 This week's new Indiana library jobs
Information Commons Graduate Assistant
Butler University Libraries
Science Library Associate (part-time)
Butler University Libraries
Adult Services Librarian
Jay 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.
EVPL launching new early literacy initiative
Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library
Construction under way at both HEPL branches
Hamilton East Public Library
White River library hosts exhibition on Latino heritage
Johnson County Public Library
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The Indiana Center for the Book and the Indiana State Library have announced a bonus Toucan Tuesdays at 2:00 interview, set for this Friday, Aug. 13 at 2 p.m.
In this special interview, the library's chatty correspondent, Sammy the Interviewing Toucan, will speak with Paul Page, best known for serving as the play-by-play commentator for the Indianapolis 500, and J. R. Elrod, author of the book “Hello, I’m Paul Page: It’s Race Day in Indianapolis.” Sammy, Page and Elrod talk about all things Indy 500 and racing, as well as touching on writing and publication.
Click here to view the Indiana State Library's Facebook Premiere event page.
All Toucan Tuesday interviews, in which Sammy speaks with Indiana authors and illustrators, are available to stream on the Indiana State Library’s YouTube page.
Please contact Suzanne Walker, director of the Indiana Center for the Book and Indiana Young Readers Center librarian, with any questions.
 The Indiana State Library Certification for Indiana Librarians website, often referred to as the Certification Portal, allows anyone to look up the status of a certified librarian’s credentials. This process replaces using the Professional Licensing Agency’s eVerification site to check a librarian’s certification status. A person using the public lookup function of the certification portal is not required to set up a portal account, as it isn’t necessary to log in to the system to verify a librarian’s status. The public lookup function can be useful to library directors and human resources staff who want to confirm the certification status of library staff members or applicants for a library position.
Many variables can be entered into the search, including certificate type, number and status. For most searches, users need to enter only the person’s first and last name. In the unlikely event that a search yields too many results, users can narrow down the results by adding more information.
To perform a public lookup, start at the portal’s landing page. Click on the site menu option that reads "verify status." Enter the search variables; generally the person’s first and last name. Click the search button. Scroll down the page to see any records brought up by the search. Click on a person’s name to see more detailed information about that person, including their certificate level, job classification, when the certificate was issued and when it expires. The information can be printed by clicking on the print-friendly version button, and then pressing print.
Each certificate a person has had is displayed as a separate entry, so multiple entries are possible. They may represent a history that includes temporary certificates and different certificate levels that a person may have held as they worked toward their current or most recent certificate. The older entries should all show a status of superseded, null and void, expired or expired non-renewable. The newest entry will appear at the top of the list and is the one that is now current, or was most recently active. Users need not read anything negative into status outcomes of superseded, null and void, expired or expired non-renewable. They represent administrative decisions about how to handle a variety of situations. A status of expired non-renewable does not mean that a person can’t be certified again. It usually just means that a person would need to submit a new application and be issued a new certificate number rather than renewing the previous certificate.
Please contact Cheri Harris, certification program director and legal consultant at the Indiana State Library, with any questions about the Certification Portal.
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Summer Reading Wrap-up Roundtable
When: Aug. 12, 1-2 p.m.
Where:Webinar
What’s Up Wednesday: An Empathetic Approach to Customer Service Training
When: Aug. 25, 10-11 a.m.
Where: Webinar
What’s Up Wednesday-Get INSPIRED: Top INSPIRE Databases for Assisting Students
When: Sept. 8, 10-11 a.m.
Where: Webinar
Difference is You Conference
When: Sept. 17, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Where: Virtual Conference
Content Creation for Your Library
When: Sept. 22, 10-11 a.m.
Where: Webinar
What’s Up Wednesday
When: Sept. 29, 10-11 a.m.
Where: Webinar
What's Up Wednesday - Get INSPIRED: Using ISL Digital Collections through INSPIRE
When: Oct. 13, 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 Indiana State Library has in its collection two sets of Post Office department maps by county. One set is from about 1910, and another set from about 1940. The library has made the set from 1910 available online here. Additionally, the library has a 1904 statewide post route map - pictured above - which is available online here.
The 1904 post route map shows a larger picture of the mail system than the county maps offer. The map shows post offices, mail routes and frequency of service. According to this map, most post offices and rural routes were getting mail up to six times a week; however, some little hamlets got mail only three times a week. Using a searchable newspaper database, one may be able to find detailed route descriptions.
Click here to read more about the library's postal maps and to learn more about the history of rural mail routes.
 The Collaborative Summer Library Program's annual summer library program survey is now available. The survey is for public library staff who played an active role in administering or running 2021 summer library programming. Even if libraries did not use "Tails and Tales" as their theme, CSLP still highly encourages program administrators to complete the survey.
One person per library can fill out the survey, or multiple library staff from the same library could complete the sections of the survey most relevant to their work (e.g. children, teen or adult programs). Colleagues should coordinate in regard to who will fill it out, especially if they work in a multi-branch system. The survey does not need to be filled out by directors.
Participants should be prepared to share general feedback on the 2021 program theme and materials and how they were used. Participants may skip any questions for which they don’t have the answers. CSLP suggests that participants wait until their summer library program has ended before completing the survey.
The survey closes on Friday, Sept. 17. Click here to take the survey.
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