 This week's new Indiana library jobs
Reference Librarian
Elkhart Public Library
Juvenile Collection Development Librarian
Kokomo-Howard County Public Library
Media Specialist
Monroe County Community School Corporation
Materials Handler (part-time)
Monroe County Public Library
Circulation and Processing Clerk (part-time)
Morgan County Public Library
Youth Services Coordinator
Porter County Public Library System
Collection Development Librarian
Tippecanoe County 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.
Sustainable landscaping coming to library park
Eckhart Public Library
Solid Waste District teams with local libraries to offer cellphone/tablet recycling
Huntingburg Public Library and Jasper-Dubois County Public Library
Take a walk into a storybook spring
Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library
Jackson County Public Library offering April programs online
Jackson County Public Library
National Library Week begins Monday
Jackson County Public Library
IU Libraries dean to retire June 30
University Libraries at Indiana University
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 The Indiana State Library's Professional Development Office is pleased to announce that two Breakout Boxes have been added to the library's circulating kits. These kits - which allow for the creation of an "escape room" in a library setting - join the State Library's Tech Kits and NASA @My Library Kits. The kits can be reserved online through a special version of the Kit Keeper reservation system.
All kits can be borrowed for 30 days with no renewals or back-to-back reservations. The kits can be used for staff education or for public programming, but should not be loaned out to patrons. The requesting library must be on the InfoExpress courier system in order to receive a kit.
Click here to view the contents of the Breakout Boxes and to reserve a kit.
 The Northern Indiana Computer Consortium for Libraries has scheduled its next roundtable meeting on May 21. The roundtable will be hosted, in-person, at the Marion Public Library from 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
NICCL is an organization composed of member libraries that meet quarterly for technology-based training and networking. Attendees are encouraged to share technology endeavors from their own libraries, as well as what they've seen in other libraries. The roundtable also offers an opportunity for attendees to ask technology-related questions to those in the group. Collaboration software, cloud-based software and "When a Sys Admin Leaves" are all topics up for discussion at the next meeting.
Attendees do not need to be members of NICCL, nor do they need to be on staff as a member of their library's IT department.
Please send an RSVP to Rich Weiland of the Adams Public Library System, as lunch will be provided. The Marion Public Library is located at 600 S. Washington St. in Marion.
The primary mission of NICCL is to join together with other libraries to explore new emerging technologies, seek out best technology practices, obtain technology training, see vendor demonstrations of new technology or services and to negotiate pricing of technology hardware and software purchases and technology support services, all for the benefit of the communities that it serves. Click here to learn more about NICCL.
 The 2021 Virtual Emerging Technology Symposium will showcase the incredible ability of the nation's libraries to "explore, adapt and transform" through the use of emerging technology. Libraries are always seeking new and responsive ways in which to meet the needs of their communities. In recent years libraries have engaged emerging technologies in a variety of creative ways to build tech literacy, bridge the tech divide and make innovation accessible to all.
Sponsored by Ohio's Regional Library Systems and the State Library of Ohio, the 2021 Virtual Emerging Technology Symposium will take place in September, with live sessions scheduled between Sept. 8-30. The symposium is in its eighth year overall and the event planning committee is seeking representation from libraries across the country.
Those who have a completed project, are in the process of a project or want to promote what they are planning on developing are invited to submit their efforts and achievements in a poster session to be featured throughout the month of September as an integral part of the 2021 Virtual Emerging Technology Symposium.
All types and sizes of libraries across the U.S. are eligible to participate and projects should be current within the past two years. Applications will be subject to review and adherence to the "explore, adapt and transform" theme. Poster sessions may be recorded or live. Recorded sessions may be as short as 15 minutes or as long as a half hour, while and live sessions may range from 30 minutes to an hour. The deadline for submission is May 31.
Click here to read more about the symposium and to see examples of past poster sessions. Click here to submit a session and to read additional requirements.
Please send an email with any questions.
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Local Administration in Evergreen 3.4
When: April 8, 10 a.m.-12 p.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
Basic Cataloging in Evergreen 3.4
When: April 15, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Where: Webinar
Advanced Cataloging in Evergreen 3.4 - Part 1 - Editing Bibliographic Records
When: April 20, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Where: Webinar
Advanced Cataloging in Evergreen 3.4 - Part 2 - Adding Bibliographic Records
When: April 22, 10 a.m.-1 p.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
What’s Up Wednesday - Get INSPIRED: Live Demo/Q&A
When: May 12, 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
2021 Public Library Budget Workshop and Legislative Update
When: May 27, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Where: Webinar
2021 Public Library Budget Workshop and Legislative Update
When: June 2, 9:30 a.m.-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.
 The South Shore Line is the last interurban train in Indiana and one of the most successful of all time. It originally began as a 3-mile train in 1901, and by 1904 had the goal of connecting Chicago to South Bend. The train now also stops in Hammond, Ogden Dunes, Dunes National Park, Beverly Shores and Michigan City.
In 1925, Samuel Insull took over ownership of the railroad and invested heavily in repairs and updates to the system. The South Shore line lithographic posters are from this era when the re-vamped company used many resources to advertise the train. The effort of commissioning Chicago artists to create the posters was very successful in increasing ridership as travelers were drawn in by colorful images of the Dunes and Lake Michigan.
Insull unfortunately lost control of the South Shore railroad following the Great Depression, but new management was able to revive it. After the war, the railroad transitioned to primarily carrying freight as it was more profitable. Although ownership has changed many times over its 120 year history, the South Shore line continues to carry both freight and passengers.
View the Indiana State Library's South Shore Line broadside collection here.
 A virtual Young Adult Roundtable for Indiana library staff is scheduled to take place on Friday, April 30, beginning at 9 a.m.
The roundtable will cover topics such as summer reading, collection development and social distancing. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own young adult library topics for group discussion. The roundtable offers an opportunity for library staff to connect with their peers and to ask questions about young adult library issues.
The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom. Those who plan to attend should send an RSVP to Jessica Smith, teen librarian at the Greenwood Public Library. Once the RSVP is received, the Zoom login information will be sent out via email.
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