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PLA Boot Camp, Day 3
In some ways, it seems like we’ve been here 3 weeks! And, not in a bad way…just in taking in a lot of information! Strategic Planning for Results (Garcia and Nelson) is used in many libraries and is, in fact, the standard model of the industry. Las Vegas used it and was Library of the [...]
Bootcamp Wednesday
It is hard to believe it’s only Wednesday. This boot camp is so intense that I feel like it can’t possibly only have been three days since we started. I’m learning so much and trying to put together some initial thoughts about what I’ll want to propose when I get back to my library. Sandra [...]
Just like Collection Development . . .
Well, we’ve passed the halfway point in Boot Camp as Day 3 comes to a close. Once again thanks need to go out – thank you Holly Carroll and the Cleveland Public Library staff. They invited all of us to the main library downtown for a tour and a reception. I think we can all [...]
Ambition to Excel
Many thanks to Cuyahoga County Public Library and everyone involved in not only bringing David McCullough to Cleveland, but allowing us the privilege of attending. What a great night cap to another wonderful day of boot camp. As others have written about, yesterday was quite interesting. Another day chalked full of new information and a lot [...]
PLA Boot Camp, Day 2
Today was a high-energy day for all of us attending Boot Camp. First on the easel was the question: How old can you be to get a library card without a parent’s signature? Out of 44 libraries polled, six said ages 12 or under, eighteen said ages 13-17, and twenty said 18 and over. I [...]
Stats cheat sheet
One quick thing: Earlier today, June Garcia mentioned a library director in Maryland who makes little wallet sized laminated cards with a visually clever diagram of important library statistics. Sort of like a stats ready reference or a cheat sheet. This director gives those cards to members of the board of trustees, so they always [...]
New Vocabularies
I just returned from an exceptional talk given by David McCullough at the Ohio Theater Playhouse Square. Thank you to Cuyahoga County Public Library Foundation, The Plain Dealer, and all of the sponsors, parties and partners involved. The attendees of the PLA Results BootCamp were privileged to attend. Nanette’s post does a great job of [...]
Results Boot Camp, Days 1 & 2
I don’t think I ever introduced myself…so here goes. My name is Nanette Donohue, and I’m the Technical Services Manager at the Champaign Public Library in Champaign, IL. I’m thrilled to be here in Cleveland at the Results Boot Camp, and even more thrilled to be blogging the event for PLA. I’ve been in middle [...]
Boot Camp Tuesday
Sandra Nelson’s no-bullshit approach is so refreshing. She is opinionated and is not shy about sharing. Whether I agree with everything she says or not, I dig the fact that someone in libraries is not afraid to say “this is the way it is” without an “if that’s okay with you” type of caveat. When [...]
If you are at PLA BootCamp-
People: if you are here in Cleveland and are attending the PLA Results BootCamp 4 and you have a unique story or a thought that HAS to be blogged about you can email nathanielhill at gmail dot com and I’ll do my best to edit it (so that it fits the PLA blog guidelines) and [...]
