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Please join us for Georgia Library Day 2012 on February 14 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., in Room 216 of the state capitol building. There will be refreshments, information sheets, stickers, and opportunities to talk to lawmakers about the immense value libraries bring to American society and democracy.RSVP to ebagley@agnesscott.edu by February 10, and see the flyer for more details!

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This month we are featuring the Georgia Tech Library in the GLA Spotlight.Please visit the GLA homepage (http://gla.georgialibraries.org/) to learn more about the vibrant Georgia Tech Library complex which includes four buildings; the Price Gilbert Memorial Library, Crosland Tower, the Architecture Library, and most recently, the G. Wayne Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons.Also, we still have

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[Note: This is an archived post. This spotlight has been removed from the GLA homepage to make way for the latest spotlight.]This month we are featuring Sharon Forks Library in the GLA spotlight!Please visit the GLA homepage to learn more about the Sharon Forks Library and its exciting expansion and renovation project.

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[Note: This is an archived post. This spotlight has been removed from the GLA homepage to make way for the latest spotlight.]This month we are featuring Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System in the GLA spotlight!Please visit the GLA homepage to learn more about the largest library system in the state.

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[Note: This is an archived post. This spotlight has been removed from the GLA homepage to make way for the latest spotlight.]Please check out our website for the new Georgia Library Spotlight! This month the featured library is the Lavonia-Carnegie Library in Lavonia, Georgia.

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The Fall 2011 issue of GLQ has been published to the site athttp://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/glq/Remember, the most current issue is restricted to GLA members and institutional subscribers. After this issue, the journal will be open access and there will no longer be a need for restricting access.If you have registered before on the site, all you will need is the username and password you

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[Note: This is an archived post. This spotlight has been removed from the GLA homepage to make way for the latest spotlight.]This month we have a whole library system in the GLA spotlight!Please visit the GLA homepage to learn more about the Southwest Georgia Regional Library System.

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[Note: This is an archived post. This spotlight has been removed to make way for the latest spotlight.]Please check out our website for the new Georgia Library Spotlight! This month the featured library is the James Pendergrast Memorial Library at Albany State University.

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[Note: This is an archived post. This spotlight has been removed to make way for the latest spotlight.]Visit the GLA homepage to view the new Georgia Library Spotlight. This month the featured library is Augusta-Richmond County Public. Enjoy!

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The Summer 2011 issue of GLQ has been published to the site at http://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/glq/vol48/iss3/Remember, the most current issue is restricted to GLA members and institutional subscribers on through the end of volume 48 (this issue and the next.) After that, the journal will be open access and there will no longer be a need for restricting access.If you have registered before on

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[Note: This is an archived post. This spotlight has been removed to make way for the latest spotlight.]Please check out our website for the new Georgia Library Spotlight! This month the featured library is the Conyers Rockdale Library.

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[Note: This is an archived post. This spotlight has been removed to make way for the latest spotlight.]Please check out our website for the new Georgia Library Spotlight! This month the featured library is the Tifton-Tift County Public Library.

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Library school students, get those applications in for the Beard and Hubbard Scholarships! The scholarships provide $1,000 and $3,000, respectively, and the deadline to apply for these wonderful opportunities is May 21, 2011.The Scholarship Committee will review all complete applications received by the deadline. Selection will be based on the application and supporting documents. Other

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Please consider nominating a deserving person for a GLA Award. The deadline for nominations has been extended to May 23, 2011 and the awards will be presented at COMO in October. Visit http://gla.georgialibraries.org/comm_awards.htm to find all the information you will need:list of committee members—ask us if you have a question; a printable nomination flyer you can print and post on your

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The 2011 revision of the GLA handbook is online, and a thing of beauty it is! Please take a look.http://gla.georgialibraries.org/handbook.htmSend any reports of typos or requests for changes to Susan Morris, Handbook Committee Chair. Hearty thanks to Susan and all of the other Handbook Committee members who've worked so hard on this project!

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[Note: This is an archived post. This spotlight has been removed to make way for the latest spotlight.]Please check out our website for the new Georgia Library Spotlight! This month the featured library is the University of Georgia's Alexander Campbell King Law Library.

