This week's new Indiana library jobs
Assistant Branch Manager
Allen County Public Library (Georgetown Branch)
Librarian, Youth Services
Hancock County Public Library
Public Services Manager
La Porte County Public Library
Branch Librarian
Lake County Public Library (Dyer/Schererville Branch)
Materials Handler (part-time)
Monroe County Public Library (Ellettsville Branch)
Information Librarian (part-time)
Tipton County Public Library
Fort Wayne-based Friends of the Lincoln Collection of Indiana to receive Lincoln Forum award
Allen County Public Library
Get inspired by Exhibit Columbus, then stop by the library
Bartholomew County Public Library
Reihman trust bequeath benefits county library
Fayette County Public Library
Human hair, Cuneiform tablets and other surprising things we found at the Indiana State Library
Indiana State Library
Fancy Nancy Party
Linden Carnegie Public Library
Panel explores causes, realities of Central American immigration to the U.S.
Monroe County Public Library
Spotlight: Morgan County Public Library, Indiana
Morgan County Public Library
New Albany man finds WWI belt buckle in backyard
New Albany-Floyd County Public Library
Library begins search for assistant director
Westchester Public Library
Spelling bee for teens and adults at Westchester Public Library
Westchester Public Library
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The Indiana Library Leadership Academy (InLLA) is now accepting applications for the 2018-2019 cohort. The academy is a yearlong opportunity open to 24 individuals selected through a competitive application process. All levels of library workers will be considered and this is a great chance for anyone who is interested in honing leadership skills, solving problems through opportunities, meeting new colleagues and growing as a library professional. The academy is seeking anyone, and everyone, from the academic librarian who is leading a team of student workers to the public library director who is new in the community to the school librarian who has ideas percolating about eLearning days.
The next year-long cohort of the InLLA will start in June of 2018. InLLA targets employees from public, academic, school and special libraries within Indiana who have exhibited leadership potential, a successful work experience and dedication to the profession. There is no requirement of an MLS or an MLIS. A maximum of 24 participants will be selected. Participants will be expected to complete an individual project over the course of the year. Projects should be related to improving, enhancing and/or strengthening some aspect of the participant’s library or community.
InLLA is also seeking coaches. Six coaches will serve as team facilitators and guides both during the retreat and over the course of the year. They will engage in group discussions and work with the facilitator to ensure individualized professional results for each participant.
More information about the program, including the link to the application, the registration fee and important dates, can be found on the Indiana State Library's Continuing Education website. Click here to view past InLLA projects. For more information, contact Suzanne Walker of the Indiana State Library.
On Dec. 20, 2017, the Indiana State Library’s Certification Program Director and Legal Consultant Cheri Harris will answer the questions she gets most often about becoming certified, staying certified and accumulating LEUs in a webinar titled "Certification Made Simple: Need to Know Info about Librarian Certification."
Harris will answer such questions as "Who needs to be certified and when?," "Why the wait for the temporary certificate?," "Do you take electronic transcripts?," "Who can renew online?," "Are there different requirements for upgrades vs. renewals?" and many more. She will also give tips for surviving a random audit, answer FAQs on LEUs and provide pointers for finding free LEUs. Time will be set aside for audience Q&A, too.
The webinar starts at 10 a.m EST and participants may register at this link. Contact Cheri Harris for more information.
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The Joint Conference of Librarians of Color (JCLC) has extended its proposal deadline to Friday, Dec. 15, 2017 at midnight PST. JCLC 2018, themed “Gathering all Peoples: Embracing Culture & Community,” seeks conference session presentations in all areas of diversity, including, but not limited to: Insights, skills, tools and strategies that stress solutions, implementation and practical applications; highlighting of exemplary programs, approaches and models; facilitating constructive dialogue, interaction and understanding around significant issues affecting conference constituencies and discussing efforts to create more inclusive environments, curricula and programs. All sessions are 75 minutes long with the exception of pre-conferences, which may be either four or eight hours, and may take one of the following formats: Panel presentation, individual paper presentation, roundtable, workshop, poster session or film with discussion. The Program Committee will strive to select a balance of academic, school, tribal, special and public libraries learning opportunities.
