MAINE LIBRARY COMMUNITY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS

Public Library Directors Institute

When: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 - 9:30 AM
Where: Cohen Center, Hallowell

Herding Kittens: Personnel Management Basics

As a library director the toughest part of your job is managing your most important resource—your staff! The role of the library manager is supervising employees and managing conflict situations, yet most of us lack meaningful training in personnel management. Taking it one step further, many of our libraries do not have basic personnel policies, position descriptions, and regularly scheduled performance evaluations. In order to firmly separate the histrionics and emotionally charged accusations that sometimes occur in conflict situations from the objective and thoughtful decisions that we hope are made in personnel matters, libraries must have a human resources program in place where hiring and firing determinations are based upon the specific requirements of the positions involved with the service objectives desired.

This session will include a number of the fundamentals of good Human Resource Management. Topics will include the importance of an up-to-date Personnel Policy and how to use that Policy; hiring and performance evaluations; and how to handle an employee who is declining in performance or behavior and what to do about it.

Benefits and Learning Objectives

By the end of this workshop participants will:

1. Understand the profound influence they have as managers in public libraries.

2. Managers will have the tools they need to manage people respectfully and gain confidence in their skills.

3. Participants will recognize the importance and value of communicating effectively, holding staff accountable, empowering and developing staff.

The facilitator for this session is David Barrett. David is currently Director of Personnel Services and Labor Relations at Maine Municipal Association, responsible for providing Human Resource and Labor Relations consulting to Maine Cities and Towns, and for managing the internal HR functions of the Association. David has worked at MMA since 1985, after graduating from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio with a degree in Public Administration and Political Science and graduate work at the University of Illinois in Labor Relations.

Minerva Circulation Users Group Meeting

When: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 - 10:00 AM
Where: Topsham Public Library

All issues around the topic of circulation in Minerva libraries are open for discussion.

9:30-10:30 training (topic to be decided)
10:45-12:00 circ meeting
12:00-1 circ standards committee meeting
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Send items for the agenda to alisia.revitt@maineinfonet.org.

Public Library Symposium 2009 - Old Sturbridge, MA

When: Friday, December 04, 2009 - All Day
Where: Old Sturbridge Village, MA

Based on the overwhelming success of our first annual Public Library Symposium last December, LYRASIS (formerly NELINET ) is proud to present another fascinating line-up of topics and speakers for this great event. Space is filling up fast!

Taking Risks and Creating Change

Rivkah K. Sass, Executive Director and
2006 LJ Librarian of the Year, Omaha Public Library

Certification for Library Support Staff

David Dowell, Director of Library/Learning Resources & Distance Education (retired), Cuesta College

Branding for Public Libraries

Elisabeth Doucett, Director, Curtis Memorial Library and author of Creating Your Library Brand: Communicating Your Relevance and Value to Your Patrons

Using Facebook Markup Language (FBML) to Add Custom Content to Your Library Facebook Profile

Jane Hultberg, Library Director, College of the Atlantic
& Stephen Spohn, Sr. Consultant, LYRASIS

Registration Info:
Registration is open to all public libraries (members and consortial associates)
Registration Price: $65 (members and non-members).
Registration Questions? Contact Maria Brady at brady@nelinet.net or 800-635-4638 x1945.

Tri-County Librarians Staff Appreciation Holiday Luncheon

When: Monday, December 07, 2009 - 11:00 AM
Where: Guilford Memorial Library

Tri-County Librarians
Monday, December 7, 2009
Guilford Memorial Library
Host: Linda Packard
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Please call Linda at 876-4547 or email lpackard@guilford.lib.me.us to RSVP. Please bring a dish to share.

Children's & YA Book Review

When: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 - 10:15 AM
Where: Portland Public Library

Thousands of new children's and young adult review books from about 75 publishers arrive each year in the Southern Maine Library District Office, forming the Maine Examination Collection -- available to Maine librarians for reviewing. Meetings offer an opportunity to share oral and written book reviews, discuss topics of current interest, network with other school and public librarians, and receive free children's books for your library. Meetings are free and pre-registration is not required.

Integrated Library Systems: Open Source and Customization

When: Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 1:00 PM
Where: Wimba Classroom

This webinar is a WebJunction-facilitated discussion of Integrated Library Systems (ILSs) and the trend toward customizability through Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) with library systems expert Marshall Breeding and representatives from leading vendors in the field. We'll discuss new features and capabilities available in the most modern library software, and what it really means for these tools to be "customizable." This event will coincide with the publication of Marshall Breeding's December 2009 issue of Library Technology Reports and is presented in collaboration with "ALA TechSource."