 This week's new Indiana library jobs
Children’s Librarian
Benton County Public Library
Executive Director
Eckhart Public Library
Senior Serials Cataloger
Indiana University Libraries
Assistant Librarian – Youth or Adult Services
Lake County Public Library
Branch Clerk (part-time)
Lake County Public Library
Teen Librarian
Morrisson-Reeves Library
Library Director
Tell City-Perry County Public Library
Youth Services Librarian or Assistant Librarian
Vigo County Public Library
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Eckhart Public Library director to retire in ’22
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Yan He appointed IU Kokomo Dean of the Library
Indiana University Kokomo Library
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Nappanee Public Library
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 The Indiana Arts Commission, in partnership with the Indiana State Library, announced today that the works of 30 poets have been added to the State of Indiana's poetry archive, INverse.
An initiative of former Indiana Poet Laureate Adrian Matejka, INverse celebrates and preserves the diverse range of Indiana poetry for future generations of Indiana writers and readers.
“The Indiana State Library is pleased to partner for a second year with the Indiana Arts Commission on this project. The INverse Poetry Archive is important in preserving the work of Indiana poets for the benefit of future generations,” said Jacob Speer, Indiana State Librarian.
“'May you live in interesting times.' For better or worse, this ancient Chinese proverb certainly holds true today. The INverse Poetry Archive is therefore more important than ever, showcasing and preserving the hopes and fears, and prayers and predictions of the residents of our state for the future,” said Poet Laureate Matthew Graham. “Once again, the archive reflects the rich and diverse creative spirit of Indiana. I am especially pleased to see the inclusion of younger voices represented by the Poetry Ourselves program."
Residents of Indiana are encouraged to submit poems to the archive annually between February 1 and April 30. To view the archive, click here.
To read one of the recent entries, please see the Digital Collection Highlights column in this issue of the Wednesday Word.
 Nonprofits interested in bringing an award-winning Indiana author to their community to speak or to give a writing workshop for a public audience can now apply for funds to cover speaking fees as a part of programs associated with the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Awards. Events can be in-person or virtual.
Indiana Humanities will select up to 30 host organizations for speaking engagements and up to 10 for writing workshops. The programs, open to public libraries, schools, churches, museums, community centers, prisons and other nonprofit organizations, are funded through the support of Glick Philanthropies.
The Indiana Authors Awards Speaker Program features winning and shortlisted authors from the 2020 round of the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Awards.
Application guidelines, a list of this year’s speaker participants, author bios and session overviews are available here. Organizations can select their top three author or topic choices and are matched by Indiana Humanities. The deadline to apply is Nov. 19.
In addition to paying the speakers’ fees, Indiana Humanities will provide participating organizations with resources such as a communications toolkit, press release template and graphics for social media promotion. Participating organizations are responsible for working with authors to schedule engagements and cover any travel expenses. Author events must be completed by Dec. 31, 2022.
Please contact Bronwen Carlisle, programs and special projects manager at Indiana Humanities, with any questions
The "It’s Time for Local Redistricting!" webinar featured in last week's issue of the Wednesday Word has been rescheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 26 at 3:30 p.m.
This one-hour webinar will include an open discussion on Indiana redistricting.
The webinar is eligible for one LEU for Indiana library staff and is sponsored by the Indiana State Data Center at the Indiana State Library and the Indiana Geographic Information Council.
Click here to register.
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It's Time for Local Redistricting!
When: Oct. 26, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Where: Webinar
What’s Up Wednesday: Gameschooling - Using Board Games in the Classroom
When: Oct. 27, 10-11 a.m.
Where: Webinar
Annual Report and Bookkeeping Workshop
When: Nov. 9, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Where: Webinar
What’s Up Wednesday - Get INSPIRED: Live Demo/Q&A with Paula Newcom
When: Nov. 10, 10-11 a.m.
Where: Webinar
What’s Up Wednesday: Gobble Up Information at the Indiana State Library: An Overview of Our Public Services and Collections
When: Nov. 24, 10-11 a.m.
Where: Webinar
CSLP Summer Symposium- National Virtual Conference on Summer Reading
When: Dec. 2, 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Where: Webinar
CSLP 2022: Oceans of Possibilities
When: Dec. 9, 1-2 p.m.
Where: Webinar
Oceans of Possibilities - Summer Reading Roundtable
When: Dec. 13, 2-3 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 latest medley of poems from established and rising Hoosier poets are now available in the INverse Poetry Archive. The archive celebrates and preserves the works of Indiana poets for future generations. Launched in 2019, the collection is a collaboration between the Indiana Poet Laureate, the Indiana Arts Commission and the Rare Books and Manuscripts Division of the Indiana State Library.
The poems themselves represent a diverse range of experiences, viewpoints and styles whose creators hail from many different generations and walks of life, but all are “Hoosier.” In honor of Halloween, enjoy this spooky poem by Rachel L. Bobo-Milburn of Frankfort.
Haunted
Intimate and warm, my home appears,
I am alone.
Eyes from pictures smile and stare,
Empty.
Narrow and long, windows open to a yard that is quiet.
Dusk, the evening smells of pine.
Unlit room as the late sun is sinking, sinking.
Shadows grow dark and tall.
The room is silent.
Upstairs, the sound of muffled footsteps and voices.
Music, but from where?
Black and blank my house has become,
A Presence approaches,
Slowly,
Slowly,
Closer,
Closer,
Suffocating.
I am alone.
Dark and lonely, the house is consumed with malice.
 On Thursday, Oct. 21 at 6:30 p.m., the Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library will host "Proof of the Paranormal: A Ghost Talk."
Long-time paranormal investigators Nicole and Michael Kobrowski will provide a hauntingly good evening as they discuss the paranormal and show evidence from their investigations. Nicole and Michael Kowbroski are co-founders of Historic Indiana Ghost Walks and Tours.
For more information, visit the library's website or call 317-839-6602. The program is being hosted at the library located at 1120 Stafford Road in Plainfield.
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