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Through our group purchase program, TBLC members are eligible for a discount on Global Road Warrior (www.globalroadwarrior.com), a comprehensive social, cultural and travel database covering 175 countries and territories. Global Road Warrior signed us up for a FREE trial period to share with our members until Aug. 31. To access the content for the entire […]
The Tampa Bay Library Consortium welcomes Traci Avet as the new Ask a Librarian virtual reference coordinator. Traci was with the Palm Beach County Library System for five years before accepting the position with Ask a Librarian. “Traci has a combination of face-to-face and virtual reference experience that is vital for this position,†said Diana […]
 We will soon be distributing the July issue of Wavelinks, TBLC’s member newsletter. If you have news and announcements about your library that you would like to appear in the member news section, please email them to Karyn Bardes at bardesk@tblc.org. Photo submissions are encouraged as well. Please note that the newsletter is only […]
The Tampa Bay Library Consortium is excited to announce the launch of our newly designed website at www.tblc.org. The new site has a dynamic homepage, an enhanced news section and a more informative navigation panel for easier use. Please note that although most of our pages’ URLs have not changed, we have reorganized some sections […]
Congratulations to Stephanie Race, assistant director of NEFLIN, for being chosen as WebJunction’s Member Spotlight! Stephanie will be honored with a WebJunction Advocate Award this Friday evening at the ALA Conference in Anaheim. Click here to read Stephanie’s Member Spotlight.
Through our member discount program, TBLC members may subscribe to Facts on File for a discounted rate of $874 per library location per year. Facts on File offers curriculum-related databases for high school, public, and academic libraries. For more information, visit www.factsonfile.com. If you are interested in an annual subscription to Facts on File, contact […]
After decades of cramped storage in an old facility, the art books owned by circus entrepreneur John Ringling (1866–1936) now have a glorious home inside the 13,000-square-foot art library that opened last year in the Education and Conservation Building at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Fla. Click here to read […]
***SAVE THE DATE!*** Friday, November 7, 2008 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Crowne Plaza 10221 Princess Palm Ave. Tampa, FL 33610 We are thrilled to announce that Michael Stephens, Ph.D., will be the keynote speaker at this year’s annual meeting. Michael writes Tame the Web, a blog about libraries, technology and people, and how they […]
 The first PLA Polaris Innovation in Technology John Iliff Award will be given to North Carolina’s Durham County Library on Monday, June 30, 2008, from 5-6:30 p.m., at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif. The PLA Polaris Innovation in Technology John Iliff Award honors the life and accomplishments of John Iliff, early adopter and champion […]
 The American Library Association (ALA) 2009 Nominating Committee is soliciting nominees to run on the 2009 spring ballot for the offices of ALA President-elect and Councilor-at-large. The Nominating Committee will select two candidates to run for President-elect and no fewer than 50 candidates for the 33 at-large Council seats to be filled in the […]