In This Issue
Youth Services Librarian
Vigo County Public Library
Arts and Education Manager
Frankfort Community Public Library
Children & Teen Coordinator
Bristol Public Library
Library Director
LaGrange County Public Library
Circulation Services Clerk (Part-Time)
South Whitley Public Library
Children’s Librarian Assistant (Part-Time)
Linton Public Library
To see the complete list of current openings listed on the ISL Continuing Education Jobs page click here.
Library changing with the times
Anderson Public Library
Valpo student charged with falsely reporting gunman, hostages on campus
Christopher Center for Library and Information Services
Helping youth brings groups together
Crawfordsville District Public Library
Elkhart Public Library trustees approve bond resolution for renovations, new elevators
Elkhart Public Library
County man finds history in farmhouse as clean-up unearths World War II-era letters
Huntington City-Township Public Library
Library to host local authors, acclaimed author Timmerman this weekend
Kokomo-Howard County Public Library
Robotics Team puts on demonstration at library
Michigan City Public Library
Police Seek Suspect of Public Library Theft
Posey County Public Libraries
Five apply for library director's job
St. Joseph County Public Library
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Advanced Preservation Metadata: How to Make it Happen
2:00pm - 4:00pm
When: Thursday, April 30
Where: Webinar
Government Information Day
9:00am-4:30pm
When: Thursday, May 7
Where: Indiana State Library
Introduction to Outsourcing for Digitization: Who, What, When, Where, Why and How
2:00pm - 4:00pm
When: Thursday, May 7
Where: Webinar
Developing a Disaster Plan
2:00pm - 4:00pm
When: Thursday, May 7
Where: Webinar
Grant Writing for Digitization and Preservation Projects
2:00pm - 4:00pm
When: Monday & Tuesday, May 11-12
Where: Webinar
Caring for Originals during Scanning Projects
10:00am - 12:00pm
When: Wednesday, May 13
Where: Webinar
Metadata for Digitization and Preservation
10:00am - 12:00Pm
When: Wed & Thursday, May 20-21
Where: Webinar
Starting Right: Introduction to Digital Project Management Planning
3:00pm - 5:00PM
When: Thursday & Friday, May 21-22
Where: Webinar
Privacy Workshop
9:00am-4:00pm
When: Wednesday, May 27
Where: Indiana State Library
All History is Local: Find, Preserve, and Digitize Collections that Tell the Story
2:00pm - 4:00pm
When: Wednesday, May 27
Where: webinar
Managing Oversized Materials: Care, Handling and Preservation of Posters, Maps, and Other Large Pages in Our Collections
10:00am - 12:00pm
When: Thursday, May 28
Where: Webinar
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Early bird registration has opened for the Association for Rural and Small Libraries annual conference. ARSL 2015 will be held in beautiful Little Rock, Arkansas Oct. 1-3rd,with pre-conferences and tours taking place Sept. 30th. Our conference hotel is the Riverwalk Marriott.
This conference is completely dedicated to libraries that serve smaller and or rural populations. Last year, well over 300 library professionals gathered for #ARSL2014. This year's goal is 500 small and rural professionals together to gain support from, learn from, and most importantly build connections with each other. You may wonder what small is defined as; well we have long said that if you think your system is small or rural, it probably is!
Registration costs for ARSL 2015 begin at $263.50 (member rate),slightly more for non-members. This fee includes 3 days of learning, access to the welcome reception, breakfast (Thurs/Fri.), lunch (Thurs/Fri.), and a Saturday brunch. This year's conference also includes access to all speaker events, including Friday's featured author, PC Cast.
Many pre-conferences are available including a session on emergency planning, accidental leadership, apps, and more. Two planned tours are also available. One is a walking tour of the Riverwalk area. The other is a library tour which includes a stop at the Clinton Presidential Center library!
Registration for the conference, pre-conferences, and tours is available by clicking here.
More information can be found on the ARSL conference webpage.
We regret to inform everyone that former Roachdale-Franklin Township Library Director Debbie Keffer has passed away.
Director Heidi Turner of Kirklin Public Library stated, "she was a precious friend to Kathie Watkins and myself and will be dearly missed."
Please click this link to see the obituary for Debbie Keffer.
