 This week's new Indiana library jobs
Assistant Marketing/Website Coordinator
Floyd County Library
Community Engagement Coordinator
Hamilton East Public Library
Graphics and Social Media Coordinator
Plainfield-Guilford Township 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.
In this Midwest state, libraries help with vaccine outreach
Delphi Public Library, Indiana Library Federation, Mooresville Public Library and Noble County Public Library
Vigo library features River City artist in virtual Black History Month exhibition
Vigo County Public Library
Black Cultural Center hosts Black History Month book club
West Lafayette Public Library
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 On Thursday, March 18 from 2-3 p.m., the Indiana State Library will present "A Whole Lotta Sugar in My Library Lemonade," a webinar geared toward those seeking to turn obstacles into opportunities in their libraries.
Angela Bodzislaw, director of the Spooner Memorial Library in Spooner, Wisconsin, will give an overview of ten obstacles that were turned into opportunities in her small library. Discussion will include the results of feedback, implementing ideas from others, monetary concerns and time management. The webinar will also explore how changing mindsets to a “why not” attitude can create new initiatives.
Bodzislaw is the vice chair of the Wisconsin Small Libraries section of the Wisconsin Library Association and serves on the Cooperative Children’s Book Center's advisory board. Most recently, she co-founded a local initiative called Community First - Washburn County where she worked alongside a handful of community organizations to hand out care packages and deliver food to those in need while also supporting local businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The webinar is eligible for one LEU for Indiana library staff. Click here to read more. Click here to register.
Please contact Paula Newcom, Northeast regional coordinator at the Indiana State Library, with any questions.
 Butler University faculty member James McGrath is the founding editor of AcademFic, a new open access periodical dedicated to publishing fiction by academics. Using the Private Academic Library Network of Indiana's Open Journal Systems and team support - with assistance from Butler University Libraries - McGrath was able to launch the journal on an open-access platform eliminating the financial barrier to creating and accessing new issues and articles.
“When I first had the idea to create a place that would publish works by academics outside of the field of creative writing … I soon discovered that it was of great interest to many. There is a burgeoning area of publishing novels that seek to explore subjects like biblical studies through the writing of historical fiction, including quite a few penned by academics in the field. In addition to everything else, writing fiction can be a way to convey historical information to a wider audience. It can also be a way to test our (professional academics’) historical reconstructions and hypotheses,” McGrath said.
The first volume exemplifies McGrath’s vision and includes stories ranging widely in length, genre and professional fields. The journal was made possible through the PALNI Press, which hosts a suite of publishing platforms. All faculty, staff and students affiliated with a PALNI-supported institution may propose an open access publication for the PALNI Press that supports the teaching and learning objectives of their institution.
To view AcademFic, please visit here. Read PALNI's full press release here.
 The Northern Ohio Technical Services Librarians have announced that their virtual spring meeting, "Copyright and 'Copywrong': Rules for the Digital Age," will be held on April 30 via Zoom.
Featured speakers will be Virginia Dressler, digital projects librarian and assistant professor, and Cindy Kristof, copyright and scholarly communication head and associate professor, from the University Libraries of Kent State University. Their respective presentations, “Copyright Basics and Creative Considerations” and “Copyright in Digital projects: Considerations and Evaluations,” will discuss the various aspects of copyrights, including controlled digital lending.
Please visit the Northern Ohio Technical Services Librarians webpage for registration information when it becomes available.
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COVID-19 Vaccination Policies: What to consider?
When: Feb. 18, 10-11 a.m.
Where: Webinar
What’s Up Wednesday: Seth Irwin - Conservator, Indiana State Library
When: Feb. 24, 10-11 a.m.
Where: Webinar
Dungeons & Dragons & Beyond: How to Run a Library RPG Program
When: Feb. 25, 2-3 p.m.
Where: Webinar
What’s Up Wednesday-Get INSPIRED: INSPIRE Search Strategies and Helpful Tips
When: March 10, 10-11 a.m.
Where: Webinar
A Whole Lotta Sugar in My Library Lemonade
When: Mar. 18, 2-3 p.m.
Where: Webinar
What’s Up Wednesday: Ryan Edgell - EDGE Information Technologies
When: March 31, 10-11 a.m.
Where: Webinar
What’s Up Wednesday - Get INSPIRED: EBSCO Ebooks
When: April 14, 10-11 a.m.
Where: Webinar
Welcome to the Government Information Minute. Every other 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.
The first regular session of the 121st Indiana General Assembly convened on Jan. 4. Due to the current pandemic, safety protocols are in place for both the House and Senate. For social distancing, the 100-member House is holding sessions in the Indiana Government Center South along with some committee meetings, while other committees meet in the Statehouse House Chamber. For a map of the IGCS, click here.
On the Indiana General Assembly website, it is possible to access detailed bill information including the latest version, latest fiscal note, bill details, bill actions, amendments and roll calls, all bill versions, committee reports and conference committee reports. Research bills by topic in the subject index. During this long session, the biennial state budget bill, HB 1001, is on the agenda. For anyone tracking legislation of interest, several deadlines are approaching for each chamber to send bills over to the other chamber. April 29 is the last day for adjournment of General Assembly. For legislation that passed both chambers, the final stop is the Governor’s Office. The Governor's Newsroom page will link to a 2021 bill watch list once the enrolled acts start arriving. The governor then has seven days to sign or veto the bill. If no action is taken to sign or veto, it automatically becomes law on the eighth day after receipt.
Learn more about Indiana’s constitutional requirements for how a bill becomes law.
 On Tuesday, Feb. 23, from 6:30-7:30 p.m., "Under the Interstate: Highway Displacement in Indianapolis" will explore the construction of interstate highways through Indianapolis during the late 1950s to 1970s. Paul R. Mullins, professor in the Department of Anthropology at IUPUI, will examine some of the grassroots resistance to highway displacement and the coalitions across class and color lines.
As in many American cities, interstate construction disproportionately took aim on working class and African American communities, displacing thousands of residents and transforming remaining neighborhoods from the northwest side of the city, West Indianapolis, Fountain Square and the east side. As the state and city now contemplate significant changes to that half-century old highway, the 21st century reconstruction again raises many of the same issues of equity in urban interstate planning.
Registration is required for this webinar. Click here to register and to read more information about the program.
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