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The University of South Florida St. Petersburg, Nelson Poynter Memorial Library invites applications for the position of Business Reference/Distance Learning Librarian. The application is available on USF's website.

Responsible to the Head of Public Services, the person in this position participates in developing, interpreting, and implementing policies and programs related to library instruction, the growth and acquisition of library collections, and access to information in all formats with an emphasis on business resources. This position assists faculty members and other staff in research, curriculum, and instruction in academic program planning and participates in the provision of general and specialized reference services, provides bibliographic instruction via classroom teaching, tours, and the development of web or other subject guides. The person in this position will also serve as the library liaison to the USFSP College of Business and work closely with faculty and the Coordinator, Distance Learning & Instructional Media Services in support of a growing distance learning program. The person in this position may serve on select campus committees directly related to the position’s primary areas of responsibility, i.e. distance learning and business. This is a visiting faculty position with benefits. The appointment is for one year with possible renewal for up to four years.

The PBCLA Board of Directors is pleased to announce the date for the next 2010 quarterly meeting:

• June 23, 2010 - The Society of the Four Arts, Gioconda and Joseph King Library, business meeting and presentation by author Deborah C. Pollack

Further details will be made available prior to the event.

Local Palm Beach County Library System employee, and newest PBCLA member, Kimberly Bower, is the new West Palm Beach Young Adult Fiction Examiner over at Examiner.com! Examiner.com is a citizen journalism project, in which local experts volunteer to share their knowledge on various subjects.

Kimberly will be blogging about a variety of young adult fiction topics. Here's a taste of what's to come:

• Author Talk (profiles, interviews, websites)
• Book Buzz (YA Lit in the news)
• Book Fun
• Book Lists (Read-alike)
• Book to Movie News
• Books & Food
• Library Event Ideas & Resources
• Local YA Author events (bookstores, libraries, cafes, etc.)
• National Events With Local Impact (i.e. Teen Read Week)
• New YA Book Releases (monthly)
• Noteworthy YA Lit Blogs
• Social Issues in YA Lit
• What's Hot
• YA Book Awards

Kimberly will be glad to share your YA-related news via her new website. She writes,

"The more ears on the ground the better I'll be able to represent our area."

You can subscribe to her page to find out when new content becomes available. Contact Kimberly with feedback, news, or anything related to YA fiction in West Palm Beach! She can be reached at gladeslibrarian AT gmail.com.

South Florida Community College (Avon Park, FL) is hiring a reference assistant. The revised deadline to apply is 5:00pm, Tuesday, October 27, 2009. Questions? Sandra Bush, sandra.bush@southflorida.edu

SEFLIN workshop to be held at the Boynton Beach City Library on November 4:

The workshop - Presented by: Carole Fiore, Training and Library Consulting - will focus on early learning and development standards - Birth through age 4.

Storytime is not just entertainment anymore! The parents of the children attending our story hours today are Gen Xers (a generation known for its pragmatism and its results orientation). These parents are likely to respond favorable to programming that, while entertaining, promotes not only literacy, but also the development of skills that lead to school children and their parents and caregivers with the desire to become lifelong readers, learners, and library users. During this interactive workshop participants will be introduced to methods, tricks, and tips to introduce books and reading activities. Find out how you can help entice children to books and reading. Fiore will introduce books and materials for children from pre readers through early elementary grades. You will leave with program ideas! The workshop will incorporate the updated Department of Education Voluntary PreK standards.

To register, please visit SEFLIN.org

PBCLA announces a contest for a new logo design. The entrant who submits the winning logo will be given a $200 prize. Participants may be high school age and older. Deadline for submission is November 1, 2009. Official rules and specifications are attached. Entries are to be submitted to pbcla.blog@gmail.com.