Public Library Information

Shelley Walchak  Library Community Programs Senior  Consultant  Colorado State Library  201 East Colfax Ave, Room 309  Denver, CO 80203-1799  Phone: 303-866-6891  FAX: 303-866-6940  Email: walchak_s@cde.state.co.us

Announcements National Green Week 2010 is February 1-5, 2010  The Green Education Foundation has put together a program including activities, projects and a toolkit. Geared more towards schools, but public libraries can use the materials as well. 3/50 Project Reach out and support independent businesses in your Community by letting your community members know about the 3/50 Project. (link to information below.) ARRA Information Page for Libraries The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) offers some funding opportunities for all library types. Click here to find additional information about ARRA and how libraries can get involved.

Advocacy
Ballot Issues
Boards and Trustee Information
Consulting
Directories
Diversity/Special Populations
Education / Certification
Facility Planning / Building Projects
Jobs
Legal Issues
Library District Information
Marketing
Policies
Programs
Standards
Strategic Planning
Summer Reading
Other Resources

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Advocacy
The economic turmoil provides library directors and their boards with a golden opportunity to inform their policy makers and advocate for how a library helps people in the recession and benefits the community.

Ballot Issues

Boards and Trustee Information

• Colorado Public Library Board and Trustees Pocket Handbook: Basic information for library boards and trustees in a handy flip-book format.
• Training
  • CAL Conference 2009 – Trustee Track Handouts
    • Statistical and Financial Benchmarks (PDF) (Mike Varnett)
    • Recruiting Trustees: Finding the Right DNA (PPT) (Valerie Horton)

Consulting

• Community Assessment
• Strategic Planning

Directories

• Acronyms and Glossary of Common Terms for Colorado Libraries: A listing of common terms and acronyms used in both education and library settings.
• Directory of Colorado Libraries: Displays a list of libraries to your specifications.
• Library Listservs
• Public Libraries by Size of Population (PDF)
• Public Libraries by Type (PDF)
• Public Library Websites

Diversity/Special Populations

• Reforma: National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking
  • Librarian's Toolkit For Responding Effectively To Anti-Immigrant Sentiment
• Colorado Spanish Language Library Resources (PDF)
  English/Spanish list of key public libraries and their services.
  (Prepared cooperatively with Colorado REFORMA.)
• “Tool Kit” companion to Welcome, Stranger (PDF)
  Public Libraries Build the Global Village: This Tool Kit will lead you through a number of exercises to help your team develop strong, locally-tailored strategies to serve new Americans. Please contact the Urban Library Council for further information regarding this report.

Education / Certification

• Certified Public Library Administrator Program (PDF)
   
• Directory of ALA Accredited Master’s Programs
   
• Distance Education in LIS Programs (PDF)
   
• Library Education Opportunities calendar (LEO): Features library continuing education events throughout Colorado.
• Library Practitioners Certification Program: The State Library is exploring how best to participate in a certificate for library practitioners, a program recently developed and promoted by several western states. A practitioner is defined as library directors or managers without a masters of library and information science (MLS).
  • PowerPoint (PPT)
  • 3-page handout (PDF)
  • Western Council Competencies (PDF)
• National Certification: This Library Support Staff Certification Program (LSSCP) addresses LSS needs for a national certification program to help the profession standardize expectations for LSS, help the large number of LSS master critical job competencies; provide educators with guidance for training curriculums; and help employers articulate job requirements.

Facility Planning / Building Projects

Jobs

• Resources
• Coping with Changes in Job Descriptions (PDF)

Legal Issues

• Colorado Library Law: (CRS 24-90-101 et seq).  Full text, Quick Guides, and other information on the Colorado Library Law.
  • Explanation of Library Law Changes from Eugene Hainer (PDF)
• Overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act and ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (Toolkit)

Library District Information

Library District Information: Library districts are one of the four types of Colorado public libraries.

Marketing

• Colorado Association of Libraries (CAL) Marketing Committee
• Promotional Campaigns: A variety of resources to help libraries celebrate noteworthy efforts, such as National Library Week and Summer Reading Program.

Policies

Programs

Standards

• Colorado Public Library Standards: The Public Library Standards conform to language in CRS 24-90-103(2)(a.3) calling for improvement in standards for public libraries.
  • Fact Sheet (PDF)
• Colorado Public Library Standards Revision 2009-10
  Meeting information and resources.

Strategic Planning

Community Planning (LRS Planning Resources)

Summer Reading

Statewide Summer Reading Program: Colorado is a member of the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP), a grassroots consortium of states working together to provide high-quality summer reading program materials for children at the lowest cost possible for their public libraries.

Other Resources

• Library Research Service: The Library Research Service (LRS) is responsible for collecting and organizing the data from the Public Library Annual Report.
  • LRS Interactive: (LRS-i) is the site to find resources and tools for statistical analysis for public libraries.
  • Colorado Public Library Data
  • National Public Library Statistics
  • Colorado Library Jurisdictions (JPG)
• American Library Association
• American Library Association (Office of Intellectual Freedom) Banned Books
• Public Library Association

For more information, contact Shelley Walchak, 303-866-6891.