The Alliance Library System and TAP Information Services are offering a dynamic monthly series of online workshops you can enjoy right at your desktop.

The first workshop, Social Software for Libraries, is scheduled for Tuesday, February 9. Meredith Farkas of Norwich University and columnist for American Libraries will be the opening keynote speaker at 10:00 a.m. CST. She will address “Building Collaboration, Participation, and Community in Libraries.” Farkas will talk about how social software is opening up new opportunities for reaching out to patrons, providing library services, and transforming our websites.

Other speakers for this daylong conference include Lauren Jensen talking about Facebook; Joe Murphy speaking on Twitter; Rhonda Tureman talking about Second Life; Beth Duttlinger on Technology Training Wheels; Rebecca Teasdale on YouTube; Alison Miller on Tagging Technologies; and Matt Gullett on Sharing the Story Using Social Media. A flier for the first workshop is available and detailed information and registration for each of the workshops can be found on the Alliance Library System site.

Registration for librarians per one-day conference is $40; for students $30; and for groups $100.   For further information on these workshops, please contact Lori Bell from ALS at
or Tom Peters, Tap Information Services.