Have you thought about including some funds to purchase titles for the Listen Up! Vermont collection in grant requests you are making? Many of us, when writing grants for programs and services, include some money to purchase new books on the subject. Why not, as part of that materials budget in the grant, include $100 [...]
Entries from April 2009
28 April 2009
Did you know?
That the Listen Up! Vermont selection committee has increased the size of the collection almost 75% since the beginning of 2009? 170 of those new titles are in mp3 format, a format that was not available to purchase when we started. Wow!
That we have some trainings coming up?
Wednesday May 6th at 10amPatron Assistance: Become an [...]
27 April 2009
Annual Meeting Agenda
Our second Annual Meeting for the GMLC is set to be held on Wednesday, May 13 from 1 to 2pm, during the lunch break. Lunch is provided by the conference this year; look for the exact location at the Sheraton of the meeting to be posted when you pick up your lunch.
Please print out the [...]
27 April 2009
Good Words for OverDrive Support
A note from one of our librarians:
I wanted to tell you how helpful the tech people have been. I have a very sweet young man who is really into physics, and he was frustrated that he couldn’t get Overdrive to download to his home computer. I asked him to print out the message [...]
24 April 2009
News on Recorded Books
As many know, Recorded Books has revamped their downloadable audio book program, called One Click, and the Green Mountain Library Consortium has obtained state-level pricing for the program.
Please read the information below and consider whether or not you would be interested in participating in the Recorded Books downloadable audio book program beginning July 1, 2009, [...]
23 April 2009
Helping your patrons find what’s in
Did you know there is an easy way to get a list of only what has a copy immediately available to check out on Listen Up! Vermont?
From the home page, click on “Advanced Search.” You’ll see at the bottom of the page there is a check box for “Only show titles with copies available.” You [...]
16 April 2009
GMLC Board meets 4/26
To see the agenda or make comments/suggestions for the Board, please visit:
http://gmlc.wordpress.com/2009/04/16/gmlc-board-of-directors-agenda-for-april-26-2009/
16 April 2009
GMLC Board of Directors Agenda for April 26, 2009
GMLC Board of Directors
April 26, 2009
Agenda
Approve minutes from January 9, 2009 meeting
Treasurer’s Report
Schedule annual meeting during Vermont Library Conference
Bylaw review/annual meeting prep
Vermont Library Conference program
Recorded Books Project
vokal project update
Listen Up! Vermont project update, including Round Four & Coordinator position
Part-time Development Coordinator possibility
GMLC Blog
Set next Board meeting date
14 April 2009
Helpful Resources for Troubleshooting; More on Training
You — and your patrons — might be interested in taking a look at the Alachua County Library’s Help/Policies and Procedures page for their OverDrive account. It’s full of clear Frequently Asked Questions, many of which correspond with our borrowing practices:
http://overdrive.aclib.us/DF911955-D38E-4D29-9346-A051CFDEB2C3/10/422/en/Help-Policies-Borrowing.htm#question-123
Don’t forget to vote for the training time you can attend! If you are interested [...]
