Colorado Association of Libraries (CAL) Newsletter

CLEF Auction Raises
Over $4,000 for Scholarships!
By Martin Garnar, CLEF Chair/CAL Past-President
The inaugural Events and Services Auction
to raise money for the Colorado Library
Educational Foundation (CLEF) was a huge
success. The silent auction was held at this
year’s CAL conference and included
donations of professional education classes,
room painting, knitwear, social events, and
a host of other events and services. The
winning bids were announced at the conference’s closing
reception, along with the total amount raised: $4,090!
This achievement wouldn’t have been possible
without three elements: the bidders, the donors, and the
auction coordinator.
First, thanks to all the bidders who were willing to
support their colleagues by purchasing these events and
services. If you haven’t sent your check to the CAL office
for your winning bid, please do so at your earliest
convenience.
Second, thanks to all the donors who came up with
these creative items, and who were willing to give their
time and talents to make it all possible.
Finally, thanks to Diane Ellsworth of Colorado
State University for coordinating the donations and
running the auction during the conference -- without her
organizational skills, our first attempt would not have run
as smoothly. Thanks also to Kathleen Noland for office
support and creating the Web donation forms.
Based on this year’s success, we will be making
this a tradition for the foreseeable future, so it’s never too
early to start thinking of what you can donate for the 2009
auction!
In keeping with CLEF’s mission, these funds will be
used to provide scholarships for attending the annual CAL
conference. However, since we have raised more money
than we’ve had in a long time, we may be able to expand
our support to include other CAL events, such as our
spring workshops and Durango Days. Watch the CAL
newsletter and your e-mail for more information on how
CLEF can help you!
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Boulder Bus Tour at
ALA Midwinter
Join a small group of colleagues on a chartered
bus to Boulder and the beautiful University of Colorado
campus and Norlin Library. We plan to show you why
Boulder is so special!
This tour is limited to 25 participants. It takes
place Friday, January 23: Bus departs from the Convention
Center by the Blue Bear at 12:30 p.m. and returns by
5:30 p.m. Cost is $20/person. To register or for more
details, please go to:
http://cal-webs.org
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ALA Councilor Report
by Shelley Walchak, CAL’s ALA
Chapter Councilor
It won’t be long before ALA Midwinter will
be in Denver (January 23-28.) A
hard-working team of folks has put
together numerous activities as the host
state.
Included are a pre-conference on January 23rd
entitled, “The Transformational Powers of the Library:
Ensuring the Future of Your Library.” There are only a few
seats left and registration now needs to be done by snail
mail or fax to ALA.
Next we have a fabulous booth display with a
revolving slide show of Colorado libraries and services plus
free giveaways and a place to network with your Colorado
buddies. The booth is a collaborative project with Denver
Public Library.
We have also planned a great trip to Boulder on
Friday afternoon, from 12:30 – 5:30 for $20. See the CAL
Web site for information or to sign-up.
Next, we have a great reception planned for
Camila Alire, ALA-President-elect, on Sunday, January 25
from 7:30 – 9:00 at the Blair-Caldwell Branch of the
Denver Public Library.
It will also be good to see all the CAL Leadership
members on the day before midwinter at the Grant
Humphries Mansion in Denver. Other exciting news is that
our “Capwiz” site is now up and working. This software
allows CAL and ALA to reach out to Coloradans who are
willing to contact their legislators about important library
issues. If you did not get on the contact list during our first
round of requests, please contact me at
Walchak_s@cde.state.co.us. Don’t forget my blog on ALA
n e w s a n d i n f o r m a t i o n :
http://coloradocouncilor.blogspot.com
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CAL Forms Second Life
Interest Group (SLIG)
by Victoria Petersen and Eileen Dumas, Co-Chairs
CAL recently formed a Second Life Interest Group. SLIG
had its first meeting
in early December in
Second Life. It will be
meeting at the
Sustainable Living
Library on the
Emerald City sim.
Once you are logged
into Second Life, use
this SLurl to get to
Emerald City:
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Emerald%20City/123/62/26
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