Out of 73 institutions, Colorado has only 11 libraries that have completed the 2008 Academic Libraries Survey. This is far from the 85% required to close the survey.
How can we discuss the value of academic libraries if we don’t have basic data about outlets, staff, collections, services, and expenditures?
Data collection for the 2008 Academic Libraries Survey (ALS) began on November 5, 2008 and ends on February 25, 2009.
Please register, then enter and lock your data as soon as possible on the ALS Web site at http://surveys.nces.ed.gov/libraries/als
Yesterday in my travels around southeast Colorado, I found a jewel of a library. It is nestled snugly in the heart of downtown Aguilar (pop. 593). What makes this library sparkle is Cindy Gongaware, the library director. Cindy had exciting news to report. Her involvement in a Rural USDA grant netted five flat screen computers and five laptops. “The library really picked up after that”, reports Cindy. Her partnership with town officials and her community is what keeps this library alive and vibrant. The city provides housing for the library and all its amenities, while the community generously donates its new/used books for the collection. It’s a wonderful symbiotic – almost love relationship. Happy Valentines Day, everyone!
Written by Erica MacCreaigh
On a very frosty evening, January 26, nine intrepid ALA Midwinter attendees braved the cold — and perhaps some trepidation at the thought of razor wire, locked gates, and Erica’s driving — to tour the Denver Women’s Correctional Facility and library.
Diana Reese, Erica MacCreaigh, and Lt. Gary Dolan were joined by academic, school, and public librarians, a corrections librarian, and an MLIS student for a two-hour tour of DWCF’s programs and housing – including the rehabilitative Therapeutic Community unit and the lively minimum security dog training unit –which culminated in a visit to the facility library. Continue reading ‘ALA Midwinter librarians “go directly to prison!”’
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February 9, 2009 in
Continuing Education, Front Range, General, IT, Spring workshops, Western Slope, conferences and programs.
Tags: CE, CLiC, CSL, professional development, spring, workshops.
Colorado State Library staff are offering many workshops around the state as part of the 2009 CLiC Spring Workshops. For more information and the complete workshop schedule, visit the CLiC Web site or call the State Library at 303-866-6900.
CSL Workshop Schedule (PDF)
Congratulations to Red Feather Lakes Community Library for its mention in the march issue of Woman’s Day Magazine!
Woman’s day magazine, in partnership with ALA, has been helping promote libraries by sharing stories about how libraries have changed women’s lives since 2002. Continue reading ‘Red Feather Lakes Community Library in Woman’s Day Magazine’
Due to a significant spike in job seeking patrons without computer skills visiting our computer lab, we’re considering instructional courses for this group. Right now we’re in “research mode” and looking for inspiration/tips from others who have already provided resources or classes on this topic. If not your library, then perhaps you know another library that has developed programming for this demographic?
Continue reading ‘What do you do?’
The Carnegie Public Library in Trinidad Colorado launched a brand new website today!
In addition to browsing the library’s online catalog, patrons can access the latest library news; check out upcoming events, and access premium online resources for business, health, genealogy, and more!
Continue reading ‘Carnegie Public Library Launches New Website’
Join us for the 2009 Colleague Connection! This year’s event is set for Thursday, March 12, 2009 at the University of Denver Driscoll Ballroom.
*Networking, Vendor Exhibits, and Reception begin at 5:30 p.m. The complimentary reception will include beer, wine, sodas, and water with light food.
Continue reading ‘Colleague Connection 2009′
On behalf of Nance Nassar:
The Power Libraries Program (PLP) application for 2009 will be available online February 26, 2009. Please send this flyer to anyone you know who may be interested in applying
The Developing and High Performance rubrics as well as the criteria checklist are available now on the PLP Web site.
PLP Application Flyer (PDF)
This year I was lucky enough to attend my first-ever ALA. On Friday, January 23rd, I braved the Colorado Convention Center (and its dizzying parking structure) to browse the exhibits hall. I think “wow” was the first word I thought as I entered the huge building and saw the mass of people all crowding on to the escalators. That word was repeated often throughout the evening, first as I took in the sheer number of booths, and later as I realized how much – there’s no other word for it – stuff – was being given away. It was overwhelming. More than that, though, it was fascinating. I was grateful to have the opportunity to be a real part of the national library community; I met people from right here in the state, from around the U.S. including New Mexico and New York, and even some overseas folks. Continue reading ‘First Timer at ALA Midwinter’
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