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ContentsAnnouncements PLA Conference 2010 Highlights Continuing Education Events Grants & Awards Building the Library Experience: Recap of Stephen Abram’s Presentation Member Spotlight: VolunTEENs at Indian Prairie Public Library Next IssueAnnouncementsOn Monday, April 19, 2010 the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Library System will meet at 5:30 p.m. at the MLS Burr office located at 125 Tower Dr. Burr Ridge, Illinois. The meeting agenda can be found at http://www.mls.lib.il.us/board.
The participants agreed to discuss the workshop idea with their individual system boards in April and for those interested in moving forward, plan a half day work shop in May to answer the three questions. MLS members with questions can email Alice Calabrese at CalabreseA@mls.lib.il.us. MLS School Networking Meetings return this spring. The meetings provide MLS School librarians an opportunity to gather, ask questions, or seek advice from other school librarians. All grade levels welcome. Northern Zones 1-5, Tuesday, April 27, 2010, 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Downers Grove North High School, District 99; Southern Zones 6-9, Friday April 23, 2010, 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Lincoln Elementary District 156. REGISTRATION IS OPEN for the MLS Summer School Institute, taking place Friday, August 6, 8:30 – 3:30 at VJ Andrew High School in Tinley Park, IL. The theme is Practical, Realistic & Doable @ Your School Library, with keynote speaker Deb Logan and others on topics school librarians can implement to make their jobs easier and make themselves more successful. Register at http://www.librarylearning.info/events/?eventID=9536. Questions contact Christina Stoll at stollc@mls.lib.il.us. [Permalink] PLA Conference 2010 HighlightsStaff from several MLS libraries attended the 2010 PLA conference in Portland Oregon, March 23-27. This article highlights the experiences of several library staff, a trustee, and a first time attendee. Learn what speakers stood out, the trends they observed, and about the enjoyable time they had at the conference. Continuing Education Events
Reminder: April– September 2010 CE Calendar is available as a pdf on the MLS web site at http://www.mls.lib.il.us/consulting/pdf/MLSCECalendarAprilSeptember2010.pdf. Check out upcoming classes and events on this pdf version or visit the online L2 calendar at http://www.librarylearning.info/?LibSys=MLS for up-to-date happenings. Grants & Awards2010 Woman's Day Magazine Library contest. Libraries have until May 9 to promote Woman’s Day magazine’s newest initiative, “why is your library important to your community.” The American Library Association (ALA) and Woman’s Day are looking for stories that showcase the importance and value of libraries within the communities they serve. Women ages 18 and up are invited to send in their stories of 700 words or less to womansday@ala.org. Up to four stories will be profiled in the March 2011 issue of the magazine or at womansday.com. Librarians can download free tools to help collect local stories from the Campaign for America’s Libraries web site at www.ala.org/womansday. For official rules visit the Woman’s Day web site at www.womansday.com/ala. Building the Library Experience: Recap of Stephen Abram’s PresentationRecently Stephen Abram presented at MLS on Building the Library Experience, a focus on the future of libraries. Here we recap some of the questions he posed and the possible solutions around the changing nature of books, the impact of social technologies, end user experiences and learning styles, and how libraries and librarians will address these challenges and continue to remain relevant. Member Spotlight: VolunTEENs at Indian Prairie Public LibraryIndian Prairie Public Library has had a very successful and active summer teen volunteer program in place for the past fourteen years. A win-win for the library and the teen volunteers, the program provides additional staff support to the library during the busy summer hours, and hands on work experience for the teens. Read how your library can start up its own VolunTEEN program. Next IssueThe next issue of MLS E-nnounce will appear April 21, 2010. [Permalink] |
MLS LinksBoard of Directors MLS ServicesConsulting & CE [RSS] [PDF Version] EditorsChristina Stoll, stollc@mls.lib.il.us Kathy Roegge, roeggek@mls.lib.il.us |