NYLA has developed a proposal to require new certified public librarians starting in 2010 to obtain 60 hours of professional development over a five year period. Anyone who already has a public librarian certificate would not be covered by this proposal, only those applying for a public librarian certificate in 2010. Information about the proposal can be found on NYLA’s website at www.nyla.org . After carefully reading the proposal, comments, suggestions, and recommendations on the proposal are welcome and should be sent to NYLA
Executive Summary of SALS 2008 Survey
Library staff and trustees were asked to complete a satisfaction and use survey as required by the SALS Plan of Service 2007-2010. Forty seven people completed the survey. Here are the survey highlights.
100% of the respondents were satisfied with SALS services.
SALS services rated the most used, and most valued:
- Polaris and Polaris support
- Delivery and Interlibrary Loan among the membership
- Acquisitions, Cataloging and Processing
- Continuing Education
Grant Opportunity: Lois Lenski Covey Foundation
The Lois Lenski Covey Foundation, Inc. is a charitable institute whose purpose is to assist organizations in their efforts to provide books to children who might otherwise lack access to children’s literature.
Lois Lenski, the 1946 Newbery medalist for Strawberry Girl, had a life-long concern that good books be available to all children. In pursuit of this goal, she established a foundation to provide grants to public libraries, school libraries, and non-profit agencies serving disadvantaged populations.
For more details about the grant and to learn how to apply, go to the Lois Lenski Covey website.