Library Ties

Last week I traveled to Chicago to attend the CEO Symposium.  Organized by ASAE – The Center for Association Leadership, this two day workshop focuses on associations along with the roles of the CEO (Chief Elected Officer) and CSO (Chief Staff Officer).  This intense training was created by Tecker Consultants, LLC — Glenn Tecker along [...]

Jan McGee, Elizabeth Dumas (LASL President) and Carl Harvey.       Last week I had the pleasure to head down to Louisiana and spend a few days at the Louisiana Library Association.  The Louisiana Association of School Librarians is the state affiliate to American Association of School Librarians (AASL).  LASL is a division of [...]

One of the major “to do” items on my list as President-Elect of the American Association of School Librarians is to appoint all the committees, task forces, and editorial boards.  Below is a message I am sending out via various AASL Communication channels.  If you are a member of AASL, consider volunteering!!! ——————— AASL Members [...]

Today I saw on AASL’s Twitter page that the deadline is soon for the National School Library Program of the Year Award (NSLPY).  Applications are due January 3, 2011.  That leaves a little more than a month (if you don’t include the holidays in there!) to write it all up and submit it. My school [...]

AASL has started sending out a daily advocacy tips. From the simple idea of making sure there was a link to the library homepage from the main school page to setting up an advisory committee. Each day there is a little gems. Sometimes they are great reminders of things I keep meaning to do, but [...]

I guess these posts are a little backwards.  The Forum was before the ILF conference, but I’m a bit behind with comment about it.  After the whirlwind travel month of October and early November, it has taken me a little while to get caught back up.  Anyway…..The Fall Forum was in Portland, OR and while [...]

After missing the 2009 ILF conference because I was sick, I was glad for the chance to catch-up with my Indiana friends this year.  The 2010 Indiana Library Federation conference was full of good times and great opportunities for learning.  The Association for Indiana Media Educators (AIME) had some big changes with this year’s conference.  [...]

Well, the month of October has been a little busy on the traveling front. Besides the Great Lake Independent Booksellers Association Conference that I wrote about earlier this month, I’ve been a few other place. My next trip was to Phoenix for an advisory board meeting for Capstone Digital. This was such an interesting board [...]

I’ve had the opportunity to sit on several webinars over the last few years.  Just like going to a conference, I’ve seen some great presenters and maybe a few not so great presenters. I’ve also come away learning just as much as if I had traveled to a convention center or hotel.  Now, don’t get [...]

If the start of school this last week wasn’t exciting enough, I also had the chance this weekend to travel to Henderson, NV (just outside of Las Vegas) for the Nevada Library Association Conference.  The Nevada School and Children Librarians’ Section of the NLA is an affiliate of American Association of School Librarians (AASL).  My [...]