and the Employment & Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL/ETA), WebJunction is hosting this ETA presentation on the new job-seeking tool, mySkills, myFuture. Coming in September, this free online tool will enable job seekers to increase their career mobility and economic prospects. Specifically, the self-paced tool will help previously employed to (1) use their previous experience to identify occupations that they might be qualified for; (2) identify the skills s/he needs to acquire to qualify for a specific job; (3) identify education or training institutions where these skills can be obtained; and (4) provide links to relevant job opportunities in national and state job banks. Libraries will want to add mySkills, myFuture to their resources to help job-seeking patrons in their community.   To register for this event, go to: http://evanced.info/webjunction/evanced/eventcalendar.asp Thanks to Cindy S. Church, Continuing Education Consultant, Library of Virginia, for providing this information!');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vla.org/wordpress/?p=1772" title="&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center&quot;&gt; September Copyright and the Library Part 1: The Basics Including Fair Use (Online Seminar: September 13 &amp;#8211; October 1, 2010) &amp;#8211; Build an understanding of current copyright law, creating a &am..." target="_self">Upcoming ACRL e-Learning Opportunities</a><br />');
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document.write('September Copyright and the Library Part 1: The Basics Including Fair Use (Online Seminar: September 13 &#8211; October 1, 2010) &#8211; Build an understanding of current copyright law, creating a &#8220;copyright palette&#8221; for your library, and assessing a library&#8217;s legal risk with regard to current U.S. copyright law. Gain an understanding of the Fair Use clause, as well as how to legally apply fair use in the library, classroom and broader campus environments. Designing Usable and Accessible Web Pages: Needs, Analysis, Design Planning, XHTML and CSS Standards, Accessibility Validation, and Usability Testing (Beginners) (Online seminar: September 13 &#8211; October 8, 2010) &#8211; This hands-on course focuses on the basics of Web site planning, design and content development. The course will also examine Web standards, usability and accessibility. XHTML and CSS (external) will be introduced. The Not-So-Distant Librarian: Online Library Instruction to Engage Students and Faculty (Webcast: September 14, 2010) &#8211; Learn practical tips and tools for designing, implementing, and assessing online library instruction in this ACRL Webcast.  From Idea to Publication Series: Understanding the Research Question (Webcast: September 23, 2010) &#8211; Learn to formulate and define good research questions, select appropriate research methodologies and design the research study. Specific topics will include the development of useful questionnaires, techniques used in conducting telephone interviews, working with focus groups and constructing surveys to get the information they need. October Creating Usable and Accessible Web Pages: XHTML and CSS Review, Navigation, Interactivity, CMS and other Options (Intermediate) (Online Seminar: October 4 &#8211; November 12, 2010) &#8211; Participants in this online course will be able to use CSS layout to design highly accessible navigation and menus; create basic forms; use free-JavaScripts to add functionality; design with multi-media; and understand strengths and limitations of CMS. Successful Budgeting in Academic Libraries (Online Seminar: October 11-30, 2010) -  In this course, participants will learn essential budgeting skills, including how to develop and manage a budget and how to write a persuasive budget request. So You Want To Create an Interactive Information Literacy Tutorial? (Webcast: October 19, 2010) &#8211; Learn about the experience creating an interactive information literacy tutorial from beginning to end in collaboration with a multimedia designer in this Webcast.  Evaluate the potential of tutorial as an assessment tool and an opportunity for self-evaluation. Complete details are available on the ACRL e-Learning Web site. For more information about ACRL e-Learning opportunities, contact Kathryn Deiss at (312) 280-2529 or kdeiss@ala.org.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vla.org/wordpress/?p=1769" title="&lt;p&gt;Longtime Radford Public Library Director Ann Fisher will retire this month after three decades.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;It has been a very wonderful experience,&amp;#8221; said Fisher, who will depart Sept. 30.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220..." target="_self">Longtime Radford librarian to retire</a><br />');
