NEFLIN Technology Conference

For those who couldn't join us for the NEFLIN Technology Conference (and you know who you are) here is a link to the presentations.

It was a great day of fun and learning.  We were pleased that the event was so popular that we had to increase capacity to accommodate 125 members.

Keynote speaker, Lee Rainie, was fantastic.  If you get an opportunity to hear him speak...do so.  I liked his self-description as "a fast talker that could have had a second career as a prescription medicine side effects reader" (you may have to think about that for a bit).

Thanks go out to the Florida Division of Library and Information Services for funding this conference.  We look forward to bringing this event to you again in 2015!

FSU Information Institute Library Hurricane Preparedness Web Portal updated

The Florida State University Information Institute’s Hurricane Preparedness & Response for Florida Public Libraries web portal has been updated and now features the 2013 NOAA Hurricane Outlook and recent Hurricane Preparedness workshops offered by Institute staff. 

The web portal was created with the support of the Florida Catastrophic Storm Risk Management Center at FSU’s College of Business to assist public libraries and local communities better plan for, and respond to, hurricanes.  
This web portal serves as an excellent resource for public libraries and assists them with:

• Providing hurricane-related information resources, services, roles, and best practices related to hurricane preparedness;

• Developing model plans, standards, guidelines and recommendations for hurricane preparedness; and

• Discovering existing strategies that libraries use to assist state and regional government with disaster coordination; and

• Discovering Hurricane Preparedness training and organization opportunities and events sponsored by the Information Institute, the American Red Cross and other agencies. 

Since many public libraries are underutilized community assets in disaster response, the web portal helps improve community hurricane preparedness.

Utilizing the service role of the public library, as part of a team of emergency responders, libraries aid a community’s hurricane response by doing the following:

• Among public librarians: Encouraging public library managers and staff to better understand the roles, best practices, tools and resources available to them as they shape their library’s efforts to aid their community’s hurricane response and to aid the roles of their fellow responders, particularly emergency management, local government leadership, and other agencies;

• Among fellow responders: Educating other responders such as emergency management, local government leadership and agencies, nonprofits and businesses about the roles public libraries may play, as part of a team, to aid in community hurricane preparation and recovery; and

• Among residents and evacuees: Communicating to residents which hurricane preparation and recovery services they can count on at their public library.

Learn more about the project here.

Visit the web portal here.

Laura I. Spears
Doctoral Student, School of Library & Information Studies
Florida State University College of Communication & Information

Graduate Research Associate
FSU Information Institute
(561) 632-1740

NEFLIN's June Newsletter

NEFLIN's June Newsletter is now online.  

All the news that is fit to print.

ALA Virtual Conference July 24 and 25

NEFLIN has bought a Group Registration for the ALA Virtual Conference. NEFLIN Members may register HERE to be one of up to 15 site locations to receive the access information. 

See ALA Virtual Conference program details at: http://www.learningtimes.net/ala13/program/. 
Do not register yourself with ALA - register with NEFLIN and we will send the access information to you.

See technical requirements at http://www.learningtimes.net/ala13/technical-requirements/.

NEFLIN Interest Groups Scheduled

Click on each Interest Group below for more details and to register.

• Contact each Interest Group Leader with input or to get on a mailing list.
• Interest Groups are open to NEFLIN Members Only.

Technical Services Interest Group with Leader John Lucy Thursday, July 18, 9 - 10:30 am Online

Leadership Interest Group  with Leader  Harold GeorgeThursday, July 18, 2 - 4 pm Online

Young Adult Services Interest Group  with Leader  Michelle FordeFriday, July 19, 10 - 11 am Online

Staff Development Interest Group with Leader Chris Culp Monday, July 29, 2 - 4 pmat Alachua County Library District Headquarters Library, Gainesville
AND remotely online

School Librarians Interest Group with Leader Jenny EasonThursday, August 1, 9 am - 12 noon at NEFLIN in Orange Park

Library Technologies Interest Group with Leader Otto Pleil Friday, August 2, 1 - 3 pm Online

Outreach Interest Group with Leader Ted Hornoi-CenterwallWednesday, August 7, 10 - 11 am Online

Children's Services Interest Group with Leader Laura Minnich Wednesday, September 25, 9 am - 4 pm at Millhopper Library in Gainesville

Mentors Needed

Have you been thinking about giving back to your colleagues, and profession?  What better way than to mentor a fledgling leader in our upcoming Leadership Institute!  

You are matched up with a mentee that is extremely interested in having a mentor.  You're also provided with a framework to meet within that will assist you in having success.  Interested?  Keep reading.

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The Sunshine State Library Leadership Institute (SSLLI) prepares individuals to lead libraries today and into the future. Each participant is expected to select and work with a mentor during the 10-month Institute.

Mentors work one-on-one with their mentees to:

• Identify professional development goals.
• Provide guidance on the design, implementation, and evaluation of a library leadership project.
• Master the Institute's leadership competencies.

