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- 2009 LSTA Technology Block Grant includes funds for instruction
- LINK website passwords changed
- Remembering Lodi Director Peg Hilliker
- Member/Staff News
- ‘Trustee Troubles’ DVD available
- Using photos on public library websites or in newsletters
- Continuing Education Calendar
2009 LSTA Technology Block Grant includes funds for instruction
Obtaining technology training in a format or location that is most beneficial to member library staff or patrons is an ongoing challenge, as highlighted in a response to the SCLS technology planning survey.
"I'm not sure how feasible it would be, but maybe hold small workshops at libraries for just that library's staff? It is difficult for people to rearrange their schedules and make the drive to SCLS Administration. I think all of the online training sessions are a huge step in the right direction, but there's still getting people comfortable enough with technology first to benefit from online learning."
In response to this comment, Associate Director Stef Morrill replied on the Technology Planning Blog that in 2009, the system’s LSTA Technology Block Grant includes funds that libraries can request to use for either patron or staff technology instruction. “We haven't worked out the exact guidelines yet, but these funds should be able to do what this person is looking for!” Morrill said. “Expect an announcement sometime in the first few months of 2009 with more information on how to apply.”
For more information, visit the Technology Planning Blog at http://scls.typepad.com/techplan/.
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LINK website passwords changed
In an effort to make it easier for librarians to access information on the LINK website, the passwords have been changed to match those used for the SCLS Administration site The passwords will remain the same until SCLS Administration changes them.
The password change was effective Friday, Nov. 14.
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Remembering Lodi Director Peg Hilliker
Lodi Public Library Director Peg Hilliker passed away on the evening of Nov. 13, 2008, after a short but intense battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband Jerry, daughter Helen, her "baby" shitzu Dickens, and grand-dog Winston.
Peg was employed at the library for 24 years. Prior to her library career she taught English, then owned and operated a successful flower & gift shop in Lodi (the Green Grove), which she and Jerry established in partnership with Frank and Shirley Groves.
The family has requested memorial gifts be directed to the Lodi Public Library Endowment Fund in Peg's name.
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Member/Staff News
Madison Public Library recently welcomed two new staff members: Jesse Vieau is the new Teen Librarian at the Pinney Branch; and Karen Milstein is a new Page II at the Hawthorne Branch. Also at Madison, Katharine Clark (Library Assistant) transferred to the Sequoya Branch, Martin Alvarado (Clerk) transferred to the Central Branch, and Lesley Kircher (Youth Services) transferred to the Pinney Branch.
The new Sequoya Branch of Madison Public Library opened to the public Nov. 20. The library, expanded from 12,000 to 20,000 square feet, features a special children’s area with sections devoted to early literacy and family reading, an area especially for teens, and a hearth room for quiet reading. There is a large community room for neighborhood meetings and programs, and smaller conference rooms for study groups, small meetings and tutoring. The library's new address is 4340 Tokay Boulevard, and the phone number will remain (608) 266-6385. A grand opening celebration will be held Monday, Dec. 8, from 4:30-6 p.m. More updates and photos of the new library can be viewed at www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/about/sequoya.html.
The Verona Public Library hosted the "Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made In America" Bicentennial Tour mobile museum from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum on Nov. 14 and 15. Two-thousand-twenty-five people went through the exhibit, and many more who came to see the exhibit opted to forgo the 30-minute long lines in the cold and came into the library instead. According to Director Brian Simons, “This was an amazing success, and the mobile museum representatives said the only other turnout of this kind was in Washington, D.C. Not even the Democratic and Republican National Conventions drew as many people into the exhibit.”
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‘Trustee Troubles’ DVD available
SCLS has obtained a DVD produced by the Wyoming State Library called “Trustee Trouble: the Misadventures of a new Library Board Member.” You can read about it, and watch the individual episodes, at www.wyominglibraries.org/trusteetrouble.html.
The DVD will also be available in the SCLS Professional Collection, so you can place a hold on it in LINKcat, and the Wyoming State Library has given permission to make additional copies of the DVD for individual libraries. If you would like your own copy, contact Mark Ibach (there is no cost). The DVD can be watched in one sitting, or each topic-specific episode can be watched separately. Episodes include Orientation, Membership, Meetings, Policies, and Planning, among others.
While the episodes are specific to a Wyoming county library setting, and to a county library system, many topics are applicable to Wisconsin and municipal libraries.
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Using photos on public library websites or in newsletters
There are many conflicting opinions and uncertainty about when libraries can and cannot use photos of patrons taken at the library. An article by Bryan Carson titled “Laws for Using Photos You Take at Your Library,” published on the Information Today website, provides good information that all librarians should read.
Carson, who is the coordinator of Reference & Instructional Services at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, holds a J.D. from the University of Toledo and an M.I.L.S. from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He give some specific guidelines about when libraries can and cannot use photos, and helps shed light on what is a long-standing area of confusion.
The article is by no means the final word on this issue, but it certainly gives libraries some ideas for dealing with this thorny issue on a local level. On the SCLS website, we do have sample permission slips and language that libraries can use as they manage this issue.
Thanks to Barb Huntington, DLTCL’s Public Library Youth Services and Special Services Consultant, who provided the link to this article. If you have questions about this issue, contact Mark Ibach, SCLS Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator.
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