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The Georgia Library Association is pleased to announce the May 2011 sessions of the Carterette Series Webinars. The series highlights trends, innovation, and best practices in Georgia Libraries. The webinars feature Georgia speakers, but registration is open to anyone, anywhere. Topics are chosen to be of interest to employees of all library types, and each session is approved for one Georgia

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Please find the Spring 2011 issue of the Georgia Library Quarterly at:http://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/glq/Please remember that the most recent issue requires your sign-in using the username and password you created when registering.Thank you,Jeff HeckInterim Editor, GLQ

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We hope you’re planning to attend the annual COMO conference of the Georgia Library Association in Athens, GA, Oct. 5-7, 2011. Why not add to the interesting and informative sessions?The COMO proposal form is now live at http://www.georgiacomo.org. The deadline for making presentation proposals is May 31, 2011.

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[Note: This is an archived post. This spotlight has been removed to make way for the latest spotlight.]Please check out our website for the new Georgia Library Spotlight! This month the featured library is Roberts, which serves Dalton State College and Northwest Georgia.

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Please consider nominating a deserving person for a GLA Award. The deadline for nominations is May 9, 2011 and the awards will be presented at COMO in October. Visit http://gla.georgialibraries.org/comm_awards.htm to find all the information you will need:list of committee members—ask us if you have a question; a printable nomination flyer you can print and post on your library’s bulletin board

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The Atlanta Emerging Librarians now has Facebook and Twitter accounts. These will be used to publicize AEL activities and promote events of interest to LIS students in the Atlanta area. Check them out!Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/AtlEmerLibFBTwitter: https://twitter.com/ATLEmergingLibFor more information contact AEL at: AtlantaEmergingLibrarians@yahoo.comThe AEL page on the GLA site: http://

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Open letter to the GLA membership regarding the digital transition of GLQWith the issue currently in layout, volume 48, issue 2, Spring 2011 issue, the Georgia Library Quarterly will move entirely to digital publication. The change will allow the editorial board to use peer-review – for authors who elect to participate – and encourage them to do so since back issues will be open-source; allow

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Interested in becoming more involved in the Academic Library Division? Consider running for office! The ALD is seeking nominations for the positions of vice-chair/chair elect and secretary. The vice-chair/chair elect is responsible for identifying and booking a speaker for the COMO ALD luncheon, and helping the chair with speaker session/presenter recruitment. The secretary takes minutes

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The Georgia Library Association is pleased to announce the February 2011 special evening session of the newly dubbed Carterette Webinar Series (formerly the Wednesday Webinars). The series highlights trends, innovation, and best practices in Georgia Libraries. While we feature Georgia speakers, registration is open to anyone, anywhere, so please share this announcement as you see fit. Topics are

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Beginning in 2011, the open access publication Georgia Library Quarterly will be undergoing some exciting changes. In addition to going online, a new blind peer-review option will be available to all submitting authors. In order to launch this option, the GLQ editorial board is seeking both reviewers and articles to be queued for review.For reviewers, the workload will be light; you will be

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The Georgia Library Association and Georgia Public Library Service are pleased to announce the January 2011 sessions of the Wednesday Webinar series (WWS), which highlights trends, innovation, and best practices in Georgia Libraries. The webinars feature Georgia speakers, but registration is open to anyone, anywhere. Topics are chosen to be of interest to employees of all library types, and

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Congratulations to Jonathan Lu, who was selected as this year's GLA sponsored ALA Emerging Leader.Jon is presently the Adult Services Librarian in the Cartersville Library of the Bartow County Library System. In his present position, he offers reference assistance, plans programming, and maintains the library's MySpace page. He also provides leadership in the areas of interlibrary loan and lab

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The Georgia Library Association and Georgia Public Library Service are pleased to announce the November sessions of the Wednesday Webinar series, which highlights trends, innovation, and best practices in Georgia Libraries. The webinars feature Georgia speakers, but registration is open to anyone, anywhere. Topics are chosen to be of interest to employees of all library types, and each session is

