Library Ties

I’m a little behind on my update for the blog, so I’m catching up today.  I made my last AASL Presidential visit at the end of November to Tuscon, Arizona and the Arizona Library Association conference.  November is always a nice time to escape Indiana and I missed our first little spit of snow while [...]

Have you joined us on the AASL ning, yet, for the book discussion on The Shallows by Nicholas Carr?  If not, we’re up to Chapter 4 this week.  Lots of great discussion and comments so far, but there is always room for more.  Take some time this week to explore the previous chapters and chime [...]

Are you ready?  As we prepare for the 2011 National Conference in Minneapolis, we’ve started the online book discussion of the Nicholas Carr’s  The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains.  This book will be our One Book, One Conference title!  So, no time like the present to start reading and thinking! Starting [...]

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 [...]

My bags are all packed and I’m ready to head to Chicago this week for the Follett Users Conference.  You can see the agenda here and the list of presenters.  It looks like it will be a great few days of learning! This conference I’m sure will be full of new things we can do [...]

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 [...]

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.  [...]

http://collegehighschoollibrarians.pbworks.com/ From the wiki home page: The objective of the College Readiness Dialogue is to provide an open, relaxed, and informal dialogue between high school and academic librarians on students’ college readiness (information skills).  How prepared are our high school seniors for college research?  What strengths do they take with them during this transition?  And, [...]

This is a great one day conference!  If you are in or near Indy at the end of January, I highly recommend you sign up! Indianapolis Youth Literature Conference Saturday, January 29th, 2011 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Indianapolis Marion County Public Library – Central Branch It is time once again for the Indianapolis Youth [...]