Pub Date : 2011-10-01DOI: 10.21061/VALIB.V57I3.1170
Judith Rodríguez
Cohorts of the first Virginia Library Leadership Academy held in April 2010 were challenged to develop a project that would enhance their leadership skills. I decided to establish a program that would provide a new service to library patrons that, while reflecting Prince William Public Library System’s desire to provide timely services to our public, would support their interest in saving money and resources. The “Kill a Watt Energy Usage Meters” project was born.
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Pub Date : 2011-08-01DOI: 10.21061/VALIB.V57I2.1156
Otis D. Alexander
n supporting the mission of Saint Paul’s College in Lawrenceville, Virginia, the James Solomon Russell Memorial Library strives to serve the research and general information needs of the students, faculty, and community; to provide our patrons with the most accurate information in the fastest and most efficient manner; and to aid students in their ability to live, learn, and lead in a technological and global society. The library advocates that all users have the right to a supportive atmosphere conducive to their studies. As part of this mission, the library takes a special interest in the Single Parent Support System (SPSS). The SPSS is designed for single, undergraduate, young parents of promise with one or two children between the ages of two months to nine years. The program has been tailored to their intellectual, social, cultural, and psychological development in anticipation of the years to come — providing a sound opportunity for the students as well as their offspring. An on-campus, residential educational program, the SPSS requires students to attend school on a full-time basis.
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Pub Date : 2011-08-01DOI: 10.21061/VALIB.V57I2.1157
S. Shell
he word “interim” means “an interval of time between one period or phase and another.” In many situations, an interim director or manager is someone who serves as a bridge, or “someone that provides a link, connection, or means of coming together.” I had the privilege of serving as interim director of my library system for six months. This appointment occurred two weeks after I completed the Virginia Library Leadership Academy. I entered my new role fresh with the many ideas and insights into good leadership that I had just learned at the academy. I am happy to report that I was able to apply much of the information presented by Dr. Robert Burgin, president of RB Software and Consulting Firm, who conducted the program. Though I lay no claim to being an expert on good leadership, I hope to share my thoughts and experiences and reinforce to myself the type of leader I strive to be. We are each surrounded by different circumstances and factors in our daily personal and professional lives. It is important for us to realize what our situations are; they may not be the best of all possibilities, but we have to accept them and move forward. No matter what we undertake, we must do the very best we can. Upon the retirement of the former director, I was appointed interim director of a library system of six locations, in addition to continuing as branch manager of one of the library branches. I quickly learned that being interim director involved more stress and difficulty than I had imagined. I am certainly no authority on leadership, and I have made and will continue to make my share of mistakes. But in looking back over my six months, I realize that I indeed gave it my best effort, and I look back proudly at the accomplishments and successes that I experienced. Now I’d like to share some of the things that I learned make for good leadership.
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Pub Date : 2011-08-01DOI: 10.21061/valib.v57i2.1158
Lisa Lee Broughman, C. Gray
In 2010, VLA President John Moorman gave the Awards and Recognition Committee the following charge: “To examine all awards given by the Virginia Library Association (VLA) and make recommendations on their individual continuance to the VLA Executive Committee by their September 9, 2010, meeting.” As the committee began its review, it was apparent that many members of VLA were not aware of the various awards sponsored by the association and its units. The committee hopes that this article will increase awareness of the VLA Awards and encourage members to submit nominations.
