We need your input: Please join our Needs Assessment Meeting on March 1
Your input is important to us! Staff and trustees of member libraries are invited to attend a Needs Assessment for Parkland’s 2013 -- 2015 Strategic Plan. Please join us at the Lacombe Memorial Centre on March 1 from 9:00 am to 11:45 am. This facilitated meeting is a great opportunity for staff and trustees to share valuable feedback. For details and registration form, please see the Needs Assessment brochure.
The long list is in for the Alberta Readers' Choice Award
The Edmonton Public Library Alberta Readers' Choice Award committee has selected ten superb titles to vie for the coveted $10,000 prize. Sponsored by the Edmonton Public Library, the Edmonton Public Library Alberta Readers’ Choice Award is awarded annually for the best fiction or narrative non-fiction book written by an Alberta author. Learn more about the top ten finalists on the Alberta Readers’ Choice Award website. An all-new jury will be narrowing this list down to five, and then public voting will determine the winner beginning May 2012.
Two more free website workshops
Looking for help with your website content? Parkland Regional Library is offering half-day, hands-on workshops for member libraries on February 6th in Bowden and on February 27th at the Parkland headquarters. Find out more and register online at prl.ab.ca/registration.
Looking for public library services?
Find the public library nearest you on the Member Libraries page.
Upcoming Events
Jan. 10 - Apr. 10 - Literary Cafe program with Writer in Residence Kimmy Beach
Feb. 6-9 - Canada Reads debates on CBC Radio
Feb. 6 & 27 - Website Workshops in Bowden and Lacombe
Feb. 17 - Nomination deadline for 2012 Minister’s Awards for Excellence & Innovation in Public Library Service
Feb. 21 - Outlet libraries’ Annual Report and Survey due to Parkland
Feb. 26-Mar. 3 - Freedom to Read Week
Feb. 29 - Summer Temporary Employment Program (STEP) applications due
Feb. 29 - Annual Report and Survey due to Municipal Affairs and a copy to PRL
Mar. 1 - PRL Needs Assessment meeting - Lacombe Memorial Centre (register by Feb. 24)