If you are interested in serving as a mentor during the 2013-2014 program year that begins in October and concludes in July, please submit a letter of interest that includes the following: 

1. Contact information - name, title, organization, telephone number, email address.
2. Brief outline of your area of expertise based on the Institute's competencies.
3. Reason(s) you would like to mentor a Sunshine State Library Leadership Institute participant. 

We recommend that your letter be no longer than two pages. The letter will be available for program participants to review on a closed wiki. It should provide basic information to help newly-selected participants decide whether they would like to explore the opportunity of forming a mentoring relationship with you based on their professional development needs.

Please submit your letter of interest by August 1, 2013, to Jill Canono at sslli@dos.myflorida.com.

For additional information contact Jill Canono, Leadership Development Consultant, at Jill.Canono@dos.myflorida.com or 850.245.6648.

New NEFLIN Summer Schedule Announced

July-August-September
Complete CE Schedule

Webinars include:
4 RDA Trainings
Supporting the Distance Learner
Working with Vendors
HTML for Beginners

Face to Face classes include:
Technology Road Show - 4 locations
Lean Library Management
Thrifty Ideas for Adult Programming
Succession Planning

NEFLIN Interest Groups

See all NEFLIN Classes HERE

NEFLIN Award Nominations Open

Nominations are now being accepted for the annual NEFLIN awards.  This year the NEFLIN Board has added two new awards, bringing the total to four. 

• Member of the Year Award  (New)
• Distinguished Career Award  (New)
• Innovation Award
• Library Champion Award

The deadline for nominations is June 14.  Detailed information and the online nomination forms are available at  http://www.neflin.org/awards

NEFLIN Technology Conference - May 31 Deadlines

The last day to register for the NEFLIN Technology Conference is Friday, May 31

NEFLIN Technology Conference

Wednesday, June 19, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Embassy Suites Hotel Baymeadows, Jacksonville

Registration $25, Includes Lunch

Details and Registration at
 http://a3.acteva.com/orderbooking/bookEvent/A333713

Sleeping Rooms in the NEFLIN Room Block
at the Embassy Suites are $99
Call 904-899-9517 and ask for Iris to get this rate
Room Block deadline is May 31

NEFLIN Technology Conference - limited seats remaining

If you plan to attend the NEFLIN Technology Conference and haven't registered yet, don't delay. Registration is open now for NEFLIN members and there are limited seats available. Registration opens to non-members on May 13.

NEFLIN Technology Conference

Wednesday, June 19, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Embassy Suites Hotel Baymeadows, Jacksonville

Registration $25, Includes Lunch

Registration deadline May 31

Details and Registration at
 http://a3.acteva.com/orderbooking/bookEvent/A333713

Important Insights

Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Internet (and upcoming NEFLIN Technology Conference keynote speaker) gave a report on his organization's latest research findings.  

The 10 Most Important Insights from Pew Internet's Library Research

I will get out of the way and let you read about it here.

NEFLIN Interest Groups - New Dates

The following Interest Groups have revised dates:

Leadership Interest Group
New date: Friday, May 31, 10-11 am
Live Online
Register at http://a3.acteva.com/orderbooking/bookEvent/A331853

Young Adult Services Interest Group
New date: Monday, May 20, 2 - 4 pm
Location: NEFLIN in Orange Park
Register at http://a3.acteva.com/orderbooking/bookEvent/A333023

April's NEFLIN Newsletter

April's NEFLIN Newsletter.

Read All About Us!

NEFLIN Technology Conference 2013

NEFLIN Technology Conference - registration open

Wednesday, June 19

9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Embassy Suites Baymeadows, Jacksonville

Registration $25, including lunch

Register here

Non-member registration opens May 13

Keynote: The Next Library

Lee Rainie, Director,

Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project

Concurrent Session Descriptions

Select your sessions when registering

Leadership Institute Now Accepting Applications

The Sunshine State Library Leadership Institute prepares individuals to lead libraries today and into the future. If you are a dynamic, creative and achievement-oriented individual who is interested in increasing and improving your library leadership knowledge and skills, apply today.

The Institute includes:

• 10 face-to-face learning sessions

• Online learning resources

• Self-selected, goal-based mentoring partnerships

• Live and electronic learning support

This nationally recognized, comprehensive, ten month Institute (October 2013 - July 2014) provides an opportunity for you to improve your leadership skills and become part of an elite group of over 280 Institute graduates who are leading change in libraries across Florida.  They are making a difference today while shaping the future of information access.

Institute Locations: 

Cooper Memorial Library in Clermont (near Orlando)

East County Regional Library in Lehigh Acres (near Ft. Myers)

Applications online at: http://info.florida.gov/bld/leadership/institute.cfm

Application deadline: June 14, 2013

NEFLIN Interest Groups - updated schedule

NEFLIN Interest Groups bring together library staff with similar jobs or interests for discussions, networking and informal programs. 
Note: Some of the dates/times are revised from earlier schedules.

