*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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The International Foundation for Cultural Property Protection (a non-profit trade association dedicated to the protection of cultural institutions) offers critical security, life-safety, and emergency preparedness training, as well as the only professional certification for persons working in, or responsible for, cultural property protection. Our multi-tiered program applies to security officers, supervisors, directors, administrators, facility managers, human resources staff, curators, registrars, librarians, and others who wish to gain crucial information and education about the latest methods available in protecting collections, staff, visitors, and others involved with public and cultural institutions.

IFCPP is pleased to offer the following training schedule for 2010:
 
February 12, 2010            
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Denver, CO
Certified Institutional Protection Specialist (CIPS) – Basic training & certification
Hosted by the Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Registration available at: www.ifcpp.org

 
February 21, 2010            
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Washington, DC
Certified Institutional Protection Manager (CIPM) – Management training & certification
Hosted by the Smithsonian Institution’s National Conference On Cultural Property Protection
Registration available at: www.ifcpp.org

 
March 7, 2010            
8:00 am - 05:00 pm
Lisle, IL
Certified Institutional Protection Manager (CIPM) - Management training & certification
Hosted by the Midwest Security Conference
Registration available at: www.ifcpp.org

 
May 11, 2010            
8:00 am - 05:00 pm
Philadelphia, PA
Certified Institutional Protection Manager (CIPM) - Management training & certification
Hosted by Today’s Facility Manager (TFM)
Registration available soon at: http://www.constructshow.com/ind/landing-page.aspx

May 23-24, 2010            
Day 1:  9:30am to 12:30pm
Day 2: 1:00pm to 4:30pm
L.A., CA
Certified Institutional Protection Manager (CIPM) - Management training & certification
Hosted by the American Association of Museums
Register at: http://www.aam-us.org/am10/

August 21-25, 2010            
San Francisco, CA
IFCPP Annual Conference – 3 full days of sessions plus pre-conference and evening events
Held at the historic Palace Hotel
Register at: www.ifcpp.org

 
For additional information, please call 303-322-9667, 800-257-6717, e-mail info@ifcpp.org or visit www.ifcpp.org

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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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For Immediate Release from ALA,
February 24, 2009

At the American Library Association (ALA) 2009 Midwinter Meeting in Denver, the ALA Council passed a resolution defining the core competences of librarianship.

The core competences document represents the work of a special Presidential Task Force on Library Education and builds on the efforts of several previous groups.

The document defines the basic knowledge to be possessed by all persons graduating from an ALA-accredited master’s program in library and information studies. Librarians working in school, academic, public, special and governmental libraries will need to acquire special knowledge beyond that specified in the resolution.

It states that everyone graduating from an ALA-accredited master’s program in library and information studies should know and, where appropriate, be able to employ:

• Foundations of the Profession.
• Information resources.
• Organization of recorded knowledge and information.
• Technological knowledge and skills.
• Reference and user services.
• Research.
• Continuing education and lifelong learning.
• Administration and management.

The core competency requirements stress the role of library and information professionals in promoting democratic principles and intellectual freedom, knowing and applying the legal framework guiding libraries and information agencies – including laws relating to copyright, privacy, freedom of expression, equal rights and intellectual property – and attaining competency in identifying and analyzing emerging technologies and innovations.

To learn more about the core competences of librarianship, please visit:

Core Competences Web site

ALA's Core Competences of Librarianship (.pdf)

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Do you have ideas about librarianship that you'd like to share with colleagues? Do you hear about news in the profession or trends that you'd like to discuss or debate with your peers? Why not contribute these ideas to the NHLA blog by writing your own entries. If that sounds like something you'd like to do, just complete the online form at http://www.nhlibrarians.org/blogsignup.html, and I'll get in touch with you to discuss possibilities. All are welcome!

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Here is the audio recording for the third presentation in the adult literacy program session. Louise Hazen and Nancy Ladd speak about the adult literacy program they coordinate at the Pillsbury Free Library in Warner, NH

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We at READS want to remind you of the program we are presenting on the 24th of October. It will offer suggestions from a variety of people involved in human services to help us best serve our disabled customers. Speakers will include librarians, representatives from social services, and specialists in serving people with a variety of disabilities. We hope you come with questions, suggestions, and examples of your own experiences.

The deadline for registering is October 10th. Forms are available at the READS Fall Conference page.

Hope to see you!

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Most of us work at libraries that can't afford to send us to some of the major library conferences, for example the annual Public Library Association conference. This year, PLA was held in Minnesota in March, and who really wants to go to Minnesota in the spring? But fear not. A great many of the presentation handouts from conference sessions are freely available to download on the PLA website. So don't hesitate. Visit the site right away and start downloading. It's free!

Does anyone know of other major library conferences that make their handouts freely available online following the conference? If so, please leave a comment!

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REGISTER NOW!

The Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) is pleased to present its FALL 2008 PRESERVATION WORKSHOP SERIES:

* Intermediate Book Repair — Tuesday, September 23
* Writing Successful Grant Proposals — Wednesday, September 24
* Preserving Oversize Paper Artifacts — Thursday, September 25
* Caring for Textiles — Wednesday, October 1
* Disaster Planning with dPlan Lite — Thursday, October 2, (at Merrimack College)

LOCATION:
NEDCC
100 Brickstone Square, 4th floor
Andover, MA
(except for Disaster Planning with dPlan Lite - see workshop description on our Web site.)
TIME: 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
COST: $150.00 per workshop

For complete workshop details and registration form, visit www.nedcc.org

The workshops are co-sponsored by the Essex National Heritage Commission, the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, the Northeast Massachusetts Regional Library System, and Historic New England.

The Fall Preservation Workshops are supported in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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