Aug 27
2014
 

Getting Started with United for Libraries for Texas: An Overview

Join Beth Nawalinski, Director of Marketing and Communications at United for Libraries for an overview of the new online resources and training available to Texas public library Friends, staff, trustees, and advisory boards. Learn how United for Libraries can help you effectively support your library.To learn more about this opportunity see this Library Developments blog post.

This Webinar was offered live on August 27 (view the recording here) and was repeated on October 2, 2014.

0 TSLAC CE hours

Aug 13
2014
 

2015 Contract Overview

Erica McCormick, TSLAC Grants Administrator, and Tamra Lavin, TSLAC Grants Accountant, provide an overview of the 2015 TSLAC competitive grants contract for 2015 grantees. They review TSLAC’s role and expectations of grantees, grantees’ obligations under the contract, and the grant (contract) checklist.

• View the Archived Webinar
• View the Handouts

0 TSLAC CE hours

Aug 6
2014
 

TSLAC Grant Awards - Next Steps

Congratulations! You were successful in winning a 2015 competitive grant from the Texas State Library & Archives Commission. But what happens next?

Erica McCormick, TSLAC Grants Administrator, and Tamra Lavin, TSLAC Grants Accountant, answer most of your questions about what to do next now that you’ve won the grant. In this 30-minute webinar, you will learn what you can expect in the coming year related to training, the funding process, the contract, reporting, and more.

• View the Archived Webinar
• View the Slides Handout (PDF)

Also, during the Webinar the presenters encouraged that you view two of our past Webinars that are now available as online courses on our Online Training site. These courses can be accessed in either a CE certificate format (you must have an account on our Online Training site and enroll in the course before viewing the recording) OR if you do not care about receiving a CE certificate for viewing the recordings, you may access the courses as a guest. Information about creating an account and enrolling in courses on our Online Training Site is available online here. The two online shortcourses mentioned are:
Writing Good Press Releases and Working with the Media
and
The Accidental Library Marketer

0 TSLAC CE hours

Feb 4
2014
 

Applying for TSLAC Competitive Grants: What You Need to Know

Erica McCormick, TSLAC's Grants Administrator, explains what you need to know to successfully apply for TSLAC's competitive grants. She discusses writing and submitting the application, the review and award processes, and the timeline.

• View the Archived Webinar
• View the Handouts: Slides (PDF), Sample Competitive Grant Application Responses (PDF)

0 TSLAC CE hours

Jan 27
2014
 

Getting the Edge!: How to Improve Your Technology and Community Services With Edge Tools and Resources

[Restricted to Texas Public Library Staff]

Texas public library staff -- join Deborah Littrell, Director of Library Development and Networking at the State Library, to learn how a new national initiative, Edge, can help your library provide the best services possible to your patrons. Get an overview of the initiative, which launches nationwide on January 22, and learn how you can sign up and get started with Edge. Overview topics include learning how you can use the assessment's benchmark tools to assess your current technology, and how you can use the results to set goals, engage your community and stakeholders,  and to enhance services. 27 Texas public libraries have already used Edge and told us it was valuable!

• View the Archived Webinar
• View the Handouts: Slides (PDF)

0 TSLAC CE hours

Jan 23
2014
 

TSLAC Grant Funding Opportunities for FY 2015

Erica McCormick, TSLAC's Grants Administrator, will provide an overview of the FY 2015 competitive grant opportunities from TSLAC. She will review the funding priorities for the Impact, Texas Reads, TexTreasures, Library Cooperation, and Special Projects grant programs. Applications are due March 7, 2014.

• View the Archived Webinar
• View the Handouts: Slides (PDF)

0 TSLAC CE hours

Oct 30
2013
 

On the Right Track — 2014 Grants Start-up Review

[Closed audience - TSLAC competitive grant award recipients for 2014 only. Attendees were invited to attend via email by Erica McCormick, TSLAC grants administrator.] This is a follow-up session to the Intro to Grants Management and contract overview trainings for 2014 grantees. Erica McCormick, TSLAC Grants Administrator, and Tamra Lavin, Grants Accountant, will answer grantee questions about the start-up and tracking processes, including: performance reporting measures; SAM registration and renewal; and the new request for funds (RFF) form in GMS.

• View the Archived Webinar
• View the Handouts: Slides (PDF), LSTA RFF Attachment A (Revised, Excel), Grants Contract Checklist 2014 Semi Annual (Revised, MS Word)

0 TSLAC CE hours

Sept 11
2013

 

Intro to TSLAC Grants Management, Part 2 of 2 — Financial Management and Reporting 

[Closed audience - TSLAC competitive grant award recipients for 2014 only. Registration for this event was sent via email to invitees by Erica McCormick, TSLAC grants administrator.]

• View the Archived Webinar
• View the Handouts (PDF): Slides, LSTA RFF Attachment A

0 TSLAC CE hours

Sept 6 & 26
2013

 

The Affordable Care Act – Assisting Your Library Patrons

• View the Archived Webinar
• View the Handouts (PDF): Slides, Texas Navigators, Printed Forms and Publications

0 TSLAC CE hours

Sept 4
2013

 

Intro to TSLAC Grants Management, Part 1 of 2 — Performance Measures and Reporting 

[Closed audience - TSLAC competitive grant award recipients for 2014 only. Registration for this event was sent via email to invitees by Erica McCormick, TSLAC grants administrator.]

• View the Archived Webinar
• View the Handout (PDF)

0 TSLAC CE hours