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| | Large Calendar View | Current Events Back to the Beach: A Reader's Advisory Workshop
May 20, 2008
| | Join us as guest author Louise Ure discusses her writing and books. Then, following a short hiatus (featuring Dove ice cream bars for nourishment), publisher representatives Barbara Peters, Virginia Stanley and Talia Ross will “book talk” their favorite titles for the current and forthcoming season.
(View Current Roster) Class Type: Continuing Education - Intended Audience: ALL [Sign Up] | Big Picture Presentation: Creating Community Dialogue
May 14, 2008
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For libraries to retain their significance in our society, we must work to engage as well as inform. It is crucial that libraries cultivate connections to help diverse ideas and communities thrive. Libraries must practice as well as promote dialogue and democracy by supporting not only the mind, but the heart and soul of our communities.
Nancy Tessman recently retired from her position as Director of the Salt Lake City Public Library after thirty years of service. The City Library was named Library Journal's Library of the Year in 2006 following a decade of community development that culminated in the opening of the award-winning Main Library building. She has received the Distinguished Service Award and Librarian of the Year Awards from the Utah Library Association, was one of the originators of the Library Leadership Institute at Snowbird and has spoken at conferences throughout the world on the importance of community building in library service.
(View Current Roster) Class Type: Continuing Education - Intended Audience: ALL [Sign Up] | Citizenship & Immigration - Government Information in the 21st Century
May 9, 2008 (Yuma) - [Companion session to Health & Medicine]; and May 16, 2008 (Flagstaff and ONLINE)
| | Since September 11, 2001, major organizational and procedural changes in our Federal government have taken effect. Do you know where to look to find up-to-date, authoritative Federal information regarding citizenship and immigration? This workshop will help librarians become familiar with important online government resources regarding citizenship and immigration. The interactive, hands-on workshop format will provide you with opportunities to try these resources yourself. A stipend is available to help cover attendees' expenses. Space is limited, so register soon!
(View Current Roster) Class Type: Continuing Education - Intended Audience: ALL [Sign Up] | Consumer Information & Demographics - Government Information in the 21st Century
May 16, 2008
| | Everyone’s a consumer, and consumers have questions. Do you know how and where to get the answers – before, during, and after a purchase? Do you know the make-up of your community. Getting details on the country around us is something that government can help us do, through the wide range of government resources available on the internet. This interactive, hands-on workshop format will provide you with opportunities to try these resources yourself. A stipend is available to help cover attendees' expenses.
(View Current Roster) Class Type: Continuing Education - Intended Audience: ALL [Sign Up] | Fun with Books and Stories
May 1, 2008
| | Join Dr. Jill Stamm, cofounder of New Directions Institute for Infant Brain Development and author of Bright from the Start, as she discusses brain development in the context of early literacy. This is an excellent opportunity for librarians to increase our knowledge of the science behind the strategies we teach parents and caregivers for preparing children from birth to read.
(View Current Roster) Class Type: Continuing Education - Intended Audience: ALL [Sign Up] | Health & Medicine - Government Information in the 21st Century
May 9, 2008 [Companion workshop to Citizenship and Immigration]
| | When your patrons come in looking for information on health and medicine topics, where do you turn? This workshop will help librarians gain familiarity with some of the many online government information sources available for health & medicine, ranging from consumer-oriented, to in-depth resources. The interactive, hands-on workshop format will provide you with opportunities to try these resources yourself. A stipend is available to help cover attendees' expenses. Space is limited, so register soon! Intended for librarians to feel more comfortable in providing access to this authoritative information.
(View Current Roster) Class Type: Continuing Education - Intended Audience: ALL [Sign Up] | Infant & Toddler Storytime
May 9, 2008
| | It’s never too early to start sharing songs, rhymes, and stories with children. Anna Del Paxton, former Youth Services Supervisor for the Flagstaff City-Coconino County Public Library, will share her ideas and resources from years of experience conducting infant/toddler storytimes for newborns to 2 yr. olds. Library staff and community partners are invited to attend this developmentally important, fun, and interactive workshop.
(View Current Roster) Class Type: Continuing Education - Intended Audience: ALL [Sign Up] | Legal Information - Government Information in the 21st Century
May 16, 2008
| | Laws and regulations provide a framework for our society, and they affect all parts of our lives. Legal research can be difficult, and the guides included in this session have been selected to provide overviews of online legal resources and links to frequently requested items. The interactive, hands-on workshop format will provide you with opportunities to try these resources yourself. A stipend is available to help cover attendees' expenses.
(View Current Roster) Class Type: Continuing Education - Intended Audience: ALL [Sign Up] | Locating government information on the internet - Government Information in the 21st Century
May 16, 2008
| | Do you feel like running away when you are asked for census information? Do you have an immigration question and have no idea where to start your research? Government Information in the 21st Century is an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) grant-funded project designed to provide user guides and training in high-demand topics for librarians and library staff. The program teaches the needed skills to make effective use of online government information resources. This training seminar will use OCLC WebJunction as a tool to expand your knowledge of government information and provide you with resources to take back to your library. The interactive, hands-on workshop format will provide you with opportunities to try these resources yourself. A stipend is available to help cover attendees' expenses.
(View Current Roster) Class Type: Continuing Education - Intended Audience: ALL [Sign Up] | Military, War and Homeland Security - Government Information in the 21st Century
May 16, 2008
| | This session focuses on the United States Military, Wars and Homeland Security, including how to find and use information resources created by the US Government on branches of our military, resources for those serving and at home including active military, retired military and veterans, those researching wars (current and historic), those undergoing genealogical searches related to military topics, and the recent developments in Homeland Security. The interactive, hands-on workshop format will provide you with opportunities to try these resources yourself. A stipend is available to help cover attendees' expenses.
(View Current Roster) Class Type: Continuing Education - Intended Audience: ALL [Sign Up] | Tour: Scottsdale Culinary Institute Library
Thursday, May 15, 2008
| | The Scottsdale Culinary Institute Libraries are home to more than 9000 curriculum-based pieces; books, videos, magazines, E-books, and online resources. Serving roughly 1000 students and faculty across 2 campuses, the libraries offer bibliographic instruction to all incoming students, rare and unusual culinary works, and a connection to 80 other libraries through the Cecybrary. Lunch at L'Ecole is scheduled for up to 40 people after the tour. Registrants will receive details after they sign up for the tour.
(View Current Roster) Class Type: Continuing Education - Intended Audience: ALL [Sign Up] | Value Delivered: Proving That Libraries Matter
May 29, 2008
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Library budgets are getting tighter and our government funders are faced with increasingly difficult funding decisions. Demonstrating the actual values delivered to your community and the Return on Funding for the money spent on library services helps your funders see how accountable and effective your operations really are.
Based on actual studies completed in Arizona, this seminar addresses the importance of measurement and accountability in the funding decision, the measurement and analysis process, and what the results of the study actually mean. We will also cover the most effective ways to communicate these results for maximum benefit.
John Byrnes is the Principal of Community Services Analysis, LLC. He is President of the Pima County Library Foundation. He is also a principal of Lenders-Re, a corporate project funding company. He had been the founder of four venture-capital funded technology companies and a former CFO of a large international company.
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