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document.write('Longtime Radford Public Library Director Ann Fisher will retire this month after three decades. &#8220;It has been a very wonderful experience,&#8221; said Fisher, who will depart Sept. 30. &#8220;Radford has been good for me, and I think I&#8217;ve been good for Radford.&#8221; Fisher has been with the library for 33 years &#8212; the first three spent in a 1,700- square-foot room in an old building on West Main Street where a CVS Pharmacy is now. The current library was built in 1980 and has been expanded twice. &#8220;Every employee of the library was hired by Ann, and I would guess that every book in the library has been purchased under her watch,&#8221; Betty Overdorf, chairwoman of the Radford Public Library board, wrote in an e-mail. During that time, the number of books circulating has more than quadrupled, Fisher said. Replacing Fisher will be public services librarian Toni Cox. According to a news release from the city manager&#8217;s office, Cox was chosen from 13 applicants, and has worked at the library for 15 years as library clerk, library technician for acquisitions and public services librarian. Cox said she has been &#8220;honored to work with Ann for the past 15 years.&#8221; &#8220;She&#8217;s taught me so much about serving the community&#8217;s informational needs,&#8221; Cox said. &#8220;Radford is a great community, and the library reflects the community we serve.&#8221; Cox has a bachelor of arts in English from Averett University, a master&#8217;s degree in English from Radford University and master&#8217;s degree in Library and Information Science from the University of South Carolina and is a Virginia Certified Professional Librarian. &#8220;Toni Cox has been a valued colleague and member of the Radford Public Library staff for many years and I am delighted that she has been appointed to take my position,&#8221; Fisher said in the city&#8217;s news release. &#8220;I hope her experience in the position will be as positive as mine has been, and I wish her great success.&#8221; by Amy Matzke-Fawcett NRV Current, Roanoke Times');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vla.org/wordpress/?p=1758" title="&lt;p&gt;Fall is fast upon us and so is conference season! Why wait? Register today! &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;For more than 100 reasons to attend, check out the conference program. Additional programs and updates are available here.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;VLA 2010..." target="_self">It’s VLA Conference Season!</a><br />');
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document.write('Fall is fast upon us and so is conference season! Why wait? Register today! For more than 100 reasons to attend, check out the conference program. Additional programs and updates are available here. VLA 2010 Annual Conference * October 21-22, 2010 * Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel, Portsmouth VA');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vla.org/wordpress/?p=1752" title="&lt;p&gt;As president of the Virginia Library Association this year I have encouraged participation in our Association. One important part of participation in any Association is casting your vote for the next group of individuals who will take us forward...." target="_self">Message from John Moorman, VLA President</a><br />');
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document.write('As president of the Virginia Library Association this year I have encouraged participation in our Association. One important part of participation in any Association is casting your vote for the next group of individuals who will take us forward. Your current opportunity to participate in this essential task is rapidly drawing to an end. If you have not voted already please check your recent e-mails for VLA ballot information. If you have lost or deleted your VLA ballot e-mail contact Linda Hahne at lindahahne@cox.net and she will resend your ballot to you. Thank you! John A. Moorman President Virginia Library Association');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vla.org/wordpress/?p=1735" title="&lt;p&gt;Registration is open for the 2010 VLA Annual Conference to be held October 21-22 in Portsmouth, Va. A limited block of rooms at the Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel is available for VLA conference attendees at the VLA&amp;#8217;s negotiated discount ..." target="_self">Why wait? REGISTER TODAY!</a><br />');
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document.write('Registration is open for the 2010 VLA Annual Conference to be held October 21-22 in Portsmouth, Va. A limited block of rooms at the Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel is available for VLA conference attendees at the VLA&#8217;s negotiated discount rate. Rooms are going fast, so please make your reservation soon. Some good reasons to attend this year&#8217;s conference: Terrific pre-conference (p. 5) and conference programs! There is something of interest to everyone! Whether you want to learn about youth or adult services, public/academic/special/school libraries, leadership or technology, etc. &#8212; the conference has it covered. Opportunities for networking abound! Where else can you meet with librarians from all the state&#8217;s disparate regions in one place? Only at your state conference! Cost of attendance is reasonable. Not only do you benefit from in-state travel, the registration fee is nominal compared to national conferences. Location! Location! Location! Portsmouth offers a wide array of restaurants, shops, recreational opportunities and entertainment. Spent a day in conference and a night on the town! You can also just step out of the hotel and onto a free water taxi ride to Norfolk. Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel Olde Towne Portsmouth');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vla.org/wordpress/?p=1732" title="&lt;p&gt;A CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS &amp;#8211; Volunteers are needed to assist with facilitating sessions during the 2010 VLA Conference to be held October 21-22 at the Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel and Waterfront Conference Center.  If you are interested in ..." target="_self">A CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS</a><br />');
