Online Update

Vol. 5, No. 14 -- July 27, 2007

Index

- System Celebration registration underway
- McMillan launches lumber rafting history website
- August 2007 Continuing Education Opportunities
- Libraries again eligible for Playaway discounts
- Member/Staff News
- Decisions about July 06-June 07 database trials
- New survey tracks attitudes of Wisconsin library users & non-users
- It’s nice when library users speak up
- LJ article describes shredder fundraising
- Youth and library use studies show gains in serving young adults
- Continuing Education Calendar

Vol. 5, No. 13 -- June 29, 2007

Index

- Encourage patrons to try Library value calculator
- ‘Speak Up for Your Library’ cards available; online registration now possible
- Member/Staff News
- Garrison Keillor’s column worth reading
- Reserve Sept. 20 for annual System Celebration
- LSTA information and guidelines 2008 available
- Theobald Legislative Library announces new catalog
- ALC announces Worth Their Weight: An Assessment of the Evolving Field of Library Valuation
- Website caters to those who love mystery novels
- Colorado library rewards ‘radically good behavior’
- Continuing Education Calendar

Vol. 5, No. 12 -- June 15, 2007

Index

- Complete 2008 CE Survey by June 22
- CE Podcasts available through ‘Know More’ blog
- Member/Staff News
- Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Hero now available for loan from SCLS
- July 2007 Continuing Education opportunities
- MATS offers scholarship to WLA conference
- Check out three Channel Weekly articles
- EBSCOHost expands accessibility of interface
- Minnesota offers fingerprint kits at reduced price to libraries
- Continuing Education Calendar

Vol. 5, No. 11 -- June 1, 2007

Index

- Library value calculator available for patron use
- Book-alikes promotional materials available
- Add your IM contact to detailed directory
- Member/Staff News
- ‘Know More’ blog will keep you abreast of CE Opportunities
- Libraries eligible for discounts on Playaways
- June 2007 Continuing Education Opportunities
- Madison Community Foundation approves grants to 12 Dane County libraries
- Brodhead Foundation matches library building funds
- Annual Meeting update about polka movie
- Ancestry.com posts 90 million war records
- Association for Rural & Small Libraries announces Sept. 26-28 annual conference
- Blog entry measures library value
- ALSCs Kids! @ your library Campaign tool kit continues to grow
- Continuing Education Calendar

Vol. 5, No. 10 -- May 18, 2007

Index

- Promotional materials available for SLP & TeenRead ’07
- Trial Genealogy databases before end of May
- Member/Staff News
- WLA Foundation funds scholarships for 2007
- LSTA information sessions scheduled June 6 & 7
- Second barn documentary available for purchase
- Nominations sought for ‘Best Small Library in America’
- LibrarianInBlack offers “Five Why Nots"
- Continuing Education Calendar

Vol. 5, No. 9 -- April 27, 2007

Index

- What should you do when law enforcement requests access to library records or information?
- Registration deadline nears for May 11 Annual Meeting
- Materials available to help observe AskAway Awareness Week, May 7-11
- DLTCL has FAQ page on county library funding changes related to Act 420
- Member/Staff News
- May & June 2007 Continuing Education Opportunities
- A Novelist Warm Fuzzy
- New ALA data shows that predicted library demise due to Internet fails to materialize
- Continuing Education Calendar

Vol. 5, No. 8 -- April 13, 2007

Index

- Register now for May 11 Annual Meeting
- System Celebration award nomination deadline is April 27
- Member/Staff News
- May continuing education opportunities
- Trial Rosetta Stone through April 20
- WLA seeking applicants for ‘WeLead’ mentoring program
- Results from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy
- $250 grants available for writers and illustrators
- Celebrate serving seniors in May; ‘Older Americans Month’
- YALSA announces fifth round of Excellence in Library Service to Young Adults Project
- ‘USA Weekend’ encourages use of public library databases
- Ezra Jack Keats Foundation announces grant program
- Continuing Education Calendar

Vol. 5, No. 7 -- March 30, 2007

Index

- Order your free 2007 SLP school visit video now
- System Celebration award nomination deadline is April 27
- Online registration now available for ‘Speak Up for Your Library’ campaign
- Member/Staff News
- Web conference on library education to focus on issues
- Edible Book Festival is April 12
- Recorded Books’ ‘Film Movement’ plan lets libraries show films
- Another free patent search site available
- 2008 ALA Annual Conference program proposals due May 1, 2007
- Free materials for Children’s Day/Book Day
- NEW from PLA! Nursery Rhymes, Songs & Fingerplays
- E-Learning @ PLA: Space still available for April 2 start date
- PLA now accepting orders for the 2007 PLDS Statistical Report
- Continuing Education Calendar

Vol. 5, No. 6 -- March 16, 2007

Index

- We need your feedback to plan the 2007 SCLS Annual Meeting
- Press release highlights local value of the Summer Library Program
- System Celebration scheduled Sept. 20 in Waunakee; award nomination online
- Member/Staff News
- Online Readers’ Advisory service called “Book-Alikes” now available
- April continuing education opportunities
- Discount available on Creative Zen Nano Plus mp3 players
- LSTA Advisory Committee April meeting and public hearing
- Library Customer Service DVD available for loan from Reference and Loan
- Summer Continuing Education Courses from UW-Madison SLIS
- UW-Madison Friends ready to sell another 15,000 books during semiannual sale
- CCBC Choices 2007 now available
- Woman’s Day article highlights impact of public library to change lives
- ALSC announces Bookapalooza Program to give away books
- Library Journal video series adds spice to reading groups
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services celebrates 100th anniversary of Rachel Carson's birth with online book club
- Continuing Education Calendar

Vol. 5, No. 5 -- March 2, 2007

Index

- ‘Speak Up for Your Library’ cards available; online registration now possible
- Annual SCLS Award nomination forms available online
- Member/Staff News
- March CE explores using Public Television films for community-based programs
- Register now for April Continuing Education opportunities
- Governor’s proposed budget includes increases for library system aids
- Libraries invited to tie into CTM production of ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’
- MOTOR password changed on March 1
- Upcoming educational programs eligible for CE grants
- UW-Madison, Leopold Foundation to digitize Aldo Leopold archives
- New Resources free to public libraries from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Continuing Education Calendar