All posts by Angie

Advocacy

Join us in May for library fun and advocacy!

We have such fun members in our system, and we love the chance to get to spend time with all of you! So how about we get together and do some library advocacy work?

Join us next week on Thursday, May 31st from 3pm-5pm at the Local Blend in St. Joe, writing postcards (or emails or Tweets or whatever method you prefer) to library stakeholders to make sure they understand just how vital libraries  are to our communities. Public, academic, school, and special libraries – we need them all!!

We will provide postcards (with new designs!), library facts, addresses for state and federal legislators (if you have information for principals or school board members, bring those along too), and sample text of what to write on your postcard. Plus, we’ll mail all the postcards for you so don’t worry about postage.

We’ve been so pleased with the success of our postcard parties in the past and hope you can join us for this one! Looking forward to seeing you next week! 🙂

 

Communication, General

Learning About Library Associations: Utah Educational Library Media Association

Library science is an enormous field, home to every interest you could imagine! This means that there are many organizations out there for you to join, in order to connect with other people who share your professional interests.

So even if you work alone in your library, there are other people out there doing work similar to yours! Each week we will highlight a different library association for you to learn more about, and depending on your work, potentially join! You can also check out our page dedicated to Library Associations.

This week we will learn about the  Utah Educational Library Media Association (UELMA). Even though they are located in Utah, this organization has a lot in common with many of our members, since they focus on school libraries and media centers!

UELMA’s mission is “to provide professional support, leadership, and enrichment for school library media personnel and those who support library programs.”

UELMA does have an annual conference, held this year in March. Each year the conference features a Service Project, and this year they raised money to help the Delta North Elementary School with their shelving and storage issues. Read more about this great project here!

Their website has lots of great resources. You can download their newsletter to stay on top of current events. They have this list of UELMA approved vendors. Learn about the Utah Core Standards. Or check out their book review site especially for school librarians!

Learn more about membership to UELMA here.

 

Communication, General, Programs

Notable Dates For Your Noggin: June 2018

Each month we’ll bring you a compiled list of fun national holidays, birthdays of authors, and publication dates of favorite books. You can use these for your own personal use or for some library inspiration! Share what inspired you in the comments.

 

June is National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month! Other things to celebrate in June:

 

 

Communication, General

Learning about Library Associations: US Agricultural Information Network

Library science is an enormous field, home to every interest you could imagine! This means that there are many organizations out there for you to join, in order to connect with other people who share your professional interests.

So even if you work alone in your library, there are other people out there doing work similar to yours! Each week we will highlight a different library association for you to learn more about, and depending on your work, potentially join! You can also check out our page dedicated to Library Associations.

This week we will look at the United States Agricultural Information Network (USAIN). This purpose of this organization is to connect librarians and other information professionals working in agriculture.

USAIN provides members with a conference every other year (it’s actually taking place right now, in Pullman, Washington!), committees, interest groups, professional development, publication digitization, and access to research information and data.

Their website features current organization news stories, a page that describes their Action Plan, links that are useful for agricultural librarians, and resources for librarians in developing countries.

Learn more about becoming a member of the United States Agricultural Information Network on their membership page. Subscribe to their listserv here.

Books

Book Suggestion: Anna and the French Kiss

Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

We love to read books, and to talk about books. Check out our entire series here! Need more book chatting and suggestions in your life? Our book group podcast Reading with Libraries resumes this Thursday! Listen to the previous season here.

When it starts to feel like summer, a lighthearted romance that takes place in Paris is always a good idea! I first heard about this book during our book group podcast episode about the genre of Romance, and have since noticed it on numerous lists of “feel-good” books. So far it is definitely an enjoyable story, perfect to read while relaxing in your hammock!

From Goodreads: “Anna is looking forward to her senior year in Atlanta, where she has a great job, a loyal best friend, and a crush on the verge of becoming more. Which is why she is less than thrilled about being shipped off to boarding school in Paris–until she meets Étienne St. Clair. Smart, charming, beautiful, Étienne has it all…including a serious girlfriend.

But in the City of Light, wishes have a way of coming true. Will a year of romantic near-misses end with their long-awaited French kiss?”