LITA un-conference

Hello all, hope everyone is recovering from FastTrack weekend!

I was reading the AL Student Direct this morning and spotted some info about the LITA Camp going on May 7-8 in Dublin, OH. It's a bit pricey, but sounds like a great opportunity if anybody is able to make it...

SCALA @ FastTrack Weekend!

In case you somehow missed it, this weekend is FastTrack Weekend at SIS, as well as the iSchool Development Day! SCALA has some fun planned for those of you coming in from out of town, as well as yinz that we see all the time. We'll be in the SIS lobby at 11:45 with pizza and baked goods for you to enjoy, and also selling our brand-new SCALA t-shirts! Hope to see tons of new (and old) faces there!

And while we're at it, don't forget the Bake Sale today in support of Book Kart Drill Team!

Awesomeness, Postponed

Bake sale and craft sale are still on, but we're moving them back a week! Come to the lobby next Tuesday for awesome baked goods and crafty goodness!

If you have baking or crafting skills and would be willing to donate cookies or crafts, we will gladly accept them and sell them, with the funds supporting the Book Kart Drill Team's entry into the World Book Cart Drill Team championships.

RSS Feed of Job Sites

Hey y'all--

Long time no see! I misses you all so much. . . must jot it down that I owe you lot a book cart full of chocolate and roses! (Until then, have a lolcat...)

Anywho, just wanted to let you all know about a really helpful, really neat little RSS feed. It was created by Kelly Quinn and it tracks the updates on over 370 library job sites.

Here you go, ducklings: http://www.students.ala.org/studentmemberblog/?p=112

See you at the meeting!

Post-Break Awesomeness -- And You Can Help!

We're celebrating St. Patrick's Day the week after St. Patrick's Day with a baked goods and crafts sale, proceeds to benefit the Book Kart Drill Team. If you've got a hankerin' for some tasty treats or some fabulous crafts, come check us out! (Or, if you like to bake or make crafts and would like to contribute to what we're selling, please do, and we will love you forever and think you are fantastic!)

We'll be in the lobby all day. Come find us. :)

And then, at 5pm, we'll be having our March SCALA meeting, with library-themed beverages (school policy being what it is, the beverages will, of course, be alcohol-free ... but tasty!). Come find out what we've been up to and what's coming up!

Reminder: Sign up for conference!

Just a friendly reminder: the Early Bird Registration deadline for ALA Annual, July 9-July 15, in Chicago, is this Friday, March 6th. After Friday, rates go up to the 'Advanced' prices. If you're planning to go, this is the week to register!

The student rate is $95 this week, with ALA membership (and it's $120 next week and after!). Also, if you've got the $10 to spare, I definitely recommend springing for membership in the New Members Round Table (NMRT)--it's a great resource for new librarians to network and learn from others' experiences. (Also, they throw a good party at Annual each year.) If you are in NMRT, or are thinking of joining it, you might also be interested in their listserv, NMRT-L.