Category Archives: Friday Follow-up

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

By Brian M. Hildreth, Executive Director – Southern Tier Library System Friday, September 4, 2015 Multiple generations particpate in a pottery class at the Scio Memorial Library provided by the Allegany Arts Association. Two great cultural organizations in Allegany County (arts and libraries) demonstrate the outcomes of collaboration. What is the purpose of collaboration? We talk about this concept

By Brian M. Hildreth, Executive Director – Southern Tier Library System Friday, August 28th, 2015 Deputy Director Al Oliveras listens intently during the Outreach Services session of this year’s PULISDO Conference. We have the entire year of 2016 to put together a succinct, measurable plan for how we want to define STLS moving into yet

By Brian M. Hildreth, Executive Director – Southern Tier Library System Friday, July 16th, 2015 Trustees from STLS and neigboring library systems listen to Cassie Guthrie, executive director of Greece Public Library, discuss trustee roles and responsbilities.  STLS member library trustees are fantastic people. And, in my professional experience I am very lucky to serve a group

By Brian M. Hildreth, Executive Director – Southern Tier Library System; Friday, June 26th, 2015 This week, STLS team members embarked upon a new initiative. The project was discussed and created during an STLS staff meeting in April. By now, a good majority of member libraries are aware of this venture because they were participants. In total, STLS team

By Brian M. Hildreth, Executive Director – Southern Tier Library System, Friday, June 5th, 2015 Bylaws for Directors Advisory Council – Approved December 2014 [http://files.ctctcdn.com/21aee274201/a5076869-d29f-46c2-9dd7-60a150c6c8e1.pdf] DAC Representatives for Southern Tier Member Libraries [http://files.ctctcdn.com/21aee274201/c1d784fb-2937-470d-8f44-9227ca13e68e.pdf] This week I have limited my Friday Follow-Up message to library directors. I enjoy connecting with our membership regularly. This includes all people

By Brian M. Hildreth, Executive Director – Southern Tier Library System Friday, May 29th, 2015 “STLS has re-instated its NYLA Conference Scholarship Award Program. 2015 will make available four scholarships to enable member librarians to attend this year’s NYLA Conference in beautiful Lake Placid, NY.” STLS is just a few weeks removed from its Spring

By Brian M. Hildreth, Executive Director – Southern Tier Library System Friday, May 15th, 2015   One of the more exciting times for STLS team members is when new library directors begin their journey at a member library. I use the term “journey” quite literally because the life of a rural public librarian is always evolving. Most