UHLS Newsletter
2002 - 2008
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News and Events
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This page contains news and events of the Upper Hudson
Library System. To see news and events of the member libraries, please
go directly to the libraries' web sites.
Online Conference - Big Talk From Small Libraries
Date: 2/28/2012
Time: 10am - 6pm
Cost: No Charge
Below please find the description for an all day online conference focusing
on the sometimes unique needs and activities of small libraries.
Registration is free for any library on your own (just visit the more
details link at the end of the description) OR you can watch it with
us! UHLS has registered for this conference and will be showing it in
its entirety, in the large meeting room on 2/28 from 10am-6pm.
This conference is designed to be a drop-in program, so please feel
free to log on or stop by based on what interests you in the conference
program (which is also at the more details link below).
If you think you or anyone else from your library might attend at UHLS
please RSVP to Tim Burke (tim.burke@uhls.lib.ny.us)
before 2/28/12.
Conference Description:
We've been listening! A comment we've heard pretty often is that so
many presentations at conferences seem to be by and for librarians from
larger libraries. Well, Big Talk From Small Libraries will change that.
This free one-day online conference is aimed at librarians from small
libraries; the smaller the better. Each of our eight speakers is from
a small library or directly works with small libraries. Topics will
range from technology (new tech and old tech) to programming to new
roles for the library. Eight presenters means eight hourly slots and
eight topics. Come for the programs on what you're dealing with now
or maybe try something new.
Everyone is welcome to register and attend, regardless of how big or
small their library is, but if your library serves a few thousand people,
or a few hundred, this is the day for you. Big Talk From Small Libraries
will be broadcast online using the GoToWebinar online meeting service.
GoToWebinar login instructions will be e-mailed to registered attendees
the day before the conference. This conference was organized and is
hosted by Michael Sauers and Laura Johnson of the Nebraska Library Commission
and is co-sponsored by the Association for Small & Rural Libraries
and Library Renewal. More details can be found @ http://nlcblogs.nebraska.gov/bigtalk/
ANNUAL AWARDS GUIDELINES AVAILABLE
The UHLS Administration and Services Committees have approved
the Guidelines for the Trustee,
Volunteer,
Advocate,
and Program
of the Year Awards. Please note that the deadline for nominations
for all of these Awards is Monday, March 19th.
UHLS Youth Services Blog
Announcing a new UHLS youth
services blog! We’re introducing a new way of communicating
about youth services within UHLS. For member library staff serving kids,
tweens, teens ,and families, this blog takes the place of the kids and
teen wikis and adds to the communication tools of youthserv, kidbytes,
and the UHLS website.
Here you'll find announcements of training and youth services meetings,
YSAC minutes, and other news relevant to your work. We'll continue to
use email too as we determine what array of communication tools works
best for us.
You're invited and encouraged to reply to posts. As staff
of a member library, you are also invited to create original posts.
Just contact Mary Fellows (mary@uhls.lib.ny.us), who can add you as
a contributor. Comments, questions, and suggestions for useful content
enthusiastically encouraged!
CORE Trustee Training Program now available
to all UHLS member libraries
UHLS is pleased to announce that our new CORE Trustee
Training program is now available for all member library trustees. This
program is a 90 minute session that covers the fundamentals of being
a library trustee, including roles and responsibilities, NYS minimum
library standards, oaths of office, open meetings law, board/director
roles, etc. The program also emphasizes the CORE values of Community,
Openness, Respect, and Ethics as they relate to the work of a library
trustee.
This program is valuable for all currently serving library trustees
regardless of their tenure on their board. There is real added value
from having all of a library's trustees share the experience together
(common ground understanding of these fundamentals, encouraging mentoring
of newer trustees by the "old hands", etc.). UHLS also recommends
that the Library Director be included when a member library hosts the
program to encourage that same common ground understanding between the
Library Board and the Director.
The CORE Trustee Training has been designed to be an "on demand"
program that can be conducted at member libraries at a date and time
that is most convenient for trustees to come together. Please contact
Tim Burke (e-mail - tim.burke@uhls.lib.ny.us
or phone - (518) 437-9880 x222) to arrange a session for your library
board.
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