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

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

With so many changes in the world of libraries and in Vermont, we look forward to a dynamic mix of topics, but it is YOU the trustees who bring the energy to this event. This annual event offers a great opportunity to meet trustees from nearby towns, or from libraries of similar size, or those dealing with the same projects or questions you are. If you are a new member of the board, or a new library director, this is a good time to learn about some of the topics of shared interest to libraries and boards across Vermont. Based on feedback from last year, we have made the last part of a program a less formal networking time, to meet with others interested in sharing questions and best practices on a variety of topics. We also hope to greet new board members during Registration so please tell us if you are new to the board.

The rest of the VLTA Planning Committee and I  look forward to seeing you at the State House on November 5 and hope that several trustees or a trustee and library director will be able to attend together this year. Parking is free on Saturdays in Montpelier, and there is ample space in the State employee lots as well that can be used – such as that near the Taylor Street Bridge.

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

Secretary of State Jim Condos said he developed the idea in response to complaints he had been receiving about a lack of training and understanding about Vermont’s laws governing open government.

There are 12 training sessions scheduled and each will go from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Here are the dates and locations:

October 11 – Montpelier – Pavilion Building
October 13 – Colchester – St. Michael’s College, McCarthy Arts Center
October 20 – Newport – Goodrich Library
October 25 – St. Albans – St. Albans City Hall
October 26 – Springfield – Springfield High School
October 27 – Brattleboro – Brattleboro Selectboard Office
November 1 – St. Johnsbury – St. Johnsbury School Auditorium
November 3 – Morrisville – Morrisville Community Room
November 7 – Middlebury – Ilsley Public Library
November 9 – Bennington – Bennington Fire Station
November 17 – Rutland – Rutland City Hall
November 22 – Hartford – Bugby Senior Center

For those who want to make donations to assist Vermont public libraries who suffered damage or flooding as a result of Tropical Storm Irene, please send checks to the

Vermont Public Library Foundation
c/o State Librarian
Vermont Department of Libraries
109 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05609

Checks payable to: Vermont Public Library Foundation, Inc.

These donations are tax deductible and will be distributed to libraries that have sustained damage from flooding. Funds will be used for repairs, mold abatement, clean-up and replacement of books, furniture and computers.

Any funds left over will be kept in a separate account to assist public libraries in future disaster-related events.

Thank you again for your interest in and support of Vermont libraries.

Martha Reid,
State Librarian

On Thursday, September 22, 2011 from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. at Champlain College, Alumni Auditorium, Jeff Chester of the Center for Digital Democracy will speak on how marketers track online and digital footprints, threats to privacy and dramatic changes in the delivery of news, information and entertainment. Digital Media at the Crossroads: Content & Control in the Internet Era is free and open to the public. Chester explores the latest developments in technologically advanced personalized data targeting, the role of the leading online marketing companies, new approaches to policy, its impact on diverse and progressive media content, and implications for the future of democracy and human rights.

Jeff Chester is the Executive Director of the Center for Digital Democracy, a Washington, DC based organization dedicated to “fostering democratic expression and consumer protection in the digital media era.” He has been referred to by Bill Moyers as the “Paul Revere for the media reform movement.” He brings 20 years of media reform activism and experience from his work promoting the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act to his naming in 2011 as the “Domestic Privacy Champion” by the Electronic Privacy Information Center.

Register here: http://mymediavt.net/

Presented by VCAM, RETN & Channel 17/ Town Meeting Television in partnership with CCTV Center for Media & Democracy, ACLU-Vermont, Cham¬plain College/Emergent Media Center, Vermont Library Association, Vermont School Library Association, and UVM Libraries. Media Sponsors include: Seven Days, The Radiator, Front Porch Forum, Vermont Commons, and Big Heavy World

Jeff Chester will also appear at CCTV’s 6th Annual Nonprofit Luncheon at the First Congregational Church from 12 – 2 p.m on 9/22. Presented with the United Way of Chittenden County – $15 – Scholarships available. Register here: http://6thannualnpolunch.eventbrite.com/

John Swan Lecture for Intellectual Freedom

Featuring

Christopher Finan

President of American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE), member of the Media Coalition and member and chair of the board of the National Coalition Against Censorship, recipient of the 2011 Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) Roll of Honor Award and 2008 winner of Eli Oboler Award speaking about his  book

 From the Palmer Raids to the Patriot Act: A History of the Fight for Free Speech in America

Thursday, August 25, 2011

4 p.m.

