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Shortly before her recent retirement, Barbara Pickell, then Director of the Clearwater Public Library System, wrote a description of the collaborative role the library played and continues to play in the City of Clearwater’s Economic Development efforts. She described how the library was a major collaborator and partner in advancing the City’s vision, particularly in […]
TBLC is pleased to announce that Manatee County Commissioner Larry Bustle and his wife Edie and Senator Jack Latvala who represents parts of Pinellas and Pasco Counties are the recipients of its 2016 Library Champion Awards. Mr. Bustle served on the Manatee County Commission from 2008 until 2016 and was outspoken on the Commission about […]
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The recipients are nominated by library leaders around the TBLC region and awards are granted to recognize elected or appointed officials who have demonstrated exceptional support for libraries.
The Special Session began on Monday to take up three issues: The Budget, Health Care and Tax Relief. FLA is watching the budget process closely and working hard to protect library funding. The Budget conference process is expected to begin Friday afternoon – and maybe as early as Thursday.
On Wednesday, March 18, 2015 Florida library advocates from all corners of the state converged on the Capitol in Tallahassee for Florida Library Day to inform legislators about the value libraries provide Floridians and make the case for state funding.
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.
This two-part course prepares non-Spanish-speaking library staff, who have occasional contact with Spanish-speaking customers, to use functional Spanish language skills for helping their users. April 9th – Occupational Spanish for Library Personnel – Level 1 Greetings, Goodbyes, Etiquette and Social Niceties Giving Traffic Directions in the Library Communication Strategies Library Behavior Management Numbers (selected Dewey […]
Purpose – The information and communication environment that libraries operate in continues to change rapidly making it difficult for people who work in libraries to clearly see the changes and challenges and opportunities they present. At the same time library services are changing quickly as libraries continue to innovate even during a time of serious […]
Purpose – The information and communication environment that libraries operate in continues to change rapidly making it difficult for people who work in libraries to clearly see the changes and challenges and opportunities they present. At the same time library services are changing quickly as libraries continue to innovate even during a time of serious […]