·        MARISA IACOBUCCI, Adult Services Coordinator

 Upcoming Workshop for member library staff & trustees:

“Getting It Write: Successful Professional Writing”

Come hear tips and tricks on getting started, sticking with it and accomplishing your writing goals. Explore how you can creatively spruce up your writing skills when writing memos, e-mails, press releases, and writing for publication.

Speaker: Robert S. Nelson, St. John’s University

To RSVP, e-mail Marisa: marisa@flls.org

 

NYLA Needs Your Stories 

From Michael Borges, Executive Director of NYLA:

NYLA is gathering information about circulation, patron use, and anecdotal stories about the use of libraries during difficult economic times that reaffirm that libraries are even more of an essential public service during a recession.  This information will be used to bolster our advocacy efforts to restore $5 million cut in Library Aid and to be used in press release. 

for example:
"Here at Guilderland I can give you a recent scenario from Jean Marie at the Circulation desk.  Two young women (in their twenties) stopped in to the library to update their cards. They both admitted they had not been here in a while, they usually go to Borders but since money is tight, they thought why not try the library again? They also picked up a flyer for "Viva Latin Jazz: a series of Latin Jazz Concerts and Events." They were amazed to find that all the programs are free!" 

Do any of you have a story you can share?  If so, please e-mail them to Marisa and I’ll pass them along to NYLA.   Thanks!

• JAN AGUIRRE, Specialist & Training Coordinator

§  The 2008 training workshops are filling up fast. Please email or call Jan to register. 

§  If you plan on using Simply Reports you MUST attend the workshop. 

§  Databases that will be covered by Linda Beins are: Literature Resource Center, Twayne’s Author Series, NoveList, and new databases from Bowker - Patron Books in Print and Fiction Connection. We will review features and searching techniques for each database with lots of hands-on practice 

§  Circulation & Holds Tips & Tricks will focus on the new out of system ILL procedures, handling lost items, item vs. Bib level holds, circ shortcuts and tips. 

§  Item Maintenance will cover adding, modifying, deleting item records, creating templates, collection development and relevant reports. 

§  Marisa will be offering one Basic Publisher workshop for those who were unable to attend last year. The Basic Publisher workshop is a prerequisite for the Advanced Publisher class being offered later on this year. 

§  Linda Beins and Jan will teach the Basic Excel workshop. The first part of the workshop will focus on basic functionality such as setting up a spreadsheet, cell formatting, headers, footers and basic formulas. The second half of the workshop will focus on more complicated formulas, creating charts and graphs and more advanced functionality.  

§  Marisa will focus designing a publication in Advanced Publisher - what catches your eye when you first look at a flyer? what fonts are more readable than others? 

§  Dates in RED are changes. 

§  Location      Date            Day          Topic                Deadline to register  Openings

• DIRECTORS’ ADVISORY COUNCIL (DAC) MEMBERS:

If you have any questions or concerns regarding FLLS library service, you are welcome to contact a DAC member from the list below.

• Janet Steiner, TCPL, Ithaca
• Kay Zaharis, Cortland Free Library
• Sally Otis, Hazard Library, Poplar Ridge
• Sheila Anderson, Seymour Library, Auburn
• Diane Pamel, Southworth Library, Dryden
• Julia Schult, Groton Public Library
• Beverly Dann, Waverly Free Library

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