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Please share your comments and suggestions regarding the 2010 GaCOMO Conference by taking a brief moment to complete the COMO Evaluation Form. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PVJVD8MThanks so much for your feedback! Carol Stanley, GLA President and COMO Program Chair

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The GLA Interest Group Council is soliciting member input on our current roster of Interest Groups and suggestions for new groups. Are you interested in the GLA Interest Groups? Uninterested? Either way, we want to hear from you!The following survey will be available from 10/7/2010 to 10/28/2010 and should take no more than 10-15 minutes of your time. Your thoughts will be greatly appreciated!

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The GLA Officers for 2011 are:President: Carolyn Fuller, Henry County Public Library1st Vice President/President Elect: Elizabeth Bagley, Agnes Scott College2nd Vice President/Membership Chair: Pat Carterette, Georgia Public Library ServiceSecretary: Debbie Holmes, College of Coastal GeorgiaTreasurer: Cathy Jeffrey, Clayton State UniversityThanks to all the nominees agreeing to serve their state

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How would you and your library benefit from learning the best practices in improving customer satisfaction through the creation of outstanding customer experiences? You just might be surprised!The Customer Service Experience @ Your Library blended learning program involves participants in three interactive learning environments as we explore best practices in improving customer satisfaction

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This workshop explores basic management principles, relates those principles to each individual's self-perceptions of themselves as managers, and allows participants to clearly define their management style. Throughout it stays focused on the fact that of the library's four essential resources---staff, technology, collections, and facilities---staff is the only resource where the "

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This two-day program will provide working librarians with the skills and knowledge they need to effectively market the library’s programs and services. The program is interactive and it includes a variety of group exercises based on a case study about a medium-sized county library with multiple branches. Using the same case study throughout the training will give participants an

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I am so pleased to announce that you can now join or renew your membership or donate to our scholarship fund with our PayPal link: http://gla.georgialibraries.org/gla_membership.htmYou do not have to pay electronically. You can certainly still pay by mailing a check. I want to thank the GLA PayPal team of Kara Mullen, Cathy Jeffrey, Laura Burtle, Kim Eccles, Judith Brook and Darin Givens for

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Congratulations to the Academic Library Division election winners and next years leadership team. Joining Sarah Steiner, the incoming chair, will be:Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Katherine OttSecretary: Tessa MinchewACRL Representative: Amy Eklund

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The Georgia Library Association and Georgia Public Library Service are pleased to announce the September sessions of the Wednesday Webinar series, which highlights trends, innovation, and best practices in Georgia Libraries. The webinars feature Georgia speakers, but registration is open to anyone, anywhere. Topics are chosen to be of interest to employees of all library types, and each session

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Join your library colleagues at Georgia COMO in Athens October 13-15! Early registration ends September 24th. New this year will be Wednesday Library Movie Night featuring the documentary "The Hollywood Librarian" and "Party Girl" with popcorn and prizes. Keynote speaker at Thursday's Opening Session is Michael Porter aka "LibraryMan" of Webjunction, and enjoy Friday's Closing Session with Buffy

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The GLA election is in progress. You should have received a ballot in the mail. If you are a GLA member did not get a ballot, please contact GLA Administrative Services. Please vote and return the ballot! Details on the candidates are on the GLA website.

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[Note: This is an archived post. This spotlight has been removed to make way for the latest spotlight.]The August Georgia Library Spotlight has been posted: Thomas County Public Library System. Read more about TCPLS on the GLA homepage, then submit your library to be featured!

