The State Library’s booth at CAL in November 2009 had the theme “Libraries: A Place of Endless Possibilities”. Visitors were encouraged to share their stories by writing them, typing them or telling them (to our flip cameras).
Now you can read or listen to the fantastic stories of your colleagues and celebrate the many ways libraries transform lives.
Contact Michelle Gebhart or Patricia Froehlich with questions.
Elena Rosenfeld, Colorado Association of Libraries ALA Chapter Counselor, passed this press release on from ALA. Great statistics and information. How would you use this to advocate for libraries in your community?
New ALA report details economic trends in libraries and 2010 outlook
CHICAGO – At every turn, news reports and research indicate fairly dramatic changes in U.S. library funding, services and staffing – most occurring in the last 18 months. According to a new report prepared by the American Library Association (ALA), libraries of all types are feeling the pinch of the economic downturn while managing sky-high use.
Compiled from a broad range of available sources, The Condition of Libraries: 1999-2009 presents U.S. economic trends (2009), and summarizes trends in public, school and academic libraries across several library measures, including expenditures, staffing and services. The report also highlights trends in services provided to libraries by library cooperatives and consortia.
Continue reading ‘Conditions of U.S. Libraries: Trends 1999-2009′
Collaborate Like You Mean It Confernce. Papers Due date: February 12, 2010
The Colorado Academic Library Consortium Summit planning committee seeks proposals for presentation and poster sessions for the fourth CALC Summit. The Summit will be held at the Sheraton Denver West Hotel (6th Ave & Union) on May 20-21, 2010.
Continue reading ‘Call for Papers: Collaborate Like You Mean It!’
Posted on behalf of – Dana Abbey, MLS Consumer Health Coordinator National Network of Libraries of Medicine University of Colorado Denver
William completed the Boston Marathon at the age of 67. Now, in his late-80s he continues to enjoy hiking, skiing and running. Mildred, 73, hits the step machine after complete knee replacement surgery and daily increases her walking distance. These are just two of the inspirational stories on the National Library of Medicine’s (NLM) NIHSeniorHealth website . Often times these stories cross my mind as I watch the seconds painfully ticking away on the treadmill timer. However, William and Mildred’s dedication, along with the other 26 engaging exercise stories, keep me motivated to exercise for life.
Summer Reading 2010 – Mini-Grants application
Deadline; Friday, January 29, 2010
Applications for Colorado Statewide Summer Reading program Mini-Grants are now available NEW! this year is an online application form at http://surveys.lrs.org/respond.php?sid=73
Library sites/branches may apply individually. There may be a limited number of grants given this year, so apply early and write your outcomes-based
evaluation (OBE) statement carefully.
Application criteria:
• Your library jurisdiction completed the 2009 SRP report
• If you received a 2009 Mini-Grant, you completed your 2009 report.
• You have registered for the 2010 SRP “Make a Splash” or “Make Waves” at www.cde.state.co.us/cdelib/SummerReading/register.htm
• Local match of $50 per mini-grant. (yup, I know this is up from last year…)
• Priority will be given to non-metro, small and medium-sized rural/small town libraries.
When in doubt… ask for help. Contact Patricia Froehlich at 303-866-6908 or Froehlich_p@cde.state.co.us.
Awards will be offered by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Mid Continental Region to recognize public libraries that have had successful public library/public health partnerships involving health information. Recipients will receive a $200 cash award or gift.
Continue reading ‘Outstanding Public Library/Public Health Partnership Awards’
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The Colorado Association of Law Libraries, in conjunction with the Special Libraries Association, Colorado Council of Medical Librarians, Colorado Association of Libraries, and the University of Denver Library and Information Science Program is pleased to present:
Colleague Connection 2010
5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 7, 2010
University of Denver Driscoll Center North Gallery and Ballroom
PANEL DISCUSSION: Colorado’s 2010 Anti-Tax Ballot Issues : Their Impact on Colorado and its Libraries
Want to use Web 2.0 to communicate instantly and effectively? What about collaborating in real time, sharing photos, videos, and documents, or using other tools to increase productivity?
We all know that Web 2.0 tools are essential for communicating and creating in today’s fast-paced world. If there are tools that you or your staff want to learn more about, or if you just need to brush up on the basics, please visit the Colorado Libraries 2.0 website.
Colorado Libraries 2.0 is a FREE learning program to help library staff become familiar with Web 2.0 tools. The program is designed in modules associated with categories of tools:
1. Communication
2. Collaboration
3. Visual Communications
4. Personal Learning Environments (PLE)
5. Productivity Tools
6. A capstone project – Your PLE
Additional modules will be available in 2010.
Join with others from your library to get the most from the program !
Colorado Libraries 2.0 was created by Reach – Leading Learning in Libraries – a group of library staff members committed to sharing continuing education opportunities with others.
The Rene Spitz School Library at the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Fort Logan (CMHI-FL) is the recipient of a $2,500 grant from the Lois Lenski Covey Foundation, Inc. Librarian Kate Elder requested the grant to purchase audiobooks to accompany the library’s most popular books, plus additional bundles of books and audio packaged together.
CMHI-FL is one of Colorado’s two state hospitals providing mental health services for persons with complex, serious, and persistent mental illness. Over 85% of students admitted to CMHI-FL’s residential school program read below grade level. For these students, access to audiobooks provides access to age-appropriate vocabulary and content in materials beyond their reading level. In particular, audiobooks can be an extremely useful learning tool to motivate poor readers, reluctant readers, or struggling readers.
The Lois Lenski Covey Foundation, Inc. is a charitable institute whose purpose is to assist organizations in providing books to children who might otherwise lack access to children’s literature. For more information, see http://www.loislenskicovey.org/index.html.
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