 This week's new Indiana library jobs
Children’s Services Librarian
Bartholomew County Public Library
Adult Reference Librarian
Delphi Public Library
Associate Director of Technical Service Department
East Chicago Public Library
Associate Director of Youth Services
East Chicago Public Library
Professional Librarian Youth Services
East Chicago Public Library
Youth Services Librarian
LaGrange County Public Library
Children’s Programmer
Lowell Public Library
Community Engagement Librarian
Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library
Youth Services Associate
Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library
Security Technician (part-time)
Monroe County Public Library
Research Metrics Librarian
Ruth Lilly Medical Library, Indiana University School of Medicine
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Sorority donates to library, charities
Eckhart Public Library
Eiteljorg Museum leads celebration of the novel 'True Grit'
Indianapolis Public Library
Library offering Food for Fines program
Jackson County Public Library
Digital Divers emphasizes STEM
Kokomo-Howard County Public Library
Girls have fun with information and technology at KHCPL
Kokomo-Howard County Public Library
Missy Werner Band brings bluegrass to Lawrenceburg
Lawrenceburg Public Library District
IU's Lilly Library will get major upgrades thanks to $10.9 million from the Lilly Endowment
Lilly Library at Indiana University
Montpelier Friends of the Library’s Silent Basket Auction
Montpelier Harrison Township Public Library
Morrisson-Reeves Library to host international festival in April
Morrisson-Reeves Library
Keller Albums still on display at Nappanee library through April 30
Nappanee Public Library
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 Visit the Indiana State Library’s Exhibition Hall and Great Hall to view colorful large-scale Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad posters from the late 1920s. The advertisements depict scenes and landscapes along Lake Michigan’s south shore and the Indiana Dunes, as interpreted by artists Otto Brenneman, Clara Fahrenbach, Oscar Rabe Hanson and Raymond Huelster. These South Shore Line posters and others in the library’s collection were recently digitized for online access through the Indiana State Library Broadsides Collection.
For a limited time, the Exhibition Hall will include several hand-colored, circa 1930 silver gelatin photographs of the Indiana Dunes created by Bertha E. Dunham. The images were a gift to Hazel B. Warren, an Indiana State Library employee, in 1930.
The Indiana State Library’s exhibits are free and open to the public during regular business hours and will remain on display through April 2019. For hours of operation, directions and parking information, click here.
The South Shore Line continues providing service as an electrically-powered interurban commuter rail line under the authority of the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District. It operates between Millennium Station in downtown Chicago and the South Bend International Airport in South Bend.
 Early registration is now open for the 2019 Midwestern Roots Genealogy Conference. The conference will take place at the Indiana Historical Society in Indianapolis on July 19-20. Click here for registration info.
The Indiana Historical Society's website implores researchers to "[e]xplore [their] family’s Midwestern roots with a variety of nationally-renowned speakers at the Crossroads of America, featuring Blaine T. Bettinger, D. Joshua Taylor and more."
Supported by the Indiana State Library, Indiana State Archives and Ohio Genealogical Society, the 2019 Midwestern Roots Genealogy Conference is presented in partnership with Ancestry.com and the Allen County Public Library.
 On March 26-27, 2019, Young Adult Library Services Association Continuing Education Consultant Linda Braun traveled to Indiana to present two full-day workshops for librarians who serve teens. The workshops took place at the Brown County Public Library and Indiana University Kokomo. Both workshops were funded by the IMLS LSTA grant.
During the workshop, librarians learned how to connect crucial social emotional skills - self-awareness, social awareness, responsible decision making, self-management and relationship skills - to the programs they do for teens. These skills can help teens become successful adults, and libraries are poised to have a significant impact developing this skill set.
During the workshop, participants learned how to describe the value of what they do for and with teens. They also built an understanding of how social emotional learning fits into the work that they do and explored how to engage with community to develop services that ultimately help teens to grow up successfully.
Click here to learn more about YALSA. Contact Beth Yates, children’s consultant at the Indiana State Library, with any questions about the YALSA workshop.