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Pub Date : 2011-08-01DOI: 10.21061/valib.v57i2.1155
Linda Holtslander
n 2009, the Loudoun County Public Library adopted a five-year strategic plan that included a goal of building community to be developed through programming at the libraries and other locations. Given this mandate, the library looked for opportunities to bring citizens of all ages together through public programs of varying themes and formats that would reach out and appeal to a wide audience base. These offerings have been presented by both staff and professional presenters in library branches and venues in the community. The strategic plan also called for an enhancement of the educational partnership between the libraries and school system. While in the past library programming had been offered in many of the schools, a more consistent focus on reaching high school students and Juvenile Detention Center detainees was now regarded as a challenging priority. Given these directives, the library brainstormed to identify the one programming theme that could run throughout the year and would have the potential to accomplish many of the goals of the strategic plan. In 2010, the library system elected to commit their major programming efforts to providing new ways for the community to “bump” into poetry. This would be the first time the library sustained a single theme throughout the year. The deciding factors in selecting poetry as the main vehicle for programming were: • The possibility of sparking borderless conversations within the diverse community through the use of poetry and poets. • The opportunity to dismantle the often self-imposed barriers to poetry and show the reader/ listener that, within a few short lines, poetry can evoke in each of us the emotions to laugh, smile, think, and feel. Critical to the focus of the Try Poetry 2010 project was the facilitation of mini-workshops and Linda Holtslander is the division manager for programming, community relations, and development for the Loudoun County Public Library. She was a Fulbright Scholar to the Helsinki City Library in Finland from 2008–2009. While there, she participated in the Next Library initiative, whose main purpose is to share and build knowledge together. Try Poetry was the 2011 winner of the John Cotton Dana Award, the most prestigious award given for public relations. The award is sponsored by the American Library Association’s Library Leadership and Management Association and the H. W. Wilson Company. Loudoun County Public Library: Try Poetry 2010
2009年，劳顿县公共图书馆通过了一项五年战略计划，其中包括通过图书馆和其他地点的规划来建立社区的目标。鉴于这一任务，图书馆寻找机会通过不同主题和形式的公共项目将所有年龄段的公民聚集在一起，以接触并吸引广泛的受众基础。这些课程由图书馆工作人员和专业讲解员在图书馆分馆和社区场地进行介绍。该战略计划还要求加强图书馆和学校系统之间的教育伙伴关系。虽然过去许多学校都提供图书馆方案，但现在认为更始终如一地关注高中生和少年拘留中心被拘留者是一项具有挑战性的优先事项。有了这些指示，图书馆进行了头脑风暴，以确定一个可以全年运行的编程主题，并且有可能实现战略计划的许多目标。2010年，图书馆系统选择将他们的主要项目努力投入到为社区提供“碰撞”诗歌的新途径上。这将是该图书馆首次全年保持单一主题。选择诗歌作为节目的主要载体的决定性因素是:•通过诗歌和诗人的使用，在多样化的社区内引发无国界对话的可能性。•有机会消除自我强加给诗歌的障碍，并向读者/听众展示，在短短的几行诗中，诗歌可以唤起我们每个人的情感，让我们大笑、微笑、思考和感受。Try Poetry 2010项目的重点是促进小型工作坊，Linda Holtslander是劳顿县公共图书馆的规划、社区关系和发展部门经理。2008-2009年，她是芬兰赫尔辛基市图书馆的富布赖特学者。在那里，她参加了“下一个图书馆”倡议，其主要目的是共同分享和建立知识。Try Poetry是2011年约翰·科顿·达纳奖(John Cotton Dana Award)的得主，这是公共关系领域最负盛名的奖项。该奖项由美国图书馆协会的图书馆领导与管理协会和h.w.威尔逊公司赞助。劳顿县公共图书馆:尝试诗歌2010
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Pub Date : 2011-04-01DOI: 10.21061/VALIB.V57I1.1147
P. Bangs
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Pub Date : 2011-04-01DOI: 10.21061/valib.v57i1.1146
M. Lorenzen
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Pub Date : 2011-04-01DOI: 10.21061/VALIB.V57I1.1143
Cy Dillon
{"title":"Openers: Passing the Torch in the Virginia Library Association Office","authors":"Cy Dillon","doi":"10.21061/VALIB.V57I1.1143","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21061/VALIB.V57I1.1143","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29991,"journal":{"name":"Virginia Libraries","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67762419","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2010-12-31DOI: 10.21061/VALIB.V56I4.1137
J. Gwin
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Pub Date : 2010-12-31DOI: 10.21061/VALIB.V56I4.1128
Lyn C. A. Gardner
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