From jennifer.maurer at state.or.us Tue Oct 4 13:59:34 2011 From: jennifer.maurer at state.or.us (Jennifer Maurer) Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2011 20:59:34 +0000 Subject: [AL-Directors] Reminder -- YOUR FEEDBACK NEEDED: Oregon LSTA Evaluation Survey Message-ID: If you filled out the LSTA evaluation survey or encouraged others to do so, thank you. For those who didn't, please give us your valuable feedback. The survey closes Friday. See the original email below for the survey link and more information. Thanks, Jen Jennifer Maurer School Library Consultant Oregon State Library 250 Winter Street NE Salem, OR 97301 503.378.5011 jennifer.maurer at state.or.us From: al-directors-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us [mailto:al-directors-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of MaryKay Dahlgreen Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 12:31 PM To: al-directors at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Cc: Karen Strege Subject: [AL-Directors] YOUR FEEDBACK NEEDED: Oregon LSTA Evaluation Survey We know that the term is just getting started for a number of you but would appreciate your feedback on the LSTA program here in Oregon. Your feedback will help us develop our next five year plan. Please pass this along to your co-workers and colleagues, we want responses from all of the Oregon library community. Thanks. MaryKay Dear Colleague: The Oregon State Library is conducting an evaluation of the use of Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds, as specified in Oregon's LSTA Long Range Plan, 2008 -2012. As part of this evaluation, we invite you to complete a survey designed for library staff members from all types of libraries and public library trustees. This survey asks for your opinions about all aspects of the State Library's LSTA program and for your views about priorities for the future use of these funds. Please complete the survey and share the following survey link with other staff members in your library. If you are public library director, please share this link with your library's trustees. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VVQT9FJ This survey will take you about 10-20 minutes to complete. After completing the survey, you may enter a drawing for a $25 gift card for Powell's Books. The deadline for survey responses is Friday, October 7, 2011. If you have any questions about the LSTA evaluation or the survey, please contact Ann Reed at ann.reed at state.or.us. Thank you in advance for your help. MaryKay Dahlgreen Library Development Program Manager Oregon State Library 250 Winter St. NE Salem, OR 97301 503-378-5012 marykay.dahlgreen at state.or.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ann.reed at state.or.us Fri Oct 21 15:19:45 2011 From: ann.reed at state.or.us (Ann Reed) Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 22:19:45 +0000 Subject: [AL-Directors] LSTA Advisory Council looking for new members Message-ID: <810CC03BDFB8D94883767344C8B7EE2E1BE2BF04@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> [unclesam.jpg]LSTA wants YOU! Like to be part of the big picture of library services in Oregon? The State Library has an opportunity for you! The Oregon State Library is looking for new members for the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Advisory Council. We'd really appreciate hearing about any people you would like to suggest for one of the vacancies. Please suggest possible people by November 10. You can suggest yourself or someone else, including anyone currently on the LSTA Advisory Council. Out of all the suggestions made, two people will be nominated for each vacancy. New Council members will be elected by the Oregon State Library Board of Trustees at their December 9, 2011 meeting. The State Library tries to have a good geographic representation of Oregon in the Council, which may influence who is nominated. Use our survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VS2K56M to make suggestions. Please suggest one person per each survey response. You may suggest more than one person by doing multiple surveys. We are looking for suggestions for: Public Library Representative (1 position) Disadvantaged Persons Representative (1 position) Library User Representative (1 position) School Library Representative (1 position) The LSTA Advisory Council is a 13-member body that advises the State Library Board on LSTA competitive grants and statewide programs. Terms on the Council are for three years. Representatives would serve from January 2012 to December 2014. The Council normally has two all-day meetings a year; one in May and one in September, with special meetings as needed. In recent years, the Council has added an additional half-day meeting in May. All travel expenses are reimbursed for Council members to attend meetings. Minutes from Council meetings, and information on Council members can be found at: http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/lstacouncil.shtml Information on Oregon's LSTA program can be found via http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/grantmainalt.shtml. Thank you for helping the LSTA Council represent the Oregon library community. Please contact Ann Reed at 503-378-5027 or ann.reed at state.or.us if you have any questions. Ann Reed, Federal Programs Coordinator Library Development Services Oregon State Library 250 Winter St. Salem, OR 97301 ann.reed at state.or.us phone: (503)378-5027 fax: (503)378-6439 http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 4528 bytes Desc: image002.jpg URL: From ann.reed at state.or.us Fri Oct 21 16:28:33 2011 From: ann.reed at state.or.us (Ann Reed) Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 23:28:33 +0000 Subject: [AL-Directors] Robert Hulshof-Schmidt to succeed Jim Scheppke as the next Oregon State Librarian Message-ID: <810CC03BDFB8D94883767344C8B7EE2E1BE2BFFB@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Please excuse the cross-posting ************************************ Robert Hulshof-Schmidt to succeed Jim Scheppke as the next Oregon State Librarian [RBHSOSLmini]News Release October 21, 2011 Contact: Sam Hall, Chair, Oregon State Library Board of Trustees Twyla Lawson, Oregon Department of Administrative Services, (503) 373-7677 Today, the Oregon State Library Board of Trustees selected Robert Hulshof-Schmidt, the current Program Manager of the State Library's Government Research Services, to serve as Oregon's next State Librarian. He has served with the State Library for seven years. Hulshof-Schmidt will assume his duties on January 1st, 2012, succeeding Jim Scheppke, who is retiring at the end of 2011 after twenty-five years of service with the Oregon State Library, twenty as the State Librarian. "I am thrilled by this opportunity. I appreciate the trust that the Oregon State Library Board, staff and the library community have placed in me. These are exciting and challenging times for Oregon's libraries and I look forward to leading this strong organization into the future." He holds a Master's Degree in Library Science from the University of Washington and Bachelor of Arts in English from Willamette University. Hulshof-Schmidt was selected from a field of 12 candidates who met the qualifications of the position. The Board chose Hulshof-Schmidt from three finalists. Although the vote was unanimous, all members said each of the three finalists were well qualified. The Oregon State Library provides quality information services to Oregon state government; reading materials to blind and print-disabled Oregonians; and leadership, grants, and other assistance to improve library service for all Oregonians. Jessica Rondema Administrative Services Coordinator Oregon State Library 250 Winter St. NE Salem OR 97301 503-378-2464 jessica.rondema at state.or.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 22061 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 3962 bytes Desc: image002.jpg URL: