 This week's new Indiana library jobs
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Allen County Public Library
Youth Services Librarian
Hammond Public Library
Youth Services Librarian
Hancock County Public Library
Library Specialist (part-time)
Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health
Head Adult Services Librarian
Tippecanoe County Public Library
Director of Information Services
Trine University
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Indiana Humanities announces grant opportunities and 2020 deadlines – workshops to be held at Indiana libraries
Bedford Public Library, Gary Public Library and Kokomo-Howard County Public Library
Crown Point Community Foundation opens 2020 grant cycle
Crown Point Community Library
Eckhart Public Library awarded funds to host a ‘The Year We Left Home’ community read
Eckhart Public Library
Floyd County Library celebrates 50 years of New Albany building
Floyd County Library
Indy Zoo and other local organizations get grants from PNC Bank on Giving Tuesday
Indianapolis Public Library
Medora Christmas Festival draws a crowd
Jackson County Public Library
La Porte County Public Library receives Outstanding Library Award
La Porte County Public Library
Volunteers, staffers honored at annual STAR ceremony
Lake County Public Library
IU reveals new strategic plan to guide care, preservation, use of more than 220 collections
Lilly Library at Indiana University
La Escuelita Para Todos asks for IU student volunteers
Monroe County Public Library
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 The Indiana State Library would like to remind InfoExpress users that there will be no service on the following dates due to the holidays: Tuesday, Dec. 24, Wednesday, Dec. 25 and Wednesday Jan. 1, 2020.
Libraries that will be closed on any additional days that they would have regularly received courier service should inform the state library. The library will communicate with NOW Courier and adjust schedules accordingly. Closed date(s) and replacement requests must be submitted by Friday, Dec. 13.
Users can submit their own closure or rescheduling requests by logging into their InfoExpress account, opening their user profile and selecting “days unavailable.” Users can enter the date of the holiday or closure under “new unavailable date” - or select “more than one day,” if applicable - and provide a requested replacement date. Libraries only receiving 1-2 days of service per week may request alternate pickup days for service dates affected by state holidays. Only one day per week may be rescheduled. The library will follow up if they are unable to accommodate the requested replacement date.
Please note that request replacement service for December will likely be pick-up only due to the warehouse’s visual sorting process. For example, a Wednesday-only library's parcels are sorted in the Wednesday pile because it says Wednesday on labels for parcels addressed to that library. Switching to Tuesday for the holiday does not change the label, so parcels are still going to the Wednesday pile and not at hand when sorting Tuesday items. The state library is working on a way to address this.
Please contact the InfoExpress coordinator with any questions.
 During the holiday season, Indianapolis residents are invited to help provide free books to children of all ages during Jingle Books 2019, a project of the Indianapolis Public Library, the Office of Mayor Joe Hogsett and Sondhi Solutions.
During a launch event on Dec. 3 at the Central Library, Deputy Mayor Angela Smith-Jones, Indianapolis Public Library CEO Jackie Nytes and Sondhi Solutions representative Lindsay Szostak, donated the first books of the campaign into the Jingle Books receiving box, helping to ensure that every child receives the gift of reading in December.
“Jingle Books provides an easy way for people to help young children and families build a home library, which in turn can be an important asset in helping young ones develop their reading and literacy skills,” stated Nytes. “It’s as simple as visiting any Indy Library location to donate books or take books to give to a child to read and value.”
Jingle Books displays are available at all IndyPL locations where individuals can select children’s books from display boxes to take home for free. They can also donate new or gently used books by dropping them into the boxes. Free gift wrapping stations will be provided at most sites.
During its first five years, Jingle Books has provided over 7,000 books for local children. Jingle Books will continue through Dec. 23, during regular library hours.
 For the second consecutive year, Penguin Random House is offering the Library Award for Innovation. Penguin Random House will award $10,000 to a U.S. library that has created a lasting innovative community service program that will successfully inspire and connect new readers. Four runners-up will receive $1,000 in Penguin Random House books. The annual award is administered by the American Library Association.
