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Trustees, Friends, & Foundations |
April 2024 |  |
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Welcome to the Trustees, Friends, & Foundations Newsletter!
A monthly update on items relevant to those
who work as or with Library Trustees, Friends, and Foundations.
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| From March 26, 2024
Learning to read is neither an innate nor simple process, and recently there has been increased scrutiny on whether schools are effectively preparing children to learn to read. Colloquially referred to as “the reading wars,” this scrutiny has led to the development of a reading-instruction approach based on some research-based theories and principles that are collectively referred to as the ‘science of reading.’ This curricular approach, already implemented in 37 states, has resulted in a remapping of reading instruction and teacher training. So, what does this mean for public libraries and your efforts to support the families in your communities?
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| From April 2024
The greatest resource that any library holds will always be the folks who help make it all possible. During the 2024 National Library Week, April 9th was designated as National Library Worker's Day. This time folks were encouraged to write in and let everyone know about the amazing library workers in their own community.
Click the link above to see all of the wonderful comments regarding library workers in Virginia! |
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Sign Up with the Virginia Library Association as an Advocate! |
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Click HERE and sign up for the VLA Advocacy Center Mailing List to make sure you're receiving Virginia action alerts and updates on policy issues related to the library field. This will help you keep abreast of legislation that could affect your local library and community.
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UNITED FOR LIBRARIES RESOURCES |
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Virginia library staff and stakeholders (folks like
you!) have access to a whole host of resources from United for Libraries.
Click to get the CHEAT SHEET signed up and in.
| Already signed up? Click HERE to access everything through the ALA eLearning Platform! |
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Let's Move in Libraries: How Library Trustees/Boards, Friends, and Foundations Can Support Community Health
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 -- 2:00p-3:00p
Learn about the “Let’s Move in Libraries” initiative, and how to help support community health in libraries with speaker Noah Lenstra, Associate Professor of Library and Information Science, University of North Carolina Greensboro. |
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SAVE THE DATE -- United for Libraries Virtual 2024 Tuesday, July 30 - Thursday, August 1, 2024 -- 11:00a- 4:00p
FREE FOR ALL VIRGINIA LIBRARY STAFF, TRUSTEES, FRIENDS, and FOUNDATION MEMBERS
This interactive three-day virtual event will feature expert speakers on current topics facing library Trustees, Friends, Foundations, and staff who work with them. Programming runs from 11:00 am Eastern to approximately 4:00 pm Eastern daily with scheduled breaks. Registrants may participate in some or all program sessions live, and/or watch recordings on-demand.
Participate in live Q&A sessions with presenters. Network with colleagues across the country in roundtable discussions. Enjoy exclusive access to keynote speakers and authors. Receive a certificate of attendance (for live participation or on-demand viewing). |
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ALA Trustee Citation Deadline to apply - April 30, 2024
The ALA Trustee Citation, established in 1941 to recognize public library Trustees for distinguished service to library development, honors the best contributions and efforts of the estimated 60,000 American citizens who serve on library boards. Requirements for nomination include:
Brief statement of the nominee’s achievements. Nomination(s) by any individual library Trustee, librarian, library board, state library agency, state library association, state Trustee association, or United for Libraries. Include names of nominator(s) and endorsing organizations and individuals. Current United for Libraries board members are not eligible to be nominated. Past recipients of the ALA Trustee Citation are not eligible to be nominated. Personal membership in ALA and United for Libraries at the time of the award presentation if chosen. |
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| Navigating the Library Director Hiring Process: A Guide for Trustees and Boards |
Hiring a new library director is the single most important decision of the library board. Finding and retaining a good library director is vital to creating excellent library service for your community. This presentation will provide you with step-by-step instructions for this significant hiring process...
(Occurred 4.16.24) |
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Engaging Your Donors Online in 2024 |
Join fundraising master trainer, Chad Barger, CFRE, ACNP, for a workshop focused on online donor engagement. We’ll focus on the digital evolution of fundraising and review best practices to optimize your organization’s online giving experience. Emphasis will also be put on optimizing email newsletters and monthly giving enrollment.
(Occurs 4.24.24 - 1p) |
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| Storytelling for Impact |
From the beginning of civilization, storytelling has maintained a uniquely impactful position in defining culture, motivating action and bringing people together. Today’s marketers need to be better storytellers than ever before as more and more stories are told all around us.
Join Firespring’s Kiersten Hill as she goes through tips, techniques and tools to help the modern marketer tell better and more impactful stories to activate their audiences around ideas and actions...
(Occurs 4.30.24 - 3p) |
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Trustee, Friends, and Foundation members have access to the Library of Virginia's Niche Academy, a place for online learning.
Please note, if you register with a non-library issued e-mail address, someone from the Library of Virginia will follow up with you to confirm that you are affiliated with a Virginia library before you can access the content. |
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Click on the image to learn more about each title, and then use your local library to request them from the Library of Virginia.
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| March 2024
Shared with us from the Orange County Library Director, Katie Hill, this five-minute video was created by their library Board of Trustees as a way to promote and advocate for their library. They've been showing to groups around the county as well as their own Board of Supervisors. |
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| April 8, 2024 - The UncommonWealth Public Library Spotlight
Last year, during the swarm of programming that is summer reading, the Pulaski County Library System held a series of programs in collaboration with Claytor Lake State Park, located in Dublin, VA, and Virginia State Parks. In regards to the title of the program, I was searching for a catchy name that tied into contemporary culture and entertainment. It had to be something that really drew a crowd but that no one actually associated with public libraries. Survival Skills for the Zombie Apocalypse was the 4-part program series that was created out of this idea. This program’s aim was to help people brush up on their survivalist knowledge and skills while keeping in mind that the ultimate goal would be survival in a high-stress situation. This series was a lot of fun to organize and work on and to state the obvious – who doesn’t love a good zombie-themed program...
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"Without books, there is no democracy. Without books, there's no way to see what's possible for our future. The work you do every single day is about future-building, it's about world-making. And that work cannot just be shoved to one side because some folks don't understand what you do."
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- Bettina Love, author and education professor, addressing the crowd at the 2024 Public Library Association's Conference on April 4, 2024
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This newsletter is brought to you by the Library Development & Networking Division of the Library of Virginia. Funding for this is provided through the Virginia General Assembly and the Institute for Museum and Library Studies (IMLS).
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