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Spring CLiC Workshops - Registration Open!

The keynote speaker for all three workshops is George Needham V.P of OCLC. Don’t miss this event, because George has some very thought-provoking ideas on how your library can be a transformational force in your community.

On top of that, there will be over 25 workshops to choose from.

Registration fee is $35/day with breakfast and lunch included!

Grand Junction
Greeley
Pueblo

The registration fee bumps up to $40/day two weeks before the event, so register early!

Complete a scholarship form and you may be selected to receive two days of registration - free!

Top Trends in Colorado Libraries – 2008

For the CAL Conference 2008, Communities and Libraries, I created this list of top ten trends in Colorado libraries related to communities and libraries. Examples are also below. I provided this for the Commissioner of Education for his opening keynote presentation. Thought others might be interested.
Early childhood brain research is changing library storytimes.*

  • Multimedia production in libraries – videos, podcasts, etc.
  • Literacy - engaging the larger community (One Book, etc.)
  • The Library Online* – AskColorado, local archives online, 21 Plinkit websites
  • Green Buildings
  • Creation spaces, activities, collections
  • Community Outreach
  • Job support and economic development
  • Gaming*
  • Services to Special Populations*

* Indicates a topic in which the State Library is involved. Continue reading ‘Top Trends in Colorado Libraries – 2008′

Colorado Libraries Awarded Grants for Key Projects

The Colorado State Library today announced grants to 16 school, public and academic libraries for innovative projects designed to improve library services and life-long learning.  The proposals are funded through the federal Library Service and Technology Act (LSTA) allocation to the Colorado Department of Education and Colorado State Library.

This year’s grants totaled nearly $257,000. All grants addressed a goal in the long-range plan to improve library services to Colorado students and adult learners that support educational achievement and lifelong learning.

Awards were made to:

  • Academy School District 20, Summit Preschool and Middle School Programs, Library and Literacy Partnership Program, $7,300
    At-risk middle school students will serve as mentors to at-risk preschool students. They will meet biweekly to select books, read together and engage in questioning activities.

 

  •  Adams State College, Nielsen Library, Mobile Learning Center and Laptop Loan Program, $18,400 
    The Nielsen Library program will improve access to technology in the San Luis Valley and help the underserved student population use resources at Adams State College. Training sessions will be offered at public schools, community centers, retirement centers and nursing facilities.
     
  • Arapahoe Library District, Parent and Child Literacy Project, $9,462 
    This grant provides library services to the children of non-English speaking adults. The grant targets children aged three to 11 in the Sheridan branch and new Glendale branch.
     
  • Boulder Valley Family Literacy Program, General Education Development (GED) at the Library: A Gateway to More, $18,012
    Free adult GED study classes will be offered in the Boulder and Lafayette public libraries
     
  • Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy (CLEL), Enhancing Colorado Library Story Times: Early Literacy Skills and Messages, $17,922
    Early literacy and library story time practitioners will train library staff in 10 small to medium sized public libraries on the principles, skills and messages of the “Every Child Ready to Read” program developed by the Public Library Association.
     
  • Colorado Springs School District 11, Penrose Elementary Library Media Center, Using Digital Media and Storytelling to Improve Literacy, $8,445
    Students will improve literacy skills through writing stories and scripts which they will then use to produce digital media projects.

 

  • Denver Public Library, Central Branch, Technology Empowerment Program, $20,000
    Customers will have improved access to computers, computer training classes and individual assistance in a new technology training room.
     
  • Douglas County Libraries Foundation, Book Start, $20,000
    Early literacy training will be available for child care providers in 48 child care facilities. Twenty-five volunteers will be trained and 1,200 children will receive close to 5,500 hours per week of literacy instruction.
     
  • Estes Park Public Library Foundation, Estes Valley Partnership to Expand and Enrich Informal Education, $18,533
    Estes Park Public Library in partnership with various organizations will provide educational after school programs for children attending grades four through eight.
     
  • Fort Collins Regional Library District, Book Express, $20,000
    The library district will partner with the Poudre School District to pilot a book by mail program. This program will target approximately 800 preschool through sixth grade children in rural areas of the library district.
     
  • Fort Lewis College, John F. Reed Library, Fort Lewis College Research Commons, $14,350
    An electronic collection of original student work consisting of research papers, portfolios and creative works will be formed. The digital repository will serve as a publishing, research and learning instrument for students.  
     
  • Johnson & Wales University, Connecting Information Literacy to Learning, $19,929 
    Students will have access to a larger computer lab where they will develop skills in obtaining, evaluating, and using information in an effective and socially responsible manner.
     
  • Loveland Public Library, Loveland Kids Love to Read: Loveland Public Library Literacy Outreach, $16,581
    The Loveland Public Library in collaboration with the City of Loveland Housing Authority will provide 90 minute bimonthly literacy programs with groups of children ages three to 14 years of age in six low income complexes in Loveland. Their goal is to have 1,632 contacts with resident children. 
     
  • Pikes Peak Library District, Ready Set Read! $16,374
    Staff training will be provided to assist parents, teachers, and tutors in the identification of appropriate reading level materials for students. All new and existing materials will be remarked and shelved according to reading level making them easier to locate.
     
