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LE@D Headlines
June 17, 2008
LE@D awarded 2008 Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Grant
LE@D has received a 2008 Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Grant from IMLS to develop, produce, and market 30 online courses to meet the need for training of both library professional and library support staff in core competencies for certification by state and regional agencies. These inexpensive online courses will meet the certification requirements for broad national certifying programs such as the ALA Library Support Staff Certificate and the Western Council of Libraries Certificate programs. Courses will cover topics including leadership, personnel, long-range and strategic planning, partnerships, advocacy and marketing, circulation, reference, acquisitions, collection development and maintenance, cataloging, classification, and processing.
Gifts for Libraries: Be Careful What You Wish For
Mary Bushing's new course on Gifts for Libraries: Be Careful What You Wish For is now available for registration.
Ethics in the Real World
Pat Wagner's second course in the Library Leadership Series, Ethics in the Real World: Library Case Studies is now available for registration.
August CPLA Courses
Register now for the CPLA-approved, facilitated 8-week library management courses beginning August 1:
Budget and Finance,
Fundraising and Grantsmanship,
Planning and Management of Buildings