Upcoming Events

Winter Holiday No-Host Gathering

You are invited to the annual winter holiday party of the Sierra Nevada Chapter of the Special Libraries Association!

Please join us for light appetizers so that we can socialize with our fellow SLA members. 

When:   Tuesday, December 16th
Time:     7:00 – 9:00
Where:  Table 260 - 826 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

Cost:     Members and their guests – FREE;
             Non-Members - $5 (collected at the door)

Table 260 serves "a fusion of American and Soul" Southern-style food.   Two appetizer platters will be provided for each table by the Sierra Nevada Chapter; no-host dinner option. Stop by the restaurant to spend time with your SLA colleagues over a casual drink and appetizer or dinner!

Map: http://www.table260.com/index.php?opt=user&act=intro&obj=direction

Parking info: Street parking is free after 4:30 pm between I and L streets through the holiday season:  

http://www.cityofsacramento.org/transportation/dot_media/parking_media/pdf/Off_Map.pdf

Please contact Gabe McAuliffe up until noon on Tuesday, December 16 with an RSVP so that we may plan for an appropriate number: 

gmcauliffe@sierraresearch.com
gabemac@sbcglobal.net
(916) 444-6666
(916) 549-6214

We look forward to seeing you there!

Past Events

How to be Heard:
Communicating upwards to your Stakeholders!
with Cindy Hill

Cindy will speak on defining our stakeholders (supervisors, patrons, management, financial contributors), determining what their objectives and concerns are, and how to communicate our intrinsic value showing them we are indispensable.

See flyer for complete information and reservation form.

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"Defending Libraries in a Time of Budget Uncertainties"
A Special Evening with Janice LaChance

Defending Libraries in a Time of Budget Uncertainties - Janice will speak on her experiences and lessons learned from defending the EPA libraries (and others) and how we can apply those lessons to our own situations (and libraries). 

See complete information here.

Read Janice LaChance's speech here.

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Cataloging for Non-Catalogers

Friday April 4, 2008
An All-day workshop
CSUS Library -- California State University, Sacramento Campus

See complete information here.

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Ginger and Eva Rutland present,

“When We Were Colored: A Mother's Story”

Thursday, February 21, 2008

See complete information here.

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Tour of the UC Davis Arboretum Redwood Memorial Grove &

Mary Wattis Brown Garden of California Native Plants

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

See complete information here.