 This week's new Indiana library jobs
Children’s Services Librarian
Anderson Public Library
Copy Cataloguer/Adult Circulation (part-time)
Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library
Youth Services Department Manager
Hamilton North Public Library
Collection Development Librarian
Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library
Teen and Adult Services Librarian
Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library
Reader Advisory, Talking Book and Braille Library
Indiana State Library
Media Specialist/Librarian
Monroe County Community School Corporation
Branch Leader (part-time)
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.
Brownstown Public Library now fine-free
Brownstown Public Library
Floyd County Library to open food pantry
Floyd County Library
Story time returns to library
Hancock County Public Library
Indianapolis Public Library's West Perry Branch opens July 17
Indianapolis Public Library
Uplands Maker Mobile visits local library
Jackson County Public Library
Library foundation starts campaign for new Clark Pleasant branch
Johnson County Public Library
Library project heading toward finish line, could spur more downtown South Bend growth
St. Joseph County Public Library
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 The Indiana State Library is pleased to announce that it has received funds as part of the American Rescue Plan Act to support libraries and library services in the State of Indiana. ARPA funds are being administered under the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ Grants to States program.
The Indiana State Library will use a majority of these funds to disburse sub-grants to eligible Indiana public and academic libraries. Libraries may request between $5,000 and $100,000 in federal funds. No local cash match is required. The grants are in the form reimbursement grants.
Additional information about the grants from the State Library may be found here.
Additionally, public libraries can apply for programming and capacity-building grants currently being offered via Indiana Humanities using funds from the America Rescue Plan Act.
Click here to read more about the grant opportunities offered by Indiana Humanities.
 In 2018, the Miami University Art Museum presented an original art exhibition based on children's picture books exploring African American history and cultural identity. "Telling A People's Story: African-American Children's Illustrated Literature" was three years in the making in collaboration with some of the top scholars in the field of African American children's literature, including Ohioans Rudine Sims Bishop, Darwin Henderson and Arnold Adoff, along with two Ohio librarians, Sam Bloom and Gratia Banta.
For the first time, African American children’s illustrated literature was the focus of a museum exhibition featuring art produced for book illustrations. The presentation of this genre offers a lens into the cultural, historical and social makeup of African American cultural identity, while also shedding light on the long neglected world of African American authors and illustrators in the pantheon of children’s literature.
As an outgrowth, a traveling panel exhibition version of the exhibit was created for circulation to public libraries and public schools. Five sets have circulated thanks to a grant from the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation in Cleveland. Since August 2018, more than 60 venues across the country have hosted the panel exhibition. Most of these venues are public libraries, including at least 10 in Illinois, and others in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky, Wisconsin and New Mexico.
One set of 12 single-sided durable vinyl panels with free-standing supports is now available to be scheduled for exhibition. Each panel measures 82×33 inches and the panels can be arranged back-to-back, in a square or rectangle or as a 37 linear-foot presentation. The exhibit also features 12 books for onsite visitor reading.
The fee for a four-week loan is $300 and the fee for an eight-week loan is $500. Institutions will pay for transportation and provide insurance coverage. Click here to apply to host the exhibit. Click here to learn more about the loan stipulations, to read more about the exhibit and to view the current schedule of venues.
Please contact Jason E. Shaiman, curator of exhibitions at the Miami University Art Museum, with any questions.
 The Northern Indiana Computer Consortium for Libraries will hold its quarterly roundtable at the Eckhart Public Library in Auburn on Friday, Sept. 10 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
NICCL invites like-minded library techies to attend to discuss current library happenings, share ideas from other libraries and to ask other attendees questions about technology issues.
NICCL is an organization composed of member libraries that meet quarterly for training and for networking about anything technology based.
Attendees do not need to be NICCL members or work in their library's IT department. All library staff who have IT responsibilities are welcome to attend and ask questions.
Attendees should send an RSVP to Rich Weiland. Lunch will be provided. The Eckhart Public Library is located at 603 S. Jackson St. in Auburn.
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What’s Up Wednesday: How IARA Can Help Your Library: Archives & Records Management
When: July 28, 10-11 a.m.
Where: Webinar
The National Book Festival, Indiana, and You!
When: July 28, 2-3 p.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
What’s Up Wednesday: An Empathetic Approach to Customer Service Training
When: Aug. 25, 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.
 The Collection Highlight this week features the Indianapolis Propylaeum. The Propylaeum was founded in 1888 by May Wright Sewell, a proponent of women’s interests, suffrage, education and culture. The name Propylaeum translates from Greek to mean “gateway.” After attending a meeting of the Milwaukee Woman’s Club, Sewell was inspired to create a similar type of clubhouse in Indianapolis; a building or home that could be used by clubs including the Indianapolis Woman’s Club, of which she was president at the time. Sewell thought that in order to pay for the building, it could also be rented for entertainment events, weddings and social gatherings. Sewell hoped the building would provide a gateway to culture and socialization.
The original Propylaeum building - pictured above - was built in 1891 on North Street between Meridian and Pennsylvania Streets. The city of Indianapolis bought the land on which the Propylaeum stood, and the building was razed in 1926 to build the War Memorial Plaza. The current location of the Indianapolis Propylaeum is at 1410 N. Delaware St. It was the former home of the Joseph C. Schaf family. The building, featuring a grand wooden staircase and a charming tearoom, can be toured or rented as an event space. The Propylaeum mansion is a remarkable building, and the club has become an institution in Indianapolis.
 The Indiana State Library would like to highlight some recorded youth services webinars that are currently available to view. All webinars are worth one LEU or one TLEU for Indiana library staff.
- Dungeons & Dragons & Beyond: How to Run a Library RPG Program; one TLEU
- CSLP 2021: Tails & Tales webinar; one LEU
- Booklists and Collection Analysis Tools; one TLEU
- TeachingBooks for Public Library Staff Serving Youth; one TLEU
- TeachingBooks for Teachers webinar; one TLEU
- Impacting Lives One Teen at a Time: What Directors Should Know; one LEU
- Rainbow Reads: LGBTQIA+ Readers’ Advisory for Preschool & Youth; one LEU
- Rainbow Reads: LGBTQIA+ Readers’ Advisory for Teens; one LEU
Visit the Indiana State Library's continuing education webpage for more information on additional training opportunities, certification and LEU policies.
Please contact Beth Yates, children's consultant at the Indiana State Library, with any questions.
 Public library directors and trustees should note that the State Budget Agency has calculated the maximum levy growth quotient pursuant to IC 6-1.1-18.5-2 for property tax levies first due and payable in CY 2022. The growth quotient for CY 2022 is 4.300%.
The supporting documentation uses the information released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis on June 22. Click here to read the memorandum.
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