Each year, the Nebraska Library Commission awards Continuing Education and Training Grants to Nebraska libraries to provide funding for staff to attend conferences and training sessions. Join us to hear two Nebraska librarians talk about their conference experiences. Patricia Sloan, Lincoln City Libraries' Circulation Librarian, attended the "Back in Circulation Again" Conference, which brought 82 circulation librarians together to discuss common issues and share solutions. Sheila Jacobs, Lincoln City Libraries’ Outreach Supervisor, attended the 3rd annual South Dakota Statewide Volunteer Coordinators Conference held this fall in Sioux Falls. She will share her highlights including Leadership & Management Consultant Margaret Sumption’s keynote address, "Selling Up, Down & Sideways", and a session that spoke to Generational Diversity.

1. Fall Conference Roundup NCompass Live December 1, 2010

2. Back in Circulation Again: A conference for circulation managers and staff October 1-2, 2010 Hosted by the School of Library & Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison http://www.slis.wisc.edu/continueed-backincirc.htm

3. South Dakota Volunteer Coordinators Conference Selling Up, Down & Sideways Margaret Sumption/Keynote Address September 17, 2010 Sioux Falls, South Dakota Sheila Jacobs/www.lincolnlibraries.org

4. Leadership Bibliography MoJo (2010) / Marshall Goldsmith Making Work Work (2004) / Julie Morgenstern 360 Degree Leader (2005) / John Maxwell Who: a method for hiring/Geoff Smart & Randy Street http://www.sumptionandwyland.com Sheila Jacobs/www.lincolnlibraries.org

5. Intergenerational Volunteering* Top 8 Tips for Working With Baby Boomers Joanne Fritz, About.com Guide, 2010 Recruiting and Managing the Younger Volunteers, Thomas W. McKee, volunteerpower.com, 2010 The Generation Gap And Motivation sustainable-employee-motivation.com One Management style does not fit all, Bob Nelson, PhD, 2007 The Millennial Generation Learning Café, 2009 *online citations from presentation by Sara Carothers, “Crossing the Generation Gap” Sheila Jacobs/www.lincolnlibraries.org

6. Continuing Education & Training Grant December 17, 2010: Applications due January 21, 2011: Grants awarded June 17, 2011: Funds must be disbursed September 30, 2011: Projects completed October 21, 2011: Final reports submitted

7. http://www.nlc.state.ne.us/libdev/grant.html