WebJunction

How Maine State Library Supports Your Learning

Maine State Library joined the WebJunction Community Partner Program!

WebJunction Maine offers a web portal, social tools, helpful content and online courses to help you and your staff share ideas, solve problems, network, develop skills and stay informed about state resources and programs for libraries.

• Bookmark WebJunction Maine - Our own Co-Branded Portal for shared information
• Browse the Online Course Catalog and sign up for a class.
• Join a webinar in Wimba Classroom (Wimba Classroom Guides & Webinars).
• Find events & workshops at our Maine Library Community Calendar (a statewide calendar with meetings, workshops, conference, and events.)
• For more details about WebJunction and library organizations

Other Services from Maine State Library that Support Learning

Library Directories

Connect with colleagues easily; see what's happening at their libraries, Directories of Academic, Public, School and Special libraries, also public library trustee and friend presidents, email and website lists.

District Consultants and Maine Regional Library Service

Membership in the Maine Regional Library System is open to all public, school, academics, and special libraries in Maine.

How do the regional consultants help you?

• Offer consultant services such as helping individual libraries with management issues and building construction
• Foster and promote cooperation among district libraries
• Facilitate professional development opportunities and so much more!

Grant and Funding Resources

Find Grants & Funding to use for library projects. Don't miss seeing WJ's Funding area (grant writing, fund raising & funding strategies)

Professional Collection

The Professional Collection can complement your course content. Browse the list at MSL's LibraryThing catalog! Connect with colleagues who are reading the same things. Borrow through Interlibrary Loan and use Van Delivery (if you participate).

Learning & Technology

Bookmark WebJunction Maine as your learning center. Take a course, connect with colleagues, share resources. Your statewide Learning and Technology Coordinator (your guru for WebJunction Maine) leads professional development, continuing education, and technology initiatives.

Library Listservs

Stay current by subscribing to one of the Maine Library Listservs. MELIBS-L hosts discussion of issues, events, activities and questions related to library service in Maine.MEINFO-L is a "read-only" medium solely for distribution of Maine State Library announcements.

MARVEL! Resources

Shared resources for MARVEL!: Maine's Virtual Library or teaching patrons. FAQS for Libraries. Share a tip for using Virtual Libraries on WJ Maine.

Statistics

Public Library Statistics offer statistical information and reports to help you better plan for library needs and advocate in your community. Visit Research and Statistics at WebJunction Maine under Library Management for an overview, documents, and related discussion.

Public Relations

Book Mascot Use, Baxter the Cat for a special event. Add your library's information, news, and events at MaineLibraries which promotes Maine libraries to the general public.