Posting this as food for thought for libraries. We can learn a lot from Steve Jobs.
His message:
1. Do what you love
2. Put a dent in the universe
3. Sell Dreams not products
4. Kick start your brain
5. Create insanely great experiences
6. Master the message
January 2012
- January 10: Overdrive training, 10:00 a.m., Remote & online via Webinar
- January 18: Overdrive goes LIVE!
- January 23: Off The Shelf planning meeting, 4-5, Citizens Library.
December 2011
- December 21: Christmas lunch. Max & Erma's, Washington.
November 2011
- November 2: SW Regional Planning Group meeting, CLP, 10:00 a.m.
- November 14: Washington County Library System, Board meeting, 4-5 p.m., Citizens Library Conference Room
- November 21: Plan for the Use of State Aid, online report & signature page due: District-wide deadline
Leadership Starts at the Top!
Penn State Fayette with Michael Kumer.
AARP Award
Pier Lee accepts the AARP Award for their Technology Thursdays program. PaLA 2011.
October 2011
- October 2 - 5: PaLA Annual Conference, Penn State.
- October 14: Customer Service Workshop, Speaker: Jo Ellen Kenney; 1:00 - 3:30, lunch and tour starts at noon; Frank Sarris Public Library. PLEASE RSVP to Melinda.
- October 20 & 21: Melinda & Diane, DLC Meeting, Grantville.
- October 26: District Meeting, 2:30 - 4:00, Speaker: Kathy Silks, PA Forward, Citizens Library, Public Meeting Room. Library Directors and Board Presidents welcome.
September 2011
- September 1: District Meeting, 1-3 p.m., Uniontown Public Library, Program: E-Rate, Kristin Van Strien.
- September 7 - 12: Melinda at the ARSL annual Conference, Frisco, TX.
- September 15: SW Chapter's Annual Trivia Contest. Frank Sarris PL, 6:00 p.m.
- SEPTEMBER 21: OFF THE SHELF!!!
- September 26: 4 - 5 p.m. , Washington County Library System board meeting, conference room, Citizens Library.
August 2011
- August 4 & 5: Melinda at Consultant's Training. New CL trustee handbook & training dvd's.
- August 17: Summer Reading Club Night @ the Ballpark, gametime 6:35, Wild Things vs. Joliet Slammers.
- August 20: Storywalk, Seven Springs, 10 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Volunteers appreciated! Contact Melinda.
- August 26: Melinda at PaLA for PA Forward speaker's bureau training.
July 2011
- July 26, 6-8:30 p.m., Green Tree Radisson, Re-Thinking Public Libraries, Speaker: Jamie LaRue, Douglas County Co., Dinner/Keynote geared towards Library Trustees, Friends and Directors, $25.
- July 27, 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Jamie LaRue, Who is the New Librarian? Workshop is geared towards library directors and staff. 4 hours CE, Green Tree Radisson, $20.
June 2011
- June 9: District Meeting, 1-3, Peters Township Library, McMurray. Program: Marketing your small library. Tour of "Keen-agers" space; Teen Room.
- June 9: Overdrive demo, 3:00 - 4:00, Peters Township Library. Also will look at how they are circulating e-readers.
- June 13: Washington County Library System board meeting, 5-6 , conference room, Citizens Library
- June 22: Leadership Starts at the Top!, Penn State Fayette, 6 - 8 p.m.
- June 23: One-Card Pilot Project "goes live"!
May 2011
- May 2: WCLS system standards committee meeting, 5-6 p.m., Conference Room
- May 7: Michael Kumer, Leadership Starts at the Top!, 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. , MP2 downstairs, Citizens Library.
- May 9: Off The Shelving planning meeting, 4-5, conference room
- May 20: Southwest Chapter (PaLA) Spring Workshop; Seton Hill University, Greensburg
- May 24: Regional board member training: Keynote speaker from "Anythink Libraries", CO. 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. , Green Tree Radisson. "Re-Thinking Public Libraries".
