To begin Click <Log in> (the password is bigcountry). After logging in, select <Edit page> to add your content to the FrontPage,or <New page> for more lengthy content better served with its own page. Made possibleby a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. April 2, 2008 Password Managers There are several free software titles available to assist you in managing your passwords. These password managers remember your logins and passwords for you. Available titles include: KeePass http://keepass.info Password Safe http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net Roboformhttp://roboform.com/idex.html My Wallet You can also check Softpedia for information and product reviews on these and other password managers, as well as other types of software. Visit the web site at www.softpedia.com/get/Security/Password-Managers-Generators. April 2, 2008 Waiver for Donating Hardware
To begin Click <Log in> (the password is bigcountry). After logging in, select <Edit page> to add your content to the FrontPage,or <New page> for more lengthy content better served with its own page. Made possibleby a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. April 2, 2008 Waiver for Donating Hardware There may come a time when your library has computer hardware it would like to donate to another group such as the Boys & Girls Club or Senior Center. If you do, you should consider having the organization sign a waiver so that they do not come back to the library if the computer doesn't work as expected. Here's an example: "This hardware is provided 'as is' and without any express or implied warranties, including, without limitation, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event will the [Your Library Name] Public Library be held liable for any damages arising from the use of this hardware." {Thanks to Christine Peterson, Continuing Education Librarian, Amigos} March 7, 2008 Photo Waivers / Consent Forms
To begin Click <Log in> (the password is bigcountry). After logging in, select <Edit page> to add your content to the FrontPage,or <New page> for more lengthy content better served with its own page. Made possibleby a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. March 7, 2008 Photo Waivers / Consent Forms If you plan on taking photos of people at library functions and uploading them to a photo storage service such as Flickr,here are some examples of photo waivers / consent forms you can use: http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/news/presspass/release.pdf http://www.ewu.edu/x26370.xml http://www.mmpl.org/Photo.pdf http://www.cityoforange.org/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=5595 http://www.deorah.lib.ia.us/services/releaseform/view September 11, 2007 Making Money From Donated Books
To begin Click <Log in> (the password is bigcountry). After logging in, select <Edit page> to add your content to the FrontPage,or <New page> for more lengthy content better served with its own page. Made possibleby a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. September 11, 2007 Making Money From Donated Books Are you looking for a way to raise money while ensuring your donated books find a good home? bLogistics will list your materials for sale on Amazon, eBay, Alibris, Barnes & Noble, and other sites. Your library receives 50% of net sales. bLogistics accepts shipments from boxes to truckloads, arranging shipping so you pay freight after the sale. For more information visit blogistics. August 10, 2007 Tech Soup Equals Low-CostSoftware for Libraries
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To begin Click <Log in> (the password is bigcountry). After logging in, select <Edit page> to add your content to the FrontPage,or <New page> for more lengthy content better served with its own page. Made possibleby a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. August 10, 2007 Tech Soup Equals Low-CostSoftware for Libraries Public libraries are eligible for new, donated software distributed by TechSoup Stock, a nonprofit organization. You can receive software donations for small administrative fees - save 80-96% of the retail cost! Your patrons will enjoy using the latest software such as Microsoft Office ($20) and Encarta ($3). Go to http://www.techsoup.org/stock/libraries/. June 27, 2007 Food, Toiletries For Fines
To begin Click <Log in> (the password is bigcountry). After logging in, select <Edit page> to add your content to the FrontPage,or <New page> for more lengthy content better served with its own page. Made possibleby a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. June 27, 2007 Food, Toiletries For Fines People with overdue fines at the Wethersfield (CT) Library can pay them off with nonperishable food items or toiletries such as toothpaste. The library is collecting food and other essentials needed by their local food bank in exchange for forgiving fines. Read the complete article at The Advocate. Closer to home, Abilene Public Library has offered a program called Food for Fines during December for the past several years. Cooperative programs like this not only provide a service to the community,they build goodwill while also clearing a lot of pesky overdue fines. June 14, 2007 Reader's Advisory
Welcome to your Best Practices Wiki! The purpose of this wiki is to share information about librarybest practices. Your participation in this wiki ismore than welcome, it is required to make it successful. If you ever have any questions about the contents of this wiki, callBig Country Library System at 325-676-6021 or 800-588-2311. Click <Log in> (the password is bigcountry). After logging in, select <Edit page> to add your content to the FrontPage,or <New page> for more lengthy content better served with its own page. At the log in screen, the password is bigcountry. page. Made possibleby a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. June 14, 2007
Welcome to your Best Practices Wiki! The purpose of this wiki is to share information about librarybest practices. Your participation in this wiki ismore than welcome, it is required to make it successful. If you ever have any questions about the contents of this wiki, callBig Country Library System at 325-676-6021 or 800-588-2311. To begin Click <Edit page> to add your content to the FrontPage,or <New page> for more lengthy content better served with its own page. At the log in screen, the password is bigcountry. Made possibleby a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. June 14, 2007
Welcome to your Best Practices Wiki! at 32-676-6021 325-676-6021 or 800-588-2311. Made possibleby a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. June 14, 2007
The purpose of this wiki is to share information about librarybest practices. Your participation in this wiki ismore than welcome, it is required to make it successful. If you ever have any questions about the contents of this wiki, callBig Country Library System at 32-676-6021 or 800-588-2311. Made possibleby a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. June 14, 2007 Reader's Advisory Mid-Continent Public Library (MO) offers a Reader's Advisory page. The page provides links todatabases of book movie tie-ins, juvenile series and sequels, award wining authors and titles, and suggested reading lists for kids, teens, and adults. June 12, 2007 KeepingUp With New Books
The purpose of this wiki is to share information about librarybest practices. Your participation in this wiki ismore than welcome, it is required to make it successful. If you ever have any questions about the contents of this wiki, callBig Country Library System at 32-676-6021 or 800-588-2311. Made possibleby a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. June 12, 2007 KeepingUp With New Books The Wellsley Free Library (MA) has developed several newsletters to help keep their patrons informed both about new additions to the library's collection, and about bestsellers and books being discussed on the talk show circuit. Take a look at Wellsley Free Library Newsletters. Introducing NAEIR Using NAEIR can be a cost-effective way for your library to purchase some of the items it uses on a regular basis, including office supplies, paper goods, cleaning supplies, and arts and crafts items.