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Thank you and mea culpa for the 2010 GOLD GALILEO Conference!http://wp.me/pZGIi-1cToni ZimmermanDirector, Resource Sharing & Interlibrary CooperationGeorgia Public Library ServiceA Unit of the BOR Univ System of GA1800 Century Place, Suite 150Atlanta, GA 30345-4304P(404)235.7129F(404)235.7201tzimmerman@georgialibraries.orgwww.georgialibraries.org

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Thank you and mea culpa for the 2010 GOLD GALILEO Conference!http://wp.me/pZGIi-1cToni ZimmermanDirector, Resource Sharing & Interlibrary CooperationGeorgia Public Library ServiceA Unit of the BOR Univ System of GA1800 Century Place, Suite 150Atlanta, GA 30345-4304P(404)235.7129F(404)235.7201tzimmerman@georgialibraries.orgwww.georgialibraries.org

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If you haven't yet registered but would like to attend, please sign up for the August sessions of the Wednesday Webinar series, hosted by Georgia Library Association and Georgia Public Library Service. The "seats" are going fast. The webinars feature Georgia speakers and highlight trends, innovation, and best practices in Georgia Libraries, but registration is open to anyone, anywhere. Topics are

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GLA members are invited to attend one of two "Start with.... Why" workshop presentations by library strategist George Needham and library futurist Joan Frye Williams.This dynamic duo will engage us in provocative and entertaining discussions on the 21st century library - best practices in new technologies, innovative services and user-focused service with regard to the current economic

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Even the simplest interchange can illuminate a RESOURCE EXCHANGE!http://wp.me/pZGIi-13Georgia Library Staff - Turn your lights ON!Toni ZimmermanDirector, Resource Sharing & Interlibrary CooperationGeorgia Public Library ServiceA Unit of the BOR Univ System of GA1800 Century Place, Suite 150Atlanta, GA 30345-4304P(404)235.7129F(404)235.7201tzimmerman@georgialibraries.orgwww.georgialibraries.org

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Only 7 days until the stars align for you!http://tinyurl.com/28v7ufdThe GOLD/GALILEO Users Group Conference still has lots of registration options for you.It will be worth the journey! -- Toni Z.Toni ZimmermanDirector, Resource Sharing & Interlibrary CooperationGeorgia Public Library ServiceA Unit of the BOR Univ System of GA1800 Century Place, Suite 150Atlanta, GA 30345-4304P(404)235.7129F(404)

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Early-bird discounted registration for GOLD GALILEO Conference ends at 5PM, Monday, Aug 2 http://tinyurl.com/2c85bpbTurn-On Your Passion for Resource Sharing!Got pins?Toni ZimmermanDirector, Resource Sharing & Interlibrary CooperationGeorgia Public Library ServiceA Unit of the BOR Univ System of GA1800 Century Place, Suite 150Atlanta, GA 30345-4304P(404)235.7129F(404)235.7201tzimmerman@

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The membership of GLA is to be notified 30 days prior to a business meeting of GLA. Proposed amendments to the GLA Constitution & Bylaws which will be discussed and brought to a vote at the GLA Business Meeting during Georgia COMO in Athens.2010 Proposed amendments to the Constitution & Bylaws

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Journal entry from a GOLD/GALILEO Users Group Advisory Committee Representative - Conference Musings - On behalf of small public libraries and rural communities - July 26, 2010 - Susan Stephens, Director, Chattooga County Library System, Summerville, GA “It moves, nevertheless!” I am not sure why this quote, attributed to Galileo Galilei, strikes such a chord with me or why it makes me think of

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The Georgia Library Association and Georgia Public Library Service are pleased to announce the August sessions of the Wednesday Webinar series, which highlights trends, innovation, and best practices in Georgia Libraries. The webinars feature Georgia speakers, but registration is open to anyone, anywhere. Topics are chosen to be of interest to employees of all library types, and each session is

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Journal entry from a GOLD/GALILEO Users Group Advisory Committee Representative - Conference Musings - On behalf of large public libraries - July 21, 2010 - Deborah Mack, Electronic Resources Librarian, Atlanta Fulton Public Library System, Atlanta, GAHello friends,I'm writing to share a few orbital observations from a fellow procurer librarian.A significant virtual audience exists outside the

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The GLA Board has approved the recommendation of the 2010 GLA Awards Committee to present awards at the COMO XXII GLA Banquet in October as follows:The Bob Richardson Memorial Award to Sarah Steiner, Georgia State University, Social Work & Assessment LibrarianThe Charles Beard Library Advocacy Award to Dr. Melvin Steely, University of West Georgia, Georgia’s Political Heritage ProgramHonorary GLA

