South Dakota State Library: Library Development e-Newsletter

In this month's issue

Communities Thrive @ your Library
Celebrate National Library Week
April 11-17, 2010

Who do you think you are?
Find out in South Dakota State Library's AncestryLibrary Online

April Continuing Education Opportunities

Children's & YA Services

• Braille & Talking Book Summer Reading Program begins June 7
• Author visits with Skype
• Promote YALSA's literary award winners
• Give a boost to your nonfiction collection
• 13,450 readers vote for Prairie Bud and Prairie Pasque awards

Featured eResources of the Month
Learning Express helps improve lives

Grant Opportunities

• IMLS Native American Library Services Enhancement
• Toyota International Teacher Program
• The Walmart Foundation
• PLA Award sponsored by DEMCO, Inc.

In Focus: Kathleen Slocum
Meet the new Continuing Education Coordinator at the South Dakota State Library.

Library Development

• Research goes beyond the border
• Board Talk: Friends and Foundations worth investigating for your library
• South Dakota Public Library Certification Standards

School Libraries

• School Library Survey opens April 1
• Authors in the Schools 2010 planning begins
• AASL School Libraries Count! survey needs your input

Trends & More

• Story Corps makes oral history more accessible
• More resources in the news
• What is Library Development reading?

Why Didn't I Think of That?

• Weekly contest uses Web 2.0 tools
• Family Event not “average day” at Faith School and Community Library!

 

 

 

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