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Be a Player: Opportunities in Professional Library Associations

Ted Wanner

Continuing Education Specialist

Texas Library Association

Continuing Education?

• 25 years ago, most libraries still had card catalogs

• 15 years ago, no World Wide Web • 14 years ago, no wikis• 12 years ago, no blogs• 11 years ago, no Google• 5 years ago, no Web 2.0• 3 years ago, no I-Phone

Associations For All Kinds of Libraries

•Academic

•School

•Public

•Special

Academic Libraries

• Over 150 in Texas

• Some Key Issues:– Library instruction– Integrated Library Instruction / Collaboration– SACS– Marketing, PR, and Advocacy– Money

Public Libraries

• Over 570 in Texas

• Some Key Issues:– Professional staffing– Relevance in the Internet Age– Library instruction and Programming– Marketing, PR, and Advocacy– Money, money– Disaster Preparedness

Special Libraries

• Corporate, museum, medical, law, art, etc.

• Sometimes hard to define or count

• (Over 9000 nationwide)

• Some Key Issues:– Money money money– Rising data costs– Marketing, PR, & Advocacy

School Libraries

• Over 7000 in Texas

• Some Key Issues– Professional staffing– Integrated Library Instruction / Collaboration– Texas Essential Knowledge & Skills– Labeling and other challenges– Marketing, PR, and Advocacy– Money money money money

Q: How do we address common issues with one voice?

Q: How do we address common issues with one voice?

A: Professional Associations!

National Level

• American Library Association (ala.org)– American Association of School Librarians– Association of College & Research Libraries– Public Library Association– Special Library Association– Association of Specialized & Cooperative Library Agencies

– Library Leadership & Management Association

– Etc.

National Level (cont.)

• American Association of Law Libraries• American Society for Information Science & Technology

• Chinese American Libraries Association

• Medical Library Association

• Music Library Association

• Urban Libraries Council

Social Media Revolution

• Rise of Virtual Conferences

• National Divisions and Round Tables giving way to Communities of Practice

• Opportunities for Digital Natives

www.ala.org

Texas Library Association

• Over 100 years old

• Largest state library association(bigger than New York, California, & Illinois combined)

~7000 members

~8000 conference attendees

15 staff

TLA Divisions

• College & University Library Division

• Public Library Division

• Special Library Division

• Texas Association of School Libraries

TLA Districts (June 2010)

TLA Districts

1. Abilene

2. Amarillo

3. Austin

4. Corpus Christi

5. Dallas

6. El Paso

7. Fort Worth

8. Houston

9. Lubbock

10.San Antonio

TLA Districts in 2011?

Regions correspondto Texas Council of

Governments

Round Tables & Interest Groups

• Major areas of interest in librarianship– Acquisitions, Archives, Automation, Cataloging,

Children, Genealogy, Library Instruction, Reference, Supervision & Management, Young Adults, etc.

• Special interests – Black Caucus, CE Providers, Distributed E-Learning,

Doo Wop (fun), Gay-Lesbian-Transgendered, REFORMA, Service to Spanish Speakers, TALL Texans, TPALS (vendors), etc.

Committees (examples)

• Functions within the Association– Awards, Budget, By-Laws, Conference

Programming, Continuing Education, Legislative, Membership, New Members

• Major ideals of the Association– Intellectual Freedom, Leadership

Development, Professional Recruitment and Retention, Professional Rights and Responsibilities, Texas-Mexico Relations

Publications

• Texas Library Journal

• TLACast

• Intellectual Freedom Handbook

• TexLine

• Texas Reference Sources

• Award lists (Bluebonnet, Tayshas, 2x2)

Publications

• Texas Library Journal

• TLACast

• Intellectual Freedom Handbook

• TexLine

• Texas Reference Sources

• Award lists (Bluebonnet, Tayshas, 2x2)

CE Opportunities

• District Meetings and Workshops

• Annual Conference

• Online tutorials & webinars

CE Opportunities

• District Meetings and Workshops

• Annual Conference

• Online tutorials & webinars

Legislative Efforts

• Restoration and expansion of state aid

• Library Standards

• Technology Infrastructure Fund

• Library Districts

• 65% Rule

• TexShare databases for K-12

Legislative Efforts

• Restoration and expansion of state aid

• Library Standards

• Technology Infrastructure Fund

• Library Districts

• 65% Rule

• TexShare databases for K-12

Special Projects

• Texas Accellerated Library Leaders (also known as TALL Texans)

TALL Texans

• Defining your leadership style

• Communication skills

• Influence, Power, and Change

• Risk Taking

• Conflict Management

• Coaching and Performance Improvement

• Personal Career Goals

TALL Texans

• 5 years experience in libraries

• Examples of leadership

• Online applications available October 1

• Applications due first week of January

• Notification by March 1

• Institute is usually 2nd or 3rd week of June

Special Projects

• Texas Accellerated Library Leaders (also known as TALL Texans)

• Calendars (Disaster Relief fundraisers)

Special Projects

• Texas Accellerated Library Leaders (also known as TALL Texans)

• Calendars (Disaster Relief fundraisers)

• Professionalism & Ethics Task Force

• Transforming Libraries

Special Projects

• Texas Accellerated Library Leaders (also known as TALL Texans)

• Calendars (Disaster Relief fundraisers)

• Professionalism & Ethics Task Force

• Transforming Libraries

TLA Conference

• Annual

• Seven to eight thousand people

• Over 200 educational programs– Best practices– New tools– Renew your enthusiasm– Members get discounted rates

Some Past Speakers

• Isabel Allende• Liz Carpenter• Ralph Nader• Julie Powell• Scott Simon

Other Recent Speakers

• Julie Andrews• Dave Barry• Tony Brown• Jenna Bush• Bill Cosby

• Gloria Estefan

• Marlee Matlin

• Rita Perlman

• Paula Poundstone

• Gloria Steinem

San Antonio * April 14-17

New TLA President

Maribel Castro

School Librarian

Possible Keynote Speakers

TLA Conference Programs

Sample Workshops

• Social Media• Grants & Fundraising• Library Instruction• Faculty Collaboration• Programming for

Youth• Management• Assessment

• Intellectual Freedom• Outreach • Genealogy• New Reference

Sources• Virtual Reference• Communication• Presentation Skills

Librarians vs. Guitar Hero

Young Adult Round Table Gaming Preconference 2011

• Full Day event with both sample games and presentations on games for marketing, outreach, & library instruction

• Volunteers needed!

• Contact YART Chair Jennifer Smith

[email protected]

Other 2011 Preconferences

• Return on Investment – value of libraries

• Library Mashups – Social Media

• Dia de los Niňos programming

• Library security w/ the Black Belt Librarian

Advocacy

Volunteer for Conference

• WWW.TXLA.ORG

• EVENTS: ANNUAL CONFERENCE

• VOLUNTEER LINK

Volunteer for Conference

• WWW.TXLA.ORG

• EVENTS: ANNUAL CONFERENCE

• VOLUNTEER LINK

Join Your Professional Association

• Get Published!

• Get New Skills!

• Make Things Happen!!

• Help Steer the Profession!

• Get a Job!!!!

Join both ALA & TLA for $35

Normal student rate: $25 TLA, $30 ALA

Save $20!

www.ala.org

www.tinyurl.com/yfsg7z7

Joint Membership Link

http://tinyurl.com/yfsg7z7

Contact Info

Ted Wanner

Texas Library Association

[email protected]

www.txla.org