The Weekly Blurb

Hello!   It’s a long message this week, but one that a number of you have been asking for.    Staffing & Salary Survey Report 2009   In February of 2009, the member libraries of the Northern Light s Library System were sent Staffing & Salary Surveys, and asked to return them mid-March. The survey covered: staff qualifications, staff salary ranges, library volunteers, general information and funding, benefits, continuing education for staff, and whe... More...

Hello! As the new Public Services Consultant at Northern Lights Library Service, I’ve taken on the task of keeping up communications. Our quarterly newsletter, the Aurora, should be coming out at the end of the second week of October. I’d also like to send out a weekly blurb. This weekly communication will give you updates, provide information on services we provide, and offer tips on a variety of library topics. I will upload these to the NLLS blog as well, s... More...

Wireless and Site Visits: We will be out to your library this summer to set your wireless access point up.  We'll also be there to do a survey of your public and staff computers.  I am scheduling site visits now please give me a phone call to setup yours.  Even if your wireless is up and running we need to visit you.  Here is who I have currently booked: July 3 - Vegreville 6 - Redwater, Newbrook, Thorhild, 7 - Two hills, Vermilion 8 - Smoky Lake, Boyle,  ... More...

Fines: In order to change the way fines are calculated at your library we need to collect some information from you.  Polaris allows us to charge different fines for each material type and patron type (code).  Please visit this online survey and answer the fines questions ASAP so we can make these changes.  THe change I refer to here is to make fines consistent for your patrons (no matter who owns the item if it is circulated from your library the patron is subject t... More...

Email Distribution List NLLSpartners – Please make sure that all the staff in your library are getting this report by email.  If not, please send the names and email addresses of the staff not receiving this email to me so that I can add those address to the NLLSpartners list. Or signup for the list yourself at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nllspartners   Online Training Opportunities – Do not forget to sign up for the excellent online courses we are offering over... More...

The excitement is mounting as we customize our new library websites and they are starting to look great!  It is thrilling to see how many libraries have jumped full force into their web design and I commend you all!  One of the great features of the websites is that we can now easily download photographs into our own individual online photo albums.  But before you upload that picture of little Timmy smiling at your library... More...

As many of you having begun embracing your new found website development skills, you may start to include various documents on your websites. The standard and easily accessible format for online documents is pdfs because everyone can open them by simply downloading Adobe Reader. Many of you may not have an Adobe converter installed on your computers; however, don’t fret, because you can convert your document to pdfs online.    Try these two websites:   1) PD... More...