I had never been to a New York Library Association Conference before. Among the incredible opportunities my work with STLS affords me, NYLA Conference attendance is a pretty remarkable. The fine people from the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System picked Filomena Jack and I up, ferried us to Lake Placid and back, and, most importantly, let us
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Emery and Fleming Awarded for Best Practices at NYLA Mandy Fleming makes her acceptance speech at the SMART membership meeting during the 2015 New York Library Association Conference. Mandy who serve as ILS and technical services manager at Southern Tier Library System received recognition for implementing cataloging and processing efficiencies for member libraries. The 2015 New York
Just a FLASH of insights, ideas and news for you … The Librarian on the Loose presented a totally sick storytime https://librarianisontheloose.wordpress.com/2015/10/01/achoo-its-a-sick-storytime/ Note how she includes a Early Literacy tip within her storytime plan. When I was small ‘hacking’ and coughing was a precursor to some sort of illness. Now…not so much! But, a Maryland school library and
Jessie Arnone kindly consented to being interviewed by me September 25, 2015 in the rarely quiet Cohocton Public Library. To listen to the interview, click the black podcast bar above. The audio play works better if you click “Play in new window” (I’ll work on making it better, promise.) To read a transcript of the
Just a FLASH of insights, ideas and news for you … It is September…and the chatter is beginning about the potential books in the running for the Newbery and Caldecott …. http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2015/09/21/newbery-caldecott-2016-fall-prediction-edition/ May the best title WIN! Can you hear me singing?! This ‘seasonal blog’ has begun postings for 2016 Printz race…. http://blogs.slj.com/printzblog/2015/09/09/kicking-things-off-and-a-list/ And, yet…more chatter
Just a FLASH of insights, ideas and news for you … There is so much to be said for these programs! Library literature calls ’em many things (passive, unprogramming, stealth) but, in the end, they are programs that involve library patrons. are flexible in time frame, encourage use of library materials and services, all without a
By Brian M. Hildreth, Executive Director – Southern Tier Library System Friday, September 18, 2015 Jamie LaRue will be this year’s keynote speaker at the STLS Annual Meeting and Conference. A 2013 recipient of the Colorado Association of Libraries’ Career Achievement Award, and 1998 Colorado Librarian of the Year, Jamie’s keynote presentation is titled, “Making Each Other
By Brian M. Hildreth, Executive Director – Southern Tier Library System Friday, September 11, 2015 Online Registration for the Annual Meeting and Conference Invitation and Program Information for 2015 STLS Annual Meeting and Conference There are many things I enjoy about public librarianship. One thing in particular is celebrating the accomplishments of the many great
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