By Colleen Eggett, on March 28th, 2009%
Instructor: Shelly Drumm, BCR
Audience: Public librarians who have websites through this project
Location: Utah State Library, Computer Lab, 201
We will review the basics of setting up your pages, adding posts, adding links, news feeds, your online library catalog, and anything else you want. The last part of the session will be for help with your individual site. . . . → Read More: Next Website in a Box training
By Ray Matthews, on March 4th, 2009%
Salt Lake County Libraries and the Utah State Law Library have partnered with local experts to present a series of financial wellness programs to the Salt Lake community.
These free classes will be offered in March and April. Feel free to attend any or all of the classes. Registration is not required.
Estate Planning
East Millcreek Library, Tuesday, . . . → Read More: Financial Wellness Programs
By Colleen Eggett, on January 29th, 2009%
I am interested in what training you want in the next couple of years.
Please take this short survey or comment below.
As a result of the last survey, we trained to all of the top topics. Here’s what you said, in order by the most requested, and when we offered it:
# 1. Community support for . . . → Read More: What do you want from me???
By Colleen Eggett, on December 31st, 2008%
Scott Simkins of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City will present a one day workshop on book repair. It will be held at Utah State Library, 250 North 1950 West, Salt Lake City. Register for the class on our workshops page.
Other dates for the training are March 18th at the State Library and April . . . → Read More: Book Repair training
By Colleen Eggett, on October 29th, 2008%
By Linda Fields, Richfield Public Library Director
I received a Professional Excellence Grant from the Utah State Library to attend the Association for Rural and Small Libraries Conference in Sacramento in September. I’ve attended the ARSL conference when it was only being held in Columbus, OH and I felt I gained enough from those meetings to make it worthwhile to attend again.
One of the programs I attended was “Video Games in the Library” by Kieran Hixon. I chose to attend this because I thought “Gaming in the Library? No way!” Sometimes I find it wise to learn about something when I have a poor attitude toward it.
The misconception that gaming is done on the internet was the main basis for my attitude. Over the years, children and internet use has proved a challenge to libraries and it was a challenge I didn’t want to tackle. So gaming is not a new activity. If you think about gaming as internet games, board games and card games, gaming has been done in libraries for years. Continue reading Gaming in the Library
By Colleen Eggett, on September 22nd, 2008%
The Utah Attorney General’s Office has produced a handbook about how to make sure your meetings (such as Board Meetings) comply with Open Meetings Laws. http://attorneygeneral.utah.gov/cmsdocuments/The_Open_Book_2008.pdf
This handbook would be a great resource for board meeting training. . . . → Read More: Open meeting laws handbook
By admin, on September 5th, 2008%
I am. Mostly! Here’s what we’ll be going over:
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Colleen and I are hoping we can get through this stuff in the morning, leaving us all afternoon for hands on time with . . . → Read More: Are you ready for next week?
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Financial Wellness Programs
Salt Lake County Libraries and the Utah State Law Library have partnered with local experts to present a series of financial wellness programs to the Salt Lake community.
These free classes will be offered in March and April. Feel free to attend any or all of the classes. Registration is not required.
Estate Planning
East Millcreek Library, Tuesday, . . . → Read More: Financial Wellness Programs