Riverside Regional Library

Employment Law Fundaments, offered through Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center, Adult Education Office.  6-week online class Dec 12, 2007-January 30, 2008.  Attended by Nancy Howland.

Black Belt Librarian workshop—Jan. 18, Arnold Branch of Jefferson College, hosted by the Jefferson County Library and Jefferson College, sponsored by LSTA, free.  Attended by Julie Sauer. 

Catch the Reading Bug @ Your LibrarySummer Reading Program Workshop—February 15, Sikeston Public Library, hosted by Missouri State Library, free.  Attended by Lynn Farrow, Bernice Kern, Ginny Robert.

Library Skills Winter Institute 2008, Feb 26-29, Columbia, MO, presented by Missouri State Library.  Free.  Attended by Roberta Brown, Novena Bollinger, Eileen Fronabarger, Lynn Farrow, and Linda Chapman.

Metamorphosis @ Your Library  Teen Summer Reading Program Workshop—March 11, Sikeston Public Library, hosted by Missouri State Library, free.  Attended by Lynn Farrow, Bernice Kern, Ginny Robert, and Glenda Kenkel.

MOREnet Working Together workshop--April 21 at SEMO in Cape. Attended by Nancy Howland.

Missouri Public Library Directors (MPLD) summer meeting, Union, MO, June 5-6, attended by Nancy Howland. Discussed wireless networking, property reassessment and taxes, news from State Library, MPLD, and MOREnet, and more.

ALA Washington Office: Persistence Pays! Ideas for Connecting with Lawmakers at Home web conference, Thursday, June 12, 3-4 pm, attended by Nancy Howland

Library Skills Summer Institute, sponsored by Missouri State Library, August, in Columbia.  Kathy Schlimpert (Altenburg) attended the Reference Services session; Ginny Robert (Oran) and Glenda Kenkel (Scott City) attended the Senior Services classes; and Zedith Johnson (Jackson) attended the Basic Library Skills class.

A MOREnet staff training was held at Jackson for all the staff.  Everyone attended.

Denise explained all the online databases: EbscoHost, NewsBank, Gale Discovery, and Learn-a-Test, we receive through our membership in MOREnet, and how to use them. 

Short Term Grant Management online session, Sept. 9.  Attended by Nancy Howland.

MLA Annual Conference—Oct. 1-3, St. Louis, sponsored by the Missouri Library Association.  Attended by: Ginny Robert and Lynn Farrow (who did one of the presentations), Roberta Brown, Eileen Fronabarger, and Mary Kay Sauer.

Libraries, Older Adults and Web 2.0, October 24, Riverside Regional Library in Jackson, presented by Missouri State Library.  Free.  Attended by: Lynn Farrow, Novena Bollinger, Eileen Fronabarger, Glenda Kenkel, Roberta Brown.

 Reversing the Ratchet: Basic Technology Adoption Strategies for Library Workers, webcast teleconference, November 7.  Free. Attended by Roberta Brown.

NOTE:  Congratulations to Novena Bollinger, Barbara Arnzen, Kathy Schlimpert, and Ginny Robert for earning their “Certificates of Achievement” for completing five credits of the Library Skills Institute Curriculum.