*Winning Library Grants*
March 1 - 31, 2010 (online asynchronous) $250 (Simmons GSLIS Alumni price $200)
PDPs: 15

In these difficult economic times, grant research and proposal writing skills are more important than ever for librarians. Grants may be the only way you can address changing needs in your community while your library budget is flat or shrinking. This online course will introduce you to the grant process from beginning to end with an emphasis on planning successful grant projects, funding sources for libraries, researching grant opportunities, preparing winning proposals, and tips,
techniques and proven success stories from all types of libraries. Course modules are designed to follow the instructors' Grant Process Cycle model, which illustrates how grant work is ongoing and can be easily integrated into your jobs as librarians.

Instructors: Stephanie Gerding and Pam MacKellar are experienced on both sides of the grant process, having been grant reviewers, proposal writers, and grant project administrators. Stephanie and Pam co-authored the successful book, Grants for Libraries: A How-To-Do-It Manual for
Librarians, and they write the Library Grants Blog, which lists grant announcements for libraries in one easy-to-access location. They have presented workshops on grants for libraries nationwide, and they are currently working on a new book, Winning Grants: A Multimedia How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians, forthcoming in 2010.

For more information about our online workshops see http://bit.ly/9v17e4

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For additional information or to register see http://bit.ly/cRcSMO or contact gslisce@simmons.edu

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Kris Liberman '87LS
Program Manager
Simmons GSLIS CE
T - 617-521-2803
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gslisce@simmons.edu
http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/careers/continuing-education/index.php

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Thanks to Tom Ladd's posting on NHAIS, here are titles of free webinars available in December. (Full details are at  http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/training/modules/Webinars.html)

• Become a Librarian Grant Information Session
• Running a Virtual Meeting
• Library Computer Networking Q&A
• Staff Day Success! Tips for Planning, Delivering, and Evaluating All-Staff Events
• Connecting Kids with Great Websites
• From Libraries to Lifebraries
• The National Library of Medicine Gateway
• Integrated Library Systems: Open Source and Customization
• Digital Literacy, Digital Storytelling and the Role of the Academic Librarian
• Writing a Library Behavior Code
• Library Database of the Month: SIRS Issues Researcher
• FiLBeRt Roundtable Discussion: The Future of Libraries, Books, and Reading

If anyone attends one of these webinars and would be willing to write up a short summary of your experience, I will gladly post it on our blog.

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In a time when many libraries must find ways to trim their budget, what strategies are you using to continue providing the same quality of service to your patrons as before? Do you look to your Friends group? Ask for grants? Fundraise within the community? Have you found locals willing to provide programming? Are there businesses providing you discounts? Or are there smaller things we can do that will make a difference? Please join as at one of the scheduled round tables to discuss this topic.

• Howe Library-Hanover-Monday March 23, 10:00-12:00
• Hooksett Library-Wednesday-March 25, 10:00-12:00
• Pease Library, Plymouth-Friday March 27, 10:00-12:00

$5 for READS members; $10 for non-members.

Registration deadline is March 16.

Brochure and registration form (PDF)

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If you're looking for ways to save money while earning a library science degree or certificate online, please review this information sheet from Drexel University. You can also visit http://www.drexel.edu/nhla to learn more and/or to apply.

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A slightly revised NHLA Continuing Education Committee Mini-Money Grant application form has been uploaded to the NHLA website. You can download it from the Scholarships and Grants page, http://www.nhlibrarians.org/scholarshipsgrants.html. Direct questions to Barbara Prince.

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The application deadline for the New England Library Association's leadership symposium, NELLS, has been extended to February 29th.

NELLS will be held July 28th through August 1st at the Rolling Ridge Conference Center in North Andover, MA.

Who can attend? NELLS students will be library professionals, paraprofessionals, or volunteers (Trustees, Friends, etc.) in mid-career (3 to 15 years experience in or with libraries). Attendees may be recommended by someone or may make their own application for this leadership training. Each student must be a member of his or her state association or NELA in order to apply.

