Long time Marble Falls library volunteer and CTLS Advisory Council member passed away on September 3 after a short battle with cancer. Ruth S. Engel served as the lay representative for the Burnet County Library system for several years before her election to the CTLS Advisory Council in 1999. Ruth served on the Advisory Council until August 31, 2005 when the CTLS Board of Directors took over the management of the System. Ms. Engel was one of the original signators on the CTLS, Inc articles of incorporation. She was a strong library supporter, a hard working Advisory Council member, and a charming colleague. Her many friends across CTLS will miss her.
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Karen Peck, Texas Field Account Manager for Playaway, contacted us to provide a blanket 25% discount to CTLS member libraries on any Playaway purchases that are ordered directly though their website or by emailing her. This is a fun product where the audiobooks are already downloaded onto a device, so that you just plug in your headphones and press play. They do run on a triple A battery, so that’s something to consider. You can contact Karen at 440.893.0808 ext.112 and go to Playaway’s website to learn more about their selection and devices.
The Plinkit 2.0 Users Manual has finally arrived, and we wanted to share it with those of you who are Plinkit newbies and those of you who are Plinkit gurus but are still scratching your heads over some of the changes made to 2.0. Finally, we can say, there’s documentation for that! It’s honkin’ big, so please give it a minute to load. Please check out all of our fabulous workshops this coming year in our handy-dandy 2011 Continuing Education Calendar! If you’re a member library, you’ll be receiving a hardcopy in the mail this month. But for those that like the online (like me!), here’s a first look. From Westbank Community Library District’s August Newsflash Newsletter: Debating about an e-reader, trying to find e-books that don’t cost an arm and a leg, or wonder which apps work with your system? Try our e-book page. The Texas State Library & Archives Commission was awarded approximately $8 million from the federal government’s Recovery Act Investments program, with nearly $3.7 million in matching contributions, that will allow the Texas State Library & Archives Commission to deploy the Technology, Expertise, Access and Learning for all Texans (TEAL) project. The TEAL project will provide greater broadband computer access at faster speeds by upgrading 125 public computer centers and establish approximately 30 new centers equipped with 2,200 new workstations. In addition to the more than 125 jobs TEAL estimates the project will create, it will “provide a foundation for economic growth and job creation for decades to come.” Read more from the White House. Just a quick reminder that the CTLS Large Print Circuit Collections rotate on Friday, September 3! If you have any questions, please contact Katelyn Patterson. Did the Central Texas Library System help you this year? If the answer is yes (or even the opposite), please take a few minutes to complete this short survey. Your staff can also respond. Every answer will help us with future funding. Many thanks. |
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