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Feature Stories AfterDark Virtual Reference Service Benefits of NEO-RLS Membership Collaborative Continuing Education via Video Conference North Baltimore Public Library Website Professional Development Opportunities |
Current NORWELD collaborations, projects and initiatives include "My War: Northwest Ohioans Remember World War II", a web exhibit about World War II with over 140 oral history interviews conducted in the region; The “Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center: Ohio Obituary Index”, a web-based index that is maintained with over 1.5 million obituary, death, and marriage notices from Ohio from the 1810s to the present day; “Document Digitization”, a regional document digitization project; and Open Source website development and hosting using Drupal. A recent event hosted by NORWELD was the Summer Reading workshop on March 4 at the Brugeman Lodge in scenic Riverbend Park near Findlay. Over 80 attendees enjoyed presentations on programming, decorations, school visits, crafts and activities for library summer reading programs. Attendees also brought crafts and display ideas to share. This was a high-energy, high-creativity day for children’s library staff to plan for the “Make a Splash” summer reading program. It’s been over a year since NORWELD began working with a number of their member libraries to develop Drupal websites. Using Drupal makes it easier for libraries to maintain their content while implementing more Library/Web 2.0 capabilities than ever before. NORWELD has developed a Drupal training workshop to facilitate site transition and updating. You can learn more about Drupal, the open source website publishing framework, by watching the 20 min video tutorial created by NORWELD. During these difficult economic times, membership in NORWELD helps libraries provide the best programs and services within their budgets. |
All regional libraries offer library-specific Continuing Education workshops and trainings. Additional services vary slightly among the four regions.