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 AALS is
one of ten cooperative public library systems in Texas. The
System covers twenty-one counties surrounding San Antonio and has
forty-five member
libraries working together to serve over 1.9 million
people. AALS receives an annual grant from the Texas State Library and
Archives Commission that includes federal funds from the Institute
of Museum and Library Services. We are located in San Antonio Public
Library, the Major Resource Center (MRC) for the region. The City of
San Antonio acts as the fiscal and personnel agent for the grant.
Registration for the LE@D online course,
Weeding: It's Not an Option is now open.
Take the course at you own pace anytime May 11 - June 12.
Successful completion of this course is worth 2 CE credits.
Before registering, call the AALS office at 210-207-2609 for the
password.
Library educator and consultant Mary
Bushing will be our guest presenter for the AALS workshop,
Collection Management, on Friday May 15 at Central
Library in San Antonio.
Come and learn
tools to analyze your existing collection and identify its
strengths and weaknesses. This workshop will provide an
opportunity to explore the most commonly used methods for staff
to gain a clearer understanding of their current collections and
electronic resources. The workshop will be from 9:00 - 4:00 in
the auditorium. Call the AALS office at 210-207-2609 to
register.
AALS Spring Membership Meeting:
Proposed FY2010 Budget
New library technology topics
Check out our new
PODCAST called Librarian Live! Thanks to North
Texas Regional Library System, we were invited to partner with them
on this project. This is a weekly podcast and covers a wide
range of topics specifically geared to the library community. Each
episode is usually around 10 minutes and can be downloaded.
Go to the AALS
Techie Corner Blog. This blog talks about information concerning technology in relation
to libraries. This is written by Rodney Greensage our tech
consultant.
Document downloads
Here is Julie Ousley's
list of
acronyms.
Building/facilities
spreadsheet
Are you thinking of a new building or expanding the one you've
got and you don't know how much space it will need? Are you curious
how much square footage your library building should be? Find out
using the
AALS
building/facilities spreadsheet If you need help
filling out the form, call Kathryn at 210/207-2611 and she will walk
you through it.
Take a look at Vivienne's
Powerpoint
Presentation on Marketing your Library from the
Geographic Meetings.
Here is a copy of a Marketing Plan
template for your
library. You can use this to begin planning how to market your
library's services.
Here is a copy of the
Plinkit User
Manual. In the future we will have Plinkit training
sessions. (When printing be aware that it is about 217
pages)
Here is a
copy
of the 2008 children's performers that are registered
with AALS
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