Workshop On Applying For Grants Shouldn’t Be Missed

Libraries planning on applying for a federal or state grant need to attend this workshop on "Outcome Based Evaluation" (OBE). This event will provide a rare opportunity for librarians and their staff to learn very valuable information in a North County location.

The New York State Library has scheduled three Outcome-Based Evaluation (OBE) training workshops throughout the State during the spring of 2006. One is being held in the North Country at the NNYLN.

The local workshop is being held Thursday and Friday, May 18 and 19, 2006 from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the Northern New York Library Network in Potsdam. There is no fee to attend, and lunch will be provided.

The OBE workshops will be presented by Dr. Eleanor Carter of Carter Consulting Services. They are designed for staff from all types of libraries and library systems and central libraries. Each participant will be asked to submit a description of a project in advance. Participants will be grouped into teams for the two-day training, and from the projects submitted, the trainer will select one for each team to work on during the training.

For more information and to register for the workshop, please contact Mary Linda Todd, Library Development Specialist at the New York State Library, at mtodd@mail.nysed.gov

Jobs Within the NNYLN Region

The Northern New York Library Network has been made aware of the following job openings in its seven-county region:

The Miner Institute is seeking a Library Director.

• The Carthage Central School District has two openings for a Library Media Specialist. One is in the Black River/Carthage Elementary School, and the other is in the Middle School.
• SUNY Oswego’s Penfield Library is seeking an Instruction/Reference Librarian, as well as an Associate Library Director.
• SUNY Plattsburgh’s Feinberg Library has an opening for an Associate Dean of Library & Information Services.

Complete details on each position may be found at www.nnyln.org and click on "Jobs."