May 17th, 2012
Lucky us, we have our May meeting set for the sunny Mission District of San Francisco! The meeting date has been set for the 25th and we’ll start at our usual 9:30 a.m. time so set your calendars and alarms and bring yourself and a colleague to the meeting. We’re hoping to have a chance to congratulate Luis Herrera, Director of the San Francisco Public Library System on being named LJ’s 2012 Librarian of the Year on that day so another great BPLG meeting is in the works.
Date: Friday, May 25, 2012
Time: 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Place: San Francisco Public Library Mission Branch
300 Bartlett Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
Tags: San Francisco Mission Branch
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May 16th, 2012
It’s that time again! Time for the BPLG traditional Day at the Races scholarship fundraiser. Join us at Golden Gate Fields on June 10th for friends, food and horses (at least that’s the order I have). The last day to place your order is May 31st , so order your tickets early to make sure you don’t miss out . Then put on your traditional race day hat (no baseball hats though) and meet and greet with your BPLG friends and their families. Bring your appetite because the food is plentiful and if you enjoy watching the horses, cheer on your favorite jockey or cheer the fact that our scholarship fund is growing with your help!
Place: Golden Gate Fields
110 East Shore Highway, Berkeley, CA
Date: Sunday, June 10, 2012
Time: Turf Club opens at 11:00 a.m.,
Buffet begins @ 11:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Cost: Adult Ticket – $40.00 (ticket includes valet parking)
Child Ticket- $20.00 (infants, no charge)
Order information:
Order by May 31st
Contact: Rita Torres (408) 295-9207 or email readerrita@hotmail.com
Tags: Day at the Races, event fundraiser, GGFields, Rita Torres Scholarship, Scholarship
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May 15th, 2012
The jobs keep coming in so if you’re searching for your first library job or thinking about making a change, have a look at some of the new listings on this site:
- The San Jose Public Library System has several positions to fill in the following areas: Librarian I/II -Archivist Librarian for the San Jose History Center, Librarian I/II Cataloging Librarian, Librarian I/II Web Librarian, Librarian I/II (this involves 2 full-time and 2-3 part-time benefited positions). The closing date for all positions is 5/29/12. For full details and to apply go to the City of San Jose Human Resource website.
- Contra Costa County Library is seeking applicants for the position of Senior Community Library Manager. There is currently one full-time position available in Concord and 3 other positions in in locations within the system. The person in this position will be responsible for the day to day administration and operation of a Community Library. This includes supervision of personnel, development of material collections, development and implementation of a plan of service among other duties. The list established from this position will remain active for six months. The final date for applying for this position is May 25th. Full details are available on the Contra Costa County Job Website .
- There is a half-time Accessioning and Processing Archivist position open at the University of California, Berkeley Bancroft Library. This position manages the intake of manuscript collections and supervises the support staff consisting of student assistants and volunteers. Applications received by June 1st will be considered. Full details on the position including the email address to send applications can be found by clicking here.
- The City of Daly City is seeking to fill 2 Librarian II positions. Branch Manager positions are open at the Westlake Branch Library and also the John Daly Branch Library. The position includes reference and readers advisory service, supervision, training and evaluation of staff and development and implementation of library programs and services. Deadline for applying is May 21st. Full details and applications are available on the CalOpps website.
Tags: Cal State East Bay, digital services librarian, Holy Names University, job, Marin Free Library, Medical Librarian, National Hispanic University, San Jose State University Librarian, science librarian
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