LRC Exemplary Practice Award

We would like to congratulate Rhonda Kitchens who was awarded with the 2011 Learning Resources Commission Exemplary Practice Award for Library Services. Rhonda is a librarian at State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota and Site-Coordinator for the Ask a Librarian...

Feelin’ generous?

As of 1 pm ET on Wed., Sept. 7, the following Ask a Librarian shifts currently need help: Mon., Sept. 12, 12-1 pm (collaborative) Tues., Sept. 13, 6-7 pm (collaborative) Fri., Sept. 16, 12-1 pm (collaborative) Sat., Sept. 17, 11a-12p and 12-1pm (collaborative) Mon.,...

Closed Sept. 4 and 5

This is a reminder that the statewide Ask a Librarian desks will be closed on Sunday, September 4 and Monday, September 5.  (You are welcome to staff local-only hours if your library is open.)   TBLC wishes you a safe holiday weekend!  

FEL Training through the State Library

This is just a friendly reminder that the State Library of Florida offers terrific on-demand and live webinar training opportunities (in-person by request) on Florida Electronic Library resources through this link: http://www.flelibrary.org/training/ “The Florida...

Refresher Webinar

Space is still available in our brief webinar designed to help you brush-up on both chat and texting in the Ask a Librarian software. Are you in need of a refresher? Does texting have you confused? If so, this workshop will help you regain your footing in staffing Ask...

OCLC Report on Virtual Reference

Hello everyone, OCLS & Rutgers University have published a report based on five years of research on virtual reference. It is called “Seeking Synchronicity: Revelations and Recommendations for Virtual Reference”, by Lynn Silipigni Connaway and Marie L. Radford,...