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Information Technology Specialist/Library Assistant
Rockville Public Library
Youth Services Page
Hammond Public Library
Bookkeeper/Administrative Assistant
South Whitley Community Public Library
To see the complete list of current openings listed on the ISL Continuing Education Jobs page click here
County's bicentennial festivities worth attending
Bartholomew County Public Library
Carmel Clay Public Library fashion show to celebrate Indiana bicentennial
Carmel Clay Public Library
Cunningham Memorial Library assists with digital preservation of history
Cunningham Memorial Library, Indiana State University
Library adds 18th century grammar to collection in honor of university's sesquicentennial
Cunningham Memorial Library, Indiana State University
WPA indexing keeps century-old news at fingertips
Gary Public Library
State archives building headed to IUPUI campus
Indiana State Archives
Peggy Peck Obituary
Jennings County Public Library
LaGrange library hosts interactive science program
LaGrange County Public Library
Sidewalks by LaPorte County Public Library to close
La Porte County Public Library
New Horizons Receives First Lady Charitable Grant for New Café
Lawrenceburg Public Library
The Allen County Public Library will not be
hosting Library Camp in 2016 but will plan to host it again in 2017. If
you have questions please contact Michelle Merritt at mmerritt@acpl.info
Email your news for inclusion
in The Wednesday Word
Free training on lynda.com
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The Indiana State Library partnered with several local libraries to provide a library presence at this year’s Indy PopCon. This was the first year that libraries have banded together for this popular convention and the goal was to promote libraries as a potential resource for people who are interested in various facets of ‘geek culture’ which encompasses everything from gaming to comic books and innovative technologies.
Library staff from the Muncie Public Library, Morrisson-Reeves Library (Richmond), Johnson County Public Library, Monroe County Public Library, Hagerstown Jefferson Township Library and the Indianapolis Public Library were on hand to present information on all the fun materials and programs that libraries can offer conference attendees. People who stopped by the booth were given free Fangirl or Fanboy buttons for showing their library cards and while the bulk of library cards shown represented various libraries from Indiana, there were plenty of out of state library cards, some from as far away as New Mexico.
Overall, library staff were able to discuss library services with hundreds of conference attendees demonstrating that it pays to be creative when looking for venues to provide library outreach!
“Is Google making us stupid?” Nicholas Carr asked, in a celebrated Atlantic
Monthly cover story. Carr delves further into the question in his book The
Shallows: What The Internet Is Doing To Our Brains, the selected title for
“Libraries Read: 1 Book.”
MCLS invited library staff across Indiana and Michigan to place votes on one
of four titles to select one book that we will all read and discuss together
for professional development. Nicholas Carr’s book captured the most votes. In The
Shallows, he explores the net’s intellectual and cultural consequences.
MCLS encourages library staff to read the book throughout the summer, then
join us in a Twitter chat and regional discussions about the book.
According to Randy Dykhuis, MCLS Executive Director, “During 2014, MCLS
conducted a series of community conversations with librarians throughout
Indiana and Michigan, utilizing the tools from the Harwood Institute for Public
Innovation. The desire to have discussions in many formats, and to
communicate with one another outside of our silos was a recurring theme.
By reading one book together, we aim to create deeper connections among
libraries that span geographic and other boundaries.”
Book Discussions
- July 21, 2 pm Eastern. Twitter Chat. Use
the hashtag #mclschat
- August 2, 10 am to Noon Eastern. Monroe
County Public Library, Bloomington, IN
- August 3, 10 am to Noon Central. Lake County
Public Library, Merrillville, IN
- August 4, 2 pm to 4 pm Eastern. Indianapolis
Public Library Service Center, Indianapolis, IN
- August 5, 11 am to 1 pm Eastern. MCLS, Lansing,
MI: This discussion will be led by Michigan librarian extraordinaire
Kevin King, Head, Branch and IT Services Kalamazoo Public Library
- September 29. Peter White Library, Marquette, MI:
This discussion will be part of the Upper Peninsula Region of Library
Cooperation (UPRLC) meeting. Time to be determined. Look for more
information soon!
Credit: 2 general LEUs for Indiana staff for in-person discussions
Register for a book discussion:
Related event
Reading Redefined: Deep Reading, Learning, and the Impact of Digitization
On September 30, a collaborative of Michigan library service
agencies are sponsoring Reading Redefined: Deep Reading, Learning, and the
Impact of Digitization, a one-day symposium in Lansing to discuss the ways that
reading is changing as our environment and interactions become ever more
digital. We are excited to have Maryanne Wolf and Natalie Phillips as plenary
speakers. Read
more and register>>
For more information, visit our Facebook
page or read our blog.
Questions regarding Libraries Read: 1 Book or the discussions should be
sent to Michelle Bradley, MCLS Manager, Member Engagement, at
bradleym@mcls.org or call Michelle at 800-530-9019.