- May 25: Library Directors & Support Staff training with "Anythink Libraries", CO. 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Green Tree Radisson. "Anythink Libraries: Even You Can Innovate!".
- May 27: District Agreement signature page due to district center--Thanks!
April 2011
- April 1: Summer Reading Club training, 1 - 3:30, I.U. 1, California
- April 4: Annual Reports due!
- April 7: Michael Kumer, Leadership Starts at the Top!, 6 - 8:30 p.m., public meeting room (main floor), Citizens Library.
- April 13: District Negotiations, Commonwealth Libraries, 10:00 a.m. , Conference Room, Citizens Library
- April 13: visits to Senior Spaces Libraries with Commonwealth Libraries.
- April 26 & 27: District Center Leadership Workshop, Penn State. Melinda & Diane attending.
- April 30: Trustee/Friends Institute, 9:00 - Noon, Monroeville.
March 2011
- March 3: Nonprofit Leadership training, LIBRARY DIRECTORS ONLY! 10 - 1 Citizens Library, Public Meeting Room, main floor
- March 8: Governor's Budget Address
- March 20: Won't You Be My Neighbor Day! Happy Birthday Mister Rogers. Don't forget to wear your sweater.
- March 21 - 23: Fayette County visits with Commonwealth Libraries.
- March 28: Washington County Library System board meeting, 5-6 p.m., conference room, Citizens Library.
- March 28: System Standards Committee meeting, 6 - 7 p.m., conference room, Citizens Library.
- March 29: State's PA One Book official kickoff.
- March 30: District Negotiations, Negotiation Committee, 10:00 a.m. , Citizens Library
February 2011
- February 2: rescheduled directors meeting with Fayette Libraries
- February 28: Off The Shelf planning meeting, 4-5, conference room, Citizens Library
January 2011
- January 13: WIG Taskforce, 1:00 p.m., Fredericktown
- January 24: Off The Shelf, planning meeting, 4-5 p.m., Citizens Library, Conference Room
Strategic Planning
- WebJunction: Search: Action Plans (Templates printable)
- Canton Public Library Strategic Plan
- Cedar Rapids Public Library, Strategic Plan, 2008 - 2011
- Hale Consulting Services: Basic Outline for Strategic Planning
- New Pathways to Planning
- Free Management Library (Basic Overview)
- Strategic Planning in Smaller Nonprofit Organizations
Links
- Anythink website.
- Anythink on YouTube.
- "Give em' the Pickle!"
- Best Practices Wiki
- Rural, Small, & Bookmobiles Roundtable--PA
- Gates Grant Blog NOW INACTIVE
- OCLC Report
- PaLA Southwest Chapter
- Library Research Service
- ARSL @ Webjunction
- PA Library Association
- Commonwealth Libraries
- PCBL
- Friends of Libraries U.S.A.
- SRC Website
- PA One Book Program
- PA Center for the Book
- Web Junction
- Quotable Facts
Librarian 2.0
- 33 Reasons
- Commoncraft Videos
- Digital Natives
- Meredith Farkas: Skills for the 2st Century Librarian (2006)
- Michael Stephens: Into a New World of Librarianship
- Traits for the 21st Century Librarian (2007)
- A Librarian's 2.0 Manifesto
- Learning 2.0: Nebraska Library Commission
- 23 Things
- Web 2.0 Vocabulary
Training & Resources
Books worth a look:
- Born Digital
- The Cluetrain Manifesto
- Tribes by Seth Godin
- Meatball Sundae by Seth Godin
- Never eat alone by Keith Ferrazzi
- U R a brand by Catherine Kaputa
Grants
Today in TechSoup
Outside the box
Articles
Just for fun...
BlogJunction
Photo Op
School, Special, Public--together.
2009 Proclamation
Diane Ambrose & Nancy Weiss
Poster
Fredericktown
Round I
Fredericktown
Make A Splash!
Big Bad Shark
Make a Splash!
A great turnout.
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