Children's & Youth Services Senior Assistant (part-time/22 hrs)
Carmel Clay Public Library
Business/Public & Environmental Affairs Librarian
IUPUI University Library
Adult Audience Strategist
Monroe County Public Library
Bookkeeper
Owen County Public Library
Youth Services Assistant (part-time)
Plainfield-Guildford Township Public Library
Allen County Public Library holds Abraham Lincoln's spirit
Allen County Public Library
A 'Fairy Godmother' for prom; library accepting donations for prom dress giveaway
Anderson Public Library
Financial aid workshops start
Eckhart Public Library
Eckhart Public Library plans to expand selections
Eckhart Public Library
County welcomes new library director
Fayette County Public Library
IU South Bend receives $300,000 gift for Schurz Library
Franklin D. Schurz Library (IU South Bend)
Middlebury library launches Books and Brews discussion
Middlebury Community Public Library
Preschool science and math program allows children, parents to learn together
Monroe County Public Library
Shared Harvest Seed Library offers workshops
New Castle-Henry County Public Library
Library tax services at maximum
Owen County Public Library
Library website now offering language lessons
Perry County Public Library
Library offering writing program
Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library
Don Turner's art -- celebrating black heritage --River city's Feb. feature
Vigo County Public Library
Library's Big Read and more
Vigo County Public Library
Library survey could be future project for Future of Chesterton Foundation
Westchester Public Library
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Poetry Out Loud, a nationwide poetry reading competition, returns to the Indianapolis Public Library's Central Branch this Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017.
The Indiana State Library and Indiana Arts Commission have partnered to host the statewide portion of the contest. Fifteen contestants will compete for a cash prize, poetry books for their schools and an all-expenses paid trip to Washington, D.C. to compete in the national Poetry Out Loud finals in April.
The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation are
supporting partners to Poetry Out Loud, a free high school program which
encourages the nation’s youth to learn about great poetry through
memorization and recitation.
Read more about the state library's involvement in the state competition here. Read more about the nationwide competition here.
Building on the success of last year’s Hoosier Women at Work conference, the
Indiana Historical Bureau and the Indiana State Library are proud to host
“Hoosier Woman at Work: Science, Technology, and Medicine,” a women’s history
symposium, on April 1, 2017, at the Indiana State Library and Historical
Building in downtown Indianapolis. The keynote speaker is Sharra Vostral, associate professor of history at Purdue University and author of "Under Wraps: A History
of Menstrual Hygiene Technology."
This one-day conference will explore and expand the knowledge of women’s
contributions to Indiana’s science, technology, and medical fields via
speakers, presentations and panel discussions. Topics will include women medical
pioneers; science of home economics; women’s role in public health, sanitation,
and the environment; scientific and medical technology; access to medical care,
training and employment in these fields and the impact of science, technology
and medicine on complicating or improving women’s lives.
Sessions are LEU approved. Click here to register.
The Academic Libraries of Indiana and the Indiana State Library invite all Indiana libraries to a one-day resource sharing conference, Discovery to Delivery VII: Exploring New Pathways to Sharing, on April 7, 2017 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Indianapolis Public Library Central Branch located at 40 East Saint Clair St.
Program information and registration are available here. Registration closes on March 24, 2017.
Improved
access, new computer lab and updated community room are among the many features
awaiting patrons when the freshly-renovated East Washington Branch of The
Indianapolis Public Library, 2822 E. Washington Street, reopens its doors to
the public at 10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017.
Listed in 2016 in the National Register of
Historic Places, the East Washington Branch is one of two original Carnegie
Libraries still serving Indianapolis. The $2.4 million project, the first major
renovation since the branch opened in 1910, features a 2,200-square-foot
northward expansion that includes a 16-unit computer lab, updated restrooms and
new children’s program space. Significant natural lighting from windows on the
building’s north side creates a brighter and more open environment. All improvements
were made with the goal of maintaining the building’s historic integrity.
