 This week's new Indiana library jobs
Catalog Librarian
Garrett Public Library
Outreach Librarian
Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library
Genealogy Librarian
Indiana State Library
Library Tech 3
Indiana State Library
Digital Services Librarian
Indiana University Kokomo
Library Assistant II: Teen Services
Jasper-Dubois County Contractual Public Library
Senior Information Assistant
Monroe County Public Library
Director of Youth Services
Mooresville Public Library
If you would like your Indiana library job posting to be listed in the Wednesday Word, the position, and its description, must be submitted to the Indiana State Library. Click here for submission guidelines and to submit.
Local organizations receive $64K in arts grants
Bartholomew County Public Library
Tax Court reverses denial of Goshen library budget for $60 overage
Goshen Public Library
Librarians Around Town connects with kids at Hammond parks
Hammond Public Library
IndyPL’s Summer Reading Program continues through July 27
Indianapolis Public Library
Numbers up for Southern Indiana summer lunch programs
Jeffersonville Township Public Library
Bloomington library's homebound service goes beyond books
Monroe County Public Library
Indiana county largely eliminates fines for overdue items
Porter County Public Library
Library slightly increases fee for nonresident card
Warsaw Community Public Library
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 Indiana public library directors and trustees are invited to attend the 2019 Indiana Public Library Trustee Summit on Friday, Aug. 16, 2019 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Indiana State Library. This full-day workshop was created especially for trustees and directors and will include information on communications, advocacy and Indiana law and best practices. The summit offers networking opportunities and the chance to learn how the state library, the Indiana Library Federation and the American Library Association can support directors and trustees.
Keynote speaker will be Sally Gardner Reed, consultant for Library Strategies and former executive director of ALA’s United for Libraries. A lunch address on the trustee’s role in library advocacy will be provided by Lucinda Nord, executive director of ILF. Several breakout sessions will also be offered.
Registration is $25 per person and includes a continental breakfast, lunch and parking validation in the Government Center garages. Click here to register. Visit the summit's website for updates and breakout session information.
Contact Jen Clifton of the Indiana State Library with any questions.
 The Frankfort Community Public Library and the Indiana chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, will hold a free event to present the Be SMART campaign on Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at 6 p.m. in room 219 of the library. The 20-minute presentation with be given by Be SMART representative Jennifer Haan.
In an effort to prevent child gun deaths and injuries, Moms Demand Action launched Be SMART, a public education campaign asking gun owners and non-gun owners alike to come together to reduce the number of unintentional shootings and suicides that occur when firearms are not stored responsibly and children or teens access a gun.
An activity and craft area will be prepared in a separate room for those who would like to bring their children. Click here for more information about the event.
Contact Jamie Anderson of FCPL at 765-654-8746 with any questions.
 On Monday, July 1, 2019, the Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library cut the ribbon on their latest project, a brand new StoryWalk. The ceremony took place at Hummel Park in Plainfield, the location of the StoryWalk.
A StoryWalk presents a picture book page by page along a trail or path, which families read while moving from display to display. The StoryWalk Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, Vermont and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. StoryWalk is a registered service mark owned by Ferguson.
The library's StoryWalk begins at the playground and follows a trail toward the park's Splash Pad. The displays include a complete picture book with early literacy activities to enjoy together and a list of suggested books to read. A new title will be featured every month throughout the year.
Maureen LaFerney, who headed up the project for the library, said, “We’re so pleased with the results of this project. Plainfield is an active community and the StoryWalk® is a perfect fit. Many families enjoy visiting Hummel Park and we hope that the StoryWalk will be a wonderful addition.”
The project is sponsored by the Duke Energy Foundation, the Hendricks County Community Foundation and the Friends of the Library. Learn more here.
 The Professional Development Office of the Indiana State Library is once again looking for volunteers to help process books for the library's book club kit collection. No experience is necessary. Volunteers will be taught how to process the books.
This year's party will take place on July 24, 2019 at the Indiana State Library. This all-day event includes a round table discussion worth one LEU. The party also includes pizza, salad, free parking and a library tour.
Click here to register and for more detailed information about the event. Please contact Beth Yates, children's consultant at the Indiana State Library, with any questions.
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Map Reading for Genealogists: When North Isn't and Land Records: A Family Historian's 'Bread and Butter'
When: July 13, 2019, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Where: Indiana State Library
Staff Development Day
When: July 16, 2019, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Where: Webinar
Book Processing Party and Round Table Discussion
When: July 24, 2019, 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Where Indiana State Library
2019 New Director Workshop
When: Aug. 7, 2019, 8:15 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Where: Indiana State Library
Every Child Ready to Read 2.0
When: Aug. 9, 2019, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Where: Peru Public Library
Unigov: The Creation of Modern Indianapolis and Its Suburbs
When: Aug. 10, 2019, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Where: Indiana State Library
Leap Into Science "Wind" Workshop
When: Aug. 12, 2019, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Where: Indiana State Museum
Leap Into Science "Wind" Workshop
When: Aug. 14, 2019, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Central Time
Where: Angel Mounds State Historic Site in Evansville
New Director Follow-Up Webinar
When: Aug. 14, 2019, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Where: Webinar
Readers' Advisory for Youth Services
When: Aug. 15, 2019, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Where: Jackson County Public Library
Indiana Public Library Trustee Summit
When: Aug. 16, 2019, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Where: Indiana State Library
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 Thursday, July 11, 2019 is World Population Day, as celebrated by the United Nations. Many resources on population studies across the world provided by the U.N., including the website of the U.N. Statistics Division, can be found here.
Outside of the U.N. website, there are several other population data resources available. The current estimated count of the United States and the world using the population clock can be viewed here, at the top right corner of the U.S. Census Bureau’s homepage. The Indiana Business Research Center maintains the StatsAmerica and StatsIndiana websites, which act as online portals to customized population data for the U.S. and Indiana, respectively. Population projections for all states can be found by using the center’s Population Projections webpage. Additionally, one can find maps and visualizations of Indiana’s projections here.
 The Library of Congress has announced the winners of its 2019 Letters About Literature national writing contest. The program asks students to write to an author about how his or her work affected their lives.
Yael Epstein of Carmel won the Level 2 National Prize, which includes students in grades 7 and 8. Epstein wrote to Ayaan Hirsi Ali, author of “Infidel.” Her letter details how traditional gender roles in her own religion have affected her life. Epstein's letter can be read here, along with the other first place letters from the Indiana competition.
The statewide Letters About Literature competition, presented by the Indiana Center for the Book, was held on April 13, 2019 at the Indiana State Library. Epstein's first-place showing earned her a spot in the national competition.
According to the Library of Congress, "More than 29,000 students from across the country participated in this year’s initiative. The contest is promoted by the Library’s Center for the Book through its affiliated state centers, state libraries, state humanities councils and other organizations."
As a national prize recipient, Epstein earned a $2,000 award in addition to the $100 first place state prize. The 2018-19 Letters About Literature contest for young readers was made possible by a generous grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, with additional support from gifts to the Center for the Book. The Indiana contest is additionally supported by the James and Madeleine McMullen Family Foundation and the Indiana State Library Foundation.
A full Library of Congress press release about the national event, including a list of all winners, can be read here. Click here to learn more about the Indiana Letters About Literature competition.
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