May is Get Caught Reading Month
May is the month to Get Caught Reading in Nebraska libraries. Get Caught Reading is a nationwide campaign to remind people of all ages how much fun it is to read. Check out the many ideas for promoting literacy in your community at www.getcaughtreading.org. Also, Google “get caught reading” for more great ideas from a other libraries.
Children’s Book Week also takes place May 12-19. The Children’s Book Council is nonprofit trade association of publishers of children and young adult books and materials. CBC has a webpage at www.bookweekonline.com/index1.html which offers a history of Children’s Book Week, free posters and activities guide. Children’s Book Week is sponsor the first ever Children’s Choice Book Awards. This is a national children-selected book awards program, that gives children have a chance to vote online for their favorite books.
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TSRT Proposed By-Laws
TSRT will be voting on proposed By-Laws changes at the Spring Meeting on
April 25th. The proposed changes can be found on the TSRT web site.
TSRT members should review the proposed changes. If you will not be able
to attend the Spring Meeting and have questions, please contact a TSRT
officer. Contact information is available on the site.
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C&U Section 2008 Spring Meeting - Preliminary Program and Registration Up
Please join us for the May 9, 2008 Spring Meeting being held at Bellevue University in Bellevue. The theme for the Spring Meeting is Meeting the Library and Information Needs of Nebraska's Diverse Populations. Keynote Speaker will be Julie Todaro, President of ACRL.
For the Spring Meeting Preliminary Program and Registration Form please visit the C&U section web site.
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Did you miss the 2008 Para Spring Meeting?
Well you can still view the sessions that was presented by borrowing the tape. [Para Spring Meeting tapes]
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National Library Week
This year marks the 50th anniversary of National Library Week, a time to celebrate the contributions of libraries, librarians and library workers in communities, schools and special libraries nation-wide. The theme of this year’s observance is Join the Circle of Knowledge @ Your Library, and will be held April 13th through 19th, 2008.
The initiative had its beginnings in the mid-50s when research showed that Americans were spending more time on radios, TV and musical instruments than on reading books. These days, we acknowledge many new claims on leisure time, but librarians continue to be resourceful and responsive to the needs of their patrons, and books and libraries continue to be an important part of the intellectual life of communities.
Be sure to check the Friends of Libraries USA website for ideas on how to promote your library during this week. The ALA website also has sample press releases and PSAs as well as posters and other materials.
Also, the
NLA traditionally has collected information about what libraries are doing
to celebrate the week on our website. If you would like to share
your celebration plans with the rest of the state, please send them to
nebraskalibraries@gmail.com and they will be placed on the website. If
you are doing anything specifically for National Library Workers Day
(April 15), we would love to know that as well!
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Nominations being accepted for Paraprofessional of the Year
The Paraprofessional Section of the Nebraska Library Association (NLA) accepts nominations for the Paraprofessional of the Year Award each year. This award is given annually to a paraprofessional who must be a member of the Paraprofessional Section of NLA who has demonstrated outstanding service in a library setting.
The recipient will be selected on the basis of all of the following criteria:
- Innovative programs that the nominee has worked with which have resulted in new or improved library services.
- Exceptional volunteer work in library service or related field.
- Exceptional use of library resources, local or otherwise.
- Significant involvement or leadership in NLA Paraprofessional Section (i.e., holding office, member of a committee, or workshop or conference presentation).
The Paraprofessional of the Year may receive:
- A one-year paid membership to NLA, in the Paraprofessional Section.
- Fifty dollars.
Click
here for the nomination form.
Nominations are due on July 31, 2008.
You can e-mail the nomination form to:
jwrampe@nlc.state.ne.us
Jennifer Wrampe
Paraprofessional Publicity/Citations Chair
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C&U Section 2008 Spring Meeting - Preliminary Program and Registration Up
The C&U May 9, 2008 Spring Meeting is being held at Bellevue University in Bellevue. The theme for the Spring Meeting is
Meeting the Library and Information Needs of Nebraska's Diverse Populations. Keynote Speaker will be Julie Todaro, President of ACRL.
For the Spring Meeting Preliminary Program and Registration Form please visit the C&U section web site at http://www.nebraskalibraries.org/cu/.
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PLTS and SCYP Spring Meeting
The Public Library and Trustee Section along with the School, Children's and Young People's Section would like to invite you to our Annual Spring Meeting! We will be offering the Spectacular Spring Meeting sessions at 3 locations across the state.
You will find information about the sessions, the speakers, dates and times, and registration on the PLTS website.
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Graphic Novels @ your library
April 10
Want to know more about Graphic Novels- how to use them in your library, what ones to buy? Come to this workshop put on by the famous unshelved comic guys, Bill and Gene, for some insider information.
Make a day of it and plan to attend the Spring Colloquium in the evening.
You can find the registration for the colloquium at www.selsne.org.
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Barbara Bailey Speaking at ACLU Dinner
Barbara Bailey – a librarian, that was one of the Connecticut 4 that challenged the gag order of the USA Patriot Act, will be the keynote speaker at the ACLU Nebraska Annual Dinner in Omaha, at the DC Centre, social hour at 6 p.m., dinner at 7:15. It would be great to have a number of librarians in the audience, and certainly a coup for us to hear her speak and meet her in person. Barbara was awarded ALA’s 2007 Paul Howard Award for Courage, and also received the 2007 ACLU Roger Baldwin Medal of Liberty.
So, please consider taking advantage of the opportunity and attending. RSVP’s are being asked for by April 4th, cost of the evening is $42.50. You can call ACLU Nebraska’s office to register (476-8091). The ACLU Nebraska Annual Dinner is a nice event with food, drinks, music and speaker. The title of Barbara’s talk will be “Safe and Free”.
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