Thanks Everyone! Aurora Public Library Staff Day, originally uploaded by mstephens7. I had a great day on Friday with the good folks from Aurora! Thanks everyone!
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Welcome to Columbus!!! Thanks!, originally uploaded by mstephens7. What a welcome at the airport. 🙂 And a great vegetarian lunch followed. Â
ALA Public Relations Award, originally uploaded by NJ – Library Events. Nancy Dowd (right), director of marketing for the NJ State Library, was presented an Outstanding Public Relations Award from Sally Lederer, of the Swap & Shop Committee of the Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA) Public Relations and Marketing Section. The award recognized the State Library’s 16-page Service Brochure
Victoria & Michael, originally uploaded by mstephens7. It makes me very happy when I see our students go forth. Victoria got a job while at ALA and stopped by the booth to tell me! She was in my very first LIS701 class. Congrats Victoria!
me and the giant check, originally uploaded by The Shifted Librarian. ala.org/ala/pressreleases2008/june2008/verizon08.cfm
The preliminary program for Internet Librarian International is up! http://www.internet-librarian.com/index.php I’m very pleased to be presenting a workshop, session and participating in a panel discussion with my “Transparent Library” writing partner Michael Casey. There are some cool workshops, programs — AND — the Shanachies are keynoting on Friday! This is one of my favorite conferences. If you are attending, please say hello!
Ready, Set…, originally uploaded by St. Joseph County Public Library. Congrats to the folks at SJCPL as they break ground for the updated Roger B. Francis Branch. Find out more here and here! Nice use of Flickr and the library blog. Maybe it’s time for a construction blog for to gather all of the cool things the library is doing with its buildings!
“Opening New Windows of Opportunity: Creating Breakthrough Instructional Experiences” On Thursday, June 5, 2008 at 3 pm. EST. Brian Mathews will speak on “breakthrough opportunities” as he shares his latest ideas on creating interactive library experiences for students. This session will feature tactics for engaging students in both the classroom as well as in digital environments. Brian will also discuss possibilities for the library and librarians to become a more integrated part of campus and will highlight his ubiquitous “push-out” philosophy. Guest Speaker Bio: Brian Mathewsis the User Experience Librarian at Georgia Tech. He frequency writes and speaks on the […]
Congratulations Tony!, originally uploaded by Michael Casey. Via Michael Casey: http://www.bouldercolorado.gov/index.php
Haven’t had a reinvention post in a while. I was tickled to read about Karen Schneider’s new position with Equinox. As of June 23 (just in time for ALA!), I’m the Community Librarian at Equinox, the support and development company for Evergreen, the premier, industrial-strength open-source integrated library system software. What, you ask, is a Community Librarian? It’s a chief blogger, presenter, evangelist, community liaison, birds-of-a-feather organizer, strategist, branding specialist, user-experience person, project management advisor, and whatever else happens to need doing. (I wrote the job description, and I think that hits the high notes.) After sixteen years in LibraryLand […]