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Friends of the Library Appeal Letter Louise Ledoux (Crockett County Public Library, Ozona), and friends, have come up with a letter to use for their annual appeal:Crockett Appeal.doc. Substitute your library's name and specific information. Moving Your Small Library? Carol Bird, director of the Matson Public Library in Princeton, Illinois, suggests letting yourpatrons helpwith moving your library's books when it's time to relocate your library. Purchasebags printed withyour library's name and contact information and load them with 10 books each. Library patrons can check out a bag of books, and keep the books until the new library is ready for them. Patrons return the books after the move, and keep the bag for their efforts. (American Libraries Direct 5/23/07, from the LaSalle (IL)News Tribune, 5/17/07) Cash Paid For Library Books and Materials Better World Books will sell your library's discarded books and other materials. Through its Library Discards & Donations Program, they will sell your library's hardcover fiction and nonfiction, textbooks (2000 or newer), trade paperbacks, and CDs, DVDs, and VHS cassettes, among other items. Materials must be in saleable condition with no water damage, mildew or mold, missing pages, spine damage, missing parts, etc. There is absolutely no cost for this service: no service agreements, sign-up fees, monthly fees, or one-time fees. They provide the boxes for packaging, and they pay for shipping your books to their warehouse. As long as the materials have not been previously offered for sale or donation to employees, the general public, or any third party, your library is eligible to earn a percentage of net sales (sale price of the book or item minus any marketplace commissions). For more information, visitBetter World Books.
Longmont Public Library (CO) Rewards Radically Good Behavior Is your library troubled by packs of unruly teenagers? If so try imitating Colorado’s Longmont Public Library (LPL) by rewarding “Radically Good Behavior.” According to the article in the May 7, 2007 issue of Library Hotline, LPL experienced a year of well-behaved teens thanks to its Radically Good Behavior Raffle. Library staffers hand out raffle tickets to any teen exhibiting good behavior. “You’ve been caught!,” the tickets exclaim. “Your behavior was radically good.” Ten lucky teens are chosen each month, the winners receiving $10 gift certificates to local merchants. By recognizing good behavior rather than focusing on bad behavior, LPL librarians have noticed a difference. Friends of the Library Appeal Letter Louise Ledoux (Crockett County Public Library, Ozona), and friends, have come up with a letter to use for their annual appeal:Crockett Appeal.doc. Substitute your library's name and specific information.
Is your library troubled by packs of unruly teenagers? If so try imitating Colorado’s Longmont Public Library (LPL) by rewarding “Radically Good Behavior.” According to the article in the May 7, 2007 issue of Library Hotline, LPL experienced a year of well-behaved teens thanks to its Radically Good Behavior Raffle.Library staffers hand out raffle tickets to any teen exhibiting good behavior. “You’ve been caught!,” the tickets exclaim. “Your behavior was radically good.” Ten lucky teens are chosen each month, the winners receiving $10 gift certificates to local merchants. By recognizing good behavior rather than focusing on bad behavior, LPL librarians have noticed a difference. Is your library troubled by packs of unruly teenagers? If so try imitating Colorado’s Longmont Public Library (LPL) by rewarding “Radically Good Behavior.” According to the article in the May 7, 2007 issue of Library Hotline, LPL experienced a year of well-behaved teens thanks to its Radically Good Behavior Raffle.Library staffers hand out raffle tickets to any teen exhibiting good behavior. “You’ve been caught!,” the tickets exclaim. “Your behavior was radically good.” Ten lucky teens are chosen each month, the winners receiving $10 gift certificates to local merchants. By recognizing good behavior rather than focusing on bad behavior, LPL librarians have noticed a difference. Welcome to your Best Practices Wiki! The purpose of this wiki is to share information about librarybest practices. Your participation in this wiki ismore than welcome, it is required to make it successful. If you ever have any questions about the contents of this wiki, callBig Country Library System at 32-676-6021 or 800-588-2311.
