 This week's new Indiana library jobs
Supervisor Librarian
Indianapolis Public Library
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Allen County Public Library names new executive director
Allen County Public Library
Crown Point library's art display pays homage to uplifting messages during pandemic
Crown Point Community Library
Vernon Township library gets new director
Fortville-Vernon Township Public Library
Changing with the times
Johnson County Public Library
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 Four Indiana libraries have been selected to be part of a competitive grant opportunity from the American Library Association's "Libraries Transforming Communities: Focus on Small and Rural Libraries" grant program. The grants were awarded to Knightstown Public Library, Nappanee Public Library, Pike County Public Library and Roann Paw Paw Township Public Library. In total, 200 grants were awarded across 43 states.
Up to 450 grants will be awarded in the second round of ALA’s community engagement funding initiative. Library workers may apply online for grant funding by March 4.
Participating libraries receive training on how to lead conversations through an ALA e-course on basic facilitation skills; host at least one conversation - in-person or virtual - with community members on a chosen topic; and receive $3,000 to support community engagement efforts. Grant funds may cover a range of expenses, including staff time and collections and technology purchases.
“We were so impressed by the dedication and creativity we saw in this first round of grant applications, and we are excited to see the effects of this funding spread across the country,” said ALA president Julius C. Jefferson, Jr. “If you are a library worker in a small or rural community and are inspired by these projects, I encourage you to apply for funding by March 4.”
Click here to read the ALA's full press release.
 Registration is now open for two upcoming TeachingBooks Zoom webinars.
On Jan. 20, from 4-5 p.m., "TeachingBooks for Teachers" will highlight top TeachingBooks features that teachers find useful for in-class instruction, as well as guiding student-paced learning. Attendees will discover ready-to-use lessons and activities, engaging resources - like book trailers and other contactless book previewing tools - and more. Click here to register.
On Feb. 3, from 10-11 a.m., representatives from TeachingBooks will present "TeachingBooks for Public Library Staff Serving Youth." This webinar will highlight ideas and resources designed to enrich youth services library programming, as well as showcase new tools used to complement efforts to enhance diversity in library collections. Attendees will learn about the Collection Analysis and Diverse Books toolkits, ready-to-use resources for book clubs, CSLP and other summer reading lists, homework help features and more. Click here to register.
Each webinar is eligible for one LEU for Indiana library staff. TeachingBooks, a database of resources for children's and young adult books and their authors and illustrators, is one of many databases provided free to all Indiana residents via INSPIRE.
 The Games and Gaming Round Table, also known as GameRT, of the American Library Association is, once again, offering Game On! grants. Through the Game On! grants, $500 will be available to be awarded either as one grant of $500 or two grants of $250 each to assist a library or libraries in developing gaming programs or collections for their communities.
ALA members in good standing currently employed at a public, school, academic or special library in the United States or Canada are eligible to apply. Libraries will need to illustrate a plan for a sustainable gaming program created with the funds as well as financial need and institutional support for the proposed program. Click here to read eligibility requirements and evaluation criteria and to apply. The application deadline is March 1.
GameRT provides a venue for librarians interested in the use of games and gaming in libraries of all types a place to gather and share.
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Virtual Tails & Tales CSLP 2021 Training/Roundtable
When: Jan. 26, 10-11:30 a.m.
Where: Webinar
What's Up Wednesday: Facilitating a discussion about facilities
When: Jan. 27, 10-11 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
 Welcome to Digital Collection Highlights. Every other week, librarians at the Indiana State Library share images from the library's ever-growing digital collections. Visit the Digital Collections page to view the latest additions.
 Many major Indiana companies and businesses provided internal newsletters for their employees. The Indiana State Library has large collections of these newsletters, which contain rich information about the staff, their families and the company’s inner workings. Among them are Ayrogram from L.S. Ayres and Company in Indianapolis; Delco-Remy Clan from the Delco-Remy Division of General Motors Corporation in Anderson; and Bendixline from Bendix Corporation in South Bend.
Magnavoice was the official company newsletter for the Magnavox electronics company. Magnavox was born in 1917 in California when the Commercial Wireless and Development Company and the Sonora Phonograph Distributor Company merged. Magnavox relocated to Chicago in 1930 and then to Fort Wayne in 1931. In 1972, Magnavox produced the world's first home video game console, the Odyssey.
Click here to view the State Library's Company Employee Newsletter Collection and click here to read the Magnavoice.
The American Library Association's Learning Round Table will award up to $1,000 to an individual to participate in continuing education events between Sept. 1, 2020 and Aug. 31, 2022. The award recipient will be required to share their new learning with other Round Table members in some way, such as a newsletter, blog or Listserv post. This opportunity is open to everyone and applicants do not need be an ALA member in order to apply.
The grant, named after past-president, the late Pat Carterette, is designed to honor her passion for professional development in the field of library and information sciences. A former staff development and continuing education coordinator, Carterette believed in quality library service, leadership development and continual learning.
Applicants must respond to the Survey Monkey questionnaire located here by March 1 at 11:59 p.m. CST.
The maximum grant amount is $1,000. Any costs above this will be the responsibility of the recipient. In addition to the financial award, the recipient will be provided with access to a member of LRT, who will serve as a professional development mentor throughout the award year. If the recipient is already, or becomes, an ALA member, they will also receive a free one-year membership in LRT. The award recipient will be notified in May 2021.
For more information about terms and conditions, please visit the grant website.
Read the ALA's full press release here.
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