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Lending Services Manager
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Building Services Assistant Manager – with Expertise in Security & Safety
Monroe County Public Library
Adult Circulation Library Assistant (Part-Time)
Bartholomew County Public Library
Adult Services Librarian
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Graphic Designer (Part-Time/Temp)
Kokomo-Howard County Public Library
To see the complete list of current openings listed on the ISL Continuing Education Jobs page click here
Duneland Media Specialists present at ILF annual conference
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Indiana library raising $150K to renovate historic fountain
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Full circle education
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Society of Indiana Pioneers
Influence of early settlers remains
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Disaster Preparedness
3pm-5pm
When: Monday, January 25
Where: Webinar
Graphic Design for Librarians
When: January 25 - February 19
Where: Webinar
Copyright in Libraries
When: January 25 - March 4
Where: Webinar
Issues in Youth Services Management II
When: January 25 - February 19
Where: Webinar
Creating a Marketing Plan for your Library
When: January 25 - February 26
Where: Webinar
Metadata for Digitization and Preservation
2pm-4pm
When: Wednesday, February 3
Where: Webinar
Caring for Originals during Digitization Projects
2pm-4pm
When: Thursday, February 11
Where: Webinar
Security in and with Collections in Libraries, Archives and Museums
2pm-4pm
When: Tuesday, February 16
Where: Webinar
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The Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS) announced today that nine school libraries in Indiana have been awarded a $500 collection development mini-grant.
The funds were made available to MCLS member libraries through a grant program established by the MCLS Board of Trustees from the proceeds of the sale of the former INCOLSA building in Indiana.
According to MCLS Executive Director, Randy Dykhuis, “School libraries are vital to student success, yet many of them do not have enough funds to purchase new materials to support the curriculum, keep up with new formats, and support the love of reading. We are happy to be able to contribute to the important work of school libraries through this grant program.”
The selected school libraries plan to use the grant funds to enhance their collections in various ways, including adding popular teen titles, overhauling their classics collection, purchasing books reflecting their school’s diverse student population, expanding ebook and playaway audiobook collections, adding graphic novels, and updating a very outdated non-fiction section.
The following libraries were selected:
• Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation--Columbus North High School
• Danville Community School Corporation—South Elementary Library
• Delphi Community School Corporation—Delphi Community Middle School Library
• Franklin County Community School Corporation—Franklin County High School (Brookville)
• Marian High School, Loesch Family Library (Mishawaka)
• Rossville Consolidated Schools—Rossville Middle/High School
• South Bend Community School Corporation—Clay Intermediate Center
• Vigo County School Corporation—West Vigo Elementary (Terre Haute)
• West Central School Corporation—West Central Elementary School (Francesville)
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The Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Award is an initiative of the Indiana Center for the Book. This state award is administered by the Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Committee made up of professionals in Indiana including teachers, librarians, caregivers, and project coordinators; all of whom are involved in early childhood development. Picture books serve an important role in the first years of the life of a child. The purpose of this award is to encourage parents, caregivers, and very young children to interact together with exceptional picture books.
The 2016 Nominees are as follows:
• Nose to Toes, You Are Yummy! by Tim Harrington
• Two is Enough by Janna Matthies
• I Got the Rhythm by Connie Schofield-Morrison
• Bear Sees Colors by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman
• Hooray for Hat by Brian Won
Votes are collected at Indiana’s Public Libraries and other voting locations. New this year, every public library in Indiana will receive 15 print copies of the ballot through the support of TeachingBooks.net. You will receive your print ballots by mid February. All locations who wish to collect votes are welcome to print out as many ballots as they wish from the website. Patrons should be instructed to turn their votes in to their participating local public library. Libraries may collect their votes however they wish, but, efforts should be made to allow each child to vote only one time. The ballot is attached to this email. If your ballot was scrubbed from the email, feel free to email me and I’ll send you a fresh one.
Other locations like schools, day-cares, and bookstores may collect votes as well, however efforts should be made to ensure that each child is voting only one time. Voting ends at midnight on May 1, 2016. On May 2, please tally the votes from your location for each of the 5 Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Award Nominees. Send those tallies in an email to Suzanne Walker at suwalker@library.in.gov. Emails from locations with tallies will be accepted from May 2nd to May 20th. On May 23rd, the award will be announced.
Who can vote? Children who are under age 6 as of May 1, 2016 may vote for the 2016 Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Award. It is expected that most children will require help from a parent, caregiver, or librarian. Children should circle their favorite Firefly Nominee on their ballot and turn it into their local voting location. Children may also vote as a group by raising hands or pointing to their favorite. Children may vote one time only if at all possible. Libraries are encouraged to provide access to the books, have special Firefly storytimes, have voting programs, and promote the awards as they see fit. Feel free to share your celebrations with the Indiana Center for the Book.
