Index
- Pittsville Community Library seeks director
- How to promote library programs
- Member/Staff News
- OverDrive updates & support course
- ALA/Dollar General offer library grants
- STAR Net partners with the 2019 Collaborative Summer Library Program
- Continuing Education Calendar
Pittsville Community Library seeks director
Due to the retirement of our current director the Pittsville Community Library in Pittsville, WI, seeks a dynamic, community-minded director with vision for the future. The successful candidate must be able to enhance the library and its role as an integral component of the community.
Applicants must be eligible for a Grade III library certification in the state of Wisconsin, requiring 54 semester credits (1/2 in liberal arts and sciences) from an accredited college, university or technical college. Applicants must also fulfill requirements toward Wisconsin Public Library Director Certification under current regulations, currently 12 semester credits of library approved coursework. This is a 20-30 hour per week position.
Successful candidates will have excellent verbal and written communication skills; knowledge of current library technology; fiscal management knowledge; the ability to work effectively with library board, library employees and the community.
The application deadline is Oct. 29, 2018, and you may call the Pittsville Community Library at 715-884-6500 for more information. The application and job description are available on the library website at www.pittsville.lib.wi.us/library-seeks-director, or at the library, 5291 Third Avenue, Pittsville, WI 54466. Completed applications can be returned to the library, or emailed to [email protected].
How to promote library programs
Do you have a great event planned but not sure how best to promote it? Or are you involved in programming at your library, but wondering how to choose and plan events?
Learn how to plan and promote your library events during an interactive workshop with an emphasis on taking good event photos to share your success. This workshop, scheduled Tuesday, Dec. 11, from 9 a.m. until 12:35 p.m., is open to all libraries. The tentative agenda is:
- 8:45 - 9 a.m. -- Registration & Refreshments
- 9 - 9:15 a.m. -- Welcome & Introductions
- 9:15 - 11:15 a.m. -- Event Marketing
- 11:15 - 11:25 a.m. – Break
- 11:25 - 12:25 p.m. -- Indoor Event Photography
- 12:25 - 12:35 p.m. -- Questions, Wrap up, Evaluation
Library staff from Dane County libraries are invited to stay for a Beyond the Page working lunch from 12:45 - 2 p.m. More details to come.
Presenters for the workshop are:
- Tana Elias, Digital Services & Marketing Manager at Madison Public Library
- Kristen Colgin, Marketing & Communications Specialist, Madison Public Library
- Michelle Martin, Photographer, Madison
You can register for this workshop through the SCLS Continuing Education Calendar.
E.D. Locke Public Library in McFarland is a recent winner of a $1,000 grant made available through the We Love Libraries lottery. Grants are awarded monthly from January through December 2018. At the end of each month, a winner is drawn from entries received at our website at www.sistersincrime.org. Only U.S. libraries may enter the drawing.
Lauren White (right) is excited to be the new director of the Ruth Culver Community Library in Prairie du Sac. She previously served as the director of the New Glarus Public Library for four years and prior to that was a teen services librarian with the Mid-Continent Public Library system in Independence, MO. In her free time, Lauren likes to hang out with her cat, Winifred Sanderson, see live music, travel, and cross-stitch snarky things. She earned her MLIS through Valdosta State University.
OverDrive updates & support course
In early October, we told you about some upcoming changes to how SCLS authenticates for OverDrive. Those changes went into effect this past Tuesday, Oct. 16.
While there were a few hiccups along the way, all of them (we think) have been resolved. If you or your patrons notice anything out of the ordinary, please let the Help Deskknow.
And, in case you missed it, the next session of the OverDrive Support Course will start on Monday, Oct. 29, and run through Dec.7 (with a break for Thanksgiving week). Registration is open and limited to 15 participants.
The course materials are all online and can be viewed at your convenience. There will be weekly readings, quizzes, and email questions. While online, the course is interactive. Students receive weekly email questions from "patrons" (like Mycroft Holmes and Frank Zappa) and have to respond as if the support request is a real one. In addition to learning OverDrive, it's a great way to refresh your reference interview skills and have fun.
ALA/Dollar General offer library grants
The American Library Association (ALA) and Dollar General Literacy Foundation invite public libraries to apply for grants to expand services for English language learners or adults in need of basic education and workforce development. Up to 16 grants of $10,000 each will be awarded.
To learn more, read the project guidelines and apply online by Dec. 14, 2018.
Public libraries are eligible if they serve adult English language learners and are located within 20 miles of a Dollar General Store, distribution center or corporate office. Visit the Dollar General Store Locator tto check eligibility.
Join us for a free webinar at 1 p.m. CDT on Wednesday, Oct. 24, to learn more about the American Dream Literacy Initiative and hear from current grantees. Register for the webinar here. (Note that the webinar will be recorded and available for free viewing on ALA’s Programming Librarian website.)
Since 2008, 188 libraries in Dollar General communities have initiated or expanded literacy services for adult English language learners.
Visit apply.ala.org/americandream2019 for full project guidelines and to apply online. For more information, contact ALA's Public Programs Office at [email protected].
STAR Net partners with the 2019 Collaborative Summer Library Program
The Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) and STAR Netare partnering to share science-and technology-related activities and resources to libraries across the nation. As we begin this exciting journey, we are inviting libraries to register their intentions for their 2019 Summer Learning Programs.
Your registration will provide some great initial benefits such as priority access to science materials from NASA and a variety of other sources, automatic entry for a chance to win 1 of 2 FREE Orion StarBlast Telescopes, and library representation on STAR Net‘s “Year of Space” map!
Learn more and register your library today!