Vermont Health Connect (VHC) would like to coordinate programming at libraries across the state in the fall during the periods of open enrollment. They have created a survey for libraries in order to learn more about how people access health care information, and how VHC can best share their information at libraries. The survey is just 10 questions. Your participation will be very helpful to VHC and libraries effectively partnering to bring important information to their communities.
Vermont Health Connect Survey
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Library Advancement & ABLE Library
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Upcoming National Library Calendar Awareness Events
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Grants, Scholarships, Fundraising, and Awards
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Need funds to attend a workshop, conference or webinar?
The Vermont Library Association Scholarship Committee is now accepting applications for the VLA Professional Development Grant (formerly the Continuing Education Grant). This grant will award the recipient up to $250 for a professional development program such as a workshop, conference or continuing education course.
Applications are accepted twice a year and priority will be given by monetary need, library involvement, and leadership and commitment to Vermont libraries. Please see below for the application and deadline information. Grant recipients will be required to write a brief account of their professional development opportunity for the VLA News.
To be eligible, applicants must meet the following criteria:
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Must be an active VLA member
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Must live in Vermont and/or work in a Vermont library and
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Must not have received a scholarship from VLA in the past 2 years.
Application Deadline:
August 1
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(with winners notified on September 1
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New York State Library Selected Grants and Fundraising Resources
A variety of grants and fellowships that provide funding or material support for present or future activities. Grants may be offered to support the planning and implementation of programs, aid in the preparation of a dissertation or other publications, and to promote research in library and information sciences. Grants are also given to support travel to conferences, such as the ALA Annual Conference, or other events that can broaden an individual's experience or education in librarianship.
American Library Association Grants, Scholarships & Awards
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On July 21, Forbes published
an opinion piece
(now deleted) by Long Island University economist Panos Mourdoukoutas with the headline “Amazon Should Replace Local Libraries to Save Taxpayers Money.” It quickly received
relentless backlash
from US libraries and their communities. After taking down the article on July 23, Forbes posted another
article
by astrophysicist Brian Koberlein that has a favorable view of tax-supported public libraries. Perhaps someone sent Forbes a link to Marcus Banks’s “
Ten Reasons Why Libraries Are Still Better Than the Internet
”?...
Forbes, July 23; American Libraries feature, Dec. 19, 2017
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Kevin Maher writes: “The Senate Appropriations Committee yesterday approved level funding for the Library Services and Technology Act and the Innovative Approaches to Literacy programs, rejecting the administration’s call to eliminate funding for these important library programs. The committee approved a $2 million increase for the Institute of Museum and Library Services, which administers LSTA, to cover administrative costs..."
District Dispatch, June 29
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The American Association of School Librarians announced its 2018 Best Apps and Best Websites for Teaching and Learning at the ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans. The annual lists honor 25 apps and 25 websites that provide enhanced learning and curriculum development for school librarians and their teacher collaborators.
AL: The Scoop, June 28
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Carrie Russell writes: “At long last, the US Senate passed the
Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act (S. 2559)
by unanimous consent in a business meeting held June 28. ... Known officially as the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled, it is the first treaty sponsored by World Intellectual Property Organization (
WIPO
) member countries that provides for an exception to international copyright law...”
District Dispatch, June 29
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- VTLIB sent out a survey asking about VT librarians’ needs, wishes, comments regarding CE. Here is the link again for any who would like to participate but haven’t yet: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VTLIBCE2018
- Plans are developing for intermediate and advanced reference courses, a customer service course, an intro to the certification program, a directors’ summit, and the core Public Library Administration class for the certificate program. As scheduling is finalized these classes will go on the VTLIB website.
- A helpful list of CE offerings from a variety of sources is Amanda Goodman’s “Glam Professional Development” page (http://www.amandagoodman.com/glam/). Some of the courses listed here could count toward electives for the Vermont CPL, and/or might be of interest for more general professional growth. If you see something on there that you really wish VTLIB would offer, please let Joy Worland (joy.worland@vermont.gov) know.
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Quick links
- Talking to Kids about Race in the Classroom—This article is great for teachers and librarians alike because it’s chock full of ideas and tips and reasons why it’s important to discuss in predominately white communities.
- Mindfulness and Preschoolers—One of my interests is cultivating mindfulness and kindness in kids and teens. This particular article focuses on preschoolers.
- Vermont Mentoring Program- Everybody Wins! Vermont is a literacy mentoring program. This year, 1,200 children and mentors will read together for an hour each week at lunch in 21 schools. Now that is truly a power lunch!
