Update from FLA

There's a lot happening with FLA, and I'd like to take the opportunity to update you on a number of FLA activities and plans.

Tomorrow (Oct. 25) the Continuing Education Committee is co-sponsoring a virtual and in-person program on "The Changing Library: Keeping up with public needs and technology with less budget and staff" along with SEFLIN and the Broward County Library Association.  (Information available at http://www.flalib.org/bulletin_board_documents/doing_more_with_less.pdf)

I hope that your library will be participating in  Florida Library Snapshot Day on Nov. 2.  Snapshot Day is part of a national effort sponsored by the American Library Association, and it's a great way to showcase the many things happening in our libraries.  If you haven't already registered, the FLA Public Relations Committee has put all of the information that you need at http://www.flalib.org/snapshot_day_nov_2011.php.

The election of officers and Board members for the coming year is currently underway.  You should have received an e-mail from FLA Executive Director Faye Roberts last week with instructions for voting. Be sure to cast your vote for Vice-President/President-Elect, Treasurer, and 3 Directors before November 16.

The fall 2011 issue of Florida Libraries is on the website now.   Our editor, Maria Gebhardt, has done a beautiful job with the editing and design.  Earlier this year, the FLA Board voted to make the journal open access after a 2-month period in which only members could view the content.  This issue has articles on some innovative activities and services offered by Florida libraries; a day in the life of libraries documented through Twitter; creating screencasting video tutorials; and a partnership between the Panama Canal Museum and the University of Florida.  Be sure to take time to look at it!

Plans are well underway for the 2012 FLA Conference to be held April 18-20 at the Wyndham Resort in Orlando.  The Conference Committee has reviewed program proposals and come up with a recommendation of programs that should appeal to a wide range of interests.  If you didn't submit a program proposal, there will soon be an opportunity to submit a proposal for a poster session.

Library advocacy efforts are ongoing throughout the year, but they intensify during the Legislative session.  This year, the Legislature convenes in January rather than its usual opening in March due to reapportionment.  Library Day will take place on Feb. 1 in Tallahassee, and we hope that a lot of library supporters will come to meet with their legislators on that day.

Workshops for Friends, Foundations and Boards on tax and legal issues for nonprofits have been held in 7 locations around the state in past weeks.  Dr. Rebecca Trammell, Director of the Stetson Law School Library has done a tremendous job in creating and presenting videos on these issues for the workshop series.  The videos are now available on the FLA web site at http://www.flalib.org/friends_found_boards.php

FACRL, the Academic Member Group of FLA, held a very successful fall workshop in Daytona on October 21. The Leadership Development Committee sponsored a program on October 1 at the Clearwater Public Library featuring Ian Woodall speaking on "The Tao of Everest:  The Gentle Art of Personal Inspiration and Practical Leadership."  Earlier in the year, FLA and the Panhandle Library Access Network (PLAN) held a Mini-Conference in the Panhandle.

FLA is pleased to offer 3 scholarships to students in the graduate library degree program at FSU or USF and a scholarship to students enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or associates program in the state.  Information about the scholarship and applications are available at http://www.flalib.org/scholarships.php .  The deadline for applications is Feb. 1, 2012.

Be thinking about people, libraries, and programs that you'd like to nominate for one of this year's FLA awards.  A list of the awards is on the FLA website at http://www.flalib.org/awards.php and more information about award nominations will be forthcoming.

This is also the time to renew your membership for the coming year.  You can renew online at http://www.flalib.org/membership.php or print out a membership form and mail it in. 

Thank you for being part of this vibrant and vital organization!

Gloria Colvin

President, Florida Library Association

Research Librarian

Strozier Library

Florida State University

116 Honors Way

Tallahassee, FL 32306

(850) 645-1680

gcolvin@fsu.edu

Florida Electronic Library: Phone Interviews

As a Florida librarian who uses the Florida Electronic Library for yourself and to assist library users, we need your help! We invite you to participate in a 15 minute phone interview.  We know your time is valuable, but by taking a brief moment out of your busy schedule to participate in this study, your contribution will benefit Florida librarians’ and library users’ ability to access, use, and understand the resources in the Florida Electronic Library.

This study will produce an analysis of the Florida Electronic Library, its use and users.  This interview includes questions about your favorite Gale databases, your challenges in their use, and your thoughts about how to improve the resource to make you more effective in serving your users. Your participation in this study may help to improve Florida libraries’ ability to provide information and resources to patrons as well as help your patrons better use the information in the Florida Electronic Library.

