 This week's new Indiana library jobs
Youth Services Librarians
Hamilton East Public Library
Director
Middlebury Community Public Library
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New virtual book club at library explores racial equity issues
Bartholomew County Public Library
Shakespeare on aisle 9? Indiana town turns old supermarket into temporary library
Carmel Clay Public Library
Alan Schaffer performs patriotic songs for DAR
Garrett Public Library
Library offering virtual ‘music play’ concert
Jackson County Public Library
Monticello library hosts virtual discussion on DNA testing
Monticello-Union Township Public Library
A new garden at the library
Washington Carnegie Public Library
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 Beginning tonight, Wednesday, Nov. 25 at 10 p.m., Evergreen Indiana will upgrade from version 3.2 to version 3.4. The upgrade is scheduled to conclude on Sunday, Nov. 29.
During this time, all Evergreen Indiana servers will become inaccessible to member libraries and their patrons as the upgrade process begins. Services that rely on connection to Evergreen Indiana ILS for authentication will be unavailable for new transactions. These include, but are not limited to, Overdrive and hoopla. Databases that rely on library card prefixes or URL referrals should still be accessible. Other IT services that rely on SIP connections will be unavailable. These services include, but are not limited to, SRCS, some public computer management services, self-check machines, the Evergreen Indiana app and the Evergreen Indiana OPAC.
Evergreen Indiana member libraries have already received instructions on how to prepare patrons and staff for the upgrade. Links to Evergreen training opportunities have also been sent to member libraries.
Please contact Ruth Frasur, Evergreen development and support administrator at the Indiana State Library, with any questions about the upgrade.
 Large vinyl replicas of 28 Murals for Racial Justice are on display at the Indianapolis Public Library's Central Library through Jan. 20, 2021. Additionally, the murals are available for checkout. Local artists of color were commissioned to create the murals in June, originally creating the artwork on the wood that was used to cover downtown Indianapolis windows amid protests of the police-involved killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Dreasjon Reed.
The Indianapolis Public Library’s Center for Black Literature & Culture partnered with artist, equity practitioner and design researcher Danicia Monét and the Arts Council of Indianapolis to ensure that the murals are archived as a part of Indianapolis history. The murals were replicated on 3-by-5-foot vinyl banners and also as high resolution images in the online collection Digital Indy: Murals for Justice, which includes information about the contributing artists. The murals will be available in the IndyPL online catalog indefinitely. This community-engagement initiative was funded through the generosity of Glick Philanthropies.
“Local artists poured their hearts into these murals. As the buildings start to open again, we want to preserve these paintings that capture what we, as a community, were experiencing during these challenging and transformative times,” said Nichelle M. Hayes, special collections librarian and founding leader of the CBLC.
Patrons can request and pick up the murals from any library branch for display at homes, businesses and events. A maximum of eight murals per patron may be checked out at once. The murals have a 42-day checkout duration and cannot be renewed. They are “late fine free” items, which means they are exempt from per day late fees that accrue when materials are overdue.
Read more here.
 The Midwest Collaborative for Library Services is offering two early December cataloging workshops.
On Dec. 2 at 2 p.m., MCLS will present "RDA for Non-Catalogers: What Do I Need to Know?," a webinar that will discuss RDA and what it means for non-catalogers. Click here to see member and non-member pricing and to register.
On Dec. 3 at 2 p.m., MCLS will present "Graphic Detail: Cataloging Graphic Novels." Attendees will learn practical skills for cataloging graphic novels. Click here to see member and non-member pricing and to register.
Each webinar is eligible for two LEUs for Indiana library staff. Each webinar totals two hours. See more MCLS webinars and workshops here.
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Government Resources for Children, K-9
When: Dec. 3, 2-3 p.m.
Where: Webinar
Virtual Tails & Tales CSLP 2021 Training/Roundtable
When: Dec. 10, 2-3:30 p.m.
Where: Webinar
Services from the Indiana State Library: The Secret Ingredient to Library Success!
When: Dec. 15, 10-11 a.m.
Where: Webinar
Virtual Tails & Tales CSLP 2021 Training/Roundtable
When: Dec. 16, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Where: Webinar
Virtual Tails & Tales CSLP 2021 Training/Roundtable
When: Jan. 11, 2021, 1-2:30 p.m.
Where: Webinar
Virtual Tails & Tales CSLP 2021 Training/Roundtable
When: Jan. 26, 2021, 10-11:30 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 data at the state, national and international levels, all to keep the public well-informed. Follow the Indiana State Data Center on Facebook and Twitter and feel free to leave comments and suggestions.
 Several historic November events and their associated documents recall the origins and founding of America and the resilience of its people. The modern celebration of Thanksgiving can traced to the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony and to the Mayflower Compact, a document signed aboard the ship Mayflower in November 1620. This written agreement, or compact, set forth the principles of tolerance and liberty for self-government in Plymouth Colony. The Mayflower Compact not only served as the colony’s official Constitution for over 70 years, but it still stands as a prototype document for the Constitutional Republic that the independent colonies would form together as the United States of America. This year marks the 400th anniversary of the founding of Plymouth Colony. The Official Plymouth 400 Commemoration website includes educational resources for further study.
In the midst of the Revolutionary War, on Nov. 1, 1777 the Second Continental Congress celebrated the critical American victory over the British at the Battle of Saratoga by proclaiming a national day of Thanksgiving. The Proclamation appears in the Journals of the Continental Congress: “It is therefore recommended to the legislative or executive powers of these United States, to set apart Thursday, the eighteenth day of December next, for solemn thanksgiving and praise.” On Oct. 3, 1789, during his first year as the nation’s first president, George Washington recommended in his Thanksgiving Proclamation that the people of the United States observe a day of public thanksgiving and prayer on Thursday the 26th day of November.
In 1856, Puritan leader William Bradford's 1650 manuscript, “Of Plimoth Plantation,” was published by the Massachusetts Historical Society after being lost for about eighty years and later found in England. Bradford’s manuscript is a detailed historical account of the Plymouth Colony from 1621 to 1647, and it briefly mentions waterfowl, wild turkeys, venison, and Indian corn, foods often attributed to the Pilgrims’ harvest celebration of 1621. Learn more about the history of Bradford’s Manuscript from the Massachusetts State Library and the international negotiations for the return of the document to America in 1897.
With the Civil War raging, President Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation of Oct. 3, 1863 sought “to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving.” One week before the national day of Thanksgiving, President Lincoln delivered one of the most famous two-minute speeches in history, “The Gettysburg Address”, at the Nov. 19, 1863 dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg. Mirroring this sentiment, Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation had acknowledged the “widows, orphans, mourners or sufferers in the lamentable civil strife in which we are unavoidably engaged.” Those interested can view the manuscript copy of the Proclamation from the National Archives.
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