A NEW cookbook has arrived, thanks to all of YOU!

We're very happy to report that the latest Cookbook is now available on the MaintainIT web site! "Planning for Success, a guide for the overworked librarian" is packed with resources, ideas, tips, and techniques from over a hundred librarians from across the country.

You can find the new Cookbook here:  http://www.maintainitproject.org/cookbooks/planning-for-success

Look to this Cookbook for the most current ideas and best practices for planning, building, and managing your library’s computer technology. Librarians have contributed their knowledge on topics ranging from security solutions and strategic maintenance practices, to community building experiences involving Web 2.0 tools and vital partnerships. And like all of the other MaintainIT materials, it is FREE.

Now the best part: if you know any of the following folks, please pat them on the back for sharing their experiences to make this Cookbook a practical guide filled with valuable real-life experiences from the field. Thanks so much to everyone who contributed!

Cathy Smothers, Decatur Public Library, AL

Susan Collins, Decatur Public Library, AL

Mindy Farley, Barton Public Library, AR

Jeff Scott, Casa Grande Public Library, AZ

Stephanie Gerding, Library Consultant, AZ

Charlene Stearns, Humboldt County Library, CA

Claire Stafford, Madelyn Helling Library, CA

Darla Wegener, Lincoln Public Library, CA

Elizabeth Kelly, Shasta Public Library, CA

Eric Brooks, Placer County Library, CA

Jeff Hawkins, Lassen Library, CA

Kari Piazza, Shasta Public Library, CA

Kristen Freeman, Humboldt County Library, CA

Loren MccRory, Yuba County Library, CA

Margaret Miles, Plumas County Library, CA

Mark Parker, Placer County Library, CA

Monica Schultz, San Mateo County Library, CA

Nichol Lusk, Banning Library District, CA

Pat Furr, CTC Computer for Classrooms, CA

Robyn Holden, Mendocino County Library, CA

Silvia Urena, San Mateo County Library, CA

Stephanie Beverage, Orange County Public Library, CA

Tasneem Watts, Anaheim Public Library, CA

Thomas Edelbute, Anaheim Public Library, CA

Jesse Weaver, John C. Fremont Library District, CO

Kieran Hixon, John C. Fremont Library District, CO

Ross Callender, Colorado Library Consortium, CO

Cathy Ahern , Russell Library, CT

Roxann Riskin, DiMenna-Nyselius Library, CT

Anne Rice, Monroe County Public Library, FL

Carrie McBee, Polk County Cooperative, FL

Chad Mairn, West St. Petersburg Community Library, FL

Rhonda Hawley , Polk County Cooperative, FL

Robin Henderson , Monroe County Public Library, FL

Sherry Millington, Suwannee River, FL

Faye Lewis, De Soto Trail Regional Library, GA

Jarvis Sims, Hall County Library System, GA

Sara Paulk, Fitzgerald-Ben Hill County Library, GA

Becky Heil, Dubuque County Library, IA

Denise Levenhengen, John C. Clegg Public Library, IA

Louise Alcorn, West Des Moines Public Library, IA

Annie Adamson, Caldwell Public Library, ID

Alex Vancina, New Lenox Public Library, IL

Ann Higgins, Neighborhood Network Center, IL

Dorla Bonner , Neighborhood Network Center, IL

Gerald Weston, Neighborhood Network Center, IL

Sarah McElfresh, North Madison County Public Library, IN

Monique Sendze, Johnson County Library, KS

Leeann Jessee, Adair County Public Library, KY

Michelle Foster, Boone County Public Library, KY

Terry Caudle, Madisonville Public Library, KY

Alice Weiss, St. John the Baptist Parish Library, LA

Delbert Terry, Bossier Parish Library, LA

Elisabeth Conrad, New Orleans Public Library, LA

Gary Davis, Jefferson Davis Parish Library, LA

Jaketha Farmer, Bossier Parish Library, LA

Claire Murray, CTC Cyber Café Maiden Square, MA

Margaret Perkins, Holliston Public Library, MA

Sia Stewart, Kingston Public Library, ME

Cara Sawyer, Cherryfield Public Library, ME

Janet McKenney, Maine State Library, ME

Lisa Prolman, Greenfield Public Library, ME

Lisa Shaw, Turner Memorial Library, ME

Allison Brueckner , Dexter District Library, MI

Jean Montgomery, Upper Peninsula Region of Library Cooperation, MI

Valerie Meyerson, Meyerson Charlevoix Public Library, MI

Jay Roos, Great River Regional Library, MN

Jolene Seibel, Thief River Falls Library, MN

Paul Ericcson, Bemidji Public Library, MN

Robin Hastings, Missouri River Regional Library, MO

Bret Fisher, Flathead County Library, MT

Bridgett Johnson, Lewistown Public Library, MT

Dawn Kingstead, Glendive Public Library, MT

Lynn Hackman, Glendive Public Library, MT

Lynne Puckett, Parmly Billings Library, MT

Matt Beckstrom, Lewis and Clark Library, MT

Michelle Fenger, Ronan City Library, MT

Pam Henley, Bozeman Public Library, MT

Renee McGrath, North Valley Public Library, MT

Rick Waltenbaugh, Lewistown Public Library, MT

Stef Johnson, Flathead County Library, MT

Kelly Czrnecki, Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, NC

Lisa Sheffield, Transylvania County Public Library, NC

Lori Reed, Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, NC

Priscilla Backstrom, Maddock Community Library, ND

Cynthia Lambert, New Brunswick Free Public Library, NJ

Margaret Neill, Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, NM

Phyliss Reed, Ruidoso Town Public Library, NM

Helene Bowers, Columbus Metropolitan Library, OH

Jim Haprian, Medina County Library District, OH

Marylyn Stanko, Hudson Library and Historical Society, OH

Cindy Murdock, Meadville Public Library, PA

Pam Blittersdorf, Tredyffrin Public Library, PA

Tanya Finney, Cheltenham Township Library, PA

Beth McNeer, Allendale-Hampton Jasper Regional Library, SC

Dee Albritton, CTC Fast Forward, SC

Donna Johnson, ABBE Regional Library, SC

Drusilla Carter, Chesterfield County Library, SC

Chris Jowaisis, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, TX

Connie Barnes, Watauga Public Library, TX

David Emprimo, Jacksonville Public Library, TX

Edward Melton, Houston Public Library, TX

Linda Rees, Reagan County Library, TX

Lori Krasienko, CTC Waco TECH, TX

Kam McEvoy, Central Texas Library System, TX

Mike Praether, Canyon Area Library, TX

Mitchel Shows, Grand Prairie Public Library, TX

Sandra Munger, Canyon Area Library, TX

Sue Cole, CTC River City Youth Foundation, TX

Bob Bjornson, Jefferson Madison Regional Library, VA

Brack Stovall, Radford Public Library, VA

Toni Cox , Radford Public Library, VA

Priscilla Ice, Spokane County Library District, WA

Bob Bocher, Wisconsin State Library, WI

Chris Hamburg, Lester Public Library, WI

Gerald Saylor, Lake Mills Public Library, WI

Jamie Markus, Wyoming State Library, WY

Jenita Calton, Carbon County Library, WY

Kristin Herr, Carbon County Library, WY

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