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A Hitchhiker's Guide to Library Surveys
An overview of ways to use surveys to discover your customer's needs. Originally presented September 18, 2007. |
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A Small But Powerful Webinar for Winning Big Support for Your Rural Library
Archive and related resources from December 14, 2011 webinar with Susan Pieper, Marci Merola, and Jennifer Peterson on resources and ways to win support for rural libraries. |
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Best Small Library in America 2009
Archive and related resources from October 7, 2009 webinar with Nancy Rosenwald, Director of Union County Carnegie Library, Best Small Library 2009, and Rebecca Miller of Library Journal. |
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Best Small Library in America 2010
Archive and associated resources for the January 18, 2011, webinar with Anne M. Hughes and Rebecca Miller presenting Glen Carbon Centennial Library, the 2010 winner of the Best Small Library in America Award. |
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Best Small Library in America: Chelsea District Library
How did the Chelsea District Library win the Best Small Library Award from Library Journal? One aspect was definitely their innovative programming. Hear how they plan and deliver innovative library services to one of today's fastest growing demographic groups - older adults. |
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Board Challenges and Successes
Here you will find a link to the archived March 2008 Rural In Focus webinar and the list of associated Quick Links. Ellen Miller presents the POS-CURV approach to improved relations with your board, and Carla Kaiser from the Basehor Community Library in Kansas talks about her boards involvement in a successful bond passage. |
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Bringing People Together at the Library
Here you will find a link to the archived October 2007 Rural In Focus webinar and the list of associated Quick Links exploring the library as a social gathering place. |
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Building Community Partnerships
Building Community Partnerships: Strengthening the library and your community by working together. A webinar presented by Brenda Hough. Discover new resources and ways to connect to others in the library community and hear best practices of libraries and librarians who are communicating and networking with those who benefit or could benefit from your library's services. |
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Collaborate in 2008
Archive and links for the January 2008 Rural In Focus webinar by Bonnie McKewon, Director of Northwest Iowa Library Service. Includes "Top 10" ideas to reinvigorate cooperation among libraries. |
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Connected to Learning
Here are the links to the archived recording and resources highlighted in the May 2006, Rural In Focus webinar on learning for library staff on limited time and budgets. |
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Everyday Library Advocacy
Here you will find a link to the archived November 2007 Rural In Focus webinar and the list of associated Quick Links. Everyday Library Advocacy-- Advocating for your library does not have to be a strategically planned large-scale event. Advocacy can and should happen every day. Join us to learn how you can turn your customer service policy, internal and external communication plans, and networking agenda into advocacy tools that work for you everyday of the year. |
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Grant Writing and the Rural Library
View the archived August 2006 webinar exploring ways to find and write grants. |
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Highlights from the ALA Rural Forum
Here you will find a link to the archived July 2007 Rural In Focus webinar and the list of associated Quick Links. Highlights from the ALA Rural Forum. |
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Innovations from America's Best Small Libraries 2011
Archive and related resources from September 20, 2011 webinar with Best Small Library winner and finalists. |
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Motivating Your Board: Lawsuits, Money and Facilities
Here you will find a link to the archived webinar of July 31, 2008: Motivating Your Board: Lawsuits, Money and Facilities. This is webinar #22 in our Rural In Focus webinar series. |
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Professional Development: ARSL, ALA, and Virtual Conferences
Here you will find a link to the archived May 14th, 2008 Rural In Focus webinar and the list of associated Quick Links. This is Rural In Focus webinar #21. |
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Rural Libraries as Place PowerPoint
PowerPoint presentation for October 2007 Rural Webinar, Bringing people together at the library: Rural Libraries as Place |
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Show them what you're worth! Practical Resources for Advocacy
Show them what you're worth! A webinar moderated by Brenda Hough, with special guests Carol Barta, Annette Wetteland, Betsy Fowler, and Chris Glover. The presentation includes introductions to new resources which can help you successfully demonstrate the impact your library has on your community. |
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Social Software and the Rural Library
Blogs, Wikis, IM, and more! How are these tools being used in libraries? What is the potential? What might the future hold? September 18, 2007 archive. |
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Tech Support and the Rural Library
Arhived Webinar of the March 2007 Presentation |
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