While the historic exterior entry steps
remain, a new street-level elevator leading to the main lobby has been
installed to improve access. The branch parking lot features new and signed
handicapped spaces with entrance remaining the same from East Washington Street
and rear alley from Rural Street.
The improvements, generated from a series
of neighborhood engagement meetings, will allow the branch to improve services,
such as computer access, job search assistance, tutoring, children’s literacy
and community programming for Eastside residents.
“This
is an extremely rewarding culmination of a process that will allow the library
to be responsive to the East Washington community’s long-term needs,” said
IndyPL CEO Jackie Nytes. “We invite everyone to experience their new branch and
take advantage of all the free resources it offers.”
This and other capital projects identified
in the library’s strategic plan through 2020 are funded from individual bonds
approved by the Indianapolis City-Council Council totaling over $58 million being
assessed without any increase in the Library's current debt service tax rate.
For more information on this and other
IndyPL capital projects, visit www.indypl.org.
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TeachingBooks webinar: Integrating & Supporting Diverse Books
When: Feb. 23, 2017, 3 p.m. - 3:45 p.m
Where: Webinar
Build a Better World: CSLP 2017 (Children's)
When: Feb. 24, 2017, 9 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Where: West Lafayette Public Library
Build a Better World: CSLP 2017 (Teen/Adult)
When: Feb. 24, 2017, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Where: West Lafayette Public Library
"Check Out" STEAM Kits
When: Feb. 27. 2017, 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Where: Webinar
Libraries and Civil Discourse
When: Feb. 28, 2017, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Where: Virtual Conference
The Real Scoop on Fake News
When: March 1, 2017, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Where: Virtual Conference
Build a Better World: CSLP 2017 (Children's
When: March 3, 2017, 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Where: Jeffersonville Township Public Library
Build a Better World: CSLP 2017 (Teen/Adult)
When: March 3, 2017, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Where: Jeffersonville Township Public Library
CSLP 2017 Webinar (Early Literacy/School Age)
When: March 8, 2017, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Where: Webinar
CSLP 2017 Webinar (Teen/Adult)
When: March 8, 2017, 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Where: Webinar
Pests in the Library
When: March 9, 2017, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Where: Virtual Conference
SRCS Training
When: March 13, 2017, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Central time
Where: Lake County Public Library
Build a Better World: CSLP 2017 (Children's)
When: March 13, 2017, 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Where: Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library
Build a Better World: CSLP 2017 (Teen/Adult)
When: March 13, 2017, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Where: Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library
SRCS Training
When: March 14, 2017, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Where: North Manchester Public Library
Evergreen Indiana Holds Training
When: March 14, 2017, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Where: Indiana State Library
SRCS Training
When: March 15, 2017, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Where: New Castle-Henry County Public Library
Evergreen Indiana - Basic Cataloging
When: March 15, 2017, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m
Where: Indiana State Library
Evergreen Indiana - Local Administration
When: March 15, 2017, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Where: Indiana State Library
SRCS Training
When: March 16, 2017, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Where: Putnam County Public Library
SRCS Training
When: March 17, 2017, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Central time
Where: Perry County Public Library
The call
for proposals for the support staff conference, The Difference is You, is now
open. Do you have an idea you’d like to share? Interested in presenting at a
conference with your peers?
The theme
this year is The Difference is You: Staff Transform Libraries.
We’d love to see programs that elevate and transform your libraries. Submissions will be accepted now through March 27, 2017.
Submit your proposal by filling out this survey.
Would you like to implement outcome measurement in your
library? Join us for this free
Project Outcome Regional Training, a full day, in-person workshop on March 23, 2017 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (check-in at 8:30 a.m.) in Plainfield, Ind. at the Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library. At this workshop,
a Project Outcome trainer will facilitate a deep-dive into outcome measurement
using Project Outcome tools.
You may now register as many people as you'd like from each library system by emailing Indiana State Library's Director of Statewide Services Wendy Knapp.
More information on Project Outcome can be found here. Please visit the Project Outcome website for even more details.
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