Circulation Clerk
Avon-Washington Township Public Library
Graphic Design Specialist
Carmel Clay Public Library
Reference Services Senior Assistant (part-time)
Carmel Clay Public Library
Library Director
Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library
Hammond library to host author fair, photo exhibit, more
Hammond Public Library
Decades-old publications help Hoosiers uncover history
Indiana State Library
KHCPL Russiaville to unveil Nature Explore classroom
Kokomo-Howard County Public Library
Students honored for innovations
LaPorte County Public Library
Starting a new chapter in life
New Castle-Henry County Public Library
Clarification: WPL nonresident fees don't apply to county library users
Westchester Public Library
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If you would like to be featured in the Wednesday Word, please email a press release and a photo.
 Follow the Indiana State Library's blog for weekly posts covering all aspects of the state library. Visit the blog here.
If you are an Indiana library employee and would like to contribute a guest blog, please send us an email here with your idea.
Back issues of the Wednesday Word are available here.
Please join the Indiana State Library to track any legislative impacts on the
budgets, Gateway forms and calendar dates and the need to retain documents that
guide budget planning starting in June 2017. The Department of Government
Finance will review the key forms on the Gateway and dates on the budget
calendar. The State Board of Accounts will provide a summary of the recent
legislative session. The Indiana Archives and Records Administration will also
provide an overview on records retention.
This year’s workshop will be held on May 31
and repeated on June 6. Participants may attend in person or via webinar. Click here to register to attend in-person on May 31 and click here to register for the webinar on the same day.
Click here to register to attend in-person on June 6 and click here to register for the webinar on the same day.
For more information on Library Development Office
Workshops, click here.
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Indiana Center for the Book (ICB) co-directors Christy Franzman and Suzanne Walker have announced children's author Britta Teckentrup as the 2017 Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Award winner for her book "Don’t Wake Up the Tiger."
The Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Award is an initiative of the ICB to promote early childhood literacy in Indiana. The selections are nominated by the Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Committee, made up of professionals in Indiana including teachers, librarians, caregivers and project coordinators, and the award is voted on by children six and under.
“ICB is excited to be in its third year of this picture book award focusing on early literacy. Children from infancy to five are absolutely capable of enjoying books and being discriminating judges,” Walker said. “The nominated books are chosen for their ability to encourage parents and children to talk, sing, read, write and play together. It is our hope that caregivers will see this list of books as a quality go-to resource for having fun and learning with their young children.”
“'Don’t Wake Up the Tiger' is a fun, interactive book that kids really enjoy,” Franzman said. “Getting children actively involved with books will motivate them on their road to literacy.”
Upon hearing the news of receiving the award, Teckentrup said, “That’s wonderful news. How very exciting. Even more so as the award was voted for by children. Thank you very much for the award and for nurturing the love of reading and books!”
The
Muncie Public Library (MPL) has been selected to receive the
2017 Library of the Future Award, sponsored by the American Library Association
(ALA) and Information Today Inc. publishing company. The library
was selected for its innovative Digital Climbers program that motivates and
inspires children ages eight and up to experiment with technology and master
skills that contribute to learning in science, technology, engineering, art
and mathematics.
Digital
Climbers is a comprehensive program that encourages students to work
independently to master technology skills. Participants compete with other
students as they chart their progress through artwork, badges, rewards and
public recognition. This program motivates kids to learn using tools such as 3D
printers and design applications, snap circuits, Adobe Photoshop, Garage Ban
and the Osmo educational gaming system.
“Too
often kids come into the library to check out our tech, but don’t actually give
it a chance or spend any time challenging themselves to learn it more deeply,”
said Rebecca Parker, technology coordinator at MPL. “This
program gives them the impetus to do that.”
More
information on the ALA/Information Today Library of the Future Award and how to
submit a nomination
is available on the ALA website.
Registration for this year's "The Difference is You: Staff Transform Libraries" conference is now open. The conference, which features sessions on elevating and transforming libraries, will be held on July 20, 2017 at the Indianapolis Public Library’s
Central Library at 40 E. St. Clair Street in Indianapolis from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. EST.
