NOTES for 09/05/2008
NOTES
The Friday Notes has gone to archive & will be no more.
NOTES is the replacement, unlike the Friday Notes, NOTES is occasional,
when there is something to say it will be posted. As such you will not
find in NOTES such things as: anything posted to IowaLib or other
commonly read lists, "Stuff", CE reminders, or material posted on the
State Library of Iowa website or
other commonly used web sites e.g. Web Junction Iowa or NEILSA
You will find links to things of importance, you will find short
postings of things of immediate local library interest which will
include "Telling the Library Story" materials from your libraries.
When we know of them we will post job listings and changes from the
libraries and county meeting dates. But no more begging for
information.
Under seperate cover you will receive a monthly listing of
statewide ce listings produced by the LSA's. Finally you will get advanced
notice of potential
ce events produced by NEILSA, if you are desirous of something
happening it would be best if you used the comments at the bottom to
give me feedback.
Finally on feedback, please use the comments section so everyone may
see your thoughts, suggestions et. al. NOTES will shrink or expand
based on your requests. Friday Notes took up nearly 8 hours a week, I feel
that my time is better spent on your concerns so it had to go.
To the few of you who read it every week and even commented, Thank You.
Now to NOTES...
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05 September 2008 - 13:29
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03 September 2008 - 09:18
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Motivating Your Board: Money, Lawsuits, and Facilities
The Association for Rural and Small Libraries and WebJunction offer free
monthly webinars on topics of interest for Rural and Small Libraries. Join us on
July 31 for the second webinar in our 2008 series on board
relationships and strategies. Ellen Miller and Jim Connor will facilitate a
session on proven techniques for motivating your board and empowering them to
make the most from their position. View information on our upcoming July webinar
on the Rural
In Focus Webinar page.
11 July 2008 - 12:01
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NOTES: On mold & flooding.
Information about flood recovery:
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15 June 2008 - 17:14
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This is REALLY important:
No matter what your plans are for automation, currently automated or working on it, or not even thinking about it; this is a very important element in your planning for the future.
The State Library is launching a new initiative - development of a voluntary statewide shared automation system, open to Iowa libraries of all
types.
There will be an
ICN information session on Wednesday, June 18, 10:00
to 11:30 in which State Library staff will discuss the current status of this initiative.
Please register through the State Library's Continuing Education Catalog,
The title is Shared ILS Information Session.
NOTE: The LSA's know just what you do about this so PLAN on attending the session - we are.
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16 May 2008 - 12:07
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Friday Notes for May 2, 2008
IT'S YOUR MONEY.
Current tier status and measures not met (if applicable).
The LSA can help you to meet many of these measures if YOU ASK.
In many cases measures are not being met that can easly be met with a little effort. Contact Eunice or Ken for an In Service Housecall
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02 May 2008 - 12:27
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Friday Notes for 04/25/2008
Your comments vital:
The following classes have been suggested.
If you would like to see them this summer or fall, you MUST tell me so in the comments section at the end of this Friday Notes. Ken
1. Open Meetings Law - Outside Speaker 3 hours ce
How to be in compliance, closed meetings, what meetings must be posted.
2. Hireing personell - Outside Speaker 3 hours ce
Dos and Daonts of hiring, giving references
Volenteers and Community Service Workers
3. Foundations and Friends groups, How to Organize.
Foundations - Outside Speaker 3 hours ce afternoon session
Friends Group - Outsie Speaker 3 hours ce morning session
4 Office 2007 - A series 3 hours each session, Librarian Speaker
5. Policy Establishment and Review for Boards & Directors 3 hours ce
See below (at end of Friday Notes) for a policy checklist. This class will review the policies that the workshop participants identify as being needed in their library.
6. In Service to Iowa - Tips and Tricks to comply with the Standards 3 hours ce Local Speakers
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25 April 2008 - 12:37
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Friday Notes for 04/18/2008
An IMPORTANT reminder:
An FAQ on the Iowa Workforce Development Web site says:
"Q. Can my employer make me attend a meeting, lecture, or training without paying me?
A. If any such gathering is required by an employer, or if an
employerleads its employees to believe they will receive adverse treatment
for
not attending, the employer must pay its employees for the time spent
in attendance."
If you want to double check with Iowa Workforce Development, their contact information is:
Iowa Workforce Development
1000 East Grand Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0209
Telephone: (515) 281-5387 or (800) JOB-IOWA
An important part of the directors job is to keep your trustees up to speed on these things. This is especally true if your trustees have not had trustee education recently - things change. See Standards
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