 This week's new Indiana library jobs
Assistant Branch Manager/Youth Librarian
Allen County Public Library
Information Services Librarian
Delphi Public Library
Digital Initiatives Director
Indiana State Library Historical Bureau
Children’s Community Engagement Librarian-Preschool (part-time)
Monroe County Public Library
Head of Children and Teen Services
Perry County Public Library
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Local libraries plan out summer reading programs
Edinburgh Wright-Hageman Public Library, Greenwood Public Library and Johnson County Public Library
Indiana Catholic saint Mother Theodore Guerin's letters and journals to be digitized
Indiana State University
Meeting: Dubois County Contractual Library
Jasper-Dubois County Public Library
Author Bill Kenley to speak at LaGrange Public Library
LaGrange County Public Library
IU receives $10.9 million grant from Lilly Endowment
Lilly Library at Indiana University
Foundation awards $64,936.70 in grants
Union City Public Library
Prices in for Westchester library improvements
Westchester Public Library
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 Roy Lambert
In 2004, The Aurora Public Library District launched its Talk About Aurora History series under late director Mary Alice Horton. Talk About Aurora History is a round table discussion held at The Local History Library @ The Depot branch. For the last 15 years, Roy Lambert, local history librarian, has prepared and conducted each talk.
Past round table discussion subjects have included churches, doctors, schools, ferries, businesses, wars, caves and the Underground Railroad. An interesting event for those who are local history buffs, the discussions are also helpful to those new to the community searching for details of their home town. This year, May 28 will be a milestone for Mr. Lambert: it's the day he will present his 100th program. The Talk About Aurora History series has been extraordinarily successful through the years due to Lambert’s knowledge of his small town.
The Aurora Public Library District is inviting the public to join in on this milestone on Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at 6 p.m. Due to the expected increase in attendance, this program will take place at the Aurora Lions Club building, located at 228 Second St. Refreshments will be provided. This month's topic will be “Lower Second Street: The Tim Miller Building Renovation." Please arrive early to ensure a good seat. Parking is located behind the Lions Club building. Please contact the library with any questions.
 Cyndee Landrum, courtesy of EVPL
The Institute of Museum and Library Services has appointed Cynthia Landrum as the agency's new deputy director of the Office of Library Services. Landrum, a leader in the field with two decades of experience in public libraries, comes to IMLS from Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library, where she served as CEO-director.
“Cyndee’s broad experience and passion for librarianship will be an asset in her new leadership role at IMLS,” said IMLS Director Dr. Kathryn K. Matthew. “IMLS works with libraries that meet the needs of communities of all types and sizes across the country, and Cyndee's background is reflective of the rich and evidence-based approaches of the library field in serving the public and professionals.”
As deputy director, Landrum will oversee the agency's largest program, Grants to States, which is the primary source of federal funding for library services in the United States. Each year, more than $150 million is distributed to state library administrative agencies, located in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories and the Freely Associated States, using a population-based formula.
Read the full IMLS press release here.
 Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded $520,000 to the Private Academic Library Network of Indiana for PALSave, an affordable education initiative that will combat rising textbook costs and their detrimental effects on student success and retention.
“The PALSave program will provide education and funding support to the faculty of the 24 private Indiana colleges, universities and seminaries to adopt, adapt and create affordable learning materials,” said Kirsten Leonard, executive director of PALNI. “The five-year funding from Lilly Endowment will enable PALNI to make a real difference to student success and reduce debt by supporting the implementation of course materials that are free to students and customizable by faculty.”
While only a portion of the overall price for college, the cost of textbooks can have a negative effect on student success.
Read the full PALNI press release here.
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More Than #MotivationMonday: Motivating Your Team Any Day of the Week
When: May 16, 2019, 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Where: Webinar
Women in Leadership: What the Science Says and How to Move Forward in the Era of #MeToo
When: May 22, 2019, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Where: Webinar
Community Engagement: Beyond the Buzz
When: May 30, 2019, 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Where: Webinar
So You Want to Start a Library Podcast?
When: June 5, 2019, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Where: Webinar
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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and suggestions.
 Hiram Fong, the first Asian Pacific American to serve in the U.S. Senate
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month began as Asian Pacific Heritage Week in 1978 when a U.S. House joint resolution became Public Law 95-419, calling “people of the United States, especially the educational community, to observe such week with appropriate ceremonies and activities.” A short history is available on the U.S. Senate website. The Library of Congress and its partners celebrate the month using an informative website which details the exhibits and collections of several federal agencies: The Smithsonian, the National Archives, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Gallery of Art, the National Park Service and more. A calendar of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month events taking place in Washington, D.C. can be found on the website.
The U.S. Census Bureau has initiated a Go Global webinar series to recognize World Trade Month in the month of May. Webinars include “Expanding Your Markets Using International Trade Data” and “Online Tools for Finding New Markets.”
U.S. international trade data can be found on the Census Bureau’s website. Data by country and by product and export and import data by state and metro area can be found on the website. For those curious about where exports and imports have stood over time, the Census Bureau’s historical series can help. View the total and percent change of export and import of annual goods from 1960 to the present. For support, see the Guide to Foreign Trade Statistics.
The Statewide Remote Circulation Service will be upgrading its software to Version 6 in June. The system will be unavailable from Friday, June 21, 2019 at 8 p.m. Eastern through Monday, June 24, 2019 at 8 a.m. Eastern. New requests will not be able to be placed during this time.
Changes SRCS users can expect to see in the new version are: an updated site with a cleaner appearance; mobile-friendly menus; a rebuilt search engine will provide a faster, smoother search behind the scenes, meaning no more flickering book covers; search results will be easier to expand or narrow; simplified drag-and-drop request form editing will be implemented; the staff dashboard menus and preferred links will be customizable; and the UX admin will boast simplified customization options and homepage creation.
To help Indiana prepare for the leap, Debbie Hensler, product manager from Auto-Graphics, visited Indiana to provide three trainings for Indiana library staff. The trainings kicked off on the morning of April 30, 2019 in Indianapolis with an in-person and webinar training with over 100 participants from libraries across the state. The training was recorded for later viewing and will be available on the SRCS website prior to the upgrade.
Please contact Statewide Services at the Indiana State Library with any questions.
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