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Library Director
Starke County Public Library System
Electronic Resources & Serials Librarian-Tenure-Track Faculty Position
Anderson University
Circulation Library Assistant (Part-Time)
Mooresville Public Library
Assistant Children’s Librarian (Part-Time)
Anderson Public Library
Copy Cataloger (Part-Time)
Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library
Youth Services Specialist
Jasper County Public Library
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Bloomfield Students Support Community with Creation of Mini Golf Course
Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library
Former Ambassador Cynthia Shepard Perry returns to Terre Haute
Cunningham Memorial Library – Indiana State
Governor eyes cell tower leases to fund bicentennial projects
Indiana State Library
State Historian Corrects Date of First Indiana Basketball Game
Indiana State Library
Filmmaker to speak as part of MLK Day events
Indiana University Libraries
Eastern Greene students to compete in state Poetry Out Loud finals in Indy
Indianapolis Public Libraries
Councilman proposes naming Indianapolis street for Vonnegut
Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library
Teens taking charge by advising local libraries
Lake County Public Library
South American scholar gets assistance from Indiana State researchers
Vigo County Public Library
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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
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The Indiana Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology (DHPA) is celebrating Historic Preservation Month by holding its annual Historic Preservation Month photo contest. Even though we’ve been doing this for over a decade, we still get photos of historic resources that we’ve never seen before. Sure we’ve had some repeat subjects over the years but for the most part Hoosiers surprise us with the variety of subjects we’re lucky enough to have in Indiana. Do you have a favorite building—the church your grandparents got married in, your grade school, that old bridge that was the last landmark before you got to your regular vacation destination? Take a picture (or three) of your favorite historic resource—building, bridge, cemetery, landscape-- and send it in. It doesn’t matter what it is as long as it is at least 50 years old and in Indiana.
The basic requirements are:
• Images must be 8x10 prints, mounted or matted on or with a white 11x14 matte board.
• The registration form must be attached to each photo
• Limit of three (3) photos per person
For a complete list of guidelines and the registration form, go to http://www.in.gov/dnr/historic/3994.htm
Photos must be submitted by April 3, 2015.
Questions—contact Amy Borland at aborland@dnr.in.gov
Indiana Historical Bureau is promoting the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of Lincoln’s death and the 1865 funeral train journey from Washington, D.C. to Springfield, Illinois. The agency is inviting organizations statewide to submit guest blog posts that demonstrate and/or document reactions from around the state, and IHB will feature commemorative activities (lectures and other public gatherings) on an interactive map of Indiana.
Staff from the Indiana State Library’s Indiana Division and Manuscripts Division will be writing about unique Lincoln-related items in the library’s collection. IHB encourages librarians statewide to contribute items that showcase their collections and the unique local experience of Hoosiers mourning Lincoln. Please contact IHB if you have questions or would like to join us in this effort -- and please encourage others to help commemorate this very significant anniversary.
 Accounting Staff of IPL with Certificate of Achievement Winner
For the 24th consecutive year, The Indianapolis Public Library has received the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting.
The Library has received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR).
The Certificate of Achievement represents a significant accomplishment by a governmental unit and its management.
“This recognition reflects the Library’s ongoing commitment to financial accountability and proper stewardship of public resources,” said Dorothy Crenshaw, President of the Library Board of Trustees. “It’s important for citizens to know that their public library is viewed at the highest accounting industry level as an efficient and responsible tax-supported institution.”
The Library’s CAFR was judged by an impartial panel to meet the high standards of the reporting program, demonstrating a constructive “spirit of full disclosure” to clearly communicate the Library’s financial story and motivating potential users and user groups to read the CAFR.
The GFOA is a non-profit professional association serving approximately 17,500 government finance professionals with offices in Chicago, IL and Washington, D. C.
 Registration for DPLAfest 2015 is now open. We invite all those interested from the general public, the educational community, public and research libraries, cultural organizations, state and local government, the creative community, publishers, and private industry to join us for conversation and community building as we celebrate our second year of success.
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Attorney, author, and academic librarian Gretchen McCord will speak on privacy in library and government services. Topics for this free, all-day workshop include:
• USA Patriot Act, FERPA, COPPA, ECPA, and the Privacy Act
• Federal and state laws, as well as constitutional considerations of privacy for public employees and employers
• Privacy in online activities, including off hours conduct and social media use
• Rights to privacy in use of employer phone/computer
• Drug testing in the workplace
• Conditions for releasing information
• Liability considerations
Check-in will begin at 8:30 AM in the Great Hall on the 2nd floor of the Indiana State Library (315 West Ohio Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202). The first session will begin at 9:00 AM and our day concludes at 4:00 PM. A light breakfast and afternoon snack will be served. Lunch is on your own.
This workshop will be approved for 5-6 LEUs.
Read about Ms. McCord's achievements at http://www.digitalinfolaw.com/. Follow her on Twitter @GMcCordLaw.
Click here to register.
Some library directors attended the Indiana State Library two part webinar in December 2014, one an eRate overview and the other on eRate update and Category 2; handout on webinar is available here http://www.in.gov/library/ldoworkshops.htm.
Libraries can file for the Category 2 services with a Form 470 since that category of service is not available from the Indiana State Library consortium. Form 470 instructions are found on the USAC site at http://www.usac.org/sl/tools/forms/default.aspx.
The first step is to file Form 470 28 days before the end of the Form 471 window, March 26, 2015. The second step is to file a Form 471 for the services requested on the Form 470 before the filing window closes. Please note that the filing window for the Form 471 is opening on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at noon EST.
To assist you in completing the eRate forms, there are sources on Indiana State Library eRate web pages. To file you have to have a Billed Entity Number and all Indiana public libraries have a valid BEN (billed entity number). See the eRate webpage at http://www.in.gov/library/erate.htm and “eRate Funding Year 2015-2016.” Also provided on this webpage is the link to the Urban/Rural Lookup Tool https://sltools.universalservice.org/portal-external/urbanRuralLookup/
Starting in August of 2014, Washington Township Adult Education developed a partnership with the East 38th Public Library to offer Adult Basic Education classes at the branch to any interested patron or community member. Classes are held in the community room, Monday thru Thursday for three hours a day.
In the course of the last six months, thirty-two adults have enrolled in the state-funded class. Most students begin the classes with goals of achieving a high school equivalency diploma or increasing their academic skill level. Of those thirty-two students, nineteen have made measurable academic progress by increasing their knowledge level multiple grade levels across core subjects. Four students have reached their goal of passing the High School Equivalency exam (formerly known as the GED). One of the graduates has also passed the Accuplacer, allowing him to enter college level classes in Ivy Tech.
Part of the success the class has experienced can be attributed to the strong partnership between the East 38th Street Public Library, 5420 E. 38th Street in Indianapolis under the leadership of Shanika Heyward, Community Branch Manager and the Washington Township Adult Education program. David Porter, class instructor, provides the following insight on the class success, “The East 38th Street branch is a service library, meaning that it focuses on meeting all the needs of the neighborhood, not just literary needs. Shanika and her staff is extremely supportive of our classes and views this partnership with Adult Ed as not just an opportunity to better serve the neighborhood, but as a chance to make a permanent difference in people’s lives.”
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