There is still time to register for the CMLD Fall Council Meeting on October 7th at the Maple Hill Bed and Breakfast in Hallowell.



You can register at the statewide CE calendar at http://evanced.info/maine/evanced/eventcalendar.asp



The cost to register is $35.00 for a single registration; two people from the same library $25.00 each and three people or more from the same library $20.00 each



Using Data to Tell Your Library's Story



Libraries face critical challenges in the 21st century. Over the last 2 decades, the rapid pace of technological change has caused many people to question the relevance and need for libraries. How can libraries address this perception? Libraries must continue to assess the needs of their communities and develop services and programs to meet those needs. However, now more than ever, libraries need to tell compelling stories and back those stories up with solid facts and data. Libraries must make a major culture shift and become more purposeful in gathering, analyzing, and using data for decision making, strategic planning, and to prove library impact.



Join Susan Preece, Director of the Topsham Public Library, and Stephanie Zurinski, CMLD Consultant, for presentations on the why, what and how of using data to tell your library's story. Stephanie recently attended the Research Institute for Public Libraries and will talk about the processes and sources she learned about there. Susan has been doing some interesting community outreach around funding the library of the 21st century and will share what she's been doing and some of the results.



This event is open to anyone in the Maine library community.



Hope to see you there.

Stephanie