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Committee Representative - Conference Musings - On behalf of large academic libraries - July 15, 2010 - Denita Hampton, Coordinator, Access & Media Services, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GAWow! Has it really been 21 stellar years? That's an affirmative - Georgia library collaboration has come of age. GOLD began providing statewide electronic ILL in 1989, GIL brought universal borrowing to

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Journal entry from a GOLD/GALILEO Users Group Advisory Committee Representative - Conference Musings - On behalf of small academic libraries - July 7, 2010 - Shaundra Walker, Head of Reference, Fort Valley State University, Fort Valley, GADoes the thought of a new academic year make you a little nervous? Are you interested in providing better services to the students, faculty and staff on your

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Journal entry from a GOLD/GALILEO Users Group Advisory Committee Representative - Conference Musings - On behalf of special libraries and K-12 - July 2, 2010 - Teresa Pacheco, Electronic Resources Librarian, Gainesville State College, Oakwood, GAWhat do you do when your special or school library is asked to "deliver the moon"?Special libraries face special challenges: How do we connect with other

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The biographical summaries of the candidates for office for the Academic Library Division are now available. Ballots will be mailed and should arrive in early August.

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[Note: This is an archived post. This spotlight has been removed to make way for the latest spotlight.]The July Georgia Library Spotlight has been posted: Reese Library at Augusta State University. Read more about Reese on the GLA homepage, then submit your library to be featured!

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The 2010 GOLD GALILEO Conference in 50 words or LESS"Click" on each subject and go straight to the HOME page of our conference portal.Please remember:Lodging for night beforeBlock of Rooms at special rates (ranging from $89-$109 plus 7% tax) available for conference attendees at connecting Georgia Center hotel until JULY 13, 2010.Conference registration rates$30 if attendees register by Monday,

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GPLS News, June 2010 Hand in hand with their observance of milestone birthdays for PINES and GALILEO in 2010, Georgia librarians will soon celebrate another coming of age when the GOLD/GALILEO Users Group Conference turns 21 this summer. "The number 21 symbolizes progression, growth, maturity, legitimacy and civic involvement," said Toni Zimmerman, director of Resource Sharing and

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The GLA Scholarship Committee is very pleased to announce the 2010 winners of the Hubbard and Beard Scholarships:The Charles Beard Scholarship is awarded this year to Holly Phillips, who has served in different capacities providing outreach, including bookmobile clerk and branch manager, for the Moultrie-Colquitt County Library. Holly is attending Valdosta State University for her MLS.And, this

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The first two Wednesday Webinar sessions, hosted by GLA and GPLS, took place on June 16th, and turnout was amazing. If you were unable to make the sessions, recordings are now available online.Introducing Transliteracy with Bobbi NewmanPivot Points for Change with Buffy HamiltonRegistration is now open for the next two sessions on July 21, The Social Library with Cliff Landis and Library on the

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[Note: This is an archived post. This spotlight has been removed to make way for the latest spotlight.]Check the GLA homepage for the newest Georgia Library Spotlight feature on the Woodstock Public Library.Would you like to see your library profiled on the GLA homepage? Please email Sarah Steiner at ssteiner [at] gsu.edu to have your name added to the list.

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The Academic Library Division of the Georgia Library Association/Georgia Chapter of ACRL invites Georgia’s academic librarians to submit papers for presentation at the 2010 Georgia Council of Media Organizations’ Conference, COMO XXII. Accepted papers are to be delivered in person at the scheduled session. This will be the fifteenth year that there will be cash awards for the two papers

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The Georgia Library Association PACE (Professional and Continuing Education) Interest Group and Georgia Public Library Service are pleased to announce the launch of the bi-monthly Wednesday Webinar series, which will highlight trends, innovation, and best practices in Georgia Libraries. These free webinars will be of interest to employees of all library types, and are approved for one Continuing

