Reference Librarian (part-time)
Crawfordsville District Public Library
Youth Services Librarian
La Porte County Public Library
Young Adult/Children's Professional Assistant
Peabody Public Library
Assistant Library Director
Perry County Public Library
Women's Expo earns good reviews
Frankfort Community Public Library
Hammond library shows work of LaPorte artist
Hammond Public Library
Virginia Hilbert named new marketing director for the Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library
Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library
Reduced-rate Zionsville library card now available for Perry township residents
Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library
Bloomington High School South senior selected as 2017 Poetry Out Loud state champion
Indiana State Library
Gratitude from KHCPL
Kokomo-Howard County Public Library
Immigrants rights group has "know your rights" workshops
Monroe County Public Library
Program focusing on protecting vintage family photos
Rushville Public Library
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Genealogy for Night Owls returns to the Indiana State Library on Wednesday, May 17, 2017 from
4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
This research-focused event will include research opportunities, library
orientation and collection tours and ask-an-expert opportunities. Sessions will be available with experts from the
Daughters of the American Revolution, the Indiana Chapter of Palatines to
America, the Genealogical Society of
Marion County, the Indiana African-American Genealogy Group, the Central
Indiana DNA Interest Group and professional genealogist Betty Warren.
Registration
is required by May 16, 2017. Register online here. Learn more about the state library's Genealogy Collections here.
On Feb. 24, 2017 Indiana University’s Franklin D. Schurz
library launched “South Bend’s Own Words,” a podcast showcasing the experiences
of the people who lived, worked and made South Bend their home. Edited from the
Oral History Collection of the Civil Rights Heritage Center
at the Indiana University South Bend Archives, the first episode is now available
online.
From executive producer Kevin Tidmarsh, and hosted by
Civil Rights Heritage Center Curator George Garner, this project was made
possible by a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant from the U.S.
Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the Indiana State
Library.
To listen and subscribe to “South Bend’s Own Words,” on
multiple platforms, click here.
Auto-Graphics, Inc., the industry-leading and first web-based
library resource management solutions provider is pleased to announce the
successful implementation SHAREit in the state of Indiana. SHAREit powers
Indiana’s Statewide Remote Circulation Service (SRCS), the state’s
interlibrary loan (ILL) resource-sharing tool. The web-based software allows
libraries to greatly expand resource sharing, while reducing the amount of time
spent managing these loans among public, academic and special libraries within
the state.
Many Indiana libraries allow their users to locate and
request materials held by different libraries, provided that all of the
locations are using the same library management system. This creates a silo,
making it easy for patrons to get access to materials within that silo.
According to Steven Schmidt in the Library Development
Office (LDO) at the Indiana State Library, “The idea of breaking down the
individual silos that libraries have built up around themselves over the past
decades should appeal to all states. For us, one of the most important parts of
linking those silos together was the linking together and cross-pollination of
public, special and academic libraries in a single, user-centric system.
Post-implementation, due to the simplified user interface SHAREit provides,
staff workflow has been improved and patron satisfaction with ease of discovery
and access to materials greatly increased.”
The SHAREit-powered SRCS tool seamlessly links together 225
different libraries that use an assortment of over twenty different integrated
library systems (ILS). The combined catalog of these library systems represents
a statewide catalog of nearly 36 million items.
For more information on SRCS, click here. For more information on
Auto-Graphics, Inc. and SHAREit, click here. Read the full press release here.
The Chicago Cubs' World Series trophy will be on display at the Indianapolis Public Library's (IndyPL) Central Branch this weekend.
On Saturday, March 18, 2017, from 12 pm. to 1:30 p.m, the trophy will be on display in the library's Atrium. The first 500 people in line will receive wristbands and will be guaranteed to see the trophy. Others will be accommodated as time permits.
For more information on this event, visit IndyPL's event page here. For more information on the trophy tour, follow this link.
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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
Libraries and Summer Meals: Food, Fun and Friends
When: March 21, 2017, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Where: Virtual Conference
Video Marketing for Libraries
When: March 22, 2017, 10 .a.m - 11 a.m.
Where: Webinar
Project Outcome Regional Training
When: March 23, 2017, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Where: Plainfield-Guildford Public Township Library
TeachingBooks Webinar: State Reading Lists & Award Winners
When: March 23, 2017, 3 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Where: Webinar
Perfect Partners: Libraries and the Department of Workforce Development (DWD)
When: March 24, 2017, 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Where: Virtual Conference
SRCS Training
When: March 27, 2017, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Where: Mooresville Public Library
The World War I Centennial: Getting Involved
When: March 28, 2017, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Where: Virtual Conference
Light Up Your Early Literacy Programs with the Firefly Award
When: March 29, 2017, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Where: Virtual Conference
SRCS Training
When: April 4, 2017, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Kokomo-Howard County Public Library
Introduction to VR at Your Library
When: April 4, 2017, 10 a.m - 11 a.m.
Virtual Conference
Welcome
to the Government Information Minute. Every week government information
librarians at the Indiana State Library cover current resources on governmental
data at the state, national and international levels; all to keep public
well-informed. Follow the Indiana State Data Center on Facebook and Twitter and feel free to leave comments
and suggestions.
In Indiana in 1920,
from the data available:
There were 1,441,316 females and 1,489,074 males. Females
made up 49 percent of the state population. Of
these females:
- 1,339,558 (93 percent) were born
in the United States.
- 28,696 (two percent) were naturalized citizens, meaning
they were born in another country but were now U.S. citizens.
- 19,682
(1.4 percent) were categorized in the 1920 census as "alien," meaning no steps had
been taken to gain American citizenship.
- 1,353 had their "first papers," meaning they had
begun the multi-step process of receiving final naturalization papers.
In Indiana today:
- In 2015, females outnumbered males in Indiana by
95,950. There were 3,357,815 females and 3,261,865 males.
- In 2015, 95 percent of Hoosier females were born in the
United States.
- In 2015, one percent of females in Indiana were
veterans.
- By 2015, 24 percent of females had attained a
Bachelor’s degree or higher.
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 Women 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.
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. Sessions are LEU approved. Click here to register.
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