If you are interested in participating in this research, please contact Laura Spears Brenkus at the Information Institute at ii@ci.fsu.edu for more information and to schedule your phone interview.

Tween Programming Ideas - Cocoa Library

Tween Programming Ideas
Thursday, December 15, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
at Brevard Central Library, 308 Forrest Avenue, Cocoa, FL
(new date: rescheduled from November 10)

Developing programs for children that are caught between childhood and the teen years can be challenging. Tweeners are kids, but they are getting older and they can be an enigmatic mix of enthusiasm, unresponsive indifference and hormonal overload. The blueprint for a successful tween program begins with a great idea. This workshop will be ALL about ideas. We will explore programs in a variety of different subject areas and will have an opportunity to try some of those ideas hands on.

We’ll cover:

What is a tween?
How to structure your program?
Program Ideas by Subject:
   -Art Programs
   -Lit-Based Programs
   -Music Based Programs
   -Personal Development Programs
   -Research Based Programs
   -Tech Programs
   -Trendy Programs
   -Youth Culture Programs
Idea Brainstorming
   -Ideas/Theme Roundtable (Apply Pre-Workshop Assignment)
   -Sample Year Plan
Hands-On Practice and Group Exercise
Tips to Sell Your Program
Extras and Resources

Pre-Workshop Assignment: Do a little research and come up with a program you would like to try for the tween age group and prepare to share.

Trainer: Kio Fuller, Library Consultant

NEFLIN Members: Register now at: http://a3.acteva.com/orderbooking/bookEvent/A312011
Nonmembers may submit a waitlist form until registrations opens up two weeks before the class date
Class is free of charge for all Florida Library staff.

New NEFLIN Members

NEFLIN is pleased to welcome thirteen new libraries to our membership.

Here is some information on each of these new libraries.  The NEFLIN membership now consists of 560 libraries in 24 counties. 

Pretty version, by Patty, with pictures!

NEFLIN Annual Survey - Deadline October 7

Friday, October 7 is the FINAL day to take the NEFLIN Annual Survey. We are collecting information that will help our services and training programs meet your every need and schedule. 


Please help us by completing the 2011 NEFLIN Annual Survey, telling us of your experiences with NEFLIN training and services. The survey takes about 15 minutes to complete.


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Do you like our online survey tool, ZipSurvey? It is available to NEFLIN members to use for your own surveys, polls, contests and registrations. See more information here, then contact Patty Morris to get started.

Annual Meeting Photos

We had a great time at the NEFLIN Annual Meeting last month.  You can see we had a sports theme.

Team NEFLIN: Another Winning Season!

Here are all the photos from the event.





Board President, Brian Nesselrode.

Brad and keynoter Will Manley relaxing after both spent the day talking to the group.

Round Table Handouts from 2011 NEFLIN Annual Meeting

Six Round Table discussions were presented at the NEFLIN Annual Meeting on September 16, 2011. Below are topics and speakers along with links to handouts from the discussions.


Ebooks Update:  Al Carlson, System Administrator, Tampa Bay Library Consortium
Ebooks and Libraries – we’ll discuss where we are, how we got here, where we're going, and what we can do to be ready.

Green Libraries and Sustainability – Why Does It Matter and Where Do We Start?:
Bonnie J. Smith, Assistant Program Director for Human Resources, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida
As information and intellectual hubs in communities and on campuses, libraries have a great opportunity, and even responsibility, to promote sustainability. From daily business practices to programming and events, libraries can become more relevant in their communities by demonstrating wise use of resources and creating community dialog around sustainability topics. Join Bonnie Smith to hear examples of efforts being made in libraries and share your experiences and ideas.

Mentoring, Coaching, Networking – Creating the Social Network:
Elizabeth Curry, Florida State College Jacksonville
This discussion will focus on informal and formal ways that we share knowledge, support innovation and create connections. Mentoring has traditionally been top down, with the wise or experienced person assisting someone inexperienced or new to an institution. Coaching is a term used in sports, executive leadership or daily life –such as “life coach.”  All of these involve relationships and information sharing which will build social capital in our social network. For libraries this can mean the opportunity to develop new services, enhance existing services and develop the potential of our profession. Join Elizabeth Curry to brainstorm ways to encourage mentoring, coaching and networking.

