This week's new Indiana library jobs
Youth Services Digital Assistant (part-time)
Lawrenceburg Public Library District
Community gathers to 'Celebrate Avon'
Avon-Washington Township Public Library
‘Reno Gang’ author set to visit library
Bartholomew County Public Library
RIP visiting Brazil library Oct. 21
Brazil Public Library
'Curious collection'
Covington-Veedersburg Public Library
5 millionth local Toyota goes to special customer
Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library
JC Military Gravesites Project now available at libraries and online
Jasper County Public Library
Writing Out Loud welcomes peace educator and author
Michigan City Public Library
Family branches
New Albany-Floyd County Public Library
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 During the 2018 fiscal year, the Indiana Arts Commission will fund six innovative and engaging library projects across the state.
The St. John the Baptist library in Fort Wayne will host a series of nine educational, arts-related programs with topics as varied as hip-hop poetry, graphic-novel illustrations and dancing.
"Draw Me a Song" is an art education program for ages kindergarten to grade 12 incorporated into the Flora-Monroe Township Public Library's annual summer reading program.
West Lafayette Public Library's Fun Day offers the library the ability to engage both new and established members of our community and introduce them not only to the library but to the varied arts, civic and cultural offerings of the area.
In addition to offering painting classes for adults, teens and children at the Monticello Public Library, the Arts Commission will also offer classes to nursing homes and at organizations serving disabled people in the community.
The Indianapolis Public Library's Photographic Celebration of Central Library is a public photography competition and exhibit for the Central Library and will mark 100 years of service in the library's current location in October 2017.
Finally, a summer arts program in 2018, including four weeks of community music programs for elementary school-age children, teens and adults, will take place at the Charlestown Clark County Public Library.
Click here for more information on how organizations can apply for grants from the Indiana Arts Commission.
A new 20-minute video, “Budget Planning for
Library Board,” is available for trustees and directors.
The video covers the topics of revenues and
expenditures, monitoring the budget and includes reference to Gateway Forms 1
and 2. It is an overview of the 18-month planning process and how the budget
communicates the “story” of the public library.
The video is closed
captioned and can be viewed individually or shown at
a board meeting. Due to its short length, no LEUs are available. For more information visit the Indiana State Library's Trustee Information page here.
The 3rd National Joint Conference of Librarians of Color (JCLC) in 2018, “Gathering all Peoples: Embracing Culture & Community,” will take place September 26-30, 2018 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The conference is promoted by the Joint Council for Librarians of Color whose purpose is “To promote librarianship within communities of color, support literacy and the preservation of history and cultural heritage, collaborate on common issues, and to host the Joint Conference of Librarians of Color every four to five years.”
Click here to see JCLC's suggested session topics, which range from advocacy to technology, and to submit a proposal. All sessions are to be 75 minutes long and proposals are to be submitted by midnight PST on Nov. 15, 2017. No late submissions will be accepted. Formats include panel presentation, paper presentation, round table, workshop, poster session, film with discussion and pre-conferences.
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Learning Analytics and the Academic Library
When: Oct. 11, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Where: Virtual Conference
Train the INSPIRE Trainer
When: Oct. 11, 2017, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Where: New Albany-Floyd County Public Library
TeachingBooks: Literacy Across the Curriculum
When: Oct. 12, 2017, 4 p.m. - 4:50 p.m.
Where: Webinar
INSPIRE Gale: Gale Resources and What to Use When
When: Oct. 13, 2017, 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
Where: Webinar
Using Newspapers in Your Family History Research
When: Oct. 17, 2017, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Where: Virtual Conference
INSPIRE Gale: Health & Wellness at your Library
When: Oct. 18, 2017, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Where: Webinar
Serving Patrons with Disabilities: Talking Books and Beyond
When: Oct. 19, 2017, 10 a.m. - 11 a.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 the public
well-informed. Follow the Indiana State Data Center on Facebook and Twitter and feel free to leave comments
and suggestions.
Almost daily, someone is
reaching into their medicine cabinet and finding out-of-date medications. The
problem becomes what to do with this medication now that it is no longer of any
use? Remember,
improper disposal of medications will cause it to get into the environment
impacting not only the fish and wildlife, but people as well.
The good news is that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s website page Disposal of Unused Medicines: What You Should Know has information on the effects of medications on the environment and the proper disposal of unwanted medications, including a listing of medications that they feel are ok to flush down the drain. This list is followed by the warning to check with your state and local government for their regulations on flushing medications.
The Indiana government website's page Unwanted Medicine: Proper
Disposal also has information on how and why proper disposal of medications
is important according to the local regulations, including the statement to not flush medicine down the sink or
drain. The webpage includes a listing of local unwanted medicine take back
collection programs, plus information on the proper disposal of household
needles and sharps making it easier to do the right thing with unwanted
medication.
Over 150,000 people from Indiana answered the call to serve when the United States entered the Great War on April 6, 1917. This exhibition will showcase publications, correspondence, diaries, photographs and other materials detailing the experiences of Hoosiers during World War I, both at home and abroad. A special reception will commence on Monday, Nov. 20, 2017 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the Indiana State Library. Click here to register.
Parking is available in the Senate Ave. parking garage for $10 beginning at 4:30 p.m. that day. The garage accepts credit cards only. No cash payments will be accepted
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