Category Archives: SALS News

Reward Excellence

Janet Welch, State Librarian and Assistant Commissioner for Libraries sent out information about the 2007 Joseph F. Shubert Library Excellence Award.  The Award recognizes the achievements of small, medium and large libraries and library consortia in NY State.  The award of $1,000 has been donated by EBSCO Information Services.  The deadline for application submission is June 1, 2007.

Applications and information are now available at the Regents Advisory Council on Libraries website http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/adviscns/rac/index.html.  

NetLibrary Downloadable Audiobooks Training

 

 

Wednesday March 7, 2007 at the Southern Adirondack Library System

Learn how this new service works so that you can help your patrons find, check out and renew downloadable audios.  What better way to learn than by doing this yourself.  Every library will receive a Zen Nano MP3 player to practice on and keep.

Choose one session to attend:

10:00 AM to Noon

1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Join us in between sessions for a brown bag lunch

Topics:
Central Library Services during their building project
Call for members to join the Central Library Advisory Committee
Meet and reorganize the SALS Director’s Council

RSVP for session and/or meeting by February 28, 2007 ebaker@sals.edu

Can’t attend one of these sessions? Contact Elaine Baker for other options.

Did you hear?

Thanks to a generous grant from the Saratoga County Legislators and funds from the Crandall Public Library (our central library) people residing in Saratoga, Hamilton, Warren and Washington Counties will soon be able to down load audio books for their listening, reading and learning pleasure.

SALS staff are working to develop system-wide publicity, purchase an MP3 player for each library and set up training for all library staff.

More information will be available at the Feb. 14, 2007 Librarians Meeting at the Crandall Public Library.  Hope to see you there.    Â