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Reminder:The website for the annual GeorgiaConference of Media Organizations conference is now available. The conference is jointly sponsored by the Georgia Library Association, Georgia Association for Instruction Technology, and the Georgia Library Media Association.On the site you will find the presentation proposal form. The deadline for submissions is May 31st.COMO will be held

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ANNOUNCING THE 2010 PARAPROFESSIONAL GRANTSFive (5) $250 grants will be given to the award winners for expenses to attendGaCOMO 2010 in Athens, Georgia on October 13-15, 2010, and a free one-year paraprofessional memberships in the Georgia Library Association.Recognition award plaques will be presented at a GLA function.Applicants do NOT have to be members of the association in order to compete,

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Hampton Park Library Celebrates Grand Opening(3/18/2010 Press release from Hogan Construction, LLC)CUMMING, GA — On March 21, 2010, the Hampton Park Library is celebrating its dedication and grand opening. A construction project ten years in the making, the new Hampton Park Library is the jewel of the Forsyth County Library System, one of the finest in the country.Built on a four-acre site, the

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The website for the annual GeorgiaConference of Media Organizations conference is now available. The conference is jointly sponsored by the Georgia Library Association, Georgia Association for Instruction Technology, and the Georgia Library Media Association.On the site you will find the presentation proposal form. The deadline for submissions is May 31st.COMO will be held October 13-15 in

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WHAT: Job Hunting WorkshopWHEN: April, 17th, 2010WHERE: Tucker-Reid H. Cofer LibraryTIMETABLE10.00 Tour new building10.15 Meet & Greet10.30 Welcome and introductions10.40-11.10 John Szabo, Atlanta-Fulton County Library Director.11.10-11.30 Lesley Barber, Principal Librarian DCPL, presenting Optimal Resume

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's higher education reporter recently wrote about several Georgia libraries that offer or are considering implementation of services to allow users to text a question. Agnes Scott College and Georgia State, Savannah State and Valdosta State University were mentioned:Library text messaging latest trend on campuses

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Date: Monday, April 26, 2010Time: 10:00am-2:30pm - Check in and coffee starting at 9:30Location: DeKalb County Public Library - Decatur Library, 215 Sycamore St. Decatur, GAAnyone can and should get involved in advocating for their library from anywhere they sit in the library. Be part of the movement of frontline librarians and other library staff who are trained to articulate the value of their

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ACWORTH, GA - On February 25, 2010, Hogan Construction Group broke ground on the new North Paulding Library on Harmony Grove Church Road.Built behind Fire Station 11, which Hogan completed in December 2009, North Paulding Library features five distinct wings and state-of-the-art networking capabilities. The 10,500 square foot library includes Nonfiction, Reference, Children's, Fiction, Reading

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Additional information and directions for Georgia Library Day are now available. A message from Carol, the GLA President:I’ve had a suggestion that we wear the same color for identification. How about RED?! I know we don’t have time to get this message out, but for those who want to, please wear red. Red scarf and red ties will do!

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Victoria “Vickie” Horst, has been a photography buff for many years, and her interest paid off in February when her entry was judged the overall “Best Photo” in the inaugural Georgia Libraries Photo Contest. Horst is director of the Tifton-Tift County Public Library, part of the Coastal Plain Regional Library System.Jointly sponsored by the Georgia Library Association (GLA), Georgia Public

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Georgia Library Day has been rescheduled, and will now be held on March 10 this year. The schedule and registration form are available at http://gla.georgialibraries.org/events_libraryday_2010.pdf. If you already registered, please confirm you can still attend by contacting GordonBaker@clayton.edu or Kara Mullen KaraMullen@clayton.edu at GLA Administrative Services. For new registrations, the

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Check out the new issue of ALA NMRT Footnotes for a piece on GLA. The article, "GLA on My Mind: Successful Initiatives of Georgia's Library Association," was written by Deborah Striplin, an Atlanta Emerging Librarians member and recent graduate of the Drexel University's Library and Information Science program.

