EBSCO Training

Here is a link to online training for databases from EBSCO:  http://support.ebscohost.com/training/index.php

New Copier

Here is online training for the new Toshiba Copier.

Wordle of Public Library Association Service Responses

Public Library Association Service Responses

An index at the PLA Blog provides more information about these roles:

• Be Informed Citizens: Local, National, and World Affairs
• Build Successful Enterprises: Business and Non-Profit Support
• Connect to the Online World: Public Internet Access
• Create Young Readers: Emergent Literacy
• Discover Your Heritage: Genealogy and Local History
• Explore Our Community: Community Resources and Services
• Express Creativity: Create and Share Content
• Get Fast Facts: Ready Reference
• Know How to Find, Evaluate, and Use Information: Information Fluency
• Learn to Read and Write: Adult, Teen, and Family Literacy
• Make Career Choices: Job and Career Development
• Make Informed Decisions: Health, Wealth, and Other Life Choices
• Satisfy Curiousity: Lifelong Learning
• Stimulate Imagination: Reading, Viewing, and Listening for Pleasure
• Succeed in School: Homework Help
• Visit a Comfortable Place: Public and Virtual Spaces
• Welcome to the United States: Services for New Immigrants

Darien Statements on the library and librarians

Inspiring ideas about the purpose and roles of  libraries and librarians!

6 laws of customer service

At Experience Matters

The transformational library

Voters who see the library as “transformational” as opposed to “informational” are more likely to increase taxes in its support.

That’s an inspirational quote from this post at The “M” Word-Marketing Libraries

Workplace Wellness

Pursue wellness in the workplace with tools available at a website developed as an ALA initiative.  A wellness inventory and wellness passport focus on seven aspects of wellness: physical, social, environmental, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, and occupational.

Weeding

The Weeding Song may provide inspiration!

From The Staff Lounge Page at Billerica Library-fUn!

Idea+Action=Initiative

Great quote posted at the Idea Sandbox Blog from the book “Creativity Today.”

1. capture ideas

2. select the ones that provide the highest return on investment

3. act

4. evaluate results