South Dakota State Library: Library Development e-Newsletter

In this month's issue

 

Library Headlines

Partnership to expand title selection for visually impaired
Visually impaired South Dakotans should soon have access to an expanded selection of local and regional titles in talking book format, thanks to a new partnership between the State Library and the Siouxland Libraries in Sioux Falls.

Project Compass in Custer—SD libraries helping job seekers
How can your library, agency or organization best serve people in your community?

 

November Continuing Education Opportunities

Just Weed It!, School Library Chats and More!

 

Children's and YA Services

Seize the day with storytime

Exciting new summer reading opportunity for partner schools and nonprofits

 

Featured e-Resources of the Month

Full-text reference books, new and updated, at your fingertips 24/7

 

Grant Opportunities

Frances Henne/YALSA/VOYA Research Grant

Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award for Exemplary Humanities Programming

National Endowment for the Arts: Big Read

 

Library Development

Battle against "poutreach"

Reference resources for legal assistance and federal publications

Congratulations SDLA door prize winners

Working in the Virtual Stacks: The New Library & Information Science and other resources in the news

 

Board Talk

What does the Common Core have to do with public libraries?

 

School Libraries

School library pathway to assessment…through the 21st Century and beyond

Sneak peak at the 2012 School Data Digest

More on school libraries, research and Common Core

 

Why Didn't I Think of That?

Celebration of Reading at Colman-Egan draws readers young and old

Plan now for building maintenance

Students read while “camping” in school

 

 

 

 

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