 This week's new Indiana library jobs
Adult Services Associate (part-time)
Greenwood Public Library
Area Resource Manager
Indianapolis Public Library
Adult Services Assistant
Kendallville Public Library
Archival Fellow
Newfields
Circulation Clerk
Speedway Public Library
Digital Archives Librarian
Wabash College
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.
A shoe-in for popularity: Storyteller to lead presentation Chuck Taylor
Bartholomew County Public Library
CDPL launches adult summer reading program
Crawfordsville District Public Library
Whale-sized fun: Library kicks off summer reading program
Hancock County Public Library
Library improvements on horizon
Huntingburg Public Library
Local artists' works to highlight social issues
Indianapolis Public Library
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 The Indiana State Library is pleased to announce several upgrades to INSPIRE, including new messaging.
INSPIRE's main webpage now features direct links to three emphasis areas of Research, Test & Career Prep and Indiana News & History resources.
INSPIRE now has its own Facebook and Instagram pages. This will help organizations share INSPIRE news, resources and updates. Please follow these accounts for all the latest on INSPIRE.
Please contact John Wekluk, communications director at the Indiana State Library, to request access to the digital marketing materials and to sign up for the quarterly marketing newsletter.
This campaign is a collaboration between the Indiana State Library and Jarbo Marketing in Mooresville.
 The Indiana Center for the Book and the Indiana State Library have announced the final round of the interview series Toucan Tuesdays at 2:00! The interviews are presented in a series of videos in which the library's chatty correspondent, Sammy the Interviewing Toucan, speaks with Indiana authors. Each interview will debut as a Facebook Premiere at 2 p.m. every Tuesday from June 15 through Aug. 10.
This round of interviews will feature the following Indiana authors on the following dates:
- June 15, Francesca Zappia
- June 22, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
- June 29, Celeste Williams
- July 6, Lisa Fipps
- July 13, Michael Poore
- July 20, Candace Fleming
- July 27, Janna Matthies
- Aug. 3, Leah Johnson
- Aug. 10, Phyllis Root
The interviews can be viewed on the Indiana State Library's Facebook page. After making their premieres on social media, the full interviews will be available to stream on the Indiana State Library’s YouTube page.
While this is the final round of the series, Sammy will still remain active with occasional one-off interviews. Sammy interviewed over 50 Indiana authors and illustrators during the course of the last year.
"I need to take a break and do some reading. I think you should, too!,” Sammy said.
Please contact Suzanne Walker, director of the Indiana Center for the Book, with any questions.
 The 2020 public library statistics, as submitted on the Indiana Public Libraries Annual Report, are now available on the Indiana State Library’s website.
The 2020 statistics uniquely reflect the impact of COVID and the closures of public library services caused by the global health crisis. The statistics can be viewed or downloaded here. These documents replace the publication, Statistics of Indiana Public Libraries, which is no longer printed by the Library Development Office of the Indiana State Library. All files can be downloaded and manipulated using Microsoft Excel.
Please contact Angela Fox, public library services and LSTA consultant at the Indiana State Library, with any questions.
A supplemental manual for the Collaborative Summer Library Program's Tails and Tales summer reading program has been released and is now available for download.
The supplemental manual, created by a group of dedicated volunteers, contains a wealth of ideas for quick programs for children participating in summer reading. The manual also contains activities, poetry and literary excerpts.
To access the Collaborative Summer Library Program website, click here. Click here to download the manual.
Contact Beth Yates, children's consultant at the Indiana State Library, with any questions.
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What's Up Wednesday: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Public Library Social Service
When: June 30, 10-11 a.m.
Where: Webinar
What’s Up Wednesday - Get INSPIRED: Career Preparation with INSPIRE
When: July 14, 10-11 a.m.
Where: Webinar
What’s Up Wednesday: How IARA Can Help Your Library: Archives & Records Management
When: July 28, 10-11 a.m.
Where: Webinar
What’s Up Wednesday - Get INSPIRED: Live Demo/Q&A with Laura Jones
When: Aug. 11, 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.
 According to a press release on June 2, the Indiana Department of Insurance wants Hoosiers to know about a helpful tool they may use when taking advantage of the special enrollment period for health insurance on the Federal Affordable Care Act Exchanges on HealthCare.gov. The Health Insurance Marketplace Calculator, developed by the Kaiser Family Foundation, will estimate health insurance premiums and subsidies for people purchasing marketplace coverage. The Health Insurance Marketplace Calculator is on the Indiana Department of Insurance Open Enrollment Fact Sheet webpage, along with information about coverage for 2021. Consumers may contact a local Indiana Navigator for marketplace enrollment questions.
The 2021 special enrollment period was extended until Aug. 15, giving consumers additional time to take advantage of new savings through the American Rescue Plan. New and current enrollees now have additional time to enroll or re-evaluate their coverage needs with increased tax credits available to reduce premiums. Hoosiers seeking to take advantage of this special enrollment period can find out if they are eligible by visiting HealthCare.gov.
 This Saturday, June 12, the Tippecanoe County Public Library and Versiti Blood Center of Indiana will host a local blood drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the McAllister Meeting Room at the Downtown Library, located at 627 South Street in Lafayette.
People in good health, ages 16 - with consent - and older, may register for appointments. To reduce waiting times and help maintain social distancing, donors are asked to register in advance. Click here to read more about donating blood.
 As part of the Indiana State Library's What's up Wednesday series, "A Trauma-Informed Approach to Public Library Social Service" will be presented on June 30, from 10-11 a.m.
The Athens Regional Library in Georgia is one of the first public libraries to refocus a social work program toward a trauma-informed framework. This session presents replicable steps in providing library services, designing and implementing policies and supplying holistic training for staff utilizing a trauma-informed lens. As libraries are asked to do more with less, this session highlights easily attained methods of becoming trauma-informed and establishing a system which reflects the assets of the community and organizational values.
The program is eligible for one LEU for Indiana library staff. Click here to read more and to register.
Please contact Courtney Brown, Southeast regional coordinator at the Indiana State Library, with any questions regarding registration or the webinar itself.
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