Sherburne Memorial Library     2998 River Road Killington,VT

Book signing and reception immediately following. 

Free and open to the public

Please mark your calendars for the 2011 Vermont Library Trustee Association Annual Conference. Jointly sponsored with the Vermont Department of Libraries, this year’s Conference will be held:

Saturday, November 5
9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Vermont State House in Montpelier

Conference details and registration information to follow shortly.

Please contact Assistant State Librarian, Christine Friese, or Regional Library Consultant Michael Roche if you have Conference questions.

Contact Information:

Christine Friese
828-2714
Christine.friese@state.vt.us

Michael Roche
748-3428
Michael.roche@state.vt.us

The VLA 2012 Calendar:
Sings libraries’ praise.
Will help you fundraise.
Has gorgeous photo displays.
Keeps track of your days.
Even follows the moon’s phase!
…It’s a calendar that works in so many ways!

Links for two pdfs are below – an info/order form for librarians, and a flyer/order form to print out and post for your patrons, friends, relatives, whomever…

Fill in the top circle of the advertising flyer with your selling price, we recommend $15-$20. Remember that roughly $8.50 will go towards production and shipping costs and your library pockets the rest. At the bottom of that flyer, write who the checks should be made out and given to (your library or your Friends group).

We recommend ordering a small stock for the library to sell after the order deadline. Chances are you’ll get lots of additional interest after you can show a sample copy, especially in November and December. When you’ve got all the forms and checks you think you’ll get, fill out the order form for libraries. To reserve your calendars, place your order by September 15. Calendars will be shipped at the end of October.

Questions? Write us at mkdesign@gmavt.net or marti@williston.lib.vt.us .

Sincerely,
The Calendar Team

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Are there opportunities, needs, desires we share? You are invited to an initial conversation – a brainstorming session, perhaps – to talk about the future and the now. And if you think there are others who should be invited, please pass along this invitation. All are welcome.

Vermont Independent Media Conversation
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Montpelier City Hall
1:30-4:00pm

Agenda in development
1. Introductions

2. Some questions to address:Does independence mean anarchy? How can independent Vermont media outlets work together?
What are the assets we currently share? How can independent media assist Vermont communities building and maintaining community links? How do we increase real news about communities? Can we move toward collaboration in creative ways?

3. What should our next steps be?

Want more information? Have questions? Email scottc@retn.org.
Or just show up and bring things up.

If you know anyone who should be invited to this conversation, please ask them to join us.

Scott Campitelli
Executive Director & Program Manager
RETN – Regional Educational Technology Network

http://www.retn.org

scottc@retn.org
ph – 802.654.7980 ext 26
media center at:
208 Flynn Avenue, Suite 2K
Burlington, Vermont

Students taking LSC 595 (Professional Field Experience) must complete forty-five hours of work for each credit. Students may take the course for anywhere from one to six credits. Details regarding the course may be seen at http://www.uri.edu/artsci/lsc/Academics/Courses/PFE.html. Instructions for viewing the PFE database are also given on this page.

A PFE may be primarily service oriented. For example, the student might work on the Reference Desk and teach information literacy courses in an academic library or the student could catalog new entries in the digital collection of archival institution. The PFE could also be project oriented, where a student could develop a new website or redesign an existing website for a public library or work on a research project for a corporate library. The PFE may also involve a combination of service and projects. The details of each PFE are worked out cooperatively between the student, the supervising library, and the full-time faculty member teaching the course.

If you would like to be listed in the PFE database, please complete the Site Supervisor’s Form at http://www.uri.edu/artsci/lsc/Academics/Courses/PFE/SiteSupervisorForm.pdf and send it to GSLIS as indicated on the form. The full-time faculty member teaching LSC 595 will be happy to work with you and the student to try to find a good match for the PFE.