National Library Week -April 15-21, 2007
Here's the letter that was sent to all SSO tenants.
MEMORANDUM
TO: Directors of State Offices and Associations of State Officials
FROM: Marianne Reiff
DATE: April 11, 2007
RE: National Library Week: April 15-21, 2007
This month, April 15-21, 2007, the SSO Library celebrates National Library Week. During National Library Week libraries of all types and the people who use them come together with the American Library Association and its Campaign for America’s Libraries to celebrate the contributions of all libraries, librarians and library workers in our nation’s schools, campuses and communities. Libraries today are enjoying a golden age in which public, school, special and university libraries are flourishing not only within the physical confines of bricks and mortar, steel and glass, but also in the continuously expanding Internet universe.
This year’s theme is:"Come together @ your library®". Libraries are the places where everyone – regardless of age, race or income – can come together, whether it’s for entertainment, self-help or to find their place in the community.
The SSO Library plays an important role in the research conducted by Hall of the States offices.
Over the past year:
· SSO's library loaned 8,093 items to Hall of the States offices from its collection.
· SSO’s publication discount program saved Hall of the States offices $293,000.00 on BNA, CQ, National Journal and other publications.
· SSO’s library staff conducted $39,690.00 worth of Dialog, Factiva and Lexis-Nexis database searches for your staff members.
· With the help of 61 libraries from all over the country, SSO provided Hall of the States offices with 150 additional books and periodicals through interlibrary loan.
· The SSO Library has developed a blog – http://ssolibrary.blogspot.com. This daily blog provides up-to-date information on Web sites of interest to SSO tenants.
· The table of contents of 15 daily publications are e-mailed daily to over 50 tenants – providing timely information on important issues.
Please join SSO’s Library Staff in celebrating National Library Week. Our Library Open House will be on Friday April 13, 2007 from 8:30a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Refreshments will be served.