Please let me know if you have questions! Thank you to the 2016 Early Literacy Firefly committee:
Nicole Brock / Indiana Youth Institute
Pamela Martin Diaz / Allen County Public Library
Angela Dubinger / Indiana State Library
Christy Franzman / Indiana Young Readers Center
Sherry Gick / Rossville Consolidated Schools
Shirley Mullin / Kids Ink
Beth Munk / Kendallville Public Library
Charles Pieri / Elkhart Public Library
Kristal Rada / Crown Point Public Library
Staci Terrell / Anderson Public Library
Andrea Tiley / Mooresville Consolidated School Corporation
Suzanne Walker / Indiana Center for the Book
For more information on the award, please visit us here.
Thank you to TeachingBooks.net who is supporting our print ballots and who put together additional Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Award book information here.
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Digitizing your collection is not only a great way to increase access to your materials, it also engages patrons on a whole new level and helps communicate your library’s value. But with staff time and resources already spread thin, it can be a challenge to plan and undertake a digitization initiative. The good news is that public libraries across the country have done just that. In “Digitizing Your Collection: Public Library Success Stories,” published by ALA Editions, author Susanne Caro and contributors Sam Meister, Tammy Ravas, and Wendy Walker share lessons and tips for success, showing the way to getting your collection online.
Click here to read the entire article from ALA.
This is just a friendly reminder that the 2015 Annual Report for Public Libraries is due in less than 2 weeks! If you have already submitted your report, thank you!
Login Information-
If you did not receive your login information (sent via email on 12/15/2015), please contact me.
Signature Page reminder-
If you have already completed the report, don’t forget to mail in your signature page. This form needs to be signed by the library director and board president and dropped in the mail by 2/1/2016.
Did your board update its bylaws in 2015?
If so, be sure to send us an updated copy. An email attachment is fine.
Best wishes to all as you complete your reports! Let us know if you have any questions.
Jen Clifton - jclifton@library.in.gov
Talking! Singing!
Reading! Writing!
Playing!
Discover why these are the building blocks to early literacy in the Every Child Ready to Read 2.0 training session. There is no prerequisite to take this session.
Learn how to implement ECRR 2.0 in your library programs, spaces, and collections. Join the Children's Services Consultant out of the Indiana State Library for a hands-on workshop that will provide you with concrete examples for using ECRR 2.0 in your library. This training is worth 4 LEUs. You must register to attend. This workshop is free.
We are currently offering two training options:
January - Trafalgar
Date: 1/29/16
Start Time: 9:00 AM Eastern
End Time: 1:00 PM Easter
This workshop will be held at the Trafalgar branch of the Johnson County Public Library. The address is 424 S. Tower Street, Trafalgar, IN 46181.
February – New Carlisle
Date: 2/16/16
Start Time: 9:00 AM Eastern
End Time: 1:00 PM Eastern
This workshop will be held at the New Carlisle-Olive Township Public Library. The address is 408 Bray St, New Carlisle, IN 46552.
CLICK HERE to register.
The Indiana State Library is now accepting applications for 2016 LSTA Technology and Digitization grants. All public, academic, school, institutional or special libraries in the state are welcome to apply for these grants.
• The 2016 grant guidelines and application materials are now available here.
• Applications must be submitted by 4:00 PM EST on Friday, March 11th, 2016. One copy must be emailed to the LSTA Consultant and another must be mailed and postmarked by that date.
• Return grantees: Please make note of the new reporting forms for 2016 Grantees. IMLS is requesting more specific financial and activity information and we have modified our report forms to capture this information.
Please contact LSTA Consultant Jen Clifton if you have any questions or need assistance at (800) 451-6028 or jclifton@library.in.gov. There will also be an Application Assistance webinar posted to the LSTA Website in early 2016 to assist applicants with the process.
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It’s 2016—which means the Indiana Bicentennial is finally here! In need of ideas to celebrate at your school or library—or just curious to see what’s going on around the state? Join Suzanne Walker, Director of the Indiana Center for the Book, Leah Nahmias, Director of Programs and Community Engagement at Indiana Humanities and Lindsey Beckley, Book Shop and Outreach Manager at the Indiana Historical Bureau for an hour-long webinar full of program ideas for the upcoming Hoosier Bicentennial. We’ll share quick ideas that are easy to implement, as well as suggestions for more ambitious projects. Ideas for every community size and budget will be discussed. We’ll also provide a quick snapshot of what’s happening across Indiana and provide a sneak peek of what’s ahead, as well as tips for how to keep up with Bicentennial happenings in 2016.
Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Time: 2:00 PM Eastern
Type of Training: Webinar / Live Online
Eligible for 1 LEU
Click here to register.
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