This week's new Indiana library jobs
Cataloging Librarian
Lebanon Public Library
Librarian 1 – Genealogy
Indiana State Library
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Full Potential donates to Carnegie Public Library of Steuben County
Carnegie Public Library of Steuben County
Covington Public Library to start adult winter reading program
Covington-Veedersburg Public Library
Book clubs abound in NWI: Meetings provide camaraderie, connections, more for members
Crown Point Public Library
New Sugar Creek library set to open in February
Hancock County Public Library
Digital Divers helps improve tech skills
Kokomo-Howard County Public Library
Kokomo-Howard County Public Library to host space exhibit
Kokomo-Howard County Public Library
Monroe Co. Library's most popular checkout items in 2018
Monroe County Public Library
Twist of fate brings rare 1841 Lafayette map from pawn shop back to library
Tippecanoe County Public Library
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 The Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Award, an initiative of the Indiana Center for the Book, is celebrating its fifth year in 2019. The state award is administered by the Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Committee. Picture books serve an important role in the first years of the life of a child. The purpose of this award is to encourage parents, caregivers and very young children to interact together with exceptional picture books. The 2019 nominees are as follows: "A Hippy-Hoppy Toad" by Peggy Archer, "Jabari Jumps" by Gaia Cornwell, "There’s a Monster in Your Book" by Tom Fletcher, "Hello Hello" by Brendan Wenzel and "Play This Book" by Jessica Young.
To celebrate the award's fifth year, every public library system in Indiana will receive 15 print copies of the ballot, 20 activity sheets and 10 sheets of Firefly stickers for marking nominees and winners. Packets of printed materials should be received by the end of January.
Votes are collected at Indiana’s public libraries and other voting locations. Locations who wish to collect votes are welcome to print out as many ballots as they wish from the website. Patrons should be instructed to turn their votes in to their participating local public library. Schools, day cares and bookstores may collect votes as well. Efforts should be made to ensure that each child is voting only one time. It is expected that most children will require help from a parent, caregiver or librarian. Children should circle their favorite Firefly nominee on their ballot and turn it in to their local voting location. Children may also vote as a group by raising hands or pointing to their favorite. Libraries are encouraged to provide access to the books, have special Firefly story times, have voting programs and promote the awards as they see fit.
The ballot can be found here. Children who are under age 6 as of May 1, 2019 may vote for the award. Tallies will be accepted from April 29, 2019 through May 15, 2019 and may be submitted here. The award will be announced on May 17, 2019.
Please contact Suzanne Walker, director of the Indiana Center for the Book, with any questions.
 The Midwest Collaborative for Library Services has announced that 50 individuals from 15 Indiana libraries were selected to attend the Harwood Public Innovators Lab. The lab will take place on March 5-7, 2019 at the Indiana Wesleyan University - Indianapolis North campus. MCLS is fully funding the participants' tuition for the training, lodging and some meals and will also include follow-up coaching calls to further support the cohort of attendees post training.
The funds were made available to MCLS member libraries through a grant program established by the MCLS Board of Trustees from the proceeds of the sale of the former INCOLSA building in Indiana.
The Harwood Public Innovators Lab is a two-and-a-half day experience to help organizations learn what it means to "Turn Outward" – to use the community, not your conference room, as your reference point for choices and action.
MCLS has been using the tools of The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation and sharing them
with libraries since 2013. The selected libraries represent a spectrum of library types, sizes and geographic locations in
Indiana, all with a common goal to engage more deeply in their communities.
The following libraries were selected: Bartholomew County Public Library, Crown Point Public Library, Fortville-Vernon Township Public Library, Fulton County Public Library, Hamilton East Public Library, Indiana University Kokomo Library, Jasper County Public Library, Jasper-Dubois County Contractual Public Library, Jefferson County Public Library, Johnson County Public Library, Kokomo-Howard County Public Library, Noble County Public Library, Plymouth Public Library, Putnam County Public Library and Wells County Public Library.
MCLS is committed to continuing to support the community engagement efforts of Indiana and Michigan libraries beyond the Public Innovators Lab and follow-up coaching. MCLS offers communication forums such as a Facebook group, community engagement roundtables and a
community engagement electronic mailing list for libraries as they put the Harwood tools into practice in their community.
Read the full press release here.
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A Universe of Stories! CSLP 2019 Training & Roundtable (all ages)
When: Jan. 11, 2019, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Where: Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library
A Universe of Stories! CSLP 2019 Training & Roundtable (all ages)
When: Jan. 14, 2019, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Where: Peabody Public Library
Chair Yoga at Your Library!
When: Jan. 16, 2019, 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Where: Webinar
A Universe of Stories! CSLP 2019 Training & Roundtable (all ages)
When: Jan. 18, 2019, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Central Time
Where: Newton County Public Library - Roselawn Branch
A Universe of Stories! CSLP 2019 Training & Roundtable (all ages)
When: Jan. 25, 2019, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Where: Clinton Public Library
Beyond the Orientation Checklist: Documented Training for Improved Results
When: Jan. 30, 2019, 2 p.m - 3 p.m.
Where: Webinar
A Universe of Stories! CSLP 2019 Training & Roundtable (all ages)
When: Feb. 1, 2019, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Where: Jackson County Public Library
Community Engagement: You CAN do it!
When: Feb. 6, 2019, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Where: Webinar
Trustee Training
When: Feb. 20, 2019, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Where: Frankfort Community Public Library
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 In 2018, $62,605,461 was returned to Indiana residents through the Unclaimed Property Division of the Office of the Attorney General. Unclaimed property is any financial asset with no activity for an extended period of time. Searching for unclaimed property or money is very easy. All one needs to do is enter their first and last name, as well as the location and zip code of their previous residence into the search box. If a person has an unclaimed item, their name will appear with a link detailing the item that is unclaimed. A no results response means there are no unclaimed items.
The Attorney General’s office features a page of frequently asked questions to help Indiana residents and businesses with claims. An average claim last year for Hoosiers was $81.20. Submitting claims and required documentation can be completed online, too. Once a claim is set in motion, a tracking number is issued to help the recipient know the status of the claim. It only takes a few moments to check for any unclaimed property.
 The Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) has announced that the application filing window for FCC Form 471, for the 2019 funding year, will open on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019 at 12 p.m. and will close on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at 11:59 p.m. Form 471 is the Description of Services Ordered and Certification Form covering E-Rate services from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. Additionally, the Eligible Services List for the 2019 funding year was recently released and can be found here.
For those who are a part of the state E-Rate consortium, AdTec will fill out the form. Those who are not part of the consortium must fill out their own Form 471 within the filing window. Those applying for Category 2 funding must fill out Form 471, whether or not they are a part of the state E-Rate consortium.
For helpful videos regarding the Form 471 filing process, please see this page from USAC. An archived E-Rate Category 2 workshop that was presented in August at the Indiana State Library, in cooperation with ENA, can be viewed here.
Please contact Hayley Trefun, public library consultant at the Indiana State Library, with any questions.
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