School Librarians: April 4, 3:30 - 4:30 pm Online
Outreach: April 9, 1 - 2 pm Online
Young Adult Services: April 23, 2 - 4 pm at NEFLIN
Public Services: April 26, 2 - 3 pm Online
Library Technologies: May 10, 2 - 4 pm Online
Children's Services: May 15, 2 - 4 pm at NEFLIN
Technical Services: May 17, 9 - 10:30 am Online
Staff Development: May 21, 2 - 4 pm in Gainesville
Leadership: TBA

To register or for more details on each group click here.

Library Stories You May Have Missed

Nice post by Ellyssa Kroski on her blog.  Thirty library related articles with links.  

Topics include:

• Apps
• E-books
• Makerspaces
• Social Media
• Technology Initiatives 

Check it out!

March's NEFLIN Newsletter

March's NEFLIN Newsletter is
now available at newsstands everywhere (okay...maybe just online).

12 Magic Spanish Customer Service and Reference Phrases Library Personnel Need to Know

Date: Wednesday, March 27
Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: NEFLIN, 2233 Park Avenue, Suite 402, Orange Park, FL 32073

Registrations Needed - Register Here

This interactive and fun yet powerful workshop provides:

• Basic tools to handle language and cultural barriers
• Words, phrases and dialogues that will open the door to your Latino patrons such as greetings, simple commands and instructions
• Basic library vocabulary and phrases to give directions and understand questions

Updated with additional Reference Q&A phrases and a take-back CD-Rom!
Trainer: Susana Baumann, LCS Worldwide

See all NEFLIN Continuing Education Here

NEFLIN Interest Groups Scheduled

NEFLIN Interest Groups bring together library staff with similar jobs or interests for discussions, networking and informal programs.

Children's Services: May 15, 2 - 4 pm at NEFLIN
Leadership: April 17, 10 am - 12 noon at NEFLIN
Library Technologies: May 10, 2 - 4 pm Online
Outreach: April 9, 1 - 3 pm at NEFLIN
Public Services: April 5, 2 - 3:30 pm at NEFLIN
School Librarians: April 4, 2:30 - 4:30 pm at NEFLIN
Staff Development: May 21, 2 - 4 pm in Gainesville
Technical Services: May 17, 9 - 10:30 am Online
Young Adult Services: April 23, 2 - 4 pm at NEFLIN

To register or for more details on each group click here.

NEFLIN New Spring Schedule Announced

April- May-June

Complete CE Schedule

Webinars include:
HTML 5 Fundamentals
Coaching Employees for Success
Storytime Crafts
Library Signage

Face to Face classes include:
Storytime and Beyond: The Basics
Book Repair with KAPCO
Word and Excel 2007 hands-on
New Books for Boys K-12

Plus new NEFLIN Interest Groups

See all NEFLIN Classes Here

10 Technology Projects for Your Library

ALA has a good article this week on developing new technology initiatives for your library.  Each project has detailed information to be found in the second group of
Tech Set books that NEFLIN just happens to have in our Lending Library.  

Each book can be sent and returned via the statewide courier service.  The checkout period is one month.  Reserve your title today!

So, read a book, learn stuff, and create something new for your patrons.

February's NEFLIN Newsletter

The latest edition of the NEFLIN newsletter is now available.  

It's chocked full of news and vitamins!  (okay...no vitamins, just news). 

Common Core Standards Webinar Series

NEFLIN recently completed a 5-part webinar series on Common Core Standards for school media specialists, presented by Michelle Cates of Palm Beach County School District.  Contact patty@neflin.org if you would like links to the recordings for the classes. 

Common Core #1: What is Common Core

Original Date: 1/15/13 

Common Core #2: Be Indispensible At Your School

Original Date: 1/22/13

Common Core #3: Primary Digital Sources

Original Date: 1/29/13

Common Core #4: Integrating Common Core with Marzano and Danielson

Original Date: 2/5/13

Common Core #5: Model Elementary and Secondary Common Core Lessons

Original Date: 2/12/13

Strategic Planning workshop with DeEtta Jones

Wednesday, March 20, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Location: Brevard Central Library
308 Forrest Avenue, Cocoa, FL 32922

Introduction to Strategic Planning is a one-day experience designed to provide a high-level overview of the elements of a library strategic planning process. This class equips people who will be leading or contributing to the facilitation of a library strategic planning process with a broad understanding of the various components and considerations, as well as practical tools. Elements are presented in such a way that participants can then tailor the process or tools as appropriate to their home environment.

Participants are asked to bring organizational background documents to the session to ensure the session’s lessons are immediately applicable. Examples of helpful documents to bring may include:

• the library’s previous or current strategic plan
• the strategic plan of the library’s parent organization
• or vision, mission or values statements

Learning Outcomes: After this class, participants will:

• Learn how to successfully engage the organization in an efficient and effective planning process
• Tips and techniques for engaging key stakeholders
• Management of the overall process as well as practical design and facilitation of individual sessions

Trainer: DeEtta Jones, DeEtta Jones & Associates

Register at: http://a3.acteva.com/orderbooking/bookEvent/A329224