Every year Library Journal groups eligible libraries by total operating expenditures and compares them to peer libraries. Their rating is based on five measures: library visits, circulation, program attendance, public internet terminal use, and electronic circulation. For more information, check out their article in Library Journal. This year, seven…
Register for one of four Pioneer Consortium area meetings (Seward, Cozad, Alliance, and Norfolk) between October 31 and November 3. Current members will meet in the morning, and everyone should attend in the afternoon to learn more about Pioneer’s plans for a Spring 2017 migration…
TRaiLS is offering 20 $250 scholarships to assist attendance of the NLA/NSLA Annual Conference in Omaha, NE scheduled for October 19-21. The deadline to apply is September 21st. We are also offering one $500 scholarship to assist attendance of the ARSL Annual Conference in Fargo,…
DiSPEL stands for Directors Sharing Practice, Experience, and Learning. It is intended for public library directors to gather together for networking and professional development. The following meetings are scheduled for the remainder of 2016: August 19 at the Tekamah Public Library September 9 at the…
The TRaiLS Annual Meeting will be held on August 5th at the Neligh Public Library. Pat Wagner will be joining us via webinar to present a one-hour session of Bully-Proofing Your Library. Lunch will be provided after the NLC Report followed by the TRaiLS Board…
As always, this year’s youth services retreat will be a great chance to relax, participate in sessions directed towards youth services, enjoy wonderful food, network, share ideas, and play. As in past years, the retreat will be held at Carol Joy Holling Camp and Retreat…
We have experienced a delay in the TRaiLS Board of Directors voting form opening. If you tried to vote yesterday and were not able to access the form, please give it a try now. The form should be live and ready to go! Voting will…
The TRaiLS Board of Directors strives to represent the full diversity of library service interests and geographical parts of the System. The 2016 3-year term candidates have been nominated by library colleagues from the service area. Five current board members are running for shortened terms…
This program recognizes and honors books written by Nebraska authors, published by Nebraska publishers, set in Nebraska, or relating to Nebraska. If you know of a book that matches this criteria, nominate it at http://centerforthebook.nebraska.gov/awards/nebookawards.html
Session Descriptions: Horrible, Evil, Library Books with Tammy Parrott, Tiffany Mautino, and Katie Gregory (Mid-Continent Public Library): Intellectual Freedom is a core value of library service. A publicly supported library provides free, equitable, and confidential access to information for all people in the community. We…