JCLC is a conference open to
all library staff, students, influencers and decision makers interested in
exploring inclusive policies and practices in libraries and how they affect the
ethnic communities who use their services. JCLC will take place on Sept. 26-30, 2018 in Albuquerque, N.M.
Proposals may be submitted here. Read the proposal FAQ here.
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Anything Can Happen in the Zone: The Whys and Hows of Library Organizational Change
When: Nov. 28, 2017, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Where: Virtual Conference
Geekspotting 2.0
When: Nov. 29, 2017, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Where: Webinar
INSPIRE Gale: Finding Authors in Gale Literary Sources
When: Nov. 29, 2017, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Where: Webinar
Evergreen Indiana Basic Circulation
When: Dec. 4, 2017, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Where: Webinar
Evergreen Indiana Holds Training
When: Dec. 4, 2017, 1 p.m - 3 p.m.
Where: Webinar
School & Public Library Partnerships: Getting Public Library Access to Students
When: Dec. 5, 2017, 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Where: Webinar
Writing Policy for Small to Medium Sized Public Libraries
When: Dec. 6, 2017, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Where: Virtual Conference
INSPIRE Gale: Testing & Education Reference Center - Careers
When: Dec. 7, 2017, 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Where: Webinar
Evergreen Indiana - Local Administration
When: Dec. 8, 2017, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Where: Webinar
Libraries Rock! CSLP 2018 Training & Roundtable
When: Dec. 8, 2017, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Where: New Carlisle-Olive Township Public Library
Evergreen Indiana - Basic Cataloging
When: Dec. 8, 2017, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Where: Webinar
INSPIRE Gale: Supporting Entrepreneurs using Small Business Resource Center
When: Dec. 12, 2017, 12 p.m. - 1 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
well-informed. Follow the Indiana State Data Center on Facebook and Twitter and feel free to leave comments
and suggestions.
For those searching for new ways to spend time indoors as
the weather gets colder NASA has a large collection of podcasts and e-books for listening
and reading entertainment. In September, NASA released the first in a series, Hubble Focus: Our
Amazing Solar System. The new e-book series will emphasize current
scientific investigations made possible by the Hubble Space
Telescope, which was launched in 1990 and has made more than 1.3 million
observations since the beginning of its mission. Plenty of e-books are
available on the NASA website, including The Saturn System through the Eyes of
Cassini, about NASA’s
mission to Saturn from 2004 to 2017.
On NASA’s stories
by topic, A-Z page, new stories are updated daily along with an archive of
stories going back eight years or more. Scientific stories are accessible to
the general reader and NASA has something for everyone. Find out how to get a Better
Golf Game with NASA Tech, learn How
NASA and John Deere Helped Tractors Drive Themselves and discover how Better
Rovers Yield Better Coffee.
One may also join the NASA Public Education channel on NASA TV via USTREAM and subscribe to the
NASA YouTube channel.
The Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS) is offering two online workshops at the end of November.
The first workshop, "Assigning Library of Congress Call Numbers: Advanced," is a three-day course and will take place on Nov. 28-30, 2017. Dawn Olmsted Swanson, head of technical services and metadata, lead librarian, at Kettering University Library will discuss assigning call numbers using two cutters and how to use LC tables. Click here to register and for pricing information. This workshop is worth six LEUs for Indiana library staff.
"Legal Resources on the Internet" is a two-day online course that will take place on Nov. 28-29, 2017. Daryl Thompson, reference librarian at Michigan State University College of Law will discuss how to locate quality legal resources on the World Wide Web. Click here to register and for pricing information. This course is worth four LEUs for Indiana library staff.
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