NEDCC Spring 2012 Preservation Workshops – 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

Posted on Friday, February 3rd, 2012 at 12:55 pm in the Academic Libraries, Educational Ops, Events, Public Libraries, School Libraries category.

Mark your calendars for Thursday, March 8th and join us @ DigiCamp, ’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.

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Posted on Sunday, January 29th, 2012 at 1:53 am in the Conferences, Events, Technology category.

Registration for the PLA 2012 Virtual Conference is now open. On March 15-16, 2012, the Public Library Association (PLA) will share a condensed, live and online PLA Conference with public librarians and public library workers who can’t make the trip to Philadelphia.

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Posted on Saturday, January 28th, 2012 at 11:55 pm in the Conferences, Events, Public Libraries category.

The Public Library Association (PLA) is counting down to its biennial conference, PLA 2012, March 13-17, in Philadelphia. PLA 2012 Conference Bookended by Exciting Keynote Speakers Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Betty White! Early Bird Registration is now available!

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Posted on Wednesday, January 11th, 2012 at 4:10 pm in the ALA, Conferences, Events, Public Libraries category.

There something new at the Vermont Library Conference in 2012….drumroll please….a Book Cart Drill Team Competition! Libraries interested in sponsoring a team should contact Jane Napier at jnapier@kellogghubbard.org for the full list of rules and regulations. Not everyone on your team has to be a librarian! Teams must “register” by March 1. Teams will be made up of 4 people and their routine must be set to music not lasting more than 4 minutes. Bookcarts will be provided. The competition starts at 5pm and will be held on campus at St. Michaels. So plan to stay for the fun!

Posted on Wednesday, December 28th, 2011 at 7:52 pm in the Conferences, Events, News, VLC category.

How do you find the best health information without spending hours searching the Web? Join us for a 30 min webinar to review some basic strategies to help you find high quality health information online. We will also review some of the best health websites on the Web. Presented by Vermont State Colleges librarian, Larraby Fellows.

Tune in to one of the 30 minute January sessions.

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Posted on Wednesday, December 28th, 2011 at 4:39 pm in the C&SL, Events, Public Libraries, School Libraries, Support Staff, Youth Librarians category.

Data Visualization for Advocacy
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 ♦ 2 pm Eastern ♦ 90 min.

You have data, now what will you do with it? This webinar will look at ways you can use graphic design and visualization to bring your data to life and to use it to further your advocacy goals. We will look at examples of advocacy campaigns using data visualization and discuss an overview of design principles, the design process, and visual tools for strategic planning. We will share sample graphics commissioned by the Gates Foundation and discuss resources for inspiration, tools, and further exploration. This session is designed to build on a workshop offered at the November State Library Capacity Meeting in Seattle, but is open to anyone in public libraries who is interested in learning more about how to visually use data to help tell a compelling story.

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Posted on Wednesday, December 14th, 2011 at 12:05 pm in the Advocacy, Educational Ops, Events category.

The Vermont Library Association is pleased to offer a 2012 wall calendar featuring one glorious Vermont library per county for a total of fourteen months. You can spend a beautiful year getting to know Vermont’s public libraries and help support them. Each month provides a window into the history and personality of each library with great pictures, interesting stories and bits of statistics. The 12 x 22 inch format affords plenty of space for writing appointments and includes all major holidays and moon phases. Best of all profits from the sale of each calendar stays with the libraries to support their services. This calendar will make gifts during the great holiday season! The pre-order deadline is September 8, for delivery at the end of October. Contact your local library to pre-order or determine whether they will have stock available for sale in November. For more information, go to www.VLACalendarProject.org.

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Posted on Tuesday, December 13th, 2011 at 12:31 pm in the Advocacy, Blogroll, Events, FOL, Funding Ops, News, Public Libraries, Uncategorized category.

SAVE THE DATES!

NEDCC Presents

DIGITAL DIRECTIONS
New Foundations: Creation – Curation – Use
June 13-15, 2012
Boston, MA

EARLY-BIRD CONFERENCE REGISTRATION Opens on December 15, 2011

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Posted on Wednesday, December 7th, 2011 at 4:48 pm in the Conferences, Educational Ops, Events category.

Dear Librarians and Trustees:

The dates are set! Please put it in your calendar and plan to attend one the 2012 Town Officers’ Education Conference days next April.  Please forward this to your Board of Trustees.

Details on the Library and other programs will be sent out early in 2012.

TOEC 2012   Dates/Locations:

Wednesday, April 4 - Hilton, Burlington
Tuesday, April 10 - Lake Morey Inn, Fairlee
Wednesday, April 18 - Rutland/Killington Holiday Inn, Rutland

Best regards,

Christine Friese
Assistant State Librarian
Department of Libraries
802-828-2714
christine.friese@state.vt.us

Posted on Saturday, November 19th, 2011 at 10:08 am in the DOL, Events, Public Libraries, Trustees category.