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The Indiana
Early Literacy Firefly Award is an initiative of the Indiana Center for the
Book. This state award, administered by the Indiana Early Literacy
Firefly Committee, highlights picture books for young children. Picture
books serve an important role in the first years of the life of a child.
The purpose of this award is to encourage parents, caregivers, and very young
children to interact together with exceptional picture books.
Indiana Librarians may nominate pictures book for the award
from June through October 1 each year. What does that
mean? That means that we need your nominations. Have you read a fun
picture book in your storytime? Did you run across a winner during your
Summer Reading Program? Have a book that makes you laugh every time you
read it?
If you work with youth in a library, either in a school or
in a public library, you are eligible to nominate as many titles as you
wish. Nominating is easy. Just send an email to Suzanne Walker at suwalker@library.in.gov. Include
in your email: Title, Author, Illustrator, and Publication Date, as well
as the following justification: In 100 words or less, please tell us
why this book is special with an emphasis on how it supports at least three of
the ECRR® practices. In layman’s terms, does the book make you talk,
sing, read, write, or play with the children, ages 0-5, with whom you are
sharing the book?
Criteria for nominations are as follows:
- Be in print
- Be published, in
its current edition, within the current award cycle year (that means from
January 1, 2015 until now).
- Possess strong child
appeal
- Support at least three
of the Every Child Ready to Read® practices of Talking, Singing, Reading,
Writing, or Playing
- Have artistic quality
with text that supports the illustrations or a compelling narrative
provided by illustrations
The
nomination pool will be narrowed down to 8 titles by the Indiana Early
Literacy Firefly Committee by January 9, 2017. Ballots will be released
and votes will be accepted until early May. More information on ballots
and how to vote will be available in early 2017. The Indiana Early
Literacy Firefly Award winning title will be announced on May 22, 2017.
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
SRCS ILL Basics - Request Manager (Webinar)
When: August 15, 2016, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Where: Webinar
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
Indiana IV-D Child Support Program
When: August 26, 2016
Where: Webinar
INSPIRE for Grades 6-12
When: August 30, 2016, 3:00 -- 4:00 pm
Where: Webinar
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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.
In
this week’s column, we’ll start out with two Executive Branch agencies and then
“branch out” to explore several more database resources maintained by the Judicial Branch of State government.
Search
IndianaUnclaimed.gov, a database
maintained by the Office of the Indiana Attorney
General,
to see if you have assets waiting to be claimed. Searching is simple and free -
just enter your name and search to see if you find a match. If your search
returns no results, revise your search, and try again. Search all of the names
you have ever used, including your maiden name and nicknames, making sure to
look up common misspellings of your name. Consider checking for the names of
your grandparents, great-grandparents or other relatives who have passed away.
To protect individuals listed, any “Total Cash Value” over $100.00 is not
specified, but you can find out the details when you submit your claim.
The
State Archives Division of the Indiana Archives and Records Administration
(IARA) has created online indexes to historical
records that the agency protects and maintains. Use the Indiana Digital Archives site to search across multiple indexes at once.
Choose “detailed search” to perform an advanced search of specific indexes to collections
of state hospital records, correctional institution records, military records,
naturalization records, and various historical court records. The indexes help
provide a point of access to these primary-source and historical documents.
Indiana
Supreme Court's Division of State Court
Administration
provides access to the mycase.IN.gov website, a platform
for online court services. At no cost, the public can search for selective
information about non-confidential cases in Indiana courts that use the Odyssey case management system. Case
numbers, names of parties involved, and/or attorneys are searching options.
Another
Judicial Branch resource is the Appellate Case Search, which provides information about cases in the
Indiana Supreme Court, the Indiana Court of Appeals, and the Indiana Tax Court.
Additionally, the Indiana Roll of Attorneys is a searchable
listing of all attorneys licensed to practice law in Indiana. This online
service is provided by the Clerk of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and
Tax Court to deliver specific attorney information to the public. Each
attorney’s record includes license status, disciplinary history, contact information,
and any other names the attorney has practiced under.
The resources we typically share in Government Information Minute focus on the United States and
Indiana, but several international resources also exist for a global
perspective on people, governments, and the economy worldwide. Please see
below:
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