PLA Blog

Fundraising with June Garcia
January 29-30, 2008
Atlanta-Fulton Public Library, Georgia
Register Now

This two-day, in-depth, interactive program will provide public librarians with the practical skills and knowledge they need to develop and implement effective fundraising projects for their libraries. In this workshop you will learn how to:

• Make a case for library fundraising initiatives
• Build and nurture public-private partnerships
• Develop the fundraising infrastructure within the library
• Create a needs or case statement to support a fundraising effort
• Develop a plan to market the fundraising effort

Completion of this course can be used as credit toward the Certified Public Library Administrator (CPLA) program. This voluntary program is designed for post-MLS public librarians with at least three years of supervisory experience, but you do not need to be enrolled in the CPLA certification program to take advantage of PLA/CPLA courses. For more information about certification, visit the ALA-APA Web site.

The American Library Association Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA) will give up to five people/institutions a free copy of:

• Librarian: Public and Academic 2007 ALA-APA Salary Survey — ($70 value)

or

• 2007 ALA-APA Salary Survey — Non-MLS: Public and Academic ($100 value)

In exchange for the free reports, recipients agree to write one article (maximum 1200 words) on a topic of national interest by March 2008.

The Librarian Salary Survey has been published since 1982 and covers six positions. The Non-MLS Salary Survey has been published since 2006 and covers more than 60 positions that do not require an ALA-accredited master’s degree in library science. The 2007 Non-MLS Salary Survey also reports salaries for staff employed as librarians but who do not have ALA-accredited master’s degrees in library science.

For more details about the reports, articles, and how to apply, visit the ALA-APA web site. The deadline for article topic submission is November 16, 2007.