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Small or Rural-area Librarians - say Hello here!!
3:02 PM EDT 6/20/04
I've heard from a few WebJunction members that the small or rural librarians among us might want to say hello and find one another at WebJunction. Please say hello or introduce yourself here!
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RE: Small or Rural-area Librarians - say Hello here!!
3:02 PM EDT 6/20/04
as a reply to Chrystie Hill.
Now I *know* there are other small/rural librarians out there -- don't be shy.  You can just say "hi" and introduce yourself, or even talk about the special challenges a small/rural librarian faces.
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RE: RE: RE: Small or Rural-area Librarians - say Hello here!!
3:02 PM EDT 6/20/04
as a reply to Chrystie Hill.
Wilma! Hello! It's great to have you join the conversation on All Aboard.
Hopefully this topic will be a nice place for small and rural librarians to find each other and exchange information, resources, or solutions specific to their libraries. If you know of other folks who might want to join in - pass the word along!!
Have you had a chance to check out the rest of the board? Let us know if you have any questions or suggestions!
And, again, welcome aboard!
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RE: RE: Small or Rural-area Librarians - say Hello here!!
3:02 PM EDT 6/20/04
as a reply to Chrystie Hill.
Hi,
My name is Wilma and I am the tech person at Powell County Public Library in Stanton, Ky.
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RE: RE: RE: RE: Small or Rural-area Librarians - say Hello here!!
3:02 PM EDT 6/20/04
as a reply to Chrystie Hill.
I think one problem we may have is the definition of "small" libraries. I have seen some people refer to their "small" library in a town with a population over 20,000. We only have about 2,000, so maybe we should add "tiny" to our definition?
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RE: ally small?
3:02 PM EDT 6/20/04
as a reply to Chrystie Hill.
heheh, and all along I thought it was a guy thing. I hate to admit that I have a small library...
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RE: compared to what?
3:02 PM EDT 6/20/04
as a reply to Chrystie Hill.
I guess we could use the Scotland Scale
[url http://www.worldpath.net/~ndpl/notso.wav ]http://www.worldpath.net/~ndpl/notso.wav[/url]
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RE: Welcome to WebJunction Bill
3:02 PM EDT 6/20/04
as a reply to Chrystie Hill.
Hi Bill. Welcome to the WebJunction forums. I think you will find that there is a wealth of great information here. Not only through the excellent online training available in the Learning Center and the many content articles but also the way we can connect to others here in these forums.
As an employee of a small town library myself I can attest that WebJunction can be a great resource. Smaller libraries simply do not have as many staff members and it is nice to have such a wide scope of people and experience to draw on as can be found here!
If there is anything I can do to help you out please do not hesitate to ask!
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RE: Small or Rural-area Librarians - say Hello here!!
3:02 PM EDT 6/20/04
as a reply to Chrystie Hill.
My name is Bill, I am both Library District Trustee and volunteer library worker for the Liberty Hill Texas Public Library. We serve around 1500 people, and have only had the libray a year now. Looking forward to seeing what Web Junction has to offer. Thanks.
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RE: RE: Welcome to WebJunction Bill
3:02 PM EDT 6/20/04
as a reply to Chrystie Hill.
Coming from a small library with one full-time and one part-time employee, I can also attest to how nice it is to be able to talk with others via WJ about issues and concerns we all have.
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RE: RE:ach out and spam someone
3:02 PM EDT 6/20/04
as a reply to Chrystie Hill.
hmmmm, I wonder if we could lure Chris Watkins to post in these forums a bit???
Hello Martina! Let me echo Chrystie's welcome to WebJunction. Please feel free to start some new discussion threads if you have particular issues in mind!
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RE: RE:ach out and spam someone
3:02 PM EDT 6/20/04
as a reply to Chrystie Hill.
You crack me up!
I am going to call her in the morning to talk about this very thing. How's that for spam???
;)
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RE: Small or Rural-area Librarians - say Hello here!!
3:02 PM EDT 6/20/04
as a reply to Chrystie Hill.
Hi, my name is Martina and I'm the Director in a very small library in Iowa. I hope to share ideas and maybe get some help on questions that Librarians have in small rural libraries.
Thank
Martina
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Welcome Martina!
3:02 PM EDT 6/20/04
as a reply to Chrystie Hill.
Hey Martina, so good to have you join us.
How did you hear about WebJunction? Anything we can help with right now? What is your library working on this fall/winter?
Welcome, welcome!
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RE: Article about rural libraries
3:02 PM EDT 6/20/04
as a reply to Chrystie Hill.
This just posted to the RURLIB-L list for rural libraries:
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Hello all, my name is Chris Watkins, and I'm doing a feature for American Libraries on how rural libraries overcome the challenges of being geographically isolated. I'd welcome comments and/or the names of a couple of people who would like to be interviewed. The article will appear as a cover story early next year, but my deadline is looming.
As you can imagine, this is a huge subject, so I'm focusing on how the following come into play:
connections with cooperatives or other networks
partnering with other libraries or community organizations
programs/activities/initiatives
resources and resource sharing
special populations
Please reply to [url mailto:cwatkins@aol.com ]cwatkins@aol.com[/url] by this Friday, November 21. Many thanks!
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RE: ally awesome!
3:02 PM EDT 6/20/04
as a reply to Chrystie Hill.
Hand delivered spam is always the tastiest!
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RE: RE: ally awesome!
3:02 PM EDT 6/20/04
as a reply to Chrystie Hill.
Some of you may have noticed the little "Rural Libraries" non-link in the green focus box in the left side bar.
Next month we'll be highlighting all that WebJunction has to offer small and rural libraries.
If you have ideas on what we should highlight, or new content we should investigate, please post here!
Otherwise, stay tuned...
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RE: straint
3:02 PM EDT 6/20/04
as a reply to Chrystie Hill.
I will wait with bated mouse!
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RE: Small or Rural-area Librarians - say Hello here!!
3:02 PM EDT 6/20/04
as a reply to Chrystie Hill.
Hello from rural South Carolina.
Finally, I can post here. Haven't been able to since the site opened. Turns out it was my original login. Who knew?
I'm the computer guy, secretary, circ desk, shusher, and sometimes "heavy box" toter in Winnsboro, SC.
Nice to meet all of you.
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RE: RE: crying uncle sam
3:02 PM EDT 6/20/04
as a reply to Chrystie Hill.
Mike! Hello!
I can't tell you how sad I am to learn that your profile was blocking you from posting on All Aboard!
I am crossing my fingers that this was just an anomoly (gulp!) and that there aren't others who want to post but *technically and literally* can't!
Email [url mailto:info@webjunction.org ]info@webjunction.org[/url] if you're out there...
And welcome Mike, it's great to have you with us!
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