Recorded Books Promotional Materials

Are you a Recorded Books project participant? Be sure to bookmark this post to access the Box.net widget with logos, MARC records, and more. And don't forget to note below which training you will attend!

Recorded Books trainings

No need to RSVP -- but please let our host libraries know how many people might be coming:




Cannot make a training? Please let us know by posting a comment below.

New MARC records available

See the Box widget to the left (RSS and email readers, visit the http://vtaudiobooks.blogspot.com) for the newest batch of MARC records. You will have to scroll to the bottom of the widget; the file is named grmlc-20090701a.mrc.

Digital Library 101 trainings

Speaking of trainings... don't forget to mark your calendars! All Listen Up! Vermont libraries are welcome to attend a Digital Library 101 training (not just our newest members) -- it is a great training, and a wonderful refresher. Have all your staff sat in on a session?

Digital Library 101: Browse, Check Out, and Download!

Tuesday July 21^st at 10am EDT - Access Code: contact Stephanie

Wednesday July 22^nd at 3pm EDT - Access Code: contact Stephanie

Description: Learn how to browse, check out, and download OverDrive media. At the end of this course, staff should feel comfortable answering basic questions about your library's Virtual Branch.

Duration: 1.5 hours.

Who should attend: All staff.

Welcome Round Four Members!

As we get ready to start Round Four trainings, please welcome our newest Listen Up! Vermont member libraries:

Arvin A Brown Library	Richford
Baxter Memorial Library	Sharon
Bennington Free Library	Bennington
Enosburg Falls Middle/High School	Enosburg Falls
Groton Free Public Library	Groton
Hartford Memorial Middle School	White River Junction
Highgate Public Library	Highgate Center
Lawrence Memorial Library	Bristol
Lincoln Library	Lincoln
Royalton Memorial Library	Royalton
S. Burlington Community Library	South Burlington
Weathersfield Elementary School	Weathersfield

New MARC records available

New MARC records are available in the Box widget down to the left. The file is called grmlc-20090606.mrc.

Some statistics...

We're inching ever closer to 20,000 checkouts on Listen Up! Vermont since we began last March. What an accomplishment! We'll celebrate again when we hit 25,000 checkouts... look for information on that to come.

In the meantime, we're at 18,370 checkouts, with June 2009 our busiest month yet, at 1,684 checkouts.