East 38th Street Library is not only the community's place, but for many - especially children and teens - it's a home away from home. Due to concerns surrounding unruly behavior involving teenagers throughout various Indianapolis communities, the Indianapolis Public Library took initiative to provide a safe and fun environment for teens, ages 12-17, to convene during their spring break on Friday evenings. Thus was born an exciting and well attended "Teen Night Out" event which took place on Friday, March 27th and Friday, April 3rd from 6pm - 9pm after the library’s regular hours at East 38th Street and Brightwood branches.
During these two successful events at East 38th Street branch, a total of 78 juveniles and 43 volunteers, parents and partners participated in evenings of fun, food and fellowship. Activities included jewelry making, card and board game stations and unlimited computer time - which featured a digital scavenger hunt that familiarized teens with the library’s eResources. Also, a presentation was given by Daniel Bullman, Community Affairs Officer with IMPD during which he discussed the Explorer Program - which gives youth an opportunity to learn about careers in law enforcement. The Indianapolis Chapter of the Indiana Black Expo Chess Club provided chess lessons and lastly, the night ended with self-defense demonstrations by the Midwest Karate kids.
Not only did teens enjoy the free pizza, snacks and refreshments, they raved about the opportunity to engage the library freely and enter our free raffle for a chance to win a Kindle Fire HD, MP3 player, digital movie passes and books! Thanks to our partners, every teen left with a prize!! Natalie Wilson, a parent participant stated, “Teen Night Out was entertaining and exciting. I was able to meet other parents with a focus on one thing… keeping our children safe while having fun at the same time. I [also] gained information on the library’s free eResources.”
The Indiana State Library is happy to report that the cost of Info Express will remain the same in 2015-16. Starting in June, libraries will be able to renew their Info Express memberships via the www.infoexpress.in.gov website that now features the ability to print your own invoice and pay with a credit card. This online payment system should make it easier than ever for libraries to participate in the Info Express program.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Michael Hicks at (317) 232-3699 or email dhicks@library.in.gov.
Click the image to visit the ISL Talking Book and Braille Library page
Librarians can use Lynda.com via the ISL website
Click here to visit the Evergreen page
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District 1 Conference - May 12, Blue Chip Casino, Michigan City
District 4 Conference - May 15, Carmel-Clay Public Library, Carmel
District 5/7 Conference - May 1, New Harmony Inn & Conference Center, New Harmony
On Thursday, May 7th, the Indiana State Library (ISL) will
be hosting its second biannual Government Information Day
(GID15). This event will feature six information sessions, including one with
keynote speaker, Davita Vance-Cooks, Director of the U.S. Government Publishing
Office.
This is an event for those interested
in obtaining government information via Indiana’s libraries and data centers.
State Data Center Coordinator Katharine
Springer of the ISL explains GID15 in the following statements.
“This is a great day to learn from
information professionals as well as talk one-on-one with federal, state, and
local agencies.
“GID15 is a day for networking. Young
professionals have the opportunity to interact with government professional as
well as their peers.
“We are opening up the line of
communication. While this day is geared towards librarians, it is a unique
opportunity for the public to come in and talk to these professionals as well.”
GID15 is a no cost event for anyone who
wishes to attend. Librarians can earn up to six Library Education Units (LEUs)
towards their certification.
For more information regarding this event, please visit http://ow.ly/JzLTc
or check out this short video https://youtu.be/YxYiqjLUspw
Do not miss your chance to vote for this year’s Firefly Award winner. Votes are collected at Indiana’s Public Libraries and other voting locations. Libraries may collect their votes however they wish, but each child may only vote one time.
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 10, 2015.
On May 11, please tally the votes from your location for each of the 8 Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Award Nominees.
Send those tallies in an email to SuzanneWalker at suwalker@library.in.gov.
Voting tallies will be accepted from May 11th to May 20th. On
May 22nd, the award will be announced.
The nominees are:
• “Count the Monkeys” by Mac Barnett and Kevin Cornell
• “Don’t Push the Button” by Bill Cotter
• “Tiptoe Joe” by Ginger Foglesong Gibson
• “Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons” by Eric Litwin
• “Tap the Magic Tree” by Christie Matheson
• “Pouch” by David Ezra Stein
• “Let’s Sing a Lullaby with the Brave Cowboy” by Jan Thomas
• “Mix it Up!” by Herve Tullet
Click here for more info on the Firefly Awards.
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