Welcome to the  . . .

Association for Rural and Small Libraries Wiki

 

The mission of the Association is to provide a network

of people and materials to support rural and small library staff, volunteers, and trustees

to integrate the library thoroughly with the life and work of the community it serves.

 

The objectives of the Association are:

• To organize a network of members concerned about the growth and development of useful library services in rural and small libraries;
• To provide opportunities for the continuing education of members;
• To provide mechanisms for members to exchange ideas and to meet on a regular basis;
• To cultivate the practice of librarianship and to foster a spirit of cooperation among members of the profession, enabling them to act together for mutual goals;
• To serve as a source of current information about trends, issues, and strategies;
• To partner with other library and non-library groups and organizations serving rural and small library communities;
• To collect and disseminate information and resources that are critical to this network;
• To advocate for rural and small libraries at the local, state, and national levels.

 

 

ARSL BOARD OF DIRECTORS & COMMITTEES 2008-2009 - 12Feb09 

ARSL BYLAWS

 

The next Annual Conference will be held 11-12-13 September 2009 (Friday-Sunday)

Preconference on 10 September 2009 (Thursday)

in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. 

 

2009 Conference Invitation.pdf

Program-at-a-Glance:  2009 Conference - Program Planning - Program-at-a-Glance - 8Jun09.pdf

 

Conference INFORMATION can be found at:   https://www.bcr.org/ARSL/conf09/index.html

REGISTRATION for the Conference can be found at: https://www.bcr.org/forms/ARSL/registration.html

Join ARSL MEMBERSHIP at:  https://www.bcr.org/ARSL/membership.html

 

 

Pennsylvania State Librarian Mary Clare Zales -  Testimony to Congress - Sept 08

National Summit on Rural & Small Libraries - FINAL REPORT with ARSL GOALS & ACTIVITIES - 27 Oct 08

National Summit on Rural & Small Libraries - Issues & Trends Facing Rural & Small Libraries BACKGROUND READINGS - July08

 

THE LIBRARY CHEER

Copy this address ( http://advocate4libraries.blogspot.com/2006/11/library-cheer.html ) into your internet search box for the words of the cheer.    

The Cheer was presented by Plumas County Librarian (Quincy, California) Margaret Miles at the 2008 ARSL Conference in Sacramento.

Article by California State Librarian Susan Hildreth from Mar/Apr 07 Public Libraries magazine

Talking Rural Issues - A FrameWorks Message Memo

National Rural Assembly Preliminary Summary Report June 07

Final Report (DRAFT) of the June 2007 National Rural Assembly

Rural Compact from The National Rural Assembly - June 2008

A Small but Powerful Guide to Winning Big Support for Your Rural Library

ALA Online Toolkit for Winning Support for Your Rural Library

ALA-APA Rural library Staff Salary Survey - June 2007

Status of Education in Rural America 2007

 

ARSL Strategic Planning Meeting Preliminary Readings - January 2007 

DIRECTORY of RURAL and SMALL LIBRARY GROUPS, RESOURCES & E-LEARNINGS

 

The Association for Rural and Small Libraries has been partnering with WebJunction at  http://www.webjunction.org/arsl  

This means you can now find articles from the Rural Libraries Journal, back issues of the Rural Library Services Newsletter,

along with ARSL Organization and 2007 and 2008 Conference Presentations on the WebJunction site.

 

Tables of Contents and Articles from the Rural Libraries Journal,

Vol I (1981) through Vol XXII (2002)

can be found at:

http://jupiter.clarion.edu/~csrl/rural.htm

 

Please let us know about any corrections, adds, and/or updates that need to be made.

Please contact Don.Reynolds@tn.gov  if you have any questions or suggestions about this page and/or ARSL.

 

And don't forget . . .

the 2010 Annual Conference of ARSL will be a Joint Conference with the

Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services (ABOS) on

14-15-16 October 2010 at the

Crowne Plaza Hotel in Denver Colorado.

 

UPDATED: 22 JULY 2009