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February 2, 2018
by Public Library Coordinator on 2018-02-01T09:32:00-09:00 | 0 CommentsTable of Contents
- 2018 AkLA Conference
- Seven Pillars of High Performance
- Comforting Children in Times of Crisis
- Roles and Responsibilities of Library Trustees
- Small Library Institute of Management
- Repairing vs Replacing Damaged Books
- Check It Out! Kenai Community Library's Summer Reading Rap
- Some Snarky Librarian Fun
- CE Calendar
2018 AkLA Conference Bridging the Gaps
The best continuing education opportunity of the year for Alaska librarians is the upcoming Alaska Library Association Conference, which will be held in Anchorage March 8-11, 2018. For four days librarians of every stripe will gather together to learn about new library trends, service models and resources. Whether you are brand new to librarianship or have years of experience under your belt, the Alaska Library Association Conference is an excellent opportunity to grow professionally, network and develop your leadership skills.
Changes made to the FY2018 Continuing Education grant that were designed to support and broaden library staff development have resulted in 19 First Time Attendees attending the AkLA Conference. These First Time Attendees and future library leaders bring with them new ideas, insights and energy which strengthens the entire association.
I hope to see you at the Alaska Library Association Conference! Something you learn at AkLA may allow you to bridge a gap in your community, your library or in your own professional development.
Public Librarians' Chat: Seven Pillars of High Performance
Nonprofit public library corporations, sometimes referred to as "rural community libraries" are formed to provide library services in unincorporated communities. These libraries are often funded primarily through state grants. As nonprofit organizations, it is important that these libraries understand their role in inspiring and engaging their communities.
High performance is the ability to deliver-over a prolonged period of time-meaningful, measurable, and financially sustainable results for the people or causes the organization is in existence to serve. If you are committed to improving your public library's performance but are unsure how to go about it, the Leap Ambassador Community has identified seven pillars that when cultivated lead can lead organizations to high performance. On Tuesday, February 13th at 10 am Leap Ambassador Ingvild Bjornvold will introduce us to the Performance Imperative’s definition of high performance, why you should care about high performance, the seven disciplines that support high performance and how to implement them in your library.
Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Time: 10:00 am -11:00 am
Comforting Children in Times of Crisis
After the recent Kentucky high school shooting, the 11th such shooting event in our Nation since the New Year, youth service librarians around the country shared programming resources on the yscon listserv that may be used to comfort children in times of crisis.
The Youth Services Programming During a Time of Crisis, is a printable toolkit designed to help public libraries in times of crisis plan programming that creates a sense of normalcy for youth and teens in times of disaster or upheaval. This toolkit is the Capstone Project designed and written by Jamie Gilmore, Grace Morris, Erica Trotter, and Alexandria Wardrip through the University of Washington's Information School. It was also featured (8/30/17) in The Conversation's article, "Public Libraries can (literally) Serve as a Shelter from the Storm," by Grace Morris.
Books of Comfort for Children in Crisis, (5/13/2017) ALSC blog post written by Edie Ching.
Comforting Reads for Difficult Times Booklist is an ALSC booklist created through funds from the Friends of ALSC to help children experiencing challenging situations such as the death of a loved one, an unexpected move or a natural disaster.
Resources to Help Families Cope a list of “kid-friendly videos, hands-on activities, family resources and advice for parents on how to prepare for an emergency or respond to a crisis” compiled by the Vegas PBS broadcasting station.
Public Librarians' Chat: Roles and Responsibilities of Library Trustees
Building an effective library board begins when individual members have a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities. During this webinar we will review those critical roles and responsibilities and how to successfully onboard new library board members.
Date: Thursday, February 22, 2018
Time: 11:00 am -12:00 pm
Small Library Institute of Management
A Small Library Institute of Management (SLIM) will be held in Juneau at the Father Andrew P. Kashevaroff Building (APK) during the week of May 21-25, 2018.
The Small Library Institute of Management (SLIM) is an intensive week long workshop providing management and foundational library skills to library directors, without Master’s degrees in Library Science that work in small community libraries in Alaska. The (SLIM) workshop will cover the areas of library administration, management, policy development, collection development, copyright and patron confidentiality, reference services, youth services and technology planning. SLIM is a blended workshop combining an in-person workshop with a self-paced online course.
During the workshop there will be many opportunities for participants to share their library experience, participate in informal conversations and network. Participants of (SLIM) will be reimbursed for their travel and receive a per diem for meals not provided during the workshop. Hotel arrangements for (SLIM) participants will be made by the Alaska State Library. Participants are required to stay in the arranged hotel and attend all scheduled classes and events.
To apply visit http://lam.alaska.gov/professional_library_development/2018_SLIM
Repairing vs Replacing a Damaged Book
When a book in your collection is damaged by heavy use or misuse, before investing more time repairing or mending the item, ascertain whether or not this would be a good time to replace, update or discard the damaged book. Spending time, energy and your limited budget repairing outdated materials can leave you with a library collection of outdated, unappealing and often irrelevant materials. Even though you have invested a lot of time getting these items, it is probably best, in the long run, to weed and replace them.
CREW: A Weeding Manual for Modern Libraries has information on when, how and why it is important to weed your library collection.
In some situations, mending a book with minor repairs in order to get a few more circulations out of it makes perfect sense. The Conservation Book Repair: A training manual written by Artemis BonaDea and published in 1995 covers simple, intermediate and advanced book repairs.
Check It Out! Kenai Community Library’s Summer Reading Rap
During the recent Summer Reading 101 webinar, Children’s Librarian James Adcox shared how the Kenai Community Library successfully promoted its 2017 Summer Reading Program by creating The Library Check It Out! rap which was showed to children during visits to local schools. According to James, “Students loved the corny rap!” His experience promoting the library with a rap was so successful that he is planning on creating a brand new rap for the 2018 Summer Reading Program.
Some Snarky Librarian Fun
The Librarian is In Podcast is the New York Library's weekly podcast covering books, culture, and what to read next. Librarians Gwen Glazer and Frank Collerius are the cheeky hosts of this fun and informative podcast. Their February 1st podcast discussed World Read Aloud day and highlighted a variety of audio books. Their January 25th podcast featured Erin Horanzy, an Adult Programming Librarian at New York Public Library's Francis Martin Library located in the Bronx. Erin's commitment and her creativity in serving the educational, social and even the employment needs of the adults using her library are inspirational.
Library Development Training & Continuing Education Calendar
View our calendar for upcoming opportunities in continuing education.
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