This week's new Indiana library jobs
Assistant Director – Public Services
Elkhart Public Library
Technical Services Manager
New Castle-Henry County Public Library
From department store to library
Anderson Public Library
Lawson to tour state, educating citizens on investment fraud
Brownsburg Public Library
Library seeks volunteers for Homebound outreach
Elkhart Public Library
A walk in the park
Gas City-Mill Township Public Library
Couple to share ghost encounters during library program
Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library
7 secrets that are hidden inside one of Downtown's most public buildings
Indianapolis Public Library
Beer, books, bio engineering: Indy gets frank with Frankenstein
Lilly Library at Indiana University
‘Return 2 Learn’ event offers guidance for adults ready to continue their education
Logansport Cass County Public Library
Historic barns can be home to many, maybe even ghosts
Monroe County Public Library
Spirits of Warsaw Ghost Tours to be held
Peabody Public Library
40 years with Wakarusa library comes to an end
Wakarusa Public Library
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To celebrate the release of "Kurt Vonnegut Complete Stories" and Banned Books Week, the Indiana State Library, on Oct. 28, 2017 at 5 p.m., will host a discussion with Dan Wakefield, author, journalist and fellow Vonnegut Shortridge High School alum. Wakefield curated the stories that appear in the new collection and wrote the introduction.
The event is free, but seating is limited. For more information, and to register, click here. For more information on Banned Books Week programs at the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library, click here.
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The Indiana Center for the Book is
pleased to announce the 2017-2018 Letters About Literature competition. The contest is open to youth in grades four through 12.
Students are asked to write a letter to an author in response to a book that
changed how they perceive the world. Letters About Literature awards
prizes on both the state and the national levels. State winners win cash prizes
and advance to the national level. A panel of national judges for the Center
for the Book in the Library of Congress will select one national winner per competition level to receive a $1,000
cash award. New this year, national honor winners in each competition level
will receive a $200 cash award.
All Indiana semifinalists and finalists will be invited to the Indiana Youth Literary Day and Awards Ceremony sponsored
by the James & Madeleine McMullan Family Foundation on April 28, 2018. Participants will have the opportunity
to engage in creative writing workshops presented by Indiana writers and will
be honored at a ceremony following the day’s activities. All attendees will
receive free books and are invited to an exclusive book-signing reception at
the beautiful Indiana State Library in downtown Indianapolis following the
ceremony.
Deadlines, guidelines and the entry form can be found on the Letters About Literature website. For more information contact Suzanne Walker of the Indiana State Library.
Next summer’s Research Institute for Public Libraries (RIPL)
conference will take place on July 29 through Aug. 1, 2018 at the Emory
Conference Center Hotel in Atlanta. Registration will open Wednesday, Jan. 17,
2018 at 1 p.m. Eastern/10 a.m. Pacific. The institute fee is $1,200, which
includes registration, three nights lodging and most meals. The conference teaches
how to use data for decision-making, strategic planning and demonstrating the
impact of libraries.
RIPL is excited to announce that up to 20 scholarships are
available to staff working in rural and small public libraries in the United
States. These scholarships are funded by the Institute of Museum and Library
Services. To be eligible for a scholarship, candidates must be employed by a
U.S. public library that is located in a rural area and serves a population of
less than 25,000. To determine whether a library meets these criteria, see this
webpage. For more information and to apply, click here. Scholarship
applications are due by 8 p.m. Eastern/5 p.m. Pacific on Friday, Oct. 27, 2017.
Since 2011, the Indiana State Library, in partnership with Net Literacy, has made over 1,555 free, rebuilt computers and monitors available to public and institutional libraries in Indiana.
The Library Development Office (LDO) is pleased to announce that once again a batch of refurbished desktop computers are now available. These computers are all Dell Optiplex 780s, running Windows 7 Professional and have a minimum of 2GB ram, 40GB or larger hard drives, a DVD Drive, antivirus software, an Ethernet card and are internet-ready. These computers come with all of the required cables, mice and keyboards. Flat screen monitors are also available.
Quantities are limited and priority will be given to recipients that can arrange to pick up the computers at the Indiana State Library. In a few cases, computers may be delivered to requesting libraries, but recipients are strongly encouraged to pick up the computers if possible. Electronics cannot be shipped via InfoExpress.
Visit Net Literacy's website to learn more about the organization and their efforts to improve digital literacy nationwide. These computers are available to any public or institutional library in Indiana. Schools are not eligible for this service.
To request computer(s) for your library, please complete the following short questionnaire.
Contact D. Michael Hicks from the state library with any questions.
