The deadline for completing the 2010-11 Colorado School Library Survey is November 30, 2010. Participation by all public schools in Colorado is vital! The results of the survey provide library professionals with important information for planning, evaluating, and budgeting.
For questions regarding the survey, or to obtain your username and password, feel free to call Library Research Service at 303-866-6900 or email lrs@lrs.org.
The deadline for completing the 2010-11 Colorado School Library survey has been extended to November 30, 2010. Participation by all public school libraries is vital! If you have not yet responded to the survey, it can be accessed at http://www.lrs.org/slsurvey. The data gathered in the annual school library survey provides library professionals with important information for planning, evaluating, and budgeting. For questions regarding the survey, or to obtain your username and password, feel free to call Library Research Service at 303-866-6900 or email lrs@lrs.org to get your information.?
I am thrilled to announce the launch of two new Plinkit libraries. Please offer a warm welcome to the Salida Regional Library and the Colorado Supreme Court Law Library!
Over 20 public libraries in Colorado are using Plinkit to provide 24/7 online access to their library catalog, as well as to other online resources, a calendar of events, information about their services and much more. Plinkit is also being used by special and school libraries.
Learn more about what Plinkit can do for your library, sign up, or contact us for more information.
A FREE continuing education opportunity is now being offered nationally from the Texas State Library & Archives Commission.
LD 502b: Everyone Wins – When School and Public Libraries Cooperate! (National Version)
In this course, librarians will gain increased knowledge of school and public library cooperation. Participants will learn about best practices for school and public library cooperation, models of partnership and the best resources for further exploration and development. A special feature of this course is a series of recorded interviews with leaders in school and public library cooperation, providing participants with the opportunity to learn directly from their colleagues.
LD 502b: Everyone Wins – When School and Public Libraries Cooperate! (National Version) will be available beginning on January 15, 2010 and will be available indefinitely.
This version of the course is unmoderated and open to all library staff.
For more information and to register, please visit: www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/workshops/online/ld502b/
November is just around the corner and there are two “Standards Galore!” workshops you don’t want to miss:
Continue reading ‘November Workshop Opportunities – “Standards Galore!”’
Nance Nassar of CDE / Colorado State Library will be presenting the first of her “Standards Galore!” series of workshops in Alamosa on Thursday, October 22, and in Greeley on Tuesday, October 27. She will also present workshops in 13 additional cities around the state. Continue reading ‘Workshop Opportunity for School Librarians – Register Now!’
For School Librarians and Other Educators:
“Standards Galore!” Workshops – October 2009-February 2010 – register now!
Join your fellow school librarians and learn about the COMPANION DOCUMENTS that correlate with the new school library “Standards for the 21st Century Learner.”
The attendees will participate in lively discussions and work in groups to develop a better understanding of the new standards documents mentioned above and how to implement them into lesson development and into their school library program.
For Public Library Youth Services Librarians:
Youth Services Workshops – in October – register now!
Annual workshops for public library youth services librarians to network and learn about the 2010 Statewide Summer Reading Program and other youth services in public libraries:
-2010 statewide summer reading programs, presented by Kathy Barco:
-“Make a Splash” (children) and “Make Waves” (teen)
-Lunch and networking
-After-school programming including “The After-School Network”
-Report on the LSTA Early Literacy (CLEL) Storytime grants
-Update on State Library youth services initiatives
-Summer Reading manuals
Contact Michelle Gebhart, 303-866-6894, for more information.
So, I am sitting here at the TIE (Technology in Education) Pre-conference at Copper Mountain, contemplating all the really cool stuff that can happen in school libraries. Keynote speaker, Dr. David L. Loertscher, Professor, San Jose State University has gotten librarians all fired up about creating a Learning Commons. Chelmsford High School in Massachusetts took the leap. How engaged are your students anyway? Here’s a check list of things that make a library really pop. Still not convinced? Join a conversation with other librarians who are thinking about transforming their library. LJ Article.
As of January 2009, Merino Elementary School has a new library. Denise Everhart, the Merino Elementary librarian, was so excited about the new facility that she sent along some photos to share.
(Previously, the entire library and 26 computers were stuffed into one average-sized classroom, so she is delighted with the space.)
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AASL has just launched the third annual longitudinal study “School Libraries Count!” All K-12 schools, public and private, are invited to participate on a voluntary basis. Past participant’s continued involvement is crucial when examining trends over time, as well as new participants so that an accurate reflection of the U.S. educational demographics are represented. The survey may be accessed at http://www.aaslsurvey.org. The survey deadline is March 12.
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