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Category Archives: News
Target Meeting Rescheduled
Due to the concern of the weather and travel, the Target Meeting that was to be held this Thursday, has been rescheduled to next Thursday February 28th. The time and place will be the same. The meeting will be held from 1:00 to 4:00 at the Raymond A. Whitwer Public Library in Tilden.
Director Position Filled at Northeast Library System
The Northeast Library System is glad to welcome Sarah Warneke as the new Director. Sarah comes to us from the Omaha Public Libraries where she worked at the Millard Branch. Sarah is originally from Norfolk.
Her first day at the Northeast Library System will be Tuesday, February 19th. Her email address is nelsdirector@gmail.com . Her general office hours will be Monday thru Friday 8:30 to 5:00.
She looks forward to meeting all of the System members and learning about our area.
Sarah will be at the upcoming Target Meeting on February 21st in Tilden as well as the Summer Reading Program in Columbus on March 12th. Please take time to introduce yourselves and tell her about your library.
One Book One Nebraska 2013 Book Set
O Pineers!
The hundred year old book is this years One Book One Nebraska selection. Check out this great Nebraska book for your book club. The System Office has ten copies of the book, as well as sample discussion questions. Contact Shelia at nelibrarysystem@gamil.com or 402-564-1586 to reserve for your upcoming book group.
Librarians On TARGET
The next quarterly meeting of Target will be held at Raymond A. Whitwer Tilden Public Library, on February 21st, 2013 at 1:00 p.m.. Please join us for a discussion of “Desperately Seeking Ways to Save” and “Boomerang Kids” are you serving this population? Target is free of charge and you will get 3 CE credits for attending. You will also get a chance to meet the new director of the Northeast Library System. Please RSVP to the System Office by February 18th. You can also register through the calendar on this site.
2013 Legislative Day Scholarship
The Northeast Library System is offering 3 $100.00 scholarships to the “2013 Legislative Day/Advocacy Day” in Lincoln on January 30th, 2013. Contact the office for the application, application deadline is January 11th.
2013 Summer Reading Program
Save the Date! Tuesday March 12th, 2013
“Dig into Reading” 2013 Summer Reading Progam
will be held at Dusters in Columbus, NE
More information to follow..
That’s Helpful
Have you ever had a patron ask you what book is next in a series, or you just wandered yourself? Here are four websites that answer just that question:
KDL’s What’s Next http://ww2kdl.org/libcat/whatsnext.asp
MCPL Juvenile Series & Sequels http://www.mymcpl.org/books-movies-music/juvenile-series
Fantastic Fiction http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/
NLC’s Books in Series http://nlc.nebraska.gov/ref/booksinseries.asp
Ebooks, Libraries and Publishers
A lot has been said about ebooks, libraries and publishers but the situation still remains confusing for many of us. If you’re curious about these kinds of things, and especially how they relate to Nebraska public libraries and OverDrive, take a look at this article that was written recently by Matt Williams of the Kearney Public Library.
Thanks to Tami Anderson for bringing this article to my attention and to Matt Williams for the permission to post it here.
Scholarship Winners Announced
We are proud to announce this year’s NLA/NSLA/MPLA Conference scholarship winners. Each of our winners will receive $150 to go towards their attendance at the Tri-Conference October 17-19 in La Vista.
- Sherri Nielsen, Shelby-Rising City Public School
- Laura Alt, Shelby Community Library
- Heather Kavan, East Butler Schools
- Odessa Meyer, South Sioux City Public Library
In addition, Biblionix provided us with one $150 stipend to award to a public librarian to go towards her attendance at the Tri-Conference October 17-19 in La Vista. The recipient of this year’s Biblionix stipend is:
- Anne Dexter, Neligh Public Library
Congratulations to all our winners!