NCLPA is sponsoring a few programs at this year’s NCLA Conference. Need lunch plans for Thursday, Oct. 8? You may want to consider coming to the NCLPA Gameshow Luncheon – it’s sure to be a blast!

The NCLPA offers a conference scholarship to one N.C. paraprofessional for attendance at the biennial NCLA conference.  Application materials (PDF and MSWord) are available at the NCLPA website.

Application Deadline: July 15, 2009

Check out the latest edition of Visions, NCLPA’s newsletter.

Here is the link to the webpage for the 6th Annual Paraprofessional Conference to be held at ECU’s Joyner Library in Greenville, NC:
The Green Paraprofessional: Repurposing Libraries in a Cost Conscious Economy
Friday, May 15, 2009

FYI…The wiki for the Job Search workshops (March 2009) given by the State Library can be found at:  http://jobsearchtoolkit.pbwiki.com

What?  Another Choice: Open Source ILS Workshop

Who?  NCLA PLS Collection Management Committee and Friends

When?  Friday, May 1, 2009 from 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Where?  East Regional Branch of Durham County Library
211 Lick Creek Lane
Durham, North Carolina 27703-6746

Registration Fee:
FREE, NCLA PLS Members
$15.00, NCLA Members
$30.00, Non-NCLA Members

Pre-Registration Deadline:  Friday, April 24, 2009

For more information and registration form [PDF]:
Open Source ILS Workshop Registration

NOTE:  This information was taken from an e-mail sent to the NCLA listserv.

The North Carolina Chapter of the Special Libraries Association is happy to present “Leverage Your Career,” a workshop sponsored by InMagic aimed at special librarians, graduate students, job seekers, and employers.

This workshop will feature a panel presentation on careers in special libraries, searching for jobs, and staying current in the field, as well as one-on-one resume review, an opportunity to network with special librarians at career stations, and a chance to hear about what employers are looking for in candidates. Bring copies of your resume and learn about how to find a job and improve your career!

Where:  The Friday Center, UNC Chapel Hill (Directions)
When:  Thursday, April 9th, 1:00-4:00 PM
Cost:  $20 – SLA Members
$15 – Students
$25-Non-members & Guests

Space is limited, so please register online by Tuesday, April 7th, at: http://tiny.cc/gHWyw

For questions or more information contact Jill Robinson (jill at nclive dot org) or visit: http://units.sla.org/chapter/cnc/home.cfm

NOTE: This information was taken from an e-mail submitted to the NCLA listserv.

Infopeople, a well-respected provider of training for library employees in California, has online courses that are available to library employees anywhere, anytime.

Registrations are now being taken for CORE Reference Fundamentals, an online learning experience targeted to those who are new to reference service or who need refresher training in how to do an effective reference interview and use basic print and Web-based reference sources.

CORE Reference Fundamentals covers: reference interviews and open questions, patron confidentiality and access to information, basics of indexing and databases, and evaluating reference tools.

Infopeople is an approved provider for the Western Council Library Practitioner Certification Program. This course meets all competencies for Reference and Information Services.

This six-week online course starts April 21. Cost is $75 for those in the California library community and Infopeople partners, $150 for all others.

To view a complete description of CORE Reference Fundamentals, and to register, go to http://infopeople.org/workshop/424

NOTE: This information is taken from an e-mail distributed by Mary Ross, Coordinator of Continuing Education, Washington Library Association.

The SPA Assembly Executive Board would like to invite all paraprofessionals and professionals to present at the J. Y. Joyner Library Paraprofessional Conference held at East Carolina University on May 15, 2009.  The theme for this year’s conference, our sixth, is The Green Paraprofessional: Repurposing Libraries in a Cost Conscious Economy.

This year will again feature four hour-long sessions with the lunch break providing time for poster sessions.  All told, the conference will provide a great opportunity to “dry run” your presentations and poster sessions before ALA, NCLA, or other conference.

If you are interested in presenting, please submit a brief proposal to Catherine Tingelstad (tingelstadc@ecu.edu) by Friday, March 20, 2009.

Thank you in advance for your consideration and we sincerely hope you contribute to this wonderful event.

Library Journal has once again chosen a paraprofessional from North Carolina to receive their 2009 Paraprofessional of the Year award.  We extend our congratulations to Tina Adams who works at NCSU Libraries.

Read the article about Tina in the March 2009 issue.

You can also read the NCSU Libraries News entry.

Congratulations Tina!