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Parkland will be promoting it's digital services on radio station KG Country in October for Canadian Library Month!
The ads will highlight:
- Hoopla - eMovies, eMusic, and eAudiobooks
- 3M eBook Service
- Zinio - eMagazines
- PressDisplay - eNewspapers
- Alberta Wide Borrowing - ME Library service
PRL has created a survey to find out what central Albertans want from their libraries. It's important that we reach both library users and non-users.
Please share this survey with your network and enter for a chance to win a new iPod nano!
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We have a new eBook service, the 3M Cloud Library. The service will be launching on Sept. 15, 2014. Parkland has purchased 1,500 titles, including bestsellers, worth $40,000!
For tutorials on how to use the service, check out our YouTube channel. |
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PRL Library Conference, Sept. 22, 2014
You are invited to attend Expanding Our Horizons Conference in Lacombe, AB.
There are multiple sessions throughout the day long conference aimed at library trustees such as building strong teams, fundraising, and conflict resolution.
Sign up here! Deadline September 5th.
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Upcoming Board Basics Workshops with Public Library Services Branch
Sept 27 - Chestermere, AB
Registration Deadline: Sept 19
Oct 4 - Bon Accord, AB
Oct 25 - Stony Plain, AB
Nov 1 - Stettler, AB
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Important Dates
Sept 4 PRL Board Meeting at Parkland (1 - 3 pm)
15 Deadline for Library Association of Alberta Continuing Education grants
22 Fall Conference at Lacombe Memorial Centre (9 am- 4 pm)
26-28 Alberta Culture Days
Oct Canadian Library Month and Snapshot Day (local dates)
14-19 Wordfest in Calgary and Banff
15-26 LitFest: Edmonton International Literary Festival
27 Library Advisory Group Meeting for Library Managers at Parkland
Nov. 6 PRL Board Meeting at Parkland (1-3 pm)
10 Giller Prize Winner Announced
Mid Governor General's Literary Awards Announced
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