 This week's new Indiana library jobs
Outreach Specialist
Huntington City-Township Public Library
Supervisor Librarian
Indianapolis Public Library
Benefits and Payroll Coordinator
Monroe County Public Library
Information Assistant
Monroe County Public Library
Senior Information Branch Assistant
Monroe County Public Library
Senior Information Main Library Assistant
Monroe County Public Library
Adult Services and Programming Assistant (part-time)
Putnam County Public Library
Children’s Department Manager
Westchester Public Library
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Indiana author writes children’s book on pandemic emotions
Bartholomew County Public Library
Thyen-Clark Cultural Center now open in downtown Jasper
Jasper–Dubois County Public Library
Vigo, Sullivan library cards allow access to newspaper archives
Sullivan County Public Library and Vigo County Public Library
A helping hand: Westfield Library Foundation helps cover funding gap to provide programs, activities at library
Westfield Washington Public Library
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 On May 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., the Genealogy Division of the Indiana State Library and the Central Indiana DNA Interest Group will present a "Virtual DNA Workshop." This free event will take place virtually via Zoom.
The workshop will focus on using various DNA tools to understand how people are connected to their DNA matches. Speakers from CIDIG will cover topics on understanding genetic genealogy; reviewing DNA results; comparing shared matches; building family trees based upon DNA matches; and using various DNA tools to analyze matches. Using the Zoom chat feature, attendees will be able to submit questions during the sessions and during the panel discussion at the end of the program.
Three sessions will be featured during the event. Denise Anderson-Decina will present "Your DNA Test Results Arrived – What’s My Next Step?," Andrea Ackerman will present "Shared Matches and Genetic Networks" and Angela Guntz will present "Ancestry Tools: Putting it all Together in Your Family Trees." Click here to read session descriptions and to register.
Please contact Jamie Dunn, Genealogy Division supervisor at the Indiana State Library, with any questions.
 Over the past year, the Jasper County Public Library has been working with their unique local history files in an effort to make them available virtually. Three separate projects aimed to digitize oral histories, genealogical records and videos.
The first project focused on digitizing interviews that tell the histories of northern Jasper County settlers. The interviews were conducted in the 1990s and recorded on cassette tape by volunteers from the DeMotte Historical Society. The transcripts of these oral histories have been available on a dedicated website, but now patrons can listen to the actual recordings in the library's community audio collection at the Internet Archive.
“I was able to hear my grandmother's voice even though she had passed before I was born,” said Kim Hunter, a JCPL library assistant. “I felt more connected to her.”
Another project transcribed local genealogy records that were bequeathed to the library by Daughters of the American Revolution Regent Margaret (Babcock) Paulus, who had compiled several books of genealogy records about local families. The hand-written notes were painstakingly typed, page by page, into machine-searchable text by dedicated library volunteers Paula Reed and the late Andy Mehall. Library staff took that text and created the first of what will be a series of edited, foot-noted eBooks, also available in the Internet Archive.
Finally, the library has been digitizing a series of videos featuring teaching fellows discussing the arts and local history. The interviews were recorded in the late 1990s when several community groups came together with Saint Joseph's College to sponsor the series. Previously converted from VHS to DVD in 2011, the videos are now being uploaded in digital form to the library's YouTube channel as they become available.
All of these projects and more can be found on the library's history page. Patrons should check back often as the library continues to improve its outreach on the local files entrusted to the library.
 On Wednesday, April 7 at 10 a.m., the Indiana State Library will present "Affordable After Hours Pick-up Service." This webinar will cover the details of implementing after hours pick-up services in libraries.
Working patrons sometimes struggle to get to their libraries before they close. Presenter Julie Elmore, director of the Oakland City Columbia Township Public Library, will show how libraries can provide convenient after-hours pick-up times for less than $1,000. Materials, processes and lessons learned will be shared.
Click here for more information and click here to register.
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What’s Up Wednesday: Ryan Edgell - EDGE Information Technologies
When: March 31, 10-11 a.m.
Where: Webinar
Leap into Science - Light & Shadows Virtual Training
When: April 6, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Where: Webinar
Affordable After Hours Pick-up Service
When: April 7, 10-11 a.m.
Where: Webinar
Booklists and Collection Analysis Tools for Public Library Youth Services
When: April 12, 3-4 p.m.
Where: Webinar
What’s Up Wednesday - Get INSPIRED: EBSCO Ebooks
When: April 14, 10-11 a.m.
Where: Webinar
What's Up Wednesday: Mental Maintenance
When: April 28, 10-11 a.m.
Where: Webinar
Critical Hit: Using Dungeons and Dragons to Gamify Training and Evaluation
When: May 11, 10-11 a.m.
Where: Webinar
Libraries Will Save the World! Implementing Sustainability at Your Library
When: May 26, 10-11 a.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.
A highlight from the Indiana State Library’s Indiana Digital Collection is a booklet from the Woman’s Press Club of Indiana for 1941-1942. The library has several of these booklets included in its Digital Collection, as well as in its Indiana Pamphlet Collection. The Woman’s Press Club of Indiana was founded in 1913 as a group to recognize and support representation of women in journalism. At the time the Press Club was founded, few women had the opportunity to work in the press field, and those who did work in the field needed support from their peers.
The Indiana club still exists today and is affiliated with the National Federation of Press Women. The Woman’s Press Club of Indiana exists to support women in all types of media and communications fields, including journalism, broadcasting, editing, publishing, book writing and social media, to name a few. The club is dedicated to furthering education for women in the press field. WPCI offers scholarships for high school and college students and holds writing contests with awards. The club is open to students and professional communicators of any gender and in all types of media. The club holds events and workshops that benefit their education fund.
The digital collection item includes listings of members and officers, the meeting event schedule for the year and the group’s constitution and mission on the last few pages. The Woman’s Press Club of Indiana has had a long and rich history and will continue to support media professionals into the future.
 The Indiana Library Federation is currently seeking session proposals for its two major 2021 conferences, the Youth Services Conference and the Annual Conference. The Youth Services Conference, themed "Rise Up," will be held on Aug. 22-23 at the Horizon Convention Center in Muncie and the Annual Conference, themed "Forward Bound," will be held on Nov. 15-17 at the Marriott East in Indianapolis.
ILF is looking for program proposals for traditional 50-minute sessions, as well as longer programs, whether 90 minutes or pre-conference length. Proposals should contain audience participation elements and interaction among the attendees. ILF welcomes sessions on any subject, but in particular the committee is seeking proposals that align with library trends in a post-COVID world.
Topics to consider, but are not limited to, include evaluating new service delivery models that will continue post-COVID; flexible leave and remote work policies to accommodate chaotic staffing levels; keeping libraries relevant when building access is restricted; and a library's role in sharing accurate and factual information.
Click here to submit a proposal, see more topic suggestions and to read the proposal FAQ.
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