Link Love

With the NEFLIN Annual Meeting coming up on Friday, I thought I would post a little Link Love now, instead of waiting for the end of the week. (Also, thanks to everyone who is coming to Friday's meeting. Register is closed and we are at capacity. Lots of folks help make this event even more fun!).

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Experience NEFLIN’s web conferencing service and learn a little something new...

Free Programs about Personal Finance and Investing

There is no need to register. If you cannot attend these live online events, they will be recorded and archived.

The series of presentations and discussions will be held in the OPAL Online Auditorium:

Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Smart Investing @ Your Library: Rules of Retirement

Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Smart Investing @ Your Library: Planning Decade by Decade

Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Smart Investing @ Your Library: Risks and Rewards

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How about a Digital Bookmobile?

Library Journal has an article about Overdrive's new digital bookmobile.

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Library 2.0

As we continue our discussions about Library 2.0, Michael Stephens writes on his Tame the Web blog about a new book he is using to teach about these 2.0 things.

Library 2.0: A Guide to Participatory Library Service is "aimed at helping librarians, administrators, support staff and students to gain a greater understanding of what Library 2.0 is."

I am pleased to see that Michael states "the book has a strong client focus and includes tips for knowing your users and involving them in the planning for and delivery of services". After all, we don't want to use these 2.0 tools for technology's sake.

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I Love My Librarian Award

The award encourages library users to recognize the accomplishments of librarians in public, school, college, community college and university libraries for their efforts to improve the lives of people in their community.

Nominations for public librarians run from August 15 through October 1. Nominations for school and academic librarians begin September 2 andcontinue through October 15.

Up to 10 librarians in public, school and academic libraries will be selected each year and each will be honored at a ceremony and reception in New York at TheTimesCenter, hosted by The New York Times. Each winner also will receive a $5,000 cash award, a plaque and a $500 travel stipend to attend the awards reception.

For more information, visit www.ilovelibraries.org/ilovemylibrarian.

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...and finally, The Post Office has issued a new Florida stamp as part of their Flags of the Nation series.