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Activity Guide (Part Time)
Indianapolis Public Library
Education Outreach and Programming Supervisor
Muncie Public Library
Public Services Librarian (Juvenile/PT)
Indianapolis Public Library
Public Services Librarian (Juvenile/FT)
Indianapolis Public Library
To see the complete list of current openings listed on the ISL Continuing Education Jobs page click here.
Admitted bookworm right at home as new HCTPL exec director
Huntington City-Township Public Library
Carnegie East restoration continues
Shelby County Public Library
Knightstown Public Library receives grant
Knightstown Public Library
Library to receive marketing award
Kokomo-Howard County Public Library
Library building's storm damage worse than thought
Knox County Public Library
Morristown Public Library could be on the move
Morristown Public Library
PCPL continues with ongoing improvements
Putnam County Public Library
Rare Bible found in Kentucky vault, returned to Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
National News
National Book Festival lures huge crowds of readers
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The national book community's Banned Book Week, which celebrates the freedom to read by drawing attention to censorship and open access to information, will be held September 21-27.
If you are looking for a way for your library to celebrate the freedom to read consider joining the Banned Book Week Virtual Read-Out initiative. Participants produce videos in which they discuss the importance of fighting censorship and the values of Banned Book Week. Videos that meet the criteria will be eligible to be featured on the Virtual Read-Out YouTube channel.
For more information on Banned Books Week, check out their Events and Ideas and Resources web pages.
Thanks to a partnership between Ball State University and the Indiana State Library, the Indiana table in the Pavilion of the States at the National Book Festival was a popular stop for thousands of festivalgoers in Washington D. C. on, August 31. Along with the most popular item, bookmarks, attendees could get all kinds of information on Indiana, including state road maps and brochures for Indiana literary sites like the Gene Stratton Porter historic home, the Garfield Trail, and the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library. Thousands of children at the festival got their United States map brochures promoting Great State Reads stamped with the iconic Indy 500 checkered flag. For a few hours at the festival, lucky folks could meet John Beineke, the author of Indiana’s chosen Great Read, Hoosier Public Enemy: A Life of John Dillinger. When asked what he thought of the festival, Beineke answered, “It’s just awesome!”
Suzanne Walker, Director of the Indiana Center for the Book, and LaShelle Bilal, technician with Indiana’s Talking Books division of the Indiana State Library were on the go the entire festival aided with help from Washington D. C.’s Junior League. By the end of the festival, all 50,000 bookmarks had been given away, every state map had been taken, and Suzanne Walker was still stamping maps a half hour after the event officially closed. “People love the Drawn to Read bookmarks every year.” Walker stated. “They are so colorful, and they are designed by kids for kids. We had a crush of people at our table the entire festival.”
The Library of Congress puts the free festival together; the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies sent our Indiana representatives. Be sure to check out the website for upcoming information on the 2015 festival.
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Indiana Humanities is offering funding for a new program Veterans Book Groups. The new program is offering up to $2,300 for book groups with a target audience of veterans. Libraries and other organizations that pursue this funding must agree to host five readings and discussion programs, which must be completed by April 30, 2015. Applications are being accepted as long as funding remains available. Download the guidelines an application form by clicking here.
If you have questions about this programs contact Nancy Conner, director of grants, 1.800.675.8897, ext. 128.
Copyright Conference
When: September 12, 2014
Where: Indiana State Library
SAMS Conference
When: September 18 & 19
Where: Greensburg-Decatur PL
Indiana Vision Expo
When: September 27
Where: Indiana State Library
2014 Lincoln Colloquium
When: September 27
Where: Allen County Public Library
Friends of Indiana Libraries (FOIL) Conference
When: October 22, 2014
Where: Melton Public Library
IPLA Conference
When October 8, 2014
The Mansion at Oak Hill in Carmel
Indiana Archivists 2014 Fall Worksh0p
When: October 17, 2014
Where: DePauw University
Indiana African American Genealogy Group Conference
When: October 18, 2014
Where: Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art
Genealogy & Local History Fair
When: October 25, 2014
Where: Indiana State Library
Indy Author Fair
When: October 25, 2014
Where: Indianapolis Public Library
ILF Annual Conference
When: November 17-19
Where: Marriot East Indianapolis
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