November Workshops Announcement

November is Special Populations Month in the Fort Loudoun Region
Workshop #1

Regional In-Service Training

Topic: Services for Special Populations: Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Date: Friday, November 9, 2007, 9:30 am
Place: Fort Loudoun Regional Library Center, Athens
Trainer: Ruth Hemphill, Director, Tennessee Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

How to Register: Wednesday, November 7. Please register by calling 1.800.624.1982 or emailing cathy.smith@state.tn.us

Join us as Ruth Hemphill, Director of the Tennessee Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in Nashville, explains all the (FREE) services of LBPH for the physically handicapped and the learning disabled.

Who Should Attend: All library staff and trustees from public libraries in the Tennessee Regional Library System are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Workshop Cost: None. All regional in-services are free of cost to participants. Lunch will be on your own, so you might want to bring lunch money.
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Workshop #2

Special Workshop (Sponsored by the Tennessee State Library and Archives and WebJunction)

Topic: Reaching Out to Spanish-Speaking Audiences
Date: Friday, November 16, 2007, 9:00 am
Place: E. G. Fisher Public Library, Athens
Trainer: Kathryn Pagles, Director, Blount County Public Library

Deadline for Registration: Tuesday, November 6.
How to Register: e-mail bettyjo.jarvis@state.tn.us your name, e-mail address, library you're affiliated with and date and location of the workshop you want to attend. Put ROSA in the subject line.

Who should attend? All public, academic, prison, and school library staff and administrators interested in developing an action plan for reaching out to Spanish speakers and increasing their access to public computers in libraries. Library board members, friends of the library, and community partners with an interest in collaborating on action plans are also encouraged to attend. Libraries are encouraged to send more than one person to the workshop.

Workshop cost: Thanks to a partnership between WebJunction and Tennessee State Library and Archives with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation there is no charge for the workshop and lunch is included.