Friday Fun Thing: Free Comic Book Day

Tomorrow, Saturday, May 6, 2006, is the annual Free Comic Book Day. This is "the perfect opportunity to introduce your friends and family to the many worlds of wonder available at your local comic book store. From super-heroes to slice-of-life to action/adventure and beyond, Free Comic Book Day has a comic book for everyone!" To find a participating store near you, click here.

SUBJECTS: CFLC CHRONICLES

In Memoriam: Henriette Avram

Henriette Avram, developer of the MARC (Machine Readable Cataloging) format, died in late April but the news is just coming out in the national press. There are some fine tributes to her (and some interesting attempts at explaining in lay terms what MARC is) in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, and The Charlotte Observer. The American Libraries entry, while more concise, had a more thorough professional biography.

SUBJECTS: CFLC CHRONICLES

Workshop Wealth: For Middle Managers

Library branch managers and department heads with less than five years of management experience are invited to apply to attend one of four library middle manager symposia in June 2006. How to Juggle Everything: The Job of the Library Middle Manager, a component of the Florida Library Leadership Program made possible by a Library Services and Technology Act grant, is sponsored by the State Library and Archives of Florida in cooperation with the Southeast Florida Library Information Network (SEFLIN) and the Northeast Florida Library Information Network (NEFLIN).

These programs, offered in various regions of the state, have a registration deadline of May 15, 2006. Further information on the programs, including dates and locations, is found here and the registration form (pdf format) is found here.

SUBJECTS: CFLC CHRONICLES; WORKSHOP WEALTH