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News
and Announcements
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The New MeWOW Internet Van has Arrived @ SRLS
Our new mobile MeWOW Internet Van has arrived. We will be scheduling classes at a library location near you in a few weeks. Please keep checking our website for updates!
Look below for more pictures of our newest addition to the
Sandhill Regional Library System!
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This is the back view of the MeWOW Van. The back door shows that our customers have learned a lesson and are now on their way home...... |
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Another side view of our MeWOW Van. |
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Jean Squier, Executive Director of Hoke County Smart Start and
Carol Walters, Director of SRLS pose for the camera! |
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Debbie Knight, Library Asst. at the Thomas H. Leath Library and
Carmella Johnson, Supervisor of the Hamlet Library cannot resist showing
off the new MeWOW Van! |
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Gwendolyn Swinney, Deputy City Clerk for the City of Rockingham and
Carol Walters pose with the MeWOW Van outside the Rockingham City Hall! |
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The Sandhill Regional Library System
Wins 3 NCLA Public Relation Awards!
At the recent NCLA conference held in Greenville, North Carolina on October 6-9, 2009,
the Sandhill Regional Library System was awarded 3 first place Public Relations awards. Below are pictures of SRLS Staff accepting the awards at the conference!
Shown from left to right are: Stephen Zibrat, Moore County Library Director;
Sheila Evans, Hoke County Library Director; Carol Walters, SRLS Director of Libraries; and
Phoebe Medlin, Director of Hampton B. Allen Library in Wadesboro!
Mary Boone, State Librarian of North Carolina presents Sheila Evans
with a
1st Place NCLA Public Relations Award!
Mary Boone presents Carol Walters with a 1st Place NCLA Public Relations Award!
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The Sandhill Regional Library System has been awarded a
Collection Development Grant for $20,000 with a $5,000 match and a $20,000 Planning Grant for the Moore County Library.
These grants were applied for from LSTA
(The Library Services and Technology Act).
SRLS applied to the State Library of NC and was notified in June 2009
of the awards for the 2009-2010 Fiscal Year.
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New Public Access Computers At ALL SRLS Libraries!
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has provided the Sandhill Regional Library System with a grant to purchase new computers for all 15 libraries in our region.
Every library will get new computers for public access. Please keep checking your library as new computers are being scheduled to be installed in the coming weeks!!
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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, April 25, 2009 in the Boyd Library at Sandhills Community College in Pinehurst, NC. Below are pictures from the recent workshop.
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Carol Walters, SRLS Director of Libraries, welcomes everyone to the annual SRLS Board of Trustees Workshop held on April 25th in the
Boyd Library at Sandhills Community College! |
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Phoebe Medlin - Director of Hampton B. Allen Library in Anson County, Peggy Hildreth - Anson County Trustee, and Debbie Ashby - Reference Librarian at Boyd Library. |
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Sheila Evans- Director of Hoke County Library and Jesse Gibson - Director of Richmond County Libraries enjoy coffee before the workshop begins. |
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| Stephen Zibrat - Director of Moore County Libraries and Dave Davis converse before the workshop begins. |
| David Atkins - Director of Montgomery County Public Libraries - listens as he is entertained by our guests at the workshop. |
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Displays at SRLS Board of Trustees Workshop!
The theme at the recent SRLS Board of Trustees Workshop was You Can Grow Your Own Library! SRLS wanted to show how libraries are expected to more with less money. Phoebe Medlin, Director of Hampton B. Allen Library in Anson County and Sheila Evans, Director of Hoke County Library created decorations for the workshop.
Bonita Collins. SRLS Director of Technical Services, presented a display on Tech Updates.
Phoebe Medlin, Director of Hampton B. Allen Library in Anson County, presented a display on the programs that have been presented at her library during the past year.
Jesse Gibson, Director of Richmond County Libraries, presented a display on how libraries in Richmond County collaborate to create programs that are needed by their customers.
Stephen Zibrat, Director of Moore County Libraries, presented a display on how his county works with SRLS to apply for grants to are beneficial to library customers in his county.
David Atkins, Director of Montgomery County Libraries, presented a display on recent author events held in Montgomery County. Carol Walters poses with his display.
Sheila Evans, Director of Hoke County Library, designed a display of events sponsored
by the Hoke County Library.
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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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