The 117th Annual Vermont Library Conference will be held Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at St Michael’s College in Colchester, Vermont. This will be an exciting one day event so mark your calendars now and keep your eyes out for updates coming soon!
November 16th, 2010 :|: C&SL, Conferences, Educational Ops, Events, FOL, Public Libraries, School Libraries, Support Staff, Technical Services, Technology, Trustees, Youth Librarians :|: No Comments »
Public Librarians:
I want to remind you that the deadline for submitting your annual public library report and standards application is: Friday, November 19.
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November 12th, 2010 :|: DOL, Public Libraries :|: No Comments »
Common Good Vermont Presents: Leadership Development for Small & Medium Organizations in Tough Times
Date/Time: Monday, November 22nd 10 – 12 p.m. (ET)
Format/Locations: Channel 17 Studios in Burlington and Online Live Webcast
Fee: $35.00
To register: http://www.cctv.org/civicrm/event/register?id=296&reset=1
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November 9th, 2010 :|: Educational Ops, Events, Public Libraries :|: No Comments »
I want you all to know about upcoming workshops that the Snelling Center will offer to Vermont citizens The Citizens in a Connected Age workshops are part of the e-Vermont Community Broadband project (funded by a federal stimulus grant from the Broadband Technology Opportunity Program). The first workshop will be held on December 11 at Castleton State College.
A second workshop will be held at Lyndon State College on March 5, 2011, and on May 21 a statewide conference will be held at Vermont Technical College, entitled Citizen Leadership in a Connected Age. (Registration for these 2011 events will be available soon.)
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November 2nd, 2010 :|: DOL, Events, Public Libraries :|: No Comments »
November 1st, 2010 :|: Technology :|: No Comments »
A friendly reminder that the 2010 Public Library Funding & Technology Access Survey (sometimes called the Plinter survey) funded by the American Library Association and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will now close on November 14 for library participation. Libraries participating in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Opportunity Online Hardware Grant Program are required to participate in the survey, but all Vermont public libraries are encouraged to submit data. The survey will close on November 14, so, although you still have time, please be sure to complete it. So far we have about 18% participation.
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November 1st, 2010 :|: DOL, Funding Ops, Public Libraries :|: No Comments »
Don’t miss this Vermont-original community-building opportunity!
Did you know that a Vermont service is winning national accolades for its community building innovations? Front Porch Forum (FPF) was created in 2006 in Burlington and now more than 21,000 households subscribe across 50 Vermont towns. Now, thanks to the e-Vermont initiative, FPF’s reach is greatly expanded to more parts of the state.
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November 1st, 2010 :|: DOL, News, Public Libraries :|: 2 Comments »
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