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document.write('A CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS &#8211; Volunteers are needed to assist with facilitating sessions during the 2010 VLA Conference to be held October 21-22 at the Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel and Waterfront Conference Center.  If you are interested in being a volunteer during the conference, please contact Lydia Williams by email at williamslc@longwood.edu or by telephone at 434.395.2432.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vla.org/wordpress/?p=1726" title="&lt;p&gt;Hello,&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Dr. Carol Doll, Dr. Gail Dickinson, and Dr. KaaVonia Hinton-Johnson recently received an ILMLS grant to establish a multicultural continuing education center at Old Dominion University (Librarianship Upgrades for Childre..." target="_self">Survey: Librarianship Upgrades for Children and Youth Services (LUCY)</a><br />');
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document.write('Hello, Dr. Carol Doll, Dr. Gail Dickinson, and Dr. KaaVonia Hinton-Johnson recently received an ILMLS grant to establish a multicultural continuing education center at Old Dominion University (Librarianship Upgrades for Children and Youth Services (LUCY). One of our first tasks is to identify the specific needs of public librarians in the area of multicultural materials, programs, services, and cultural competencies. To do this we need your help. If you are willing to participate, please click on the link below to complete a short survey. All the information collected will remain anonymous. There are only a few questions on the survey, and it should take you no more than10-15 minutes to respond. Your answers will help us create programs to meet your needs. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Roxanne Mills (LUCY manager) at rmills@odu.edu Thank you LUCY personnel https://periwinkle.ts.odu.edu/surveys/UTQATZ/');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vla.org/wordpress/?p=1724" title="&lt;p&gt;Registration is now open! The 2010 VLA Annual Conference: &amp;#8220;Libraries, Keeping Vision and Focus in Challenging Times&amp;#8221; will be held October 21-22, 2010 at the Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel, Portsmouth VA.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The c..." target="_self">REGISTRATION IS OPEN for the 2010 VLA Annual Conference!</a><br />');
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document.write('Registration is now open! The 2010 VLA Annual Conference: &#8220;Libraries, Keeping Vision and Focus in Challenging Times&#8221; will be held October 21-22, 2010 at the Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel, Portsmouth VA. The conference program, registration, and lodging links are all available at: http://www.vla.org/demo/conference.html (in the right sidebar)');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vla.org/wordpress/?p=1709" title="&lt;p&gt;Check out the exciting lineup of conference programs and activities for the 2010 VLA Annual Conference! The preliminary program and conference registration form are now available from http://www.vla.org/demo/conference.html. The conference will b..." target="_self">VLA Preliminary Conference Program & Reservations Available</a><br />');
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document.write('Check out the exciting lineup of conference programs and activities for the 2010 VLA Annual Conference! The preliminary program and conference registration form are now available from http://www.vla.org/demo/conference.html. The conference will be held October 21-22 at the Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel, Portsmouth, Va. Some highlights from the program: *Conference Social, p. 8 *Preconferences, p. 5 *Keynote Speakers, p. 6-7 *Exhibits Grand Opening, p. 9 *VLACRL “Conference Within A Conference,” p. 20 Hotel reservations at the Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel are also now open. Be certain you identify yourself as a Virginia Library Association conference attendee to get the organization’s rate. Further details about hotel reservations are located on page 4 of the preliminary program and on the conference home page. Check the conference home page frequently for updates. Page 3 of the preliminary program provides details about how VLA can assist you with conference fees. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER & FACEBOOK! Twitter: @VLAannual Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Portsmouth-VA/Virginia-Library-Association-2010-Annual-Conference/364225366465 CONFERENCE HOME PAGE: http://www.vla.org/demo/conference.html');
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