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Circulation Manager
Morgan County Public Library
Assistant Technical Services Manager
Wabash Carnegie Public Library
Children’s Services Department Head
Goshen Public Library
Youth Librarian/ Assistant Branch Manager
Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library
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Introduction to Preservation: Collection Management for the 21st Century
3pm-5pm
When: Thursday, December 3
Where: Webinar
Federal Government Websites for Kids
10am-11am
When: Friday, December 4
Where: Webinar
Soft Skills for Supervisors and Managers
10am-11am
When: Wednesday, January 13
Where: Webinar
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The Evansville Vanderburgh Public
Library has named Cynthia Sturgis Landrum as their new CEO-Director. Ms. Landrum has held management positions in
various libraries, including Pittsburgh, PA; Glendale, AZ; and most recently,
Oak Park, IL.
Landrum
received a bachelor’s degree in Linguistics from Northwestern University, a
master’s degree in library and information services from the University of
Southern Mississippi and is currently a PhD candidate at Simmons College
studying managerial leadership for the information profession.
Landrum
will assume her duties on January 4, 2016.
November 30, 2015 --Today House and Senate negotiators released the final language of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Conference Report. The House is currently expected to vote on the bill later this week, and the Senate will follow soon after.
In response to today’s announcement, American Association of School Librarians (AASL) President Leslie Preddy and American Library Association (ALA) President Sari Feldman released the following joint statement:
“The AASL and ALA are thrilled that the members of the House and Senate Conference Committee recognized the importance of an effective school library program and understood the invaluable role school library programs play in providing students with the skills they need to analyze, form, and communicate ideas in compelling ways.
Click here to read the entire news release.
As of this morning, 31 libraries have submitted letters of intent to join SRCS, the Statewide Remote Circulation System that the Indiana State Library is planning to roll out next spring. SRCS will allow patrons to search a virtual union catalog of all the participating libraries and to place requests to have materials pulled and shipped to their local library where they can check them out.
One of SRCS strengths is that it works with most of the popular library management systems around the state. Right now, we have libraries running the following systems signed up: Evergreen Indiana, Millennium, Polaris, Sierra, Koha, OCLC WMS, Horizon, Symphony and TLC Library Solutions.
If you missed the official announcement of SRCS at ILF, the session will be presented twice as a webinar on
• Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at 10 am.
• Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at 2 pm (Repeat of 12/9 session)
Please join us on the 9th or the 15th to hear all about SRCS - What is it, what the requirements are, and how your library can join in!
Questions? Feel free to contact me at steschmidt@library.in.gov
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The Indiana State Library Foundation in collaboration
with the Indiana State Library’s Talking Books & Braille Library is seeking
applicants for a new grant supporting patrons with the purchase of assistive
technology devices. The grants will provide monetary reimbursements in an
amount ranging from $50 to $1,000 towards the purchase of an assistive
technology device of the grant recipient’s choosing. These devices remove many
barriers to education and employment for visually impaired individuals and may
include: video magnifiers, optical character recognition systems, speech
systems, etc.
Indiana State Library Foundation Chairman Robert Barcus
stated, “The foundation is pleased to support visually impaired patrons in the
purchase of much needed assistive technology devices. These devices not only
make it possible for the visually impaired to experience the joy of books, they
also provide access to a world of technology that can lead the way to independent
living.”
“For years the Talking Books & Braille Library has
served visually and physically impaired Hoosiers. The technologies grant
program will further the State Library’s mission of serving all Indiana
residents, leading and supporting the library community, and preserving Indiana
history,” said State Librarian Jacob Speer.
To apply for an Indiana State Library Foundation
grant, click here.
The contract with Lynda.com has been renewed through October 2016. This means that librarians will have access to a multitude of professional development resources at no charge.
Click here for information on how to access the course catalog.
The State Library has sent out physical copies of the annual report. Many libraries have requested a link to the digital copy. Click here to see a digital copy of the annual report found on the Indiana State Library website. If you have any questions, or would like to receive a physical copy of the report, please feel free to contact Ryan Brown at RyBrown@library.in.gov.
In the next few weeks, all public libraries in Indiana will receive a “bundle” (box) of materials from The National Center for Families Learning and Hoosier Family of Readers, Superintendent Glenda Ritz’s literacy initiative. This is the third year of her mission: to build a culture of readers in Indiana by supporting schools and public libraries in their mission to get books in the hands of students and their families. We encourage you to schedule a family engagement event at your library soon to promote her mission. The bundle will contain all the materials you will need to host a family engagement event in your library. Included will be an event guide to help you plan the event, as well as 30 copies each of a parent guide, a poster for each family to help them record their reading, a bookmark for each family that provides conversation starters for parents when reading with their child, and a suggested booklist to encourage reading in a variety of topics and genres. Superintendent Ritz would like to attend your event as her schedule permits. In the bundle, you will find a letter from her with instructions on how to contact her if you would like to invite her to your event. Contact Jill Lyday, Secondary Literacy Specialist/Hoosier Family of Readers Initiative/Indiana Department of Education at jlyday@doe.in.gov for further information or questions.
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