Nominee libraries need to be located in the United States or its territories and nominated librarians should have an MLS or equivalent, but it is not required. The award will be presented during the ALA President’s Program Awards Reception at the ALA Annual Conference. Attendance is strongly recommended.
Selection criteria includes evidence of hardship, a successful partnership working to overcome the hardship, a focus on innovative programming, evidence of successful outcomes and a strong focus on inspiring and connecting with new readers. Nominations are open to all types of libraries and winners will be notified in May.
Click here to apply. Click here to read more about the program, including more information on selection criteria. Click here to read about the 2019 winner, the Craig County Public Library in New Castle, Virginia.
Contact Cheryl Malden, ALA staff liaison, with any questions.
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Imagine Your Story! CSLP 2020 Training & Roundtable
When: Dec. 12, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Central Time
Where: Crown Point Community Library
Readers' Advisory for Youth Services
When: Dec. 12, 1-2 p.m. Central Time
Where: Crown Point Community Library
Imagine Your Story! CSLP 2020 Training & Roundtable
When: Dec. 16, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Where: New Castle-Henry County Public Library
Imagine Your Story! CSLP 2020 Training & Roundtable
When: Dec. 17, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Where: Marion Public Library
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 On Dec. 11, 1816 President James Madison signed the resolution for Indiana’s admission “into the Union on an equal footing with the original States, in all respects whatever.” Indiana’s road to statehood first began in 1811 when the Indiana Territorial General Assembly petitioned the U.S. Congress for admission as a state. Due to uncertainties and pending war, the matter was delayed. By 1814 a new territorial census proved the 60,000 population requirement was met. On Dec. 11, 1815, the Indiana Territorial Assembly wrote a memorial asking Congress to vote again. Territorial Rep. Jonathan Jennings’ committee submitted a bill for an Enabling Act for Indiana to begin the process toward statehood. Once passed by Congress and signed by President Madison on April 19, 1816, the Enabling Act set out the steps to proceed. This included holding an election on May 13, 1816 for the 43 delegates to attend the Indiana Constitutional Convention in June 1816.
Once Indiana’s new constitution was sent to Congress, a special August election was held for governor, lieutenant governor, 29 state representatives and 10 state senators. Finally, all requirements for statehood were met. With President Madison’s signature, the Congressional Resolution became official on Dec. 11, 1816. For more information, view Indiana Documents Leading to Statehood and the special issue “Indiana Statehood,” from the Indiana Historical Bureau. Scans of original documents from the National Archives and the Indiana State Archives are available in the Road to Indiana Statehood Digital Collection.
In 1925, the Indiana General Assembly officially provided for the designation of December 11 as Indiana Day. By law (Indiana Code 1-1-10-1), “The governor shall issue a proclamation annually designating the eleventh day of December as Indiana Day” and citizens are urged to celebrate “in appropriate and patriotic observance of the anniversary of the admission of the state of Indiana into the Union.”
 The American Library Association has received a $2 million grant from Google.org to develop library entrepreneurship centers and enable libraries across the country to double down on their support for people looking to start a new business.
“Today’s libraries are engines of entrepreneurship,” said ALA President Wanda Brown. “There is no better place than the library to deliver economic opportunity, especially to low-income people and those from underrepresented groups. In cities, towns and rural areas alike, a library card is the key to access market research, expert advice, new technology and business plans."
Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced the funding for ALA as part of a $10 million pledge to help entrepreneurs from low-income and underrepresented groups start new businesses via access to training and capital. The $2 million grant builds on Google’s ongoing support of ALA and libraries, including the Libraries Lead with Digital Skills collaboration funded by Grow with Google, which gave ALA $1 million to help libraries provide digital skills training to their patrons. That initiative, announced earlier this year, has already supported 130 libraries across 18 states and will continue to all 50 states in 2020.
The new Google.org grant will enable ALA to fund a cohort of 10 libraries with proven models to increase the number of low-income, business creators they serve from low-income and underrepresented backgrounds. Participating libraries will work to establish new partnerships with community-based organizations and further develop innovative models to bring their library’s resources out in the community.
Read the full ALA press release here. Click here to learn more about Google.org.
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