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Library Director
Hartford City Public Library
Floating Librarian (Part-Time)
Hancock County Public Library
Circulation Clerk (Part Time) – Cicero Branch
Hamilton North Public Library
Customer Service Manager
Brownsburg Public Library
Circulation Assistant (Part-Time)
Pendleton Community Public Library
For a complete list of library jobs click here.
Lawyers stand ready to help, free of charge, on Jan. 19
Allen County Public Library
Carolyn Walters named new Ruth Lilly Dean of University Libraries
Indiana University Libraries
Indiana Magazine of History looks for the origins of Hoosier basketball
Indiana State Library
Mark Heinig Jr.: Printing public budgets in Indiana newspapers
Kokomo-Howard County Public Library
Peru library settles in temporary location during renovation
Peru Public Library
South American scholar gets assistance from Indiana State researchers
Vigo County Public Library
Valley citizens bring issues to Lawmakers at Crackerbarrel
Vigo County Public Library
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in The Wednesday Word
Kim Blaha - Syracuse-Turkey Creek Township Public Library
kblaha@syracuse.lib.in.us
Faye Terry - Lincoln Heritage Public Library
director@lincolnheritage.lib.in.us
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The Indiana State Library has purchased a large group of registrations for LYRASIS classes so that Indiana library staff is able to participate at no cost.
Please take advantage of this unique opportunity for digitization and preservation training.
Contact Emily Schaber emschaber@library.in.gov for approval and registration code.
The following link will show you upcoming available classes.
https://www.lyrasis.org/Pages/Events.aspx
Just a quick reminder that the National Book Foundation's READATHON day is Saturday, January 24.
For more information on NBF's READATHON click here.
Indiana Humanities has received a grant from The Glick Fund, a fund of the Central Indiana Community Foundation, to pay honoraria for a Speakers Program, featuring winners and finalists from the 2014 Eugene & Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Award. Your public library may have an opportunity to host one of these authors. See the Novel Conversations webpage (www.indianahumanities.org/NovelConversations) for program information, a list of available speakers, and an application form.
They are only able to accept a limited number of applications, so don’t delay! The application deadline is January 31, 2015. If you have any questions, please contact Nancy Conner (nconner@indianahumanities.org).
The Indiana Department of Homeland Security maintains a County Travel Status Map detailing weather related travel conditions around the state.
The map can be found at: http://www.in.gov/ai/appfiles/dhs-countyMap/dhsCountyMap.html
The map classes county travel / disaster conditions into one of three categories:
• Warning (Red): This is the highest level of local travel advisory. Individuals are directed to refrain from all travel; and travel is restricted to emergency operations only.
• Watch (Orange): Means that conditions are threatening to the safety of the public. Travel should be limited to only essential travel, such as to and from work.
• Advisory (Yellow): Routine travel or activities may be restricted in areas because of a hazardous situation.
• Any library that is located in a Red (Travel WARNING) will not receive Info Express service.
Libraries receiving a single delivery per week, which is missed due to weather may receive a make-up delivery (if feasible), if they contact the InfoExpress Coordinator at 877-835-0014; 317-232-3699 or InfoExpress@library.in.gov to make arrangements for the alternative delivery.
Libraries in Orange (Travel Watch) areas will receive Info Express service, if possible.
All other libraries will receive normal service.
In the event that your library has to close on short notice due to severe weather or other emergency circumstances, please contact InfoExpress Coordinator at InfoExpress@library.in.gov as soon as possible to cancel the stop.
Believe it or not, adult literacy is still a concern in Indiana and the rest of the United States. Eighteen percent of Hoosiers above 16 years or older read below a sixth grade level.
According to the U.S. Department of Education, literacy is defined as "using printed and written information to function in society, to achieve one's goals, and to develop one's knowledge and potential."
In a recent study by the National Center for Education Statistics, it was determined that 22 percent of adults were “Below Basic” in quantitative literacy. This means that those individuals posses no more than the most simple and concrete literacy skills.
The U.S. Department of Justice reports that nearly 70 percent of people in state correctional facilities have not completed high school and 14 percent have had no high school education. According to the report “Literacy Behind Prison Walls”, 70 percent of prison inmates are functionally illiterate or read below a fourth-grade level.
The National Center for Family Literacy reports that children’s literacy levels are strongly linked to the literacy levels of their parents, especially their mothers.
These statistics point to a literacy crisis across this great nation.
The Indiana State Library is initiating efforts to help support adult literacy and encourages public libraries to participate in our survey.
Please click the following link to answer a few simple questions that will contribute to our efforts in eradicating adult illiteracy in Indiana:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GDSG6PF
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“Where do Books take you in Indiana”
Open to all Indiana Schools, Grades K-3
• First place
Your Bookmark will be printed for your school, for libraries throughout Indiana, AND your school will WIN
INFO EXPRESS Delivery for a year starting June-1-2015
• 4 Honorable Mentions
Your bookmarks will be printed for your school and for libraries throughout the state
• Bookmarks are judged on the following:
1. Artistic Quality
2. Use of color
3. Use of theme
Every Child Ready to Read 2.0
When: January 15, 2015
Where: Tippecanoe County Public Library
Every Child Ready to Read 2.0
When: February 12, 2015
Where: Brownsburg Public Library
Teaching Books Webinar: Literacy Connections Across the Curriculum
When: February 17, 2015
Where: Webinar
Teaching Books Webinar: Literacy Connections Across the Curriculum
When: February 18, 2015
Where: Webinar
Evergreen Indiana Annual Conference
When: April 9, 2015
Where: Indiana State Library
Teaching Books Webinar: Summer Reading Program Supports.
9:00am-9:50am
When: Tuesday, April 21
Where: Webinar
Teaching Books Webinar: Summer Reading Program Supports.
4:00pm-4:50pm
When: Tuesday, April 21
Where: Webinar
The application process is now open for the 2015 LSTA grant program. Applications must be received by 4:00 PM EST on Friday, March 13th, 2015 and include the following opportunities for Indiana libraries and partnering historical and cultural organizations:
• Technology Grants
Technology Grants help Indiana libraries provide their users with the new and improved technology necessary to meet their residents’ ever-changing needs for library services and access to information.
• Digitization Grants
The suggested theme for the 2015 Digitization Grant Program is the Indiana Bicentennial. While adherence to the theme is not required, projects incorporating this theme are encouraged.
If you have questions about your eligibility, a grant application requirement, or anything else concerning 2015 LSTA grant opportunities, please don't hesitate to contact Jennifer Clifton, LSTA Grant Consultant, at (800) 451-6028. Visit the LSTA homepage to learn more how LSTA grants support Indiana libraries.
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