On July 12, 2016 at the Oaklyn Branch Library, 3001 Oaklyn Drive, the Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke
took the National Wildlife Federation’s Mayors’ Monarch Pledge, committing
to help the monarch and other pollinators. This new, national campaign will
work with mayors and local government chief executives to help save the
declining monarch butterfly.
The Oaklyn Branch
Library Meadow offers a unique educational opportunity on pollinators and the
monarch butterfly. The meadow is planted with native wildflowers and prairie
grasses similar to those growing in open, sunny areas in Indiana 200 years ago
when our state was first founded. These are the same varieties of plants on
which monarch butterflies fed and laid their eggs and monarch caterpillars grew
and thrived centuries ago. The meadow is rich with native plants that
provide nectar-rich blooms over many months, from golden alexander early in the
spring through native asters and goldenrod in late fall. Included in the
mix of wildflowers are several types of milkweeds, including butterfly weed and
common milkweed.
“Mayors and
other local government officials play a pivotal role in advancing monarch
butterfly conservation in urban and suburban areas,” said Collin O’Mara, president and CEO of the National
Wildlife Federation. “By working together we can ensure that every American
child has a chance to experience majestic monarchs in their backyards and
communities.”
Learn more at NWF.org/MayorsMonarchPledge and get more updates from the National
Wildlife Federation at NWF.org/News.
The National
Wildlife Federation
is America's largest conservation organization inspiring Americans to protect
wildlife for our children's future. Follow us on Facebook,
Twitter, and Instagram.
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Hello, and welcome to the Government Information Minute.
This bi-weekly column is brought to you by the Government Information Librarians at the Indiana State Library. We cover current resources on Govt Info at local, state, national, and international levels. It’s all for you, to keep you updated and well-informed! Suggestions and comments welcome. Check out more Indiana Govt Info updates on Facebook and Twitter.
With the plethora of information available on the
internet, it can be difficult to sort out “the best” from all “the rest.” The
official website of the State of Indiana, www.in.gov,
provides various ways to search or link to government information on state agency
pages. But how will you know to look for official sources of information if you
don’t know that a specialized database or resource even exists? Let’s take a moment
to highlight some useful resources maintained by Indiana state agencies.
- The Indiana Secretary of State Securities Division provides links to databases you can use
to check the licensing and registration of individuals and/or firms in the
financial services industry.
- Search the INBiz database for business
entities and documents about Indiana public businesses that are registered with
the Indiana Secretary of State Business
Services Division.
- For both historical and current information
about sites, buildings, bridges, and cemeteries around the state, check out the
State Historic Architecture
and Archaeology Research Database, also called SHAARD, which is maintained
by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Historic Preservation &
Archeology.
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Additional
DNR databases include Water Permits, Water Well Records, Oil & Gas
Online Well Records, and an Indiana Beekeepers Swarm List.
- The Indiana
Department of Environmental Management provides enhanced access to public
records through the Virtual File Cabinet
(VFC), an online repository for a vast amount of the agency’s public
records.
- The Indiana Roadway Inventory
dataset is maintained by the Indiana
Department of Transportation and provides mapping data and includes the
functional classification of roads, total mileage, owner and the assets
assigned to roadway sections.
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Indiana
Gateway for Government Units collects and provides access to information
about how taxes and other public dollars are budgeted and spent by Indiana's
local units of government. Participating
state agencies currently include the Department of Local Government Finance, the State
Board of Accounts, and
the Indiana Education Employment Relations Board.
Midwestern Roots Conference by the Indiana Historical Society
When: July 14-16th
Where: Indianapolis Marriot East
Libraries and the Children of Indiana Nature Park
When: July 19, 2016, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Where: Webinar
Evergreen Indiana-Local Administration
When: July 30, 2016, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Where: Eckhart Public Library
Technology Accessibility Webinar
When: August 1, 2016, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Where: Webinar
Ask an Expert Webinar: Active Shooter webinar
When: August 2, 2016, 9:00 am - 10:30 am
Where: Webinar
Ask an Expert: Incorporating Yoga into Library Programming
When: August 3, 2016, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Where: Webinar
Rock Star Start Up
When: August 8, 2016, 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Where: Brownsburg Public Library
Rock Star Start Up
When: August 9, 2016, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Where: Elkhart Public Library
The Difference is You! Conference
When: August 10, 2016, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Where: Indianapolis Public Library - Central Library
INSIRSI User's Group Annual Meeting
When: August 12, 2016, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Where: Library Services Center at the Indianapolis Public Library
Evergreen Indiana Basic Circulation
When: August 17, 2016, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Where: Orleans Town & Township Public Library
Evergreen Indiana Holds Training
When: August 17, 2016, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Where: Orleans Town & Township Public Library
CYPD Children & Young People's Division Conference
When: August 21 - 22
Where: Indianapolis Marriott East
INSPIRE for Grades 6-12
When: August 24, 2016, 9:30 - 10:30 am
Where: Webinar
INSPIRE for Grades 6-12
When: August 30, 2016, 3:00 -- 4:00 pm
Where: Webinar
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