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	<title>Vermont Library Association</title>
	<link>http://www.vermontlibraries.org</link>
	<description>working to develop, promote, and improve library and information services and librarianship in the state of Vermont</description>
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		<title>ACRL/NEC Seeking Scholarship and Award Nominations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The ACRL/NEC offers professional development scholarships and an award for New England library science students and recent graduates, library staff and librarians. They are:


Best Paper Award for an ACRL/NEC member with the best scholarly library/information science paper. $250/year and complimentary registration/travel stipend to attend the ACRL/NEC Annual Conference. Deadline: February 10, 2012
Continuing Education Scholarship to enable a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vermontlibraries.org/acrl-nec-seeking-scholarship-and-award-nominations</link>
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		<title>Spring Preservation Workshops Presented by NEDCC &#8211; Register Now!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEDCC Spring 2012 Preservation Workshops &#8211; Seats are Going Fast!
Full-day, in-person workshops on preservation topics. The Spring 2012 series includes three workshops on the care and digitization of photographs, as well as hands-on workshops on basic book repair and creating custom protective enclosures.
For more information: http://bit.ly/spwk12
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		<link>http://www.vermontlibraries.org/spring-preservation-workshops-presented-by-nedcc-register-now</link>
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		<title>Day For Friends</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Vermont Friends of the Library, get out your calendars. May 5, a Saturday, is this year’s Day for Friends. We’ll meet at the amazing Axinn Center at the Starr Library at Middlebury College. Register now at http://evanced.info/vtdol/evanced/eventcalendar.asp for this no cost, information-packed day. Based on feedback from last year, topics include:

Social networking for Friends (Facebook? Twitter? [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vermontlibraries.org/day-for-friends</link>
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		<title>Library/Media Specialist &#8211; Rutland High School/Stafford Technical Center (Rutland, VT)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We seek an experienced, energetic, professional library/media specialist to serve Rutland High School and the Stafford Technical Center.
The successful candidate will provide library services and instruction in both schools (located in one building on the main campus), ensuring that information literacy is integrated across the curriculum; budget and manage a library/media collection that is standards-based; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vermontlibraries.org/librarymedia-specialist-rutland-high-schoolstafford-technical-center-rutland-vt</link>
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		<title>VLA/NHLA Leadership Conference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Vermont Library Association and New Hampshire Library Association are pleased to offer a one-day workshop
LIBRARY LEADERSHIP
This participatory workshop will focus on the future of libraries and the best practices that will help librarians improve access and services for their patrons.
Facilitated by Maureen Sullivan, president-elect of American Library Association and facilitator of NELLS (New England Library Leadership Symposium)
Friday, April 13, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vermontlibraries.org/vlanhla-leadership-conference</link>
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		<title>2012 DOL Workshop Schedule</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Libraries’ 2012 Continuing Education Website and 2012 Calendar are up and running. Whether you’re looking for public library certification or want to broaden your library skills, we have workshops for you.

Each year we offer two of the four 5-day core workshops required for public librarian certification. This year we are teaching Collection Development and Cataloging and Organization.*
We are providing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vermontlibraries.org/2012-dol-workshop-schedule</link>
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		<title>Congratulations to Champlain College!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Champlain College has been selected as one of the recipients of the Association of College and Research Libraries 2012 Excellence in Academic Librarianship Awards.
In announcing the award, ACRL said that Champlain College &#8221; impressed the selection committee with its nontraditional approach to instruction and positive student-driven environment.&#8221;
Learn more here:
http://bit.ly/zMAwnb
Congratulations to everyone at Champlain!
Daisy Benson
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		<link>http://www.vermontlibraries.org/congratulations-to-champlain-college</link>
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		<title>Scholarships for DCF Conference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By now most of you will have received the flyer for this year’s DCF conference to be held on Friday, May 4 at the Stoweflake Resort in Stowe, VT. Hope that you’re excited about our great speakers, Jon Scieszka and Raina Telgemeier, and workshops. This year, for the first time, the Friends of DCF are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vermontlibraries.org/scholarships-for-dcf-conference</link>
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		<title>Registration is now open for DigiCamp 2012, space is limited!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mark your calendars for Thursday, March 8th and join us @ DigiCamp, &#8217;12! This low cost 1/2 day youConference (8:30am-12:30pm) focuses on library technology and will take place at The College of the Holy Cross, Hogan Center.

How does ITIG&#8217;s DigiCamp work? If you are interested in hearing about how other libraries use technology, or if you wish to share [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vermontlibraries.org/registration-is-now-open-for-digicamp-2012-space-is-limited</link>
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		<title>Please help DOL with an Important LSTA Evaluation Survey</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To:  Vermont librarians and library staff (especially directors, youth services staff, and those involved in collections, programming and resource sharing in academic, public and school libraries),
As you probably know, the Library Services and Technology Act’s (LSTA) program provides federal funds to each state library agency, including the Vermont Department of Libraries (DOL).  The amount of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vermontlibraries.org/please-help-dol-with-an-important-lsta-evaluation-survey</link>
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