The Vermont Department of Libraries and the Vermont Center for the Book invite young readers in grades 4 – 12 to participate in Letters About Literature (LAL), a national reading and writing program of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress.

To enter, readers write a personal letter to an author, living or dead, of any genre—fiction, nonfiction, or poetry, contemporary or classic—explaining how that author’s work changed the student’s way of thinking about the world or themselves.

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This is a reminder that the materials review sessions (oral reviews of children’s and young adult books) are coming up soon and that there are some changes in venues. As always, baked goods and other munchies are VERY welcome. The schedule is below:

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Please note that the deadline for filing for assistance from FEMA for  homeowners/individuals/business to file is October 31, 2011 November 15, 2011.

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We’re pleased to announce that a Google will be hosting seminars all over the state to provide free tools and resources for Vermont businesses to get online and succeed online! These are free seminars for small businesses run by real Google employees.

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Howe Library invites New Hampshire and Vermont libraries to

AN UPDATE ON OPEN-SOURCE ILS

Monday, November 14, 2011
10:00 – 1:00
Howe Library, 13 South Street, Hanover, NH

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The due date for the 2011 National Survey of Public Library Funding and Technology Access has been extended to November 18.

The 2011 PLFTAS survey is in its tenth week in the field. The current national response rate is 47% – more than halfway to the goal of 60%! But, Vermont only has a 35% response rate, so far. We continue to need your help and support for this important data collection effort to make sure we meet that 60% goal both nationally and within the state by the time the survey closes on November 18.

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Registration is now open for the VLTA Conference being held this year at the Vermont State House, Montpelier, Saturday November 5. Please forward this to those board members who may not frequent the VLA website or Facebook pages.

VLTA Registration Form: http://www.vermontlibraries.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/VLTA-Registration-form-2011.pdf

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Workshop proposals for the 2012 Vermont Library Conference are due to the conference committee by November 1.  There is no set theme as of yet, so proposals could be on any topic that might be of interest to academic, public and school librarians.  Please send your ideas and proposals to jnapier@kellogghubbard.org Let us know what you’d like to see and we’ll do our best to get it on the schedule!

Calling it the “Vermont Transparency Tour,” the Secretary of State’s office announced this week that it has scheduled a series of upcoming training sessions to educate local and state officials—as well as Vermonters—about our state’s open government laws covering public records and open meetings.

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Listed below are FREE programs Accessible Technology Coalition , ALA, American Management Association, Booklist, EDUCAUSE, GrantSpace, Idealware, Infopeople, Library Journal, Lyrasis,  Library Commission, School Library Journal, TechSoup, Texas State Library & Archives, University of Wyoming, and Webjunction will be webcasting during October.

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