More information about NELLS and the application are available at: http://www.nelib.org/nells/

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Members of the NHLA  are cordially invited to a one-day conference “Music Librarianship: Just the Basics” to be held at the Hyatt Regency Newport (1 Goat Island in Newport, RI) on Feb. 20, 2008 from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.  A glossy brochure can also be requested from me directly (see address below).

The Education Committee of the Music Library Association and the Music OCLC Users GROUP are very excited to have the “gurus” in our profession teaching the conference sessions including Jay Weitz (Music sound recordings cataloging and video cataloging); Jeanette Casey (Music Reference); Marci Cohen (Music Collection Development/Acquisitions); and Joseph Hafner (Client Services). Please see complete bio information in the brochure. Cost for the conference is $90 and the registration deadline is January 31, 2008.

I hope you will consider attending this workshop if you have an interest in music librarianship or have recently taken on new responsibilities in the area of music as part of your position. Library School students are also welcome.

Questions can be directed to me, Holling Smith-Borne at holling.j.smith-borne@vanderbilt.edu <mailto:holling.j.smith-borne@vanderbilt.edu>.

Holling Smith-Borne
Director, Anne Potter Wilson Music Library
Blair School of Music
Vanderbilt University
2400 Blakemore Ave.
Nashville, TN 37212
(615) 322-5227
holling.j.smith-borne@vanderbilt.edu

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The workshop is going on around me, and I just want everyone to know how to get to the presentations offered today by Jessamyn West, Lichen Rancourt and Andrea Mercado.

Andrea's presentation can be found at www.slideshare.net/andreamercado. Her blog Library Techtonics is available at http://www.librarytechtonics.info/

Jessamyn's talk can be found at http://www.librarian.net/talks/delflk/

Lichen's talk will be found later today at www.remainingrelevant.net.

It has been a great day!

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There is still room in NHLA Continuing Education workshop, “Everything You Want To Know About Library 2.0,” for those who are still interested in signing up. The registration deadline is this Friday, September 14. You should receive an email confirmation on that date that we received your registration. Please email sleonardi@amherst.lib.nh.us with any questions.

 

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Join us on September 24th at the Hooksett Library for Everything You Want to Know About Library 2.0.  Jessamyn West (Librarian.net), Lichen Rancourt (Remaining Relevant), and Andrea Mercado (Library Techtronics) will explore Library 2.0.  They will be joined by Bobbi Slossar for GEEK Sessions (small groups with specific questions) in the afternoon. Everyone is invited to bring their favorite gadget to show and tell.

Registration is required. The cost is $10.00 for NHLA members and $15.00 for non-members.  The Registration includes morning refreshments and a box lunch.  You can download the registration files from the Upcoming Events section of the NHLA website http://www.nhlibrarians.org/events.html. There are only 50 spaces so register early.

 The schedule for the day is: 

9:00 - 9:30 ~ Registration & Coffee
9:30 ~ What is WEB 2.0 and why it's important/appropriate in libraries - Lichen Rancourt
10:00 ~ Flickr & del.icio.us - Jessamyn West
10:30 ~ Library 2.0 catalog solutions - Lichen Rancourt
11:00 ~ Open source replacements for stuff you already use - Jessamyn West
11:30 ~ GADGET SHARE - Show and tell your gadgets, library blog sites, digital cameras, card readers, phones and whatever

12:00 ~ Box Lunch
1:00 ~ Technology planning.  How to choose and implement what you have seen today within the limits of staff time, library budgets and patron needs - Andrea Mercado.

2:00 ~ GEEK Sessions - Our three presenters (joined by Bobbi Slossar) will break into small groups to answer your specific questions about social software issues.
3:00 ~ GEEK Session discoveries and wrap up - Mary Ann List

 
Sponsored by the NHLA Continuing Education Committee

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