  • Pueblo County School District 70, Vineland Elementary School Media Center, The Missing Link-Linking Student Achievement with the Community Library, $1,517
    Students and their parents will have access to an upgraded and expanded Web based Accelerated Reader Program that will encourage and foster student achievement with the use of existing community library resources.
     
  • State Library’s Special Populations & Issues Committee, Community Conversations, $30,000
    Ten to 12 local libraries will create programming that, via outreach to community leaders, partners, and diverse participants will foster dialogue and lifelong learning about cultural differences.

For more information regarding these grants, contact Jean Marie Heilig, LSTA Coordinator at 303-866-6731 or heilig_j@cde.state.co.us

 

 

Durango Days 2008!

Join Us In Beautiful Durango!
Durango Days is a 2-day CAL Continuing Education event at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado, on September 18-19. The program schedule is great. Check it out.  Register now at www.cal-webs.org.

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Four Colorado Libraries win “American Dream” Grant

Congratulations to:

  • Douglas County Library, Castle Rock, Colo.
  • High Plains Library District, Greeley, Colo.
  • Lafayette Public Library, Lafayette, Colo.
  • Upper San Juan Library District, Pagosa Springs, Colo.

These libraries are among 34 in the country to be awarded “The American Dream Starts @ your library” grant. This grant, a one-time award of $5,000, is designed to help public libraries increase their literacy services to adult English language learners. The grants are funded by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and implemented by ALA. .

Additionally, any library can benefit from the American Dream@ your Library Toolkit hosted by ALA.

Hear Ye, Hear Ye!

Come one, come all!

A Town Hall meeting is coming to your area soon.

State Librarian - Gene Hainer,  Martin Garnar of the Colorado Association of Libraries, and Valerie Horton  from the Colorado Library Consortium (CLiC) are eager to meet you.

They also want to share with you

*  How these organizations support the work of libraries
* The future of libraries in Colorado
* The future of the library profession

So grab a colleague, a friend, or a neighbor and head on over to one of the eleven Town Hall Meetings near you.

Refreshments will be served!

Please register in advance so we know how many cookies to bring. :)

If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Priebe at 303-422-1150 or lpriebe@clicweb.org.

Thanks, see you soon!

SW Area Librarians Mtg in Pagosa Springs

Our last quarterly meeting was hosted by the Ruby M. Sisson Memorial Library at the Community Center, 451 Hot Springs Blvd, Pagosa Springs — THANKS Sisson library for hosting this meeting!!

MINUTES from 10/12/06 meeting

Next Mtg: Jan 4, 2007 11-3pm at Reed Library, Fort Lewis College

See ya there!

CLiC offers scholarships to attend the Southwest Workshops!

CLiC is offering FREE registration scholarships to attend CAL’s 2nd Annual Colorado Southwest Workshop Days in Durango Sept 21- 22, 2006 at Fort Lewis College.

The workshop days sessions are: Storytelling, Plinkit (open source Web site creation), CAL Legislative Committee, Grant Writing for Workshops, MS Word, Using Primary Sources with Students, Basic Book Repair, Cataloging: The Basics, Government Documents: Information Goldmine, Native American Stereotypes in Children’s Literature, Gaming in Libraries: Dungeons and Dragons, Medical Reference, Inquiring Minds Want to Know! Unmasking 21st Century Learning 21st Century Learning, 21st Century Learning: Practical Applications Panel of Durango school librairans.

There will be a talk by Sherrie Gallaway, Educator in Residence at Library of Congress about her experiences over lunc and a reception Thursday evening on campus at the Center for Southwest Studies. CASL will be hosting a Calling All School Librarians! CASL Reception friday immediately following the last session.

The scholarship form is available on CLiC’s website at: http://www.clicweb.org/continuing_education/scholarship_form.php

SW Area Librarians Meeting in Telluride!

Wow, what a great meeting we had on Thursday July 20, at Telluride’s Wilkinson Public Library, with over 25 library staff members from many southwest area libraries! Hope you all enjoyed the meeting as much as I did! Besides the delicious food, hearing the great ideas every library shared, and the tech trends presentation by Barb Brattin, it was fun just to see you all.

Minutes from the 7/19/06 meeing.

PDF file of ASCC article shared by Cookie at the meeting.

Next meeting: October 12 in Pagosa Springs at the Community Center!

SW Area Librarians Meeting on 4/13

Last Thursday April 13, the SW Area Librarians Group met in Mancos for their quarterly meeting. We had about 17 librarians present, even some ventured from Ridgway and Ouray to attend! There was great sharing of ideas and experiences with discussion and good pot luck food (though mainly it was desserts this time!) We covered topics such as summer reading, event collaboration, managing volunteers, benefits to small library employee, and library construction projects! Feel free to “talk” more about these ideas on this blog if you wish.

Thanks to Mancos Public Library for hosting this time. Minutes will be send out on the SW Listserv when available. Next meeting is in Telluride at the Wilkerson Public Library on July 20, 2006.