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Cass will be teaching a
collection development class in November for CE credit. Please feel free to email her topics you would like her to cover to cass.mabbott@vermont.gov. Stay tuned for dates and times.
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- The journal In the Library with the Lead Pipe is an open access peer reviewed journal run by and for librarians or others interested in library issues. Below is an article from April discussing the challenges and opportunities for rural libraries and librarians in the context of libraries as community anchors and agents for community regeneration. http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2018/critical-optimism/
- More than 10 libraries are taking a chance on a different kind of summer programming by hosting library benefit concerts by Dave Rosane and the Zookeepers. Details and a complete schedule are on the band’s Facebook page.
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Special Populations & ABLE Library
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Quick links
- “A Look at Accessibility Projects in 9 National Parks”
- “VSA Vermont (The State Organization on Arts & Disability Adult Arts Photography Exhibit at Fletcher Free Library)”
- “Outreach and Training Opportunities from Disability Rights Vermont”
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The ABLE Library was thrilled to host Network Consultant MaryBeth Wise from the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped on July 23-24. She is pictured here with ABLE Library Director Vincent Livoti in the ABLE Library recording booth!
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Annalee the service dog joined her person at the Library Advisory Council (LAC) meeting on July 24. The LAC is comprised of ABLE Library staff and community members who use ABLE Library services.
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Featured Database:
GALE Books & Authors
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Community Legal Information Center (CLIC)
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This month
Community Legal Information Center (CLIC)
at Vermont Law School (VLS) is finishing its third year of operation. CLIC opened in South Royalton in July 2015 after the Vermont State Library’s law program closed in Montpelier. As they say, “when one door closes, another opens.” Financed by an annual grant from the Vermont Department of Libraries, CLIC offers legal reference services for the general public. So, when your patrons need access to legal materials, you can refer them to CLIC via the
“Ask a Law Librarian Line”
at 802-831-1313 or email
reference@vermontlaw.edu
Situated in two rooms on the VLS campus level of the Cornell Library, it provides the following free services:
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Walk-in access to
Westlaw
and
LexisAdvance
, two major legal databases containing primary sources (court decisions, statutes, and regulations) and secondary sources (legal encyclopedias, treatises, and dictionaries);
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Legal self-help books (i.e., NOLO guides designed to aid a lay person in legal matters);
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Vermont legal materials
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Libguides and other
on-site
databases
Some useful open access resources can be accessed remotely:
Although CLIC print legal materials do not circulate, patrons may print, download, email, scan or fax their search results. Cornell Library’s law librarians are available Monday through Saturday to suggest legal sources and provide guidance about how to use the sources. However, librarians are unable to provide legal advice. If a patron needs a lawyer, the librarians will provide a referral to appropriate legal services.
CLIC is open during the
Cornell Library’s hours
, which may vary based on the VLS academic calendar. Follow CLIC on Instagram @vtlaw_clic and stay tuned for an upcoming CLIC website soon.
Contact Natalia May, CLIC Coordinator,
namay@vermontlaw.edu
to schedule a legal research training at your library, no matter how small or rural your library is! See this
brochure
for more information.
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The Department of Libraries is pleased to offer a
training opportunity for State Employees
to learn more about the Vermont Online Library!
In this hands-on workshop, we’ll show off access to thousands of scholarly journals and magazines you can apply to day-to-day work and increase your knowledge as well as cover resources that be a great help at home – finding a great book to read, helping with homework, car repair, and more!
All of this is available at no cost to you through the Vermont Online Library at
www.vtonlinelib.org
Date & Time:
Friday, August 17, 2018
9:00-11:00 am
Location:
Vermont Department of Libraries
60 Washington St., Suite 2
Barre, VT 05641
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Bringing Resources to Light
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Join us each month as we illuminate a fantastic resource from Vermont Online Library. This episode: the NEW Gale resource
Books & Authors
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How many times have patrons asked you for a recommendation fitting an obscure set of criteria – like novels for adults set in 14
th
century Italy? Or Read-A-Likes for a genre that’s not in your area of expertise?
Good news! With the NEW
Books & Authors
database, you can answer all these questions quickly and easily. Use the “Who, What, Where, When” tool to narrow down book title suggestions based on character characteristics, subject matter, locale of story, or time period of story. Use the Read-A-Like Wizard to input a book you like and get suggestions based on subject, author, genre, and more. Look through the Award Winners & Best Sellers section to find titles based on hundreds of international awards and/or best sellers in the United States or Canada.
If you would like marketing materials for the
Books & Authors
database – or any of the other Gale databases – visit https://support.gale.com/marketing/ to flyers, book marks, press release templates, blog templates, and more.
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