Participatory Management: Deborah Paulson, Director, Columbia County Public Library
Join Deborah Paulson for a discussion of Participatory Management -- when employees are part of the decision-making process in an organization. This is an important tool to prevent communication from being only from the top down. The director, or manager, makes the final decision, but employees take ownership in a decision if they have been part of the process.

Social Media Update: Dawn Jensen, Virtual Options
Find out what's new and what's next in Social Media and Digital marketing. From Google+ to Twitter image galleries, from Facebook pages to Thoora, Dawn Jensen will review the latest Social Networks and update on tools that can enhance your experience and connection with patrons and clients.

Staff Development Update: What Got You Here Won’t Keep You There!:
Andrea Giggetts, Giggetts & Associates
Leaders have an important role in staff development: establishing its priority, encouraging it by example, and supporting it in your attitude and budget. The truth is that if staff education and development are not a priority for the supervisor, it will not be a priority for anyone under them. Everyone owes it to themselves to possess the most up-to-date skills needed to attain and achieve success in tomorrow’s workplace, and what makes one effective is always changing.

Free webinars in October

On our sister blog, Library Webinars, we have just put up the monthly list of live webinars.

We have found numerous webinars in October that can assist with your professional development. Here are some selected topics:

• E-book Summit
• Marketing Technology to Latinos
• Mobile First
• New Cookbooks for the Library
• Nonfiction Can Be Fun
• Transforming Libraries through Weeding

Check them out!

NEFLIN October Classes

Handling Angry Customers with Tact and Skill

Live Online with Andrew Sanderbeck; Tuesday, October 4, 10:00 - 11:00 am

Low and No Cost Customer Service Improvements
Live Online with Andrew Sanderbeck; Wednesday, October 5, 1:00 - 2:00 pm

A Vibrant Children's Library: 52 Simple Things to Improve Your Skills and Services for Children
with Kio Fuller; Thursday, October 6, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm at NEFLIN

FourSquare and Other Location Based Apps
Live Online with Diana Silveira Tuesday, October 11, 10:00 - 11:00 am

Rediscovering the Lost Art of Customer Service
Live Online with Linda Bruno

Part 1, Wednesday, October 12, 1:00 - 2:30 pm

Part 2, Wednesday, October 19, 1:00 - 2:30 pm 

YouTube and Video Sites
with Dawn Jenkins; Thursday, October 13, 9:00 am - 12:00 noon at NEFLIN
 

Flickr and Photo Sites
with Dawn Jenkins; Thursday, October 13, 1:00 - 4:00 pm at NEFLIN
 

The Future of Libraries
Live Online with Sarah Houghton; Thursday, October 20, 2:00 - 3:30 pm 

Leadership Interest Group
with Patricia Morris; Friday, October 14, 10:00 am - 12:00 noon at Marion County Public Library, Ocala  

Ebooks, Ereaders and Tablet Computing for the Library
with Mickey Boyd; Friday, October 21, 9:30 am - 4:00 pm at NEFLIN
 

Fun with Die Cuts: Celebrate the Seasons
with Jane Fischer, AccuCut; Tuesday, October 25, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm at Alachua County Schools, Sivia Center, Gainesville 

Emotional Customer Service: Making the Connection with the Customer
Live Online with Andrew Sanderbeck; Tuesday, October 25, 10 - 11 am

Utilizing the Cloud
Live Online with Diana Silveira; Tuesday, October 18, 10:00 - 11:00 am

Handling Customer Complaints Without Taking Things Personally
Live Online with Andrew Sanderbeck; Wednesday, October 26, 1:00 - 2:00 pm

Online Research Strategies for Librarians
Live Online with Kit Keller; Wednesday, October 26, 2:00 - 3:00 pm

Get More Out of Google
Live Online with Lori Reed; Thursday, October 27, 10:00 am - 12:00 noon 

See all NEFLIN Continuing Education at http://www.neflin.org/registration.php

Making the Most of NEFLIN CE Awards

NEFLIN CE Coordinator Patricia Morris (on left) presented the "Making The Most of NEFLIN Continuing Education Award" at the NEFLIN Annual Meeting on September 16. Showing off their awards are (left to right) Martha Smith of Florida Coastal School of Law, Julie Evener of the University of St. Augustine - Health Sciences, and Danny Hales of Suwannee River Regional Library System. 

2011 NEFLIN Annual Survey

NEFLIN is collecting information that will help our services and training programs meet your every need and schedule. Please help us by completing the 2011 NEFLIN Annual Survey, telling us of your experiences with NEFLIN training and services.

