Welcome to the Smithsonian Libraries Staff Progress and Relations Committee Blog - news, events & other tidbits of interest to Smithsonian Libraries Staff.
SPARC publishes The Conduit - the newsletter for library staff - now entirely on this blog.
We also:
- arrange Brown Bags on various and sundry topics of interest to staff.
- coordinate the yearly peer recognition awards and staff appreciation party.
- maintain and provide orientation information for new staff.
Have a topic you'd like to present for a brown bag? Questions or concerns you'd like to share? Think you'd like to be a member of SPARC? Just contact us! Email us collectively at SILSPARC or individually...
Your friendly SPARC members are:
Melinda Jane White, chair
Lu Rossignol, member in perpetuity
Richard Green
Thom Cummins
Robin Everly
Richard Naples
Keri Thompson
Mary Ann Wilson
