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The TBLC Board of Directors have approved the following Libraries for provisional membership at the Tampa Bay Library Consortium. Their applications for membership will be presented to the currents members for consideration at the 2015 Annual Meeting held on November 13. Winter Park Public Library, Executive Director Shawn Shaffer Suncoast College of Heath, Library Director, Deb […]
The Tampa Bay Library Consortium (TBLC) is pleased to recognize six distinguished leaders with its “Library Champion Award” for exceptional support for libraries for 2014.
Join us next Tuesday, May 20th, at Florida Southern College. Attendees will experience a full-day of presentations and content on making yourself a better candidate for a new job or a promotion at your existing institution. Lunch is included at the event. Register through workshops for the job skills conference.
The Digital Bookmobile is coming to Florida! Our area will have 2 community outreach days, one in Hernando County Public Library at the East Branch on Saturday November 12th and one in Orange County Library Systems at the Southwest Branch on November 11th. Both locations will host the 74-foot, 18-wheel tractor-trailer from 10:00 am to […]
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On February 2rd TBLC convened a conversation of the library role in providing access to e-books and e-publications. An energetic and highly motivated group of about 14 participated. Chad Mairn of St. Petersburg College Library and Al Carlson got things started with back ground information about the e-books products, the readers, adoption rates of similar […]
Read or listen to this interesting piece from NPR on ebooks. Many thanks to Chad Mairn for pointing us here from the new St. Petersburg College M. M. Bennett Libraries facebook page.
The July issue of Wavelinks is now available for your perusal. Enjoy!
Nominations are now open for TBLC’s 2009 Library Champion Award. The TBLC Library Champion Award is granted to recognize elected or appointed officials serving in any level of government who have demonstrated exceptional support for and attention to libraries. Nominations for the TBLC Library Champion Award may be made by the voting representative of any […]
ResumeMaker is offering a group discount free trial period to TBLC members. See below for more details, and contact Vickie Frost at (813) 622-8252 (ext. 224) for more information. ResumeMaker helps job seekers write professional resumes and search millions of job openings from one location. Quick-and-easy step-by-step wizards quide patrons through building resumes and cover […]