Information Technology Manager
Johnson County Public Library
Library Director
Poseyville Carnegie Public Library
Crown Point Community Library debuts new services and van
Crown Point Community Library
Evansville Library named finalist for national honor
Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library
Indiana animals visit library
Greensburg-Decatur County Public Library
Adoption program hopes to 'open hearts, change lives'
Greensburg-Decatur County Public Library
Clay creations: Youngsters experiment with art projects
Hancock County Public Library
Site chronicles history through Ind. newspapers
Indiana State Library
Nappanee library program to highlight local comic history
Nappanee Public Library
Library to offer storm spotter training
New Castle-Henry County Public Library
Plainfield library hosts program on state's historic high school gyms
Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library
Arts and Cultures series continues at library
Washington Carnegie Public Library
County council seeking applications for Westchester Library Board appointment
Westchester Public Library
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The call
for proposals for the support staff conference, The Difference is You, closes on March 27, 2017. 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.
Submit your proposal by filling out this survey.
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Quantum Leap, Indiana Humanities' new multi-year initiative, celebrates Indiana scientists, doctors, engineers and entrepreneurs who have been, and are currently, leaders in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Quantum Leap will feature programs and events such as a brand new radio series, field trips to places of scientific discovery and a statewide read of "Frankenstein."
On April 6, 2017, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Indiana Humanities and the Indiana State Library are teaming up to present a webinar titled "Quantum Leap: STEM Opportunities for Libraries." During this webinar, a preview of program
and funding opportunities for libraries to join in this statewide conversation will be offered. Learn about Indiana Humanities One State/One Story collaboration with the Indiana State
Library, grants for projects that combine STEM and humanities and more ways to
“take the leap” in 2017-2018.
Webinar is eligible for one LEU. Register here.
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.
During National Women’s History
Month, we
are reminded that women’s history continues to be created and studied,
especially by groups such as the National Women’s History
Project. Recently,
a little-known story of African-American women’s contributions to the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was celebrated in the book and
movie “Hidden Figures.” Learn more at
the NASA website, From Hidden to Modern Figures. Another website, Women
of NASA, highlights
women trailblazers and uses their stories to encourage girls of today in their
dreams of becoming a part of the worlds of science, technology and mathematics.
For
those interested in traveling, USA Today published an article “10 great places
to honor our foremothers” that names top 10 women's history sites in the United States. Several
of the historic sites covered in the article are overseen by the National Parks
Service (NPS). Learn more from the NPS about Eleanor
Roosevelt's Val-Kill,
Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front, Maggie
L. Walker and
Women’s Rights at Seneca Falls. Locally, Indiana has two state
historic sites honoring author, naturalist and woman entrepreneur Gene-Stratton
Porter with the Gene Stratton-Porter State
Historic Site
(Cabin at Wildflower Woods) and the Limberlost State Historic
Site (Limberlost
Swamp). The Levi and Catharine Coffin
State Historic Site
honors Catharine Coffin as an abolitionist and active supporter of the
Underground Railroad alongside her husband Levi. Learn about historic homes and
buildings around the state with the publication, Women in Indiana, from the DNR Division of
Historic Preservation and Archeology,
In 1996, the Indiana Commission for Women (ICW) was established by the Indiana General Assembly under
IC 4-23-25. The Commission exists to voice women's needs,
concerns and challenges as well as celebrate their successes and contributions
to Indiana. According to the ICW’s history,
Governor Otis Bowen created an early version of the commission in 1973 called
the Governor's Commission on the Status of Women in Indiana. While that commission
was discontinued in 1977, some of its reports are listed in the Indiana State Library Indiana Division’s
print collection. A state commission was re-established in 1992 by Governor
Evan Bayh. Many states have modeled their own commissions on the
national one, established by President Kennedy, which
first issued a report in October
1963.
The ICW has undertaken several
research projects and published the information in reports,
including “Women in the Indiana General Assembly” which reviewed the number and political distribution of women
legislators in the general assembly. A more recent initiative called “Writing
Her Story,” celebrates the accomplishments of Hoosier women, past and present.
The 2016 edition of the project, “Writing Her Story: 31 Women in 31 Days” was
endorsed by the Indiana Bicentennial Commission as a Bicentennial Legacy
Project. Each day during the month of March there is an article featuring a
biographical profile of one Hoosier woman. View the articles from 2013 through
2017 here.
On Saturday, April 22, 2017, the Indiana Historical Society (IHS), the Indiana State Library and Indiana State Archives will host this year's Preservation Week Road Show, an event designed to help the public learn the value of their historic objects and how to best care for and preserve these items.
From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m in the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center in the IHS building, guests will be able to meet with an appraiser or conservator for up to 15 minutes.
The event will also include free programs on fantastic finds, inventory and appraising assets.
New this year, guests have an opportunity to work with IHS digitization staff to receive free digital scans of their items.
To register for this free event or to learn more, visit the Preservation Week Road Show event page or call (317) 232-1882. Guests are limited to two 15-minute appointments and registration includes parking and same-day admission to the Indiana Experience.
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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.
Where: Kokomo-Howard County Public Library
Introduction to VR at Your Library
When: April 4, 2017, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Where: Virtual Conference
Every Child Ready to Read 2.0
When: April 5, 2017, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Where: Wabash Carnegie Public Library
Quantum Leap: STEM Opportunities for Libraries
April 6, 2017, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Where: Virtual Conference
Discovery to Delivery VII: Exploring New Pathways to Sharing
When: April 7, 2017, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: Indianapolis Public Library Central Branch
Bed Bug Boot Camp
When: April 13, 2017, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Where: Virtual
Free Book Giveaway for Nonprofits
When: April 17, 2017, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: Indianapolis Public Library Services Center
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.
Periodically, the Indiana State Library (ISL) receives requests for
information about whether library staff have an obligation to report
suspected child abuse. Sylvia Watson, library law consultant and legal counsel at ISL, recently put together this FAQ which attempts to answer the most common questions regarding this subject.
Are library staff required to report suspected child abuse or neglect? (See IC 31-33-5-1 through IC 31-33-5-4)
Yes, an individual who has reason to believe that a child is a victim of
child abuse or neglect is required to make a report to the Department
of Child Services (DCS) or local law enforcement. Furthermore, if an
individual is required to make a report in the individual’s capacity as a
member of the staff of a public institution/agency, the individual is
required to immediately notify the person in charge of the
institution/agency (in this case, the library director) or must notify
the library director’s designated agent. The library director, or the
director’s designated agent, must make a report (or cause a report to be
made) to DCS or local law enforcement. The staff person who personally
observed the child who is suspected to be abused or neglected is only
excused from making his/her own report if the staff person knows the
director or the director’s designee made the report.
How should such reports be made? (See IC 31-33-5-4)
Reports must be made orally and immediately to either DCS or local law
enforcement. Currently, DCS operates a hotline that is staffed 24-hours a
day for the purpose of receiving such reports of suspected child abuse
or neglect. The phone number is 1-800-800-5556. You could also call
directly the local DCS office for the county in which your library is located.
Our library has a patron privacy policy. Doesn’t reporting suspected child abuse or neglect violate our patrons’ privacy?
The law always trumps local policy. Suspected child abuse and neglect
must be reported. The library could consider amending the privacy policy
to address that patron privacy is automatically waived in cases of
suspected child abuse or neglect.
Read the entire FAQ here.
 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.
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