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Dr. Toby Graham, director of the Digital Library of Georgia, will present The Civil Rights Digital Library: Documenting America’s Struggle for Racial Equality on Tuesday, February 9, at 11:00 a.m., at Ingram Library, University of West Georgia, Carrollton. Dr. Graham’s presentation is the 2010 Charles Beard Lecture. The event is free and open to the public, and will mark the last Beard Lecture to

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The Georgia Library Association (GLA), Georgia Public Library Service (GPLS), Georgia Association for Instructional Technology (GAIT) and Georgia Library Media Association (GLMA) are encouraging library supporters to show their love for Georgia's libraries — and win a prize valued at $100 in the process.In conjunction with Georgia Library Day, the organizations are sponsoring a photo contest

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The second annual Mingle with the Admins event will be hosted by the Atlanta Emerging Librarians group on January 28th, 2010. We will be meeting at Manuel's Tavern from 6-8pm.For more information and to register, please view the invitation online.

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The new, state-of-the-art Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library will open in January 2010. The dedication ceremony for the new facility is scheduled for Saturday, January 23 at 11:00 a.m. at the library branch's new location, 5234 LaVista Rd. (at the intersection of LaVista Road and Lawrenceville Highway in Tucker). The public is invited to join DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis, county commissioners, library

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[Note: This is an archived post. This spotlight has been removed to make way for the latest spotlight.]Check out the GLA Homepage to learn about the Zach S. Henderson Library at Georgia Southern University.Would you like to see your library profiled on the GLA homepage? Email Sarah Steiner at ssteiner [at] gsu [dot] edu.

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Georgia Library Association Annual Mid-Winter Planning Conference (GLAAMPC) on Friday, January 29, 2010 at the lovely Downs Continuing Education Center at Clayton State University in Morrow, Georgia. This kick-off meeting for 2010 is an important event for ALL members -NEW and OLD (not old old…I mean old hands…I mean those with more experience…okay, and just OLD). You will have the opportunity

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The Georgia Library Association Executive Board recently passed a Resolution on the 2009 Reauthorization of the USA Patriot Act. You can read the resolution on the website atResolution on the 2009 Reauthorization of the USA Patriot Act.

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Kristin Stout has been selected as the GLA sponsored participant in the 2010 group of ALA Emerging Leaders. Kristin will receive funding from GLA to attend the ALA midwinter and annual conferences next year, where she will receive leadership training and work on collaborative leadership projects with the American Library Association and its state chapters.Kristin is a Reference & Instruction

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The results of the Academic Library Division election are available at http://gla.georgialibraries.org/div_ald_election.htm. Congratulations!

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The results of the Georgia Library Association Officers election are available at http://gla.georgialibraries.org/electionresults_2010.htm. Congratulations to our new officers!

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Please join us for the October meeting of the Atlanta Emerging Librarians Group! Details available here.

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Georgia Library Quarterly 46 (2), Spring 2009 includes an article by Diana J. Very on The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: How It Pertains to Georgia’s Libraries. Ms. Very, director of LSTA, Statistics and Research for Georgia Public Library Service, gave us permission to post the article on the GLA website, where you can now find it.

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GLA has a new Flickr page! Take a look here.

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There is now a link to ALA's Capwiz on the homepage menu. It is called Legislative Action.

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We are revising our procedure for reviewing materials for the GLQ. We would like reviewers to use new items from their own libraries as the review copies. We are asking that those interested in reviewing items should choose those that can be linked to the Southeast (history, gardening, biography, etc.), are written by a Southern author, or published in the South. We would also like to

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The Georgia Library Association now has a Facebook Fan Page. You can join us, here, for news, event updates, networking, and (eventually) conference photographs.

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The Assessment Interest Group exchanges ideas and information in all areas of library assessment. Topics are chosen by members; previous subjects include measuring the impact andeffectiveness of library services, the use of focus groups, and qualitative assessment of instruction.Activities planned for this year include a peer mentor/support program for assessment activities and presentations at

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Formed in early 2008, this group is intended to create in-person connections between distance education library, information, and media science students and new graduates living in the Atlanta area. The group will meet every 2-3 months, and will provide time for mingling, snacking, and a presentation. Presentation topics will be determined by the group’s members.Learn more, here, and join the

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