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County & Regional Library Board of Trustees Annual Workshop at Sandhills Community College SRLS annually works with both regional and local boards putting together a day of learning and sharing so that we can all be better advocates of Libraries. The recent Board of Trustees workshop was held on Saturday, January 19, 2008 in the Boyd Library at Sandhills Community College in Pinehurst, NC. Below are pictures from the recent workshop.   Carol Walters, SRLS Director of Libraries, welcomes everyone to the annual SRLS Board of Trustees Workshop held on January 19th in the Boyd Library at Sandhills Community College!     Featured Author, Barbara Cole read her newest book Anna and Natalie at the Trustee Workshop. She is also the author of Wash Day. Ms. Cole is a professor of English and Humanities at Sandhills Community College. Senator Harris Blake was one of the speakers at the January 19th Workshop. Senator Blake brought greetings from the Legislature and encouraged library advocates to be specific when asking for resources to meet needs of their libraries. Representative Melanie Wade Goodwin spoke on the necessity of libraries in our communities. Representative Pryor Gibson spoke about the funding hierarchy in the Legislature. When requesting funding resources, libraries should be specific with their requests.     Virginia Russell-Gee, David Atkins and Dave Davis are ready for attendees to arrive! Virginia Russell-Gee, Jesse Gibson, David Atkins and Dave Davis at the Registration Desk!   Anson County Library Trustees - Lula Jackson, Peggy Hildreth and Johnie Pettiford stand with Bonita Collins at the entrance of Boyd Library!   Barbara Baer - Adminstrative Asst. at Boyd Library, Dr. John Stacey - Director of Learning Resources at Boyd Library, and Carol Walters - SRLS Director of Libraries - pose for a photo. Barbara and Dr. Stacey were gracious hosts and welcomed everyone to the Boyd Library.   Deneal Bennett - auditor with J.B. Watson and Co.; Carol Walters - SRLS Director of Libraries; and Dick Roose - SRLS Board of Trustees member and Montgomery County Library Trustee, pose for a photo.     David Atkins, Montgomery County Library Manager; Sheila Evans, Director of Hoke County Library; Jesse Gibson, Director of Richmond County Libraries; Phoebe Medlin, Director of Hampton B. Allen Library in Anson County; Stephen Zibrat, Director of Moore County Libraries; and Bonita Collins, SRLS Director of Technical Services pose for a photo.   Dave Davis, SRLS Office Assistant and Jesse Gibson, Director of Richmond County Libraries pose for a photo at the beginning of the SRLS Trustee Workshop!     Anson County Library Trustees - Johnie Pettiford, Lula Jackson, Peggy Hildreth pose with Phoebe Medlin, Director of Hampton B. Allen Library in Anson County at the recent SRLS Board of Trustees Workshop!   Moore County Library Trustees Diane Williams and Martha Ippolliti pose for a photo before the workshop begins!   Moore County Library Trustees - Richard Rodda and Pete Madsen eagerly wait for the workshop to begin!   Carol Walters presents Theron Bell, former Chair of the SRLS Board of Trustees and current Moore County Library Trustee, with a copy of Ms. Barbara Cole's newest book, Anna and Natalie. Theron is the new mayor of Robbins, NC. CONGRATULATIONS, Theron!   Carol Walters presents Pete Madsen, SRLS Board of Trustees member and Moore County Library Trustee member, with a copy of Ms. Barbara Cole's newest book, Anna and Natalie, at the recent SRLS Board of Trustees Workshop!   Moore County Library Trustee Barbara Allred joins Stephen Zibrat, Moore County Library Director for a photo at the beginning of the SRLS Workshop!   Hoke County Library Trustees - Jean McPhail (left) and Mary Neil King (right) pose with Sheila Evans, Hoke County Library Director.   Richmond County Library Trustee members - Natalie Sparks and Bobbie Pruitt relax before the SRLS Trustee Workshop begins.   Penny Mills received the prestigious NCPLDA State Friends of the Library Award for 2007 at a recent award ceremony. Mrs. Mills spearheaded the fundraiser for a new bookmobile at the Hampton B. Allen Library in Anson County. Carol Walters, SRLS Director of Libraries presents Mrs. Mills a book, Anna and Natalie. Pryor Gibson - NC Representative; Carol Walters - SRLS Director of Libraries; Mrs. Penny Mills - NCPLDA Friends Award Recipient; and Phoebe Medlin - Director of Hampton B. Allen Library in Anson County all pose for a photo at the recent SRLS Trustees Workshop.   Senator Harris Blake and Carol Walters pose for a photo at the recent SRLS Board of Trustees Workshop!   Displays at SRLS Board of Trustees Workshop!   The theme at the recent SRLS Board of Trustees Workshop was Colloborate and Celebrate! SRLS wanted to show show we collaborate as a staff and celebrate. Each SRLS Staff member did a presentation on what they contribute to SRLS. Bonita Collins. SRLS Director of Technical Services, presented a display on Erate and the application process. SRLS has received $837,514 in funds and discounts since the Erate program began in 1998. Erate gives discounts to public libraries based on the free lunch data for the county the library is located in. Phoebe Medlin, Director of Hampton B. Allen Library in Anson County, presented a display on how the Hampton B. Allen Library collaborated with SRLS to get a LSTA Outreach Services grant to purchase a new bookmobile for the library. The grant was awarded in June 2007 and the bookmobile will be delivered to Anson County in a few weeks. Jesse Gibson, Director of Richmond County Libraries, presented a display on how libraries in Richmond County interacts with SRLS. These interactions included Friends of the Library, Technical Services, redesigning the Leath Library and the value of services provided by SRLS to Richmond County Libraries. Stephen Zibrat, Director of Moore County Libraries, presented a display on the mentoring he has received since joining the SRLS Staff in July 2007, Collection development, NCLA, and Book Reviews. David Atkins, Manager of Montgomery County Libraries, presented a display on the recent LSTA Planning Grant the Troy Library was awarded. The grant amount was $15,000 and will be used to work with a consultant to redesign the Troy Library. ___________________________________________________________________________ SRLS Staff Workshops are held on Fridays of every week. The next workshop series will begin in May 2008. Workshops are taught by staff members. ___________________________________________________________________________   SRLS has received $2,322,555 in grant monies since 1998! SRLS Staff apply for grants from many different sources. ___________________________________________________________________________   The SRLS website has several brochures for our Board of Trustees members. You can click on this link to access the brochures.

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