Meet & Greet: Please join us!

Mary Duncan Public Library “Meet & Greet” Our New Director
Benson, NC
Friday, April 19, 2013
3:00-5:00 p.m.
Meet the new director, enjoy refreshments and take a tour of the library. For more information contact Tracie Brewer at 919-894-3724.
Event Flyer [PDF]

NCLPA 2013 Conference Scholarship

 
 

 

 

 

The North Carolina Library Paraprofessional Association (NCLPA) is pleased to issue a call for applications for the Meralyn G. Meadows North Carolina Library Paraprofessional Scholarship to attend the NCLA 60th Biennial Conference on October 15-18, 2013, in Winston Salem, NC. The deadline for submission of all application materials (including online application cover sheet) is Monday, July 15, 2013, by 5:00 PM. The scholarship winner will be notified by email on Monday, August 19, 2013.

Scholarship Documents:

• Call for Applications, Eligibility, & Requirements [PDF]
• General Instructions [PDF] Read this before completing application documents!
• Online Application Cover Sheet [Online Form]
• Letter of Recommendation
  With the exception of the online application cover sheet, all additional application documents must be submitted as one document (PDF) via email to nclpa.email@gmail.com

If you have questions about the application process, please contact Rita Van Duinen, Scholarship Committee Chair, at rvand759@cccc.edu or 919.718.7280.

Black Belt Librarians: Real World Library Security

Date: Thursday, September 6
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library, Henderson, NC
RSVP: Beth Lyles, blyles [at] perrylibrary [dot] org, 252-438-3316
Registration Deadline: August 31, 2012
Cost: $8.00 (Lunch)

PDF Flyer with more info.

Warren Graham is a nationally renowned security, safety and customer service consultant recognized for his unique approach to personal and professional safety. His experiences include 25 years as a security professional, nine years as a retail manager and 35 years as a martial artist with teaching credentials in five disciplines. Since 1989 Warren has served as Security and Safety Manager for the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, developing and oversee-ing its security procedures. His on the job experiences give him a unique per-spective on the problems front-line library staff encounter on a daily basis. Over the past decade, Warren has traveled the nation, training thousands of librari-ans to effectively control their work environment. His engaging, interactive train-ing sessions have earned him recognition as the “guru” of library security.

The Train Station

The Train Station, a website provided by the State Library of North Carolina, is full of great training and professional development opportunities for NC Library Staff.

 

NCLA Leadership Institute Scholarship Available

NCLA’s New Members Round Table (NMRT) and NCLPA have come together to offer a full tuition scholarship ($300) to NCLA’s Leadership Institute (Oct. 25-28).

Requirements:

1. Must be a member of NMRT (New Members Round Table)
2. Must be a library paraprofessional
3. Must submit a 1 page essay (Why would you like to attend the leadership institute and what do you hope to gain by attending?)

Submit essay to: Katrina Vernon (katrinavernon@gmail.com)

Deadline for submissions: August 3, 2012
PDF Flyer