The survey takes about 15 minutes to complete and will be up until Friday, October 7.

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Do you like our online survey tool, ZipSurvey? It is available to NEFLIN members to use for your own surveys, polls, contests and registrations. See more information here, then contact Patty Morris to get started.

NEFLIN Seeks Member Highlights

What have you been doing this year?

• Did you have a great program?
• Form a new partnership?
• Start a new service that has been wildly successful?

NEFLIN is offering our members their moment in the sun at the Annual Meeting on Friday, September 16th. If your library has done something in the last 12 months that you're really proud of let us know so we can give you a "shout out."

Send your member highlights to brad@neflin.org.

2011-2012 NEFLIN Continuing Education Committee

The 2011-2012 NEFLIN Continuing Education Committee members are:

Diane Alexander, Jacksonville Public Library

Royce Bass, St. Johns River State College

Julie Evener, University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Michelle Forde, Nassau County Public Library

Amber Holley, Jacksonville Public Library

Carrie Hunsucker, Alachua County Library District

Karen Kronenberg, Florida Coastal School of Law

Stefan Lyhne-Nielsen, Volusia County Public Library

Susan Massey, University of North Florida

Lynn Pinilla, Clay County Public Library

Nancy Schenewerk, Santa Fe College

Bonnie Smith, University of Florida Smathers Libraries 

Lorraine Stinson, St. Johns County Schools

Ben Walker, University of Florida Education Library

Committee members give suggestions and input on NEFLIN CE training and policies, help promote NEFLIN's events, support services and mission, and work closely with the NEFLIN CE Coordinator.

NEFLIN Annual Meeting 2011 - Agenda Update

NEFLIN Annual Meeting

Friday, September 16

Thrasher Horne Conference Center, Orange Park
Register Here: Deadline September 2

Keynote Presentation: Will Manley, “Managing Libraries in Tough Times”
Author and Humorist, Blogger at http://willmanley.com
Columnist in Booklist and American Libraries

Round Table Discussions:

Ebooks Update” with Al Carlson, Tampa Bay Library Consortium

• “Green Libraries and Sustainability: Why Does It Matter and Where Do We Start?” with Bonnie Smith, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

• “Mentoring, Coaching, Networking: Creating the Social Network” with Elizabeth Curry, Florida State College Jacksonville

• “Participatory Management” with Deborah Paulson, Columbia County Public Library

• “Social Media Update” with Dawn Jenkins, Virtual Options

• “Staff Development Update: What Got You Here Won’t Keep You There!” with Andrea Giggetts, Giggetts &; Associates

Full Agenda Here. 

Register Here: Deadline September 2

Creating Patron Driven Acquisitions Initiatives

Thursday, September 8, 1:00 - 4:00 pm
NEFLIN Headquarters, 2233 Park Avenue, Suite 402, Orange Park, FL

Interlibrary Loan - Acquisitions (Books on Demand) and Patron-Driven Acquisitions (PDA) initiatives are two increasingly prevalent methods for collaborative collection building in college and university libraries across the world. This workshop will go over the basics and various models of Books on Demand and PDAs in existence that will answer the following questions:

What are ILL - Acquisitions (Books on Demand) purchase models and how do they operate?
What are patron-driven acquisitions (PDA) models and how are academic libraries applying them to collaborate with faculty and users?

Why are Books on Demand and PDAs so popular with library administrators and librarians?
Anticipated Goal:  The first half of the workshop will be focused on presenting actual models used at the University of Florida (ILL-Acquisitions Books-on-Demand; MyiLibrary Patron-Driven Acquisitions) and facilitating discussion with participants; the second half of the workshop will be devoted to working hands-on with participants in creating or revising PDA initiatives at their respective libraries. At the conclusion of this workshop, participants should better understand the mechanics of launching and managing collaborative acquisition projects.

Trainers: Michelle Leonard, Science and Technology Librarian, Marston Science Library, and Steven Carrico, Acquisitions Librarian, both University of Florida 

Register at: http://a3.acteva.com/orderbooking/bookEvent/A310239 

Game On! Successful Library Game Events - New Date

New Date: Wednesday, September 28, 9:30 am - 4:00 pm (rescheduled from 8/26/11)
Brevard County Libraries, 308 Forrest Avenue, Cocoa, FL 32922

Video game events are a great way to attract both people and attention. This workshop focuses on how to run a fun and successful event at your library.  We will discuss the various ways a game event can be held, ranging from organized contests to informal free-for-alls.  There will be significant hands-on time with today's most popular gaming systems (Xbox 360, Wii, Playstation 2 and 3).  By the end of this workshop, you will know how to set up and manage all of these gaming systems, and you will be exposed to many popular video games that are well suited for group events.  

