NOT JUST FOR CONGREGATIONAL LIBRARIES

I have often spoken about The Church and Synagogue Library Association as a great source of ideas for all small libraries. The current issue of their journal, Congregational Libraries Today, is a great example of why you should consider joining CSLA even (or especially) if you don’t work in a congregational library.

Consider the following articles:
How to automate your library without spending any money: open source software is creating new opportunities for libraries, even for those of us with little or no money to spend, by Myka Kennedy Stephens, pp. 2-4. (sound like a familiar problem?)
What’s the best way to handle overdue charges? The answer desk, p. 4
Use a “memorial book sale” to enlarge you collection, Proven Ideas column, p. 25
Citation for all: Congregational Libraries Today 40(4): May/June 2007

Also, there are some great sessions at their annual conference, 14-17 July, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.
Creating stronger library newsletters, Visual ways to promote your library, Incorporating generations in your library, Ten steps to automating your library, Basic book care and repair, Evaluating library information software, Weeding is good for the soul, and Using the Web to better manage your library. All this for US$295, including all meals ($120 without meals).

Membership in CSLA is only $US35!!! A real bargain.

URL: http://cslainfo.org/