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Robin Levin, the School Librarian at Fort Washakie School, was one of ten Wyoming teachers to receive the 2012 Teacher Achievement Award today in Cheyenne. Levin is the first school librarian to receive this honor. For more information on this prestigious award, visit Arch Coal’s website. 
Pictured above: First Lady Carol Mead, Governor Matt Mead, Arch Coal CEO Steven Leer, Robin Levin, U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi, U.S. Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Cindy Hill at the 2012 Arch Coal Teacher Award presentation in Cheyenne.
Robin Levin is one of only 10 teachers statewide to receive a 2012 Arch Coal Teacher Achievement Award. The award will be presented by Steven F. Leer, Arch Coal chairman and chief executive officer, during a ceremony at South High School in Cheyenne Friday morning. Joining Leer at the ceremony will be Wyoming Governor Matt Mead, Wyoming’s Senior United States Senator Mike Enzi, U. S. Representative Cynthia M. Lummis, and Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Cindy Hill. This is the longest running, privately sponsored statewide teacher recognition program (12th year) in Wyoming.
Read more about Robin and the Arch Coal Award here.
Here’s an article we found from PopSci.com, looks like pretty amazing tech. What do you think about some traditional library jobs being handled by robots? I for one welcome our robot overlords. Enjoy!
Research libraries are facing an unexpected challenge: too many books. Despite digitization, bound collections continue to grow. Some libraries house their stacks offsite, which can create multi-day delays between request and retrieval. Last June, the Mansueto Library at the University of Chicago, which accumulates about 150,000 books every year, introduced a system of robotic stacks capable of holding 3.5 million volumes in one seventh the space required by conventional stacks. The trick: Librarians sort books by size and not by Dewey decimal system. Engineers from Dematic, a firm that builds automated parts and storage-retrieval systems for Boeing, Ford and IBM, designed a five-story underground storage area managed by five robotic cranes. Dematic has built 17 automated library systems worldwide, but the University of Chicago’s is the most complex. The company has three more libraries under construction.
The Equality State Book Festival is scheduled for Sept. 14th & 15 in Casper, Wyo.
For the two-day event, more than 15 authors and illustrators will share their talents, giving readings, leading craft talks, emceeing a poetry slam, visiting local schools, and participating on panels. This year’s group includes poets, novelists, memoirists, essayists, illustrators, and publishers.
CHICAGO – “Literacy for All: Adult Literacy @ your library,” a toolkit from the ALA Office for Literacy and Outreach Services (OLOS), is now available as a free print or digital edition.
Developed by the ALA Committee on Literacy and the Office for Literacy and Outreach Services, “Literacy for All” features tips and tools for assessing community adult literacy needs and tailoring a literacy plan to address those needs, as well as examples of successful and replicable library literacy plans and resources for serving adult new and non-readers. The toolkit is available as an eight-page print edition, an easily-navigableWeb edition or as a downloadable PDF file (797K).
OLOS provides a series of outreach advocacy toolkits, including “The Guide to Building Support for Your Tribal Library,” “How to Serve the World @ your library: Serving Non-English Speakers in U.S. Public Libraries,” “The Small but Powerful Guide to Winning Big Support for Your Rural Library” and “Keys to Engaging Older Adults @ your library.” AllOLOS outreach toolkits are developed by experts from the field and contain proven strategies and resources for librarians to enhance library services in their communities.
For more information on “Literacy for All: Adult Literacy @ your library” and other OLOStoolkits, including ordering instruction, please visit www.ala.org/olos.
Special thanks to the ALA Committee on Literacy: Juliet I. Machie (chair), Sandra Dobbins, Andrews, Barbara L. Flynn, Elizabeth Friese, Terri G. Kirk, Victoria Schwoebel, Amanda Louise Sharpe, Patricia H. Smith, Hilda K. Weisburg and Sarah E. McDaniel.
The mission of OLOS is to identify and promote library services that support equitable access to the knowledge and information stored in libraries. OLOS focuses attention on services that are inclusive of traditionally underserved populations and people generally discriminated against based on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, language and social class. The Office ensures that training, information resources and technical assistance are available to help libraries and librarians develop effective strategies to grow programs and services for library users.
The ALA Committee on Literacy develops and recommends the Association’s policies related to the promotion of literacy, and develops and encourages the development of programs, educational opportunities, and other resources that assist librarians and libraries in promoting literacy. It also raises the awareness of literacy within the Association and works cooperatively with the Literacy Assembly, the Office for Literacy and Outreach Services and its Advisory Committee and other ALA units on efforts that have a literacy focus. It also develops and maintains partnerships with national literacy organizations.
Everyone loves the way books smell. Here’s a fun video that describes why they smell the way they do.
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Carbon County Library System
Rawlins, WY
The Carbon County Library System is seeking an energetic Executive Director who understands the dynamics of rural libraries. The Executive Director reports to a five-member governing board and oversees an eight library system.
This position oversees the library system under the direction of the Carbon County Library System Board of Trustees. The budget is approximately $800,000 and there are thirty six staff (fifteen FTE). The Director is an ex-officio member of the Library Foundation and three of the libraries have Friends of the Library groups.
Benefits
Salary is $52,500/year. Benefits include twenty four days of PTO per year, participation in Wyoming Retirement System (currently 7% employee, 7.14% employer), low health insurance premiums, and great employees. CCLS is EEOE.
Master’s degree in Library Science from an ALA accredited college or equivalent.
Knowledge of accounting principles; knowledge of current state and federal tax and labor requirements.
Knowledge of and ability to apply effective supervisory and management techniques.
Valid driver’s license with clean driving record and ability to be insured.
Strong grammar and spelling skills.
Strong interpersonal and public speaking skills.
Two years of supervisory experience.
Solid understanding of library theory.
Strong computer skills including competency in Microsoft Office software and Web 2.0 software.
Excellent customer service skills.
To Apply
Please submit a meaningful cover letter, resume, and three references to Marilyn Pederson, Business Office Manager, at mpederson@carbonlibraries.org by April 30th at 12 noon.
For more information, see the job description and profile.
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The Wyoming Humanities Council seeks programs for the Humanities Forum. The forum is a roster of independent contractors who travel throughout Wyoming, speaking on humanities-centered topics. The format of presentations varies, but they should be 30 to 45 minutes long, followed by focused audience discussions. The Wyoming Humanities Council pays a $150 honorarium for each presentation, as well as mileage, lodging, and per diem expenses.
The council is especially interested in presentations related to the upcoming Wyoming tour of “Key Ingredients: America by Food,” a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibit about food and foodways.
The deadline for applications is June 15, 2012. For information on how to apply, see:
http://www.uwyo.edu/