Main duties are counseling, coordinating and stimulating awareness. The following is a brief description of these duties:

• Counseling of library personnel, trustees, and government officials on library standards of librarianship and evaluation.
• Coordinating Continuing Education for the District Library Center, District Advisory Council, County System Administrators, and library trustees.
• Stimulating community awareness of the importance of libraries

Development Consultant - Karen Temple
Provide support for the:

• Creation of a strategic/ marketing plan outlining the commitment and ability of the local library to meet the unique needs of their community in a fiscally responsible matter.
  
• Training in advocacy and board development so library supporters can effectively articulate the library’s needs to local funding bodies.
  
• Initiation of strategic contacts with key decision makers and develop the network skills of the Trustees and Librarians so they can build lasting relationships in their communities.

Interlibrary Loan - Linda Aston
Contact Linda Aston for questions or assistance with interlibrary loan of library materials.
 Brochure on InterLibrary Loan (PDF)
Interlibrary Loan Online Form (ILL)

• Computer workshops for your staff and patrons. Current workshops concern helping staff and patrons utilize online resources, such as POWER Library, Heritage Quest, Learning Express and more. Workshops offered to give staff an opportunity to gain skills to teach workshops on their own. Staff must attend workshops. These are train the trainer workshops for staff to train staff to teach local computer workshops. Schedule a workshop by contacting Charles
   
• List of current workshops offered:
   
• District libraries who would like help with their website can contact Charles for assistance. Services include; maintaining current  information on your website on a regular basis, updating your site, or adding features. The district provides free hosting services for all library web sites in the district at no cost. Charles provides complete training in maintaining and enhancing your web site.

Storyboxes are a wonderful resource for teachers, librarians and home schooling groups. These themed storytimes-in-a-box include six books, two laminated activity sheets and sometimes a puppet or other manipulative. Storyboxes may be booked online up to six months in advance.
 List of titles and order form.