The Indiana State Library will
host the annual Indiana Genealogy and Local History Fair in downtown
Indianapolis on Oct. 28, 2017 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Admission is free and the
event is open to the general public. This year’s theme is “Sacrificing and
Shaping the Future,” commemorating the Centennial of the Great War and
examining military resources and history.
Over 30 organizations and exhibitors
will be in attendance. Visit the tables in the exhibition hall to collect
information from genealogical and local history organizations and shop the
commercial vendors.
Highly-acclaimed,
internationally known speakers and genealogy consultants, Kathleen Brandt and
Katherine R. Willson, will present.
The following fabulous door
prizes will be given away: One annual World Explorer individual membership to Ancestry, one annual Fold3.com subscription, one annual Newspapers.com Basic subscription and one AncestryDNA kit.
Visit the library's events page for more information. LEUs are available.
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Jim Gill: A Joyous Way to Learn! Workshop for Librarians
When: Sept. 21, 2017, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Where: Jennings County Public Library
INSPIRE Town Hall
When: Sept. 21, 2017, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Where: Webinar
Jim Gill: A Joyous Way to Learn! Workshop for Librarians
When: Sept. 22, 2017, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Where: Jasper-Dubois County Contractual Public Library
Services to Children with Special Needs: About Special Kids
When: Sept. 26, 2017, 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Where: Webinar
Evergreen Indiana Basic Circulation
When: Sept. 27, 2017, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Where: Indiana State Library
Evergreen Indiana Holds Training
When: Sept. 27, 2017, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Where: Indiana State Library
Evergreen Indiana - Local Administration
When: Sept. 28, 2017, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Where: Indiana State Library
Evergreen Indiana - Basic Cataloging
When: Sept. 28, 2017, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Where: Indiana State Library
School & Public Library Partnerships: The Scoop from a School Librarian
When: Sept. 28, 2017, 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Where: Webinar
From the Bottom Up: We Overlooked the Misdemeanor (And so Can You!)
When: Sept. 29, 2017, 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Where: Webinar
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 the public
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Happy National Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month! The national
celebration runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, which covers the dates of the Independence
Days of five Latin American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras
and Nicaragua. Mexico and Chile also celebrate independence days on Sept. 16
and Sept. 18, respectively. The United States’ Hispanic/Latino population is
its largest ethnic or racial minority, with 18 percent of its total population,
according to 2016 Census Bureau population estimates. Of this percentage, more
than half have roots going back to Mexico; app. 10 percent are Puerto Rican;
four percent Salvadoran; four percent Cuban; thee percent Dominican; and 2.5
percent Guatemalan, with the remainder having family origins in Central
American, South American or other Hispanic/Latino nations. California’s
population is made up of 15.3 million who claim Hispanic/Latino heritage, the
largest number of any state, while nearly seven percent of Indiana’s population
describes itself as Hispanic or Latino, ranking 21st. For further statistics,
see the Census Bureau’s Hispanic Heritage
Month 2017 webpage.
Please enjoy many stories and events on American Latino
Heritage from the Library of Congress celebration website. The
National Endowment for the Humanities features a website for National
Hispanic Heritage Month with lessons and links to educational websites and
resources. For teaching resources organized by grade, see the National
Education Association website on National Hispanic Heritage Month. You can also view the six-hour
PBS documentary Latino
Americans and view its timeline to learn
more about 500 years of Hispanic/Latino history in the United States. Health information is available via the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Hispanic Heritage Month website.
This year's Indiana Public Library Association's (IPLA) conference and Legislative Fall Forum are set to take place at the Fishers Branch of the the Hamilton East Public Library on Oct. 4 and 5.
The Oct. 4 IPLA Conference will include sessions on "What Library Staff Need to Know about Executive Orders, Court Orders and ICE," "Understanding the Poverty Guidelines and Special Criteria for Healthcare, SNAP, TANF, etc. in the Changing Environment" and "The Role of the Public Library in Indiana." The Oct. 5 Legislative Fall Forum will discuss and prioritize policy issues, present a take-home advocacy plan and provide input in the Indiana Library Federation's (ILF) plan. The guest speaker will be Steve Braun, Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) commissioner.
Registration for ILF members for the IPLA Conference is $60; $80 for non-members. Registration for ILF members for the Legislative Fall Forum is $40; $60 for non-members.
The Hamilton East Public Library Fishers Branch is located at Five Municipal Drive in Fishers, Ind. The library may be reached at (317) 579-0300.
Click here to view the event flier. Visit the ILF's website for more conference information and information on discounted hotel rates.
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