 On Wednesday, April 10, 2019, as part of the 50th anniversary Indiana Landmarks Preservation Conference, Greg Hager, director of the Willard Library in Evansville, will co-present "Saving Knowledge: Library Preservation and Adaptive Reuse." The session will feature a panel of experts who will share tips for extending the life of historic library buildings. The Franklin County Public Library District, along with the Willard Library, will be highlighted during the session.
krM Architecture, designers of the recent addition to the Brookville Branch of the Franklin County Public Library District, recently photographed the interior and exterior of the library to be featured in the presentation. Mike Montgomery, principal and partner at krM Architecture, will co-present with Hager and Jack Faber of architecture firm Hafer.
The conference will take place April 9-12 in Evansville. Session descriptions and locations, along with other information about the conference, can be found at this here.
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Every Child Ready to Read 2.0
When: April 12, 2019, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Central Time
Where: Porter County Public Library
Non-Profit Day at IndyPL Book Sale
When: April 15, 2019, 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Where: Indianapolis Public Library - Library Services Center
AnyAbility: Serving Adults with Disabilities
When: April 16, 2019, 2:20 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Where: Webinar
Where's My Cape? Managing a Youth Services Department
When: April 24, 2019, 11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Where: Webinar
Every Child Ready to Read 2.0
When: April 29, 2019, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Where: Jeffersonville Township Public Library - Clarksville Branch
Welcome
to the Government Information Minute. Every week, government information
librarians at the Indiana State Library cover current resources on governmental
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 How can library workers keep patrons informed about their U.S. congressional districts? They can direct them to the My Congressional District web tool from the U.S. Census Bureau. The web tool can be used to find annual American Community Survey and County Business Pattern data about people in Indiana’s nine congressional districts, including labor force and unemployment figures, veteran and disability status reports, school enrollment, educational attainment and more. Users can download data from one particular district or all districts and share on social media. One can also embed the tool’s widget on their library’s website easily.
The Indiana General Assembly has a Find Your Legislator web tool that can help with information about Indiana Senate and House legislators. Printable and interactive maps of legislative districts can be found here via StatsIndiana. For access to GIS boundary files for Marion County districts, city and town councils, wards and precincts, visit OpenIndy.
 On Tuesday, March 26, 2019, the Otterbein Public library was awarded a grant from the Indiana Genealogical Society. The library received a new laptop and scanner for digitization of local historical and genealogical information for the IGS database.
OPL will be hosting a "Local History Swap Meet" on Tuesday, April 23 at 6 p.m. for patrons who would like to share their family stories with other Hoosiers. Patrons can bring photos and documents specific to Otterbein and Bolivar Township to be digitized for the IGS database. Patrons will also receive a free digital copy of their documents.
More details can be obtained by visiting the library's website and Facebook page or by calling 765-583-2107.
 The La Porte County Public Library is pleased to announce the launch of video streaming service Kanopy. The service provides customers with access to over 30,000 films from more than 800 filmmakers, with around 200 to 250 titles added each month. Kanopy’s unique collection consists of documentaries, foreign films, learning cinema, local content, cult classics and arthouse films. Kanopy’s partners include The Criterion Collection, The Great Courses, Kino Lorber, PBS, First Run Features, Samuel Goldwyn Films and Paramount Classics.
Kanopy is supported on more devices than any other streaming service, including iPad and iPhone on iOS, Apple TV on tvOS, Galaxy on Android, Roku and more. Films also feature embed tools, group showing rights, online comments, social media apps, captions and transcripts, ratings and real-time usage data. To watch titles specific to children, users should click the Kids link to enter the kid-friendly zone of titles.
At this time, library customers are limited to 10 play credits per month. A play credit is incurred when a customer clicks play or starts a film. Once a user play credit is logged, the customer has three full days to watch the film for unlimited uses. A customer can track their existing and past play credits from their user dashboard.
To access Kanopy, customers should visit the site here to log in or to create an account. For more information, contact the La Porte County Public Library by calling 219-362-6156 or visiting the library's website.
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