Carpe Hootem

Please join us in the Nest at OWLS on Tuesday, February 9 at 11:00am for Books R Us. This month's genre is Romance. Not sure what to read? Check out these lists:

Bookletters Romance titles on InfoSoup
2009 Rita and Golden Heart Finalists
All About Romance
Booklist's Top 10 Romance Fiction 2009
Top 100 Romance Novels by The Romance Reader

I will be reviewing Dogs and Goddesses by Jennifer Crusie, Anne Stuart, and Lani Diane Rich.

Did you know that eight nine OWLS libraries have Facebook pages? According to Alexa.com, Facebook is the second most visited web site in the U.S. and the world, so it's a good bet that some of our patrons are among those Facebook users.

Check out what your OWLS colleagues are posting on Facebook by clicking the links below. If we missed your Facebook page, please send the link to Bradley.

Appleton Public Library
Black Creek Library
Clintonville Public Library
Kimberly-Little Chute Public Library
Muehl Public Library
New London Public Library
Scandinavia Public Library
Sturm Memorial Library

Thanks to Melissa for pointing out the Facebook page she created for Waupaca's Teen Room:
Best Cellar

The original training dates posted have filled up. New training session just for Wisconsin Libraries have been set up for:

• Wednesday, February 17th at 2:00 PM CST.
• Tuesday, March 9th at 10:00 AM CST.

If you are interested please contact me http://www.owlsweb.info/contact/evan.asp for access information. The training description still applies.

OverDrive is offering training on Patron Assistance in February. These sessions are open to all OverDrive customers in the country, not just Wisconsin. Training is done online. Note the links below to register for a session.

Course Description: We'll help take your understanding of OverDrive download media to the next level so you can share your knowledge through support and training. We'll review frequently asked questions, support tips, and online help resources.

Session #1: Wednesday, February 10th at 10:00 AM Central Time

Register here: https://cc.readytalk.com/r/yltv3ag73u1y

Session #2: Thursday, February 18th at 2:00 PM Central Time

Register here: https://cc.readytalk.com/r/z1b6kg9wag8q

Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 2:00pm.

This one-hour Infopeople webinar will be of interest to library managers, anyone who works public service, those who create content for library social networking sites, and those looking for guidance regarding a variety of situations facing libraries using the mobile web and social networking.

Speaker Mary Minow is an attorney, consultant, and a former librarian and library trustee.

Registration is not required. More details here: http://infopeople.org/training/webcasts/webcast_data/352/index.html

Would you like to know more about Mango Languages? Mango is holding an introductory webinar on Wednesday, February 3rd from 1:00-2:00pm.

Register for the webinar here: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/727500041

WebJunction is hosting a free two-day online conference, Technology Essentials 2010, focused on practical and timely strategies for leveraging technology to help you in a wide range of library services and operations, including:

• Staff training
• Marketing
• Outreach, funding, advocacy
• Services and programming
• Technology planning
• Virtual libraries
• Your library's web presence

Registration enables you to attend both days of the conference but you can attend as few or as many of the sessions as you are able. View the details and registration here:
http://www.webjunction.org/conferences/-/articles/content/86891033

As you may have heard, Nicolet Federated Library System is sponsoring a continuing education webinar on Wednesday, January 27, 2010; 1 -2:30 pm. OWLS will be projecting the webinar in the Nest (OWLS meeting room).

Join us for 'Staying Current and Dealing with Information Overload' presented by Sarah Houghton-Jan of the San Jose Public Library (CA).

Sarah is one of the movers and shakers when it comes to libraries and technology. She gave an excellent presentation last year on web tools, and this webinar should not disappoint! She will share her methods for staying current with technology while not becoming overwhelmed.

Register here (https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/365287217) to log in from your desk.

Please let us know if you would like to join us in the Nest.

From Kaukauna, Maggie Waggoner reports that:

Rose Selle is our new Youth Services Librarian. Rose lives in Larsen, WI and graduated from Winneconne High School. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Education from UW Oshkosh and holds Wisconsin teaching licenses for Elementary Education, Library Media Specialist, and Spanish. She has worked in libraries in the Winneconne and Appleton School districts, where her colleagues had high praise for her abilities and commitment. Rose started at Kaukauna on December 14 as the newest member of our team and is off to a great start!

Welcome Rose!

It is with great pleasure that I announce that Bradley Shipps has agreed to become our new Continuing Education and Outreach Librarian. Bradley is a recent graduate from Syracuse University School of Information Studies. She is originally from the Syracuse area but spent 7 years in Columbus, Ohio before returning to Syracuse to earn her MSLIS. In Columbus, she worked primarily as a project manager for a publishing company. Her first day is scheduled for January 20th.

We are excited to have Bradley joining us at OWLS.  I'm confident you will enjoy working with her and that she will be a great asset to us all.

This posting has recently been added to the OWLS Employment Opportunities page.

The Marion Public Library is seeking a friendly, hardworking, organized individual to become a part of our great staff. We are in need of a part-time 8-10 hours per week, library assistant. Some experience and or knowledge of library practice preferred. Must have a H.S. diploma, good interpersonal skills and be computer literate. Please drop off your resume at the Marion Public Library by Dec. 20th.