Between now and October 20th, please have your patrons nominate their favorite book. ANY book can be nominated – even one that was nominated last year.
Please enter your nominations on the website at www.3applesbookaward.org before midnight on October 31st. Voting will close at 11:59 PM on the 31st.
Please contact Jennifer for the password.
The New Netherland Institute announces its 31st Rensselaerswijck Seminar, a one-day conference to be held on Saturday, September 13, 2008, in the Kenneth B. Clark Auditorium of the Cultural Education Center at the Empire State Plaza in Albany, NY. The theme is the relationship between the Dutch and French in 17th-century North America.
For more information on the conference program you can visit http://www.nnp.org.
Mohawk Valley Library System presents:
Public Library District Workshop
Workshop Presentation on Public Library Districts
sponsored by the Division of Library Development, State Education Department
Public Library Districts are libraries with public votes on their budgets and trustees. Statistical data show that these libraries are better funded than others, leading to improved services, increased autonomy and accountability, and predictable sustainable funding. This workshop will inform trustees and library directors about districts, giving them greater understanding of districts and how they could benefit library services in their communities and throughout New York State.
Presenter: Libby Post
President, CEO Communication Services, Inc. Albany, NY
Serving as consultant to the Division of Library Development to assist with the Public Library Districts Initiative
Ms. Post has worked successfully with libraries in New York in exploring options and achieving public library district status. She has also worked with the New York Library Association and the Mid-Hudson Library System, and recently worked with MVLS on the Telling Your Library Story LSTA grant.
Saturday, September 6, 2008
9:00 am – 1:00 PM
Rotterdam Branch Library, 1100 North Westcott Road, Rotterdam, NY
Register by email: kinsero@mvls.info or by calling MVLS at 355-2010
Trustees and Library Directors are encouraged to attend. Your attendance does not indicate a commitment by your library to pursue this governance option, but is a great opportunity to learn more and ask questions.