Trainer: Mickey Boyd, MRBCNC

Register at: http://a3.acteva.com/orderbooking/bookEvent/A310233

NEFLIN Fall Schedule is UP

October-November-December Classes

See Complete Schedule Here

• Customer Service Webinar series
• YouTube and Flickr workshops
• 3 workshops/webinars on Ebooks
• KAPCO Book Repair in 4 locations
• Rudimentary RDA and Just for Copy Cats
• Tech Tuesday webinars
• Budgeting webinar
• Tween Programming Ideas
• Mentoring webinars
• Get More Out of Google, and Google Docs webinars
  
  
  Over 50 events online
  and in-person

NEFLIN's September Classes

Check out our classes next month, and the Annual Meeting too!

Link

NEFLIN Continuing Education Committee seeks new members

Do you have ideas for training or professional development that you would like to see available to NEFLIN members? NEFLIN is looking for several creative and dependable individuals who would like to contribute to the ongoing development of its Continuing Education program by serving on the Continuing Education Committee. The CE Committee is made up of library staff from NEFLIN's public, academic, special and school libraries. 

The committee meets every other month. The dates and locations of the meetings will be planned by the committee at their first meeting in October. Your responsibility would be to attend meetings, give suggestions and input, make recommendations to and work closely with the CE Coordinator, and help promote NEFLIN's training and support services mission. This responsibility is articulated in the "CE Committee Charge" shown below. Your commitment would be for a two year term beginning October 1.

If you are interested, please send a brief statement to Patricia Morris, NEFLIN CE Coordinator, explaining your reasons for wanting to be on the committee. Deadline is Friday, August 19. 

 CE Committee Charge

The NEFLIN Continuing Education Committee will work in an advisory capacity with the Continuing Education Coordinator to develop a training program to meet the needs of member libraries. The CE Committee will be actively involved in the direction of the continuing education program by providing suggestions and feedback on content for workshops, webinars, and additions to the NEFLIN Lending Library. In addition to generating ideas and feedback essential to a thriving CE program, the Committee will promote these resources to enhance the professional knowledge of fellow members.

If you have any questions, contact Patty at patty@neflin.org or 904-278-5620.

NEFLIN's Partnership with Amazon

As a reminder, visit www.neflin.org/amazon first before making purchases on Amazon.  NEFLIN will then receive a portion of any purchases in return. (All purchases are anonymous so we receive no identifying information on any items.)

What is in it for you? In the past year, this program has allowed NEFLIN to add books and DVDs to our Lending Library and gaming items to our Equipment Loan Program.  Remind your friends, wake your neighbors...you don't have to be a NEFLIN member to participate.  Anyone who visits www.neflin.org/amazon and then makes a purchase on Amazon will provide the credit to NEFLIN. We appreciate your support of NEFLIN!

NEFLIN Annual Meeting 2011

TEAM NEFLIN: Another Winning Season

NEFLIN Annual Meeting 2011 

Friday, September 16

9:00 am - 3:30 pm

Thrasher-Horne Conference Center, Orange Park

Located on the campus of St. Johns River State College 

283 College Drive, Orange Park

Keynote Speaker: Will Manley
Round Table Discussions

NEFLIN Annual Report

Membership Business Meeting
Awards and Member Highlights
Lunch and Networking
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Open to NEFLIN members:  Registration fee $25 

   Register Here

Leadership Institute Graduation

The seventh class of the Sunshine State Library Leadership Institute graduated on July 29, 2011, during ceremonies at the R.A. Gray Building, home of the Florida Division of Library and Information Services.


The Institute is one of several strategies developed to cultivate and enhance the leadership skills of Florida’s library staff. This year-long comprehensive series of sessions focuses on developing diverse leaders to serve in administrative roles at local, regional, state and national levels, as well as re-energizing staff currently employed in the library profession.


39 participants completed this year’s ten month Institute. These library staff who represent public, academic, special and school libraries, were chosen from applicants statewide. Each participant was paired with a mentor, who offered them guidance throughout the year. The Institute has received nationwide recognition for its focus on mentoring and developing library leaders.

Press Release

A list of this year’s Sunshine State Library Leadership Institute graduates and mentors can be found online at http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/bld/leadership/participants.cfm.