Library 2.0 Workshops

The 2007 Southern Adirondack Library System LSTA grant project is an opportunity to learn about, experience and play with Library 2.0 tools used to promote user-centered services in your community

In order to discover which technology tools might be appropriate for your community we are offering a series of hands on workshops and designated days to work on a project. In April we will share stories about our Library 2.0 trials and errors and celebrate our successes.

FUN WITH FLICKR
POLLY ALIDA-FARRINGTON
WEDNESDAY JUNE 20,2007 9:30 TO NOON
SARATOGA SPRINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY COMPUTER LAB
Flickr, an easy-to-use photo sharing tool libraries are using to promote their services.
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BLOG BASICS
POLLY ALIDA-FARRINGTON
OCTOBER 10, 2007 10:00 AM TO 3:00 PM
CLIFTON PARK-HALFMOON PUBLIC LIBRARY COMPUTER LAB
An introduction to blog software. Learn how to plan, administrate and create a blog.
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READ MORE WITH RSS FEEDS
POLLY ALIDA-FARRINGTON
NOVEMBER 14, 2007 9:30 TO NOON
CLIFTON PARK-HALFMOON PUBLIC LIBRARY COMPUTER LAB
Learn how to pull information into one location on the web with Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds.
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WHAT’S NEW AND AMAZING OUT THERE?
POLLY ALIDA-FARRINGTON
DECEMBER 12, 2007 9:30 TO NOON
SOUTHERN ADIRONDACK LIBRARY SYSTEM
A glance at new and emerging technologies and how they can be used to enhance library services.

LIBRARY 2.0 CELEBRATION
SALS MEMBER LIBRARY STAFF
APRIL 9, 2008 9:30 TO NOON
SOUTHERN ADIRONDACK LIBRARY SYSTEM
SALS member “Library 2.0” adopters will share their experiences and serve as local experts for their colleagues.

DO IT YOURSELF (DIY)
All day computer lab time at SALS to work on “Library 2.0” projects. Staff will be available for help.

JUNE 26 | JULY 12 | AUGUST 17| SEPT 10 | OCT 15 | NOV 19 | DEC 3 | JAN 10 | FEB 13 | MARCH 31

Each workshop and DIY day will have a blog post that will give you the details for registration. If you know that you want to attend any of these workshops now, please email Jennifer Ferriss: jferriss@sals.edu for more information.

These workshops are supported in part by Federal Library Services and Technology Act funds, awarded to the New York State Library by the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Karen DeAngelo Reports from YSS Annual Conference

Thanks to a generous grant from the SALS Board, I was able to attend “Bring on the Joy, Bring on the Books,” the 32nd Annual Spring Conference of the Youth Services Section of the New York Library Association, which was held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in White Plains, NY.  It did, indeed, bring on the joy, from the kickoff with humor columnist Jerry Zezima to Saturday’s breakfast with author Libba Bray.Continue reading