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CPLA Marketing Seminar for Public Libraries Day 2
At the end of day 2 here in Cleveland I’m sitting in a hotel with a cold that could go down in the record books. Yeah, the world’s smallest violin… I know. Trust me, its a bummer. Despite my condition, yesterday’s tour of Cleveland Public Library (pics) was excellent, and today was an even better [...]
CPLA Marketing Seminar for Public Libraries, Day 1
Day 1 of 2 is completed here at Cleveland Public Library as Wayne Piper gave us a crash course in marketing for public libraries. Before I get into any the specifics of today’s goings-on, I’d like to point to PLA’s Certified Public Library Administrator program in the context of the MLS and library education. There’s [...]
CPLA Marketing Seminar in Cleveland
Good morning from Cleveland, Ohio! I’m going to be tweeting and blogging from the CPLA Marketing Seminar today. Here’s a brief description: “This two-day program will provide working librarians with the skills and knowledge they need to effectively market the library’s programs and services. The program is interactive and it includes a variety of group [...]
PLA President Seeking Library Photos to Support China Keynote Address
Please visit PLA President Sari Feldman’s Flickr group, China International Summit on Public Libraries, and provide her with photographs to support her upcoming keynote speech, “Public Library Outreach in the Digital Age,” at the International Summit on Public Libraries. This will take place in Shenzhen, China from November 16-20. She will be sharing stories about [...]
PLA Blog Interview with William Kamkwamba’s Librarian
Named a ‘librarian favorite’ at BookExpo 2009, “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind-Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope,” is the story of William Kamkwamba’s struggle to change his life in Malawi, a famine-stricken, landlocked nation on the southeastern tip of Africa. Using books from his local library and odds and ends from his family’s farm [...]
Free Preconference (for PLA members) at PLA 2010
The Turning the Page: Building Your Library Community preconference, which will be held during the upcoming PLA 2010 conference, is free to the first 200 registrants on a first-come, first-served basis, and is open only to PLA members who are also registered for PLA 2010. Developed by PLA with funding from the Bill & Melinda [...]
ALL STAR LINEUP FOR PLA 2010
Acclaimed authors including Nicholas D. Kristof, Scott Turow, Sue Grafton, and Sarah Vowell are among the speakers who will keynote author events and luncheons during the PLA 2010 national conference, held March 23 -27, 2010 in Portland Oregon. Tickets for these events can be purchased at www.placonference.org. Nancy Pearl presents “Book Buzz” Wednesday, March 24, [...]
Know What to Do
About the Flu. Visit the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services site, flu.gov for up to date information about the H1N1 flu virus including news, myths/facts, state by state info, vaccination ifno, prevention and treatment, public service announcements, resources and more.
Get Your Game On
Want to know more about gaming? Don’t miss, “Get Your Game On: Libraries, Learning, and Games.” This half day preconference program will be held on Wednesday, March 24, from 8:30 a.m. – Noon, during the upcoming PLA 2010 National Conference. Learn how to host gaming events in your library and how you can use gaming [...]
NPR StoryCorps Librarian Story
Check out this NPR StoryCorps story about a librarian helping a teenager in pre-integration Arkansas: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113357239