Registration data, including name, email address, mailing address and library/institution information can be emailed to Kimberly Brown-Harden of the Indiana State Library. The cost of this one-day conference is $25, which includes lunch. Registration closes on July 10.
For session information, and to make a nomination for the annual Difference is You Award recipient, visit the conference information page here.
 On Saturday, June 10, 2017 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., the Central Indiana DNA Interest Group (CiDiG) will present a DNA testing workshop at the Indiana State Library. Registration begins at 11 a.m.
Four sessions, Adding DNA to Your Genealogy Toolkit, Getting the Most from Your Ancestry DNA Matches, Y DNA & mtDNA Testing with Family Tree DNA and What's Next? will take place throughout the day. The final session will allow attendees to ask questions. Click here to view the complete schedule.
Attendees may register here by June 7. Contact CiDiG for more information.
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Robot Petting Zoo
When: May 26, 2017, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Where: Andrews-Dallas Township Public Library
Budget and Legislation Webinar
When: May 31, 2017, 10:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Where: Webinar
Budget and Legislation Workshop
When: May 31, 2017, 10:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Where: Indiana State Library
Budget and Legislation Webinar
When: June 6, 2017, 10:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Where: Webinar
Budget and Legislation Workshop
When: June 6, 2017, 10:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Where: Indiana State Library
Evergreen Indiana Basic Circulation
When: June 7, 2017, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Where: Indiana State Library
Evergreen Indiana Holds Training
When: June 7, 2017, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Where: Indiana State Library
Evergreen Indiana - Local Administration
When: June 8, 2017, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Where: Indiana State Library
Evergreen Indiana - Basic Cataloging
When: June 8, 2017, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Where: Indiana State Library
Library Trends and Hot Topics: Services to LGBTQ
When: June 13, 2017, 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Where: 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.
At the start of May, President
Trump proclaimed the month of May as National Mental Health Awareness
Month. Originally established in 1949, National Mental Health
Awareness Month recognizes millions of Americans affected by mental illness
and works to ensure care and treatment for those who are suffering. Nearly 10
million Americans suffer from mental illness, and even worse, approximately 60
percent of adults and 50 percent of adolescents are unable to get the treatment
or service needed for proper care.
Another
goal for Mental Health Awareness Month is to raise awareness of the trauma and
impact mental illness can have, physically or emotionally, on others. Various
government agencies have created helpful resources related to mental health
awareness. Mental health is an essential part of a person’s overall health, and
with preventative work and treatment, people are able to recover from their
mental disorders to live full productive lives. Please visit Youth.gov
for information on how to address mental health and well-being with children.
The National Institute of Mental
Health is the largest scientific organization that focuses on the study of
mental health. Finally, visit Mental
Health.gov to learn the basics, identify warning signs, how to talk about
mental health and to receive help.
Recent Democratic presidential nominee, former U.S. Secretary of State and author, Hillary Rodham Clinton, will be the closing general session speaker at this year's American Library Association's (ALA) Annual Conference in Chicago. Clinton will speak on Tuesday, June 27 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the skyline Ballroom at McCormick Place. The talk is open to all full conference registrants.
Clinton is the author of "It Takes a Village," "Living History" and "Hard Choices." "It Takes a Village" will be published by Simon & Schuster as a young readers picture book in September.
Visit here for more information, including a list of speakers, on ALA's Annual Conference.
Registration for the 2018 Indiana Poetry Out Loud (POL) contest is now open.
Poetry Out Loud is a national recitation contest presented by the National Endowment for the Arts that is open to all high school students and conducted in all 50 states.
The Indiana portion of the event is sponsored by the Indiana State Library and the Indiana Arts Commission.
Participation is free. POL builds students' speaking skills, helps develop appreciation for poetry and increases self-confidence and poise. POL also provides scholarship prizes.
Schools can register here.
A gallery of nearly 300 photos of the 2017 POL events can be found here.
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