Free Webinar - Getting Involved in TLA

Getting Involved in TLA • Tuesday, March 30, 10 - 11 am

NEW free TLA Webinar just in time for Conference! Join former TLA President Gretchen McCord Hoffman for a 1-hour discussion on opportunities in the nation's largest state library association. Learn how TLA resources can help you improve your library, your career, and your profession.
Just go to http://tinyurl.com/tlareg to register!*

The webinar is completely free and requires no downloads. Participants will need Internet access and a nearby telephone. Instructions for logging into the web site (www.readytalk.com) will be sent prior to the event, along with instructions for dialing into the toll free conference call.

Check out other great webinars coming your way from TLA at www.txla.org/ce, including the Strategic Initiatives series on leadership. Speakers will be Maureen Sullivan, ACRL Academic Librarian of the Year, and Molly Raphael, former director of the award-winning Multnomah County Library, as well Joel Garza, principal of East Early College High School in Houston.

*Full address is https://secure.txla.org/secure/forms/mtgLogin.asp.

Finding a Job in a Federal Library

The Virginia/West Virginia LISSA branch has organized a find-a-job-in-federal-libraries chat with panelists from a variety of federal/military libraries--they'll be discussing the job market for 2010/2011, tips for interviewing, resumes, etc. Since this group has had such a great response in offers to be panelists (and since the information to be covered would be useful to everyone, not just Virginia residents), they are opening this up to the whole UNT LIS community. The chat will take place in the SLIS Village Wimba classroom on April 7th from 6-8pm CST.

Electronic Portfolios, Pizza, and Wii

The Discovery Park Library is holding an Electronic Portfolio workshop on Thursday, March 4th at 4 pm. To learn more about what an electronic portfolio is and what it can do for you, click here.

Then, at 5 pm, join LISSA right across the hall at the Discovery Park coffee shop to eat some free pizza and play Nintendo Wii.

Feed North Texas

One of our LISSA members is hosting a virtual food drive. Here is the information:

"Please consider making a small donation to support the North Texas Food Bank and help feed the hungry close to home. You can donate to this virtual Food Drive by selecting a designated item from the grocery list or by typing in your own monetary denomination amount. Also, anyone interested in donating a couple hours of time in April is encouraged to contact albookman@ymail.com to join a team to volunteer at NTFB.

To Donate Today, Please Visit:
http://vad.aidmatrix.org/vadxml.cfm?driveid=4148

Thank you for your generosity and dedication to serving those in need in North Texas."

LISSA Social... Free Pizza! Games! Fun!

Join LISSA for games, pizza, and fun on Thursday, March 4th from 5pm to 7pm at the Discovery Park coffee shop!

Barbeque, Blues, and Beer... LISSA Social

Join us at 6pm on Friday, February 5th for the first LISSA social of the semester at be Dat's Good Que in Lewisville. Library and Information Science students, faculty, staff, and their guests are welcome. Please RSVP to untlissa@gmail.com by Thursday, February 4th at 6pm. If anyone in Denton is interesting in carpooling, please also mention whether you would like a ride or have space in your vehicle.

LISSA Christmas Party

Join us on Saturday, December 5th at 6 pm for the LISSA Christmas party at The Greenhouse Restaurant ( 600 N Locust St, Denton, TX). This is not a LISSA sponsored event, just a chance for library and information science students, faculty, and staff to get together socially. Dinner and margaritas not provided by LISSA. Guests are welcome. Please email untlissa@gmail.com by Friday, December 4th at 5 PM to RSVP and let us now if you plan to bring a guest.