From jim.b.scheppke at state.or.us Wed Mar 10 13:09:57 2010 From: jim.b.scheppke at state.or.us (Jim Scheppke) Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:09:57 -0800 Subject: [PL-Directors] Don't Miss Out on No-Cost Fellowship -- April 2 Deadline Message-ID: NO-COST FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY STAFF APRIL 2nd DEADLINE APPROACHING The Oregon State Library, working with state libraries in our neighboring states, was successful in getting a Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services that fully funds 100 library staff to learn about improving library services to, and engaging with, active, older adults. ?Transforming Life After 50? will introduce the participants to a new framework for serving and engaging adults aged 50+. By participating in the program, library staff can establish their libraries as centers of lifelong learning and civic engagement. A minimum time commitment of 75 hours (including 24 training hours at the institute) is anticipated to meet the year-long Fellowship participation requirements. Successful applicants will receive full scholarships which cover Fellowship tuition, and room and board for the training institute in Portland, September 15-17. Fellows will also be reimbursed for all travel expenses to and from the institute. Don?t miss out on this unique opportunity for you or your staff to advance your library and information science skills related to improving services to and engagement with active, older adults. With declining fertility rates and longer life expectances, a significant and long term change in U.S. population demographics is now underway. This ?aging? trend is expected to continue well into the 2080s. To stay relevant, libraries will need to rethink how to interact with this older, adult society. For more information about this Fellowship and a link to the online application, go to: http://www.transforminglifeafter50.org/innovators/imls-fellowship. The Fellowship will run from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. Deadline for submission, including a Letter of Library Commitment, is April 2, 2010. Selection of Fellows will be announced June 1, 2010. If you have additional questions, please contact either Suzanne Flint, CA State Library [sflint at library.ca.gov; 916-651-9796] OR Stephen Ristau, Fellowship Coordinator [stephenristau at gmail.com; 503- 281-4305] Jim Scheppke, State Librarian Oregon State Library 250 Winter St. NE Salem, OR 97301 503-378-4367 (fax) 503-585-8059 jim.b.scheppke at state.or.us Go Green, Keep it on screen - think before you print. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 1427 bytes Desc: not available URL: From dahlgreen_marykay at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Wed Mar 17 10:00:11 2010 From: dahlgreen_marykay at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (MaryKay Dahlgreen) Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:00:11 -0700 Subject: [PL-Directors] Registration open for 2010 Oregon Virtual Reference Summit Message-ID: <0ED426A5-5DE3-4B63-B7B1-9BDEC992F666@oslmac.osl.state.or.us> Hello, We hope that someone from your library will be able to attend the upcoming 2010 Oregon Virtual Reference Summit, May 7th at Edgefield Manor in Troutdale. The purpose of the event is to allow practioners of virtual reference in Oregon and to bring great speakers to us so we don't always have to go to them. This year's Summit features keynote speaker Vanessa Fox whose book Marketing in the Age of Google will appear in libraries soon. www.oregonlibraries.net/summit Our event is hosted by L-net and everyone is welcome to participate. If you are thinking about reference, service and technology, this is the event for you. Participants will come away with practical knowledge for improving reference service, virtual or not. Registration is open at www.oregonlibraries.net/summit/2010/register and costs are affordable at $25 for staff at L-net partner libraries, L-net volunteers, L-net advisory board members and students; and $50 for everyone else. For those who are experiencing financial hardship, we are offering scholarships to cover the cost of registration. You may apply for scholarships when you register for the conference. If you are travelling far, we have a limited number of rooms reserved at Edgefield Manor for Thursday and Friday nights. Please note that room reservations for this block can only be made by calling Edgefield at: (503) 669-8610. Remember to do it soon or you'll miss the discounted rate! (Just for your information, most rooms at Edgefield do not have a private bathroom. There are several options outside of the rooms we have booked, so don't be afraid to ask the agent what is available.) For more information at the 2010 Oregon Virtual Reference Summit visit our web site, www.oregonlibraries.net/summit. And don't forget to find us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/lnetoregon. Caleb Tucker-Raymond Oregon Statewide Reference Service Coordinator Multnomah County Library (503) 988-5438 calebt at multcolib.org AIM/Y!: calebMCL www.oregonlibraries.net MaryKay Dahlgreen Library Development Program Manager Oregon State Library 503-378-5012 marykay.dahlgreen at state.or.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jim.b.scheppke at state.or.us Wed Mar 17 14:02:17 2010 From: jim.b.scheppke at state.or.us (Jim Scheppke) Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:02:17 -0700 Subject: [PL-Directors] Last Call for Free Fellowship Opportunity - Deadline April 2 Message-ID: FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY: APRIL 2nd DEADLINE APPROACHING The deadline is fast approaching for a unique opportunity to advance your library and information science skills related to improving services to and engagement with active, older adults. Full scholarships will be awarded to all successful applicants and a robust line-up of national experts, including Stanford University professor Laura Carstensen, author of A Long Bright Future; Paul Nussbaum, author of Save Your Brain; and Robert Atchley, author of Spirituality and Aging, will serve as Fellowship faculty helping to inspire your thinking about how to transform the ways in which libraries connect with Baby Boomers and the generations of older adults yet to come. The California State Library, Idaho Commission for Libraries, Oregon State Library, and Washington State Library have partnered to offer this year-long Fellowship that will provide continuing education scholarships (full tuition, hotel and travel expenses covered) for selected public library staff and professionals. Funded by a grant from the U.S. Institute for Museum and Library Services, Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program, up to 100 qualified applicants will be selected to participate. Fellows will be introduced to a new framework for serving and engaging adults ages 50+ that both promotes productive aging and establishes libraries as centers of lifelong learning and civic engagement. For more information about this Fellowship and a link to the online application, go to: http://www.transforminglifeafter50.org/innovators/imls-fellowship. The Fellowship will run from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. Deadline for submission, including a Letter of Library Commitment, is April 2, 2010. Selection of Fellows will be announced June 1, 2010. If you have additional questions, please contact either Suzanne Flint, CA State Library [sflint at library.ca.gov; 916-651-9796] OR Stephen Ristau, Fellowship Coordinator [stephenristau at gmail.com; 503- 281-4305] Jim Scheppke, State Librarian Oregon State Library 250 Winter St. NE Salem, OR 97301 503-378-4367 (fax) 503-585-8059 jim.b.scheppke at state.or.us Go Green, Keep it on screen - think before you print. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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