Friday, March 21, 2003 (12:00-2:00 Eastern Time)
LIBRARY SUPPORT STAFF SOAR TO GREAT HEIGHTS: 
How library workers give back

Links to Sites related to the Teleconference

ALA Related Sites

American Library Association
http://www.ala.org/
50 E. Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611

Library Support Staff Interests Round Table
http://www.ala.org/ssirt/
Information and resources for library support staff, including
basic training programs, education, career development,
and job duties and responsibilities.

Special ALA Membership Offer for Library Support Staff
http://www.ala.org/membership/sstaff.html

Distance Education Opportunities
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oa/disted.html

LTA Related Sites

COLT-Council on Library/Media technicians
http://colt.ucr.edu/
An international organization that addresses issues and concerns of library and media support staff personnel

Library Mosaics
http://www.librarymosaics.com/
The magazine for Support Staff

U.S. Library Technician Programs
http://colt.ucr.edu/ltprograms.html
Includes Certificate, Associate, and Bachelor Degree Programs
page maintained by Council On Library/Media Technicians
Keywords: Distance education, cataloging education

Library Support Staff Listserv (LIBSUP-L)
http://listserv.delta.edu/archives/libsup-l.html

Library Support Staff Resource Center (ALA)
http://flightline.highline.ctc.edu/lssrc/
A wealth of information and tools for library support staff.

College of DuPage Library Technology Assistants Program
http://www.cod.edu/Academic/AcadProg/Occ_voc/LibrTech.htm
Linda Slusar, coordinator
425 Fawell Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137-6599

Conferences

Reaching Forward Annual Conference of Library Assistants
http://www.reachingforward.org/
May 9, 2003
8 a.m. - 4p.m.
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
(Formerly Rosemont Convention Center)
5555 North River Road
Rosemont, Illinois 60018

3rd Congress on Professional Education
(COPE III) Focus on Library Support Staff
http://www.ala.org/congress/3rd_congress/
May 16-17, 2003
College of DuPage
425 Fawell Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137-6599

Mentoring Information

Mentor Program, University of Georgia Libraries
http://www.libs.uga.edu/mentor/resources.html
This program might be duplicated by a group of libraries or a support staff caucus in a library association.

Mentoring and Libraries: A Bibliography
http://colt.ucr.edu/bibmentoring.html
A listing of print resources from the Council on Library/Media Technicians (COLT)

Indiana University Libraries Mentor Program
http://www.indiana.edu/~libpers/mentor.html
IU’s outline of its library mentor program provides info on goals and implementation of the program, along with the roles and responsibilities of mentors.

State Library Information

Library of Congress Listing of State Libraries
(Developed in cooperation with the American Library Association (ALA) and the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA))
http://www.loc.gov/global/library/statelib.html
Use this site to find out what services your state library offers.

Illinois State Information

Illinois Library Association
http://www.ila.org/
33 West Grand Ave. Suite 301
Chicago, IL 60610-4306
312.644.1896
The ILA provides leadership for the development, promotion, and improvement of library services in Illinois and for the library community, in order to enhance learning and ensure access for all. Its primary goals are advocating for the public interest, promoting excellence, and managing the present to prepare for the future.

Illinois State Library
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/library/isl/isl.html
300 S. Second St.
Springfield, IL 62701-1769
217-782-7749

Illinois Library Association Preparation of Preprofessional Staff
to Work with Youth Task Force
http://www.ila.org/about/forces.htm
The Task Force is asked to consider the implementation of regional training programs to prepare pre-professional staff to work with youth in Illinois libraries.

For More Information on Bensenville Library’s Program

Bensenville Community Public Library
http://www.bensenville.lib.il.us/
200 South Church Rd. Bensenville, IL 60106
630.766.4642

September 11, 2001: Libraries Remember
http://www.bensenville.lib.il.us/911/

O’Hare Digital Collection
http://ohare.bensenville.lib.il.us/

For More Information on the Future of Library Support Staff

Library Support Staff Role: Past, Present. Future
Some Reflections by Elaine Yontz

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