[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] South Eastern Evergreen Interest

[Tony Bandy]

Hi all, Rogan,

Can't speak for my organization or our libraries, but from a personal
standpoint, this would be nice....lots of libraries budgets are stretched
pretty thin, and having it close would definitely help.




On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 8:19 AM, Rogan Hamby <rogan.hamby at yclibrary.net>wrote:

>
> A while back someone (I think Wolf from Lyrasis but not sure) asked about
> a regional conference here in the south east.  I replied that there wasn't
> one but anything is possible.
>
> What I didn't say is that I've always wanted to have one and tossed the
> idea around with colleagues quite a bit.  Frankly, the lead up to the
> conference in Vancouver has gotten me thinking about it again.  I've heard
> from a lot of folks that they would love to go but they can't travel far,
> etc... Now, I don't want to create a false impression - I heard this to
> some degree with Indiana and Michigan as well but it is more dramatic with
> us being on the opposite coast for this one.  But, that's bound to happen
> with a conference that floats around.
>
> Still, we have a lot of systems that would love to have an event that was
> regional and possible to send people to without much hardship.   There are
> lots of folks that can't go to any conference unless it is very close.
>  This would be small scale even, probably a half day on a Friday and full
> day on a Saturday, so day and a half.  It would be put on very cheap so as
> to be accessible by small libraries that could not normally send people.
>  It would be in as central a location as possible to potential participants
> and at a cheap hotel.
>
> As it is we have Georgia and South Carolina well established with
> Evergreen consortiums.  I think Georgia already has some internal events
> for staff but I don't know to what scale or nature.  However, we also have
> an effort North Carolina that is growing and one in Virginia that is in
> progress.  So there is a potential population for a series of roundtables
> and seminars to provide information, networking and a chance for community
> engagement.
>
> So, that is my thinking.  My question is, and I will follow this up with
> direct mails to some parties, is there interest?
>
> --
>
> Rogan Hamby, MLS, CCNP, MIA
> Managers Headquarters Library and Reference Services,
> York County Library System
>
> "You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit
> me."
> -- C.S. Lewis <http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1069006.C_S_Lewis>
>



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