 This week's new Indiana library jobs
Branch Librarian (two positions)
Lake County Public Library
Outreach Librarian
Speedway 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.
ACPL narrows leader search to four candidates
Allen County Public Library
Auburn Rotary Club donates bike racks to library
Eckhart Public Library
National Endowment for the Humanities announces new grants
Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library
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 The Wednesday Word will take a brief holiday hiatus next week, but will return on Jan. 6, 2021.
The Indiana State Library will be closed on Dec. 24 for Christmas Eve, Dec. 25 for Christmas and Jan. 1, 2021 for New Year's Day. The library will be open by appointment from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on New Year's Eve, Thursday, Dec. 31.
The Indiana State Library wishes everyone a happy and safe holiday season.
 The Research and Statistics Committee of the Reference Services Section of the Reference and User Services Association invites submission of reference service research project proposals for presentation at "New Discoveries in Reference: The 27th Annual Reference Research Forum" at the 2021 American Library Association Annual Conference in Chicago. Researchers and practitioners from all types of libraries, library school faculty and students and other interested individuals are encouraged to submit a proposal. The committee is particularly interested in research around serving diverse patrons.
Criteria for selection includes originality, quality and impact. In respective order, this entails potential for research to fill a gap in reference knowledge or to build on previous studies; research design and methodologies; and significance of the study for improving the quality of reference service. Research projects may be in-progress or completed. Previously published research or research accepted for publication will not be accepted.
Two-page proposals, in the form of a Word document, are due by Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. Page one, the contact information page, should include the primary contact’s name, title, institutional affiliation, mailing address and email address. Additional research team members should also be noted in the appropriate field. Page two, the research description page, should include the title of the project; explicit statement of the research problem; description of the research design and methodologies; findings or results if available; and a brief discussion of the originality, unique contribution, potential impact and significance of the research.
If semicolons are used between items in a list, the entire list must be in the form of a complete sentence. Research descriptions that exceed the 250 word limit will be automatically rejected. The research description must not include any personally identifiable information.
Questions about the forum should be directed to committee chair Qiana Johnson.
 Two youth services related self-paced Moodle courses are currently available from the Indiana State Library. "Readers’ Advisory for All Ages" is an introduction and refresher course on best practices, including a section about readers' advisory for youth. "Every Child Ready to Read" is an overview of the Every Child Ready to Read parent education initiative, including information on the original six skills and the current five practices, with suggestions for use in storytimes.
Each two-hour course is eligible for two LEUs for Indiana Librarians. Courses may be taken at one's own leisure and can be started and stopped as needed. Both courses can be accessed here. Participants will need to sign-up for a free Moodle account.
Those with questions about the courses or those experiencing technical issues with Moodle should direct their inquiries to Beth Yates, children's consultant at the Indiana State Library.
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Virtual Tails & Tales CSLP 2021 Training/Roundtable
When: Jan. 11, 1-2:30 p.m.
Where: Webinar
What's Up Wednesday - Get INSPIRED - Introduction to INSPIRE
When: Jan. 13, 10-11 a.m.
Where: Webinar
Virtual Tails & Tales CSLP 2021 Training/Roundtable
When: Jan. 26, 10-11:30 a.m.
Where: Webinar
Leap into Science - Light & Shadows virtual training
When: Feb. 4, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Where: Webinar
Leap into Science - Light & Shadows virtual training
When: Feb. 4, 1-3 p.m.
Where: Webinar
Leap into Science - Light & Shadows virtual training
When: Feb. 10, 12-2 p.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.
 Recalls protect the public from products that may cause illness or injuries. In the case of a recall, a government agency or manufacturer will alert the public to take a specific action. Some recalls ban the sale of an item and then instruct consumers to throw away the product. Other recalls ask that purchasers return the item for replacement or repair. In some cases, the seller will replace the defective part in order to reduce the danger of using the product.
Commonly recalled products include child safety seats, cosmetics, food, medication, toys and vehicles. Before buying a product - especially for a child - consumers should find out if the manufacturer has recalled it. Visit the Recalls.gov website to find the latest information on safety recalls. Consumers can also sign up for free email notifications on recalls. To provide better service in alerting the American people to unsafe, hazardous or defective products, federal agencies with vastly different jurisdictions have joined together to create Recalls.gov, a "one stop shop" for U.S. government recalls.
The Indiana State Library's YouTube channel contains a wealth of information for library patrons, researchers and library employees throughout the state.
The channel contains a large collection of webinars, many of which are eligible for LEUs for Indiana library staff. Some recent webinars include "WordPress Fundamentals" and "The Ins and Outs of Virtual Programming." A playlist of webinars can be found here.
Also available are training webinars covering the services of the Indiana State Library, such as "An Overview of What’s New in INSPIRE" and "History at Your Fingertips Using Hoosier State Chronicles and Indiana Memory."
The channel also includes interviews with Indiana children's authors and illustrators conducted by Sammy the Interviewing Toucan. Every Tuesday at 2 p.m., Toucan Tuesday showcases authors and illustrators and includes a show and tell. The Toucan Tuesdays playlist can be viewed here.
Other playlist topics include Digitized Archives, Games and Gaming in Libraries and Genealogy. Click here to visit the Indiana State Library's YouTube channel and to subscribe.
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