Since Digipalooza is still one week away, I decided to just “blog away” so people will know this is still active. What I want to talk about today is ALA-APA’s CPLA program. For those of you who don’t know, that stands for “Certified Public Library Administrator”. It is a program established as a post-MLS opportunity to educate library administrators. This voluntary certification consists of the completion of 7 approved courses: 4 core or required courses & 3 electives. Many of the courses are offered on line. The classes can be stretched out over a maximum 5 year period. I started last year and have completed 4 courses. I have one more core course and 2 more electives to take to complete the course requirement. It’s a great experience & I’ve gotten so involved with ALA-APA that I am now on the CPLA program committee. The courses I’ve taken are of a more practical nature than some of the classes I took for my MLS (as if I can remember that far back!). Of course it may not be for everyone, but I encourage you to check out their site (http://www.ala-apa.org/certification/cplaapplication.html) & see what courses are being offered. The selection changes so if you don’t see anything of interest now, check back again.
Ok, enough of that. I promise this blog will eventually carry all kinds of information about Digipalooza and any new announcements that will be made at the conference. I will also be reporting on an Indians game for those sports enthusiasts among us. And now that I have a fabulous new digital camera (Nikon D40 SLR digital camera), I’ll also be posting photos from the lovely city of Cleveland.
