 This week's new Indiana library jobs
Library Branch Manager
Allen County Public Library
Information Services Librarian - Trainer
Hammond Public Library
Communications Specialist
Hancock County Public Library
Adult Services Supervisor
Muncie Public Library
Systems Coordinator
Porter County Public Library System
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Brownstown library board holding public meeting
Brownstown Public Library
Crochet night planned at Brownstown library
Brownstown Public Library
Eckhart Public Library receives gift of artwork
Eckhart Public Library
Celebrating 60 years of giving to the Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library
Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library
Jane Burgess talks about the future of fundraising for HMMPL Foundation
Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library
'To Kill a Mockingbird' actor honored with marker in Indiana
Indiana Historical Bureau at the Indiana State Library
Reading challenge, movies, fill library's July schedule
LaGrange County Public Library
July 13 Author Talk at PCPL to feature Fabe’s new book
Putnam County Public Library
Sheridan Public Library announces coloring contest winners
Sheridan Public Library
SJC Public Library encouraging summer reading
St. Joseph County Public Library
New autobiographies at Warsaw library
Warsaw Community Public Library
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 The Indiana State Library is pleased to announce the launch of the Indiana Library Passport, a mobile passport that encourages everyone to visit libraries across the Hoosier state.
The passport is a free program, open to everyone. It showcases over 60 main libraries and branches to explore - including 31 historical Carnegie libraries - in an easy, mobile-friendly way.
In addition to 31 historical Carnegie libraries, the passport includes stops at the Allen County Public Library, which features the new Roland Center for Lincoln Research; the South Whitley Community Public Library, which features the Shultz Gem Collection; the Bartholomew County Public Library, which features architectural design by I. M. Pei and the Large Arch statue by Henry Moore; and much more.
Patrons can visit a dedicated mobile passport landing page where they can sign-up for the Indiana Library Passport by providing their name, email address and mobile phone number. A link is then sent to their mobile phone, which opens the passport and directs the user to add the button icon to their home screen, where they can access it any time. There is never anything to download and no bulky apps take up space on a user’s phone.
When participants check in to libraries on the Indiana Library Passport trail, they will be entered into a quarterly drawing for a prize package, including, but not limited to, historical tour tickets, architecture books and gift cards from local and national merchants. Once users sign up for the passport, they only need to use their phone to check in while physically at each location. Participants are eligible to check in to each location on the passport once per week which will enter them into the prize drawing. Click here for detailed instructions on how to sign up and on how to use the passport. Click here to read the Indiana Library Passport FAQs.
The Indiana Library Passport is a collaboration between the Indiana State Library and Bandwango, a well-known technology company in the travel space. Bandwango technology is designed to support free and paid experiences created by destinations and marketed to visitors and locals. They are the technology company behind Visit Indiana's State Nature Passport, among other passports in the state.
The 2022-23 Indiana Library Passport program is sponsored by the Indiana State Library Foundation.
Please contact John Wekluk, communications director at the Indiana State Library, with any questions.
 The Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Committee would like to send a reminder that voting for the 2022 Indiana Early Literacy firefly Award closes on July 31.
In its eighth year, the literacy award recognizes picture books that serve an important role in the first years of a child's life and encourages parents, caregivers and very young children to interact together with exceptional picture books.
The 2022 nominees are "Find Fergus" by Mike Boldt, "Grace and Box" by Indiana author Kim Howard, "Now Now, Cow" by Tammi Sauer and illustrated by Indiana illustrator Troy Cummings, "One-Osaurus, Two-Osaurus" by Kim Norman and "We All Play" by Julie Flett.
Voting is limited to children who live in Indiana and who are under age 6 as of July 31. It is expected that most Indiana children will require help from a parent, caregiver or librarian. Children should circle their favorite Firefly nominee on their ballot and turn it in to their local voting location. This year, every public library system in Indiana received 15 print copies of the ballot and six sheets of Firefly stickers for marking nominees and winning titles. Tallies will be accepted through July 31 and the award winner will be announced on Aug. 8. Voting locations should tally the votes and send them in an email to the Indiana Center for the Book.
A program guide that goes along with the Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Award for the 2022 cycle is available to download here.
Click here to learn more about the award - including voting rules and deadlines - and to access the ballot, labels, activity sheets and voting forms.
The committee would like to thank TeachingBooks, who supported printing and who put together additional Firefly Award book information.
Please contact Suzanne Walker, director of the Indiana Center for the Book, with any questions and to receive additional Firefly Award social media materials.
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What's Up Wednesday - Retirement on the Horizon? A Public Library Director's Primer
When: July 27, 10-11 a.m.
Where: Webinar
What's Up Wednesday - Get INSPIRED: Using Book Connections at the Public Library
When: Aug. 10, 10-11 a.m.
Where: Webinar
The Mystery of the Darlington Bible
When: Aug. 13, 1-3 p.m.
Where: Indiana State Library
Reimagining School Readiness Part One; a.m. option
When: Aug. 16, 10 a.m.- 12 p.m.
Where: Webinar
Reimagining School Readiness Part One; p.m. option
When: Aug. 16, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Where: Webinar
Reimagining School Readiness Part Two; a.m. option
When: Aug. 17, 10 a.m.- 12 p.m.
Where: Webinar
Reimagining School Readiness Part Two; p.m. option
When: Aug. 17, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Where: Webinar
Reimagining School Readiness - In-Person Option
When: Aug. 20, 12:30-4:30 p.m.
Where: Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library
Game Jams for Libraries. What are they? Why should I host one?
When: Aug. 24, 10-11 a.m.
Where: Webinar
What's Up Wednesday: Best Practices for Preserving Board Minutes
When: Aug. 31, 10-11 a.m.
Where: Webinar
Raising Ready Readers
When: Sept. 13, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Where: Webinar
What's Up Wednesday - Get INSPIRED
When: Sept. 14, 10-11 a.m.
Where: Webinar
Difference is You Conference
When: Sept. 23, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Where: Indiana State Library
 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.
 There is quite a bit to consider on this 1908 map of Kosciusko County. Small and colorful, it contains a ton of information.
The map includes impressions of treaties from the Indian expulsion years. Checase, Flat Belly, Musquabuck, Menoquet and Mota are some of the names of Pottawatomi and Miami men who held the land as long as was possible. They were “removed” by 1850.
Water is a major force in northern Indiana, as evidenced by the map. Lakes and ditches are a prominent data layer and many underwent name changes as they were developed. Winona Lake is shown as Eagle Lake. Barbee Lake is shown as Hammon Lake. Papakeechie was not developed until 1910, shown on the map as six small natural lakes just south of the great Wawasee.
The map also details how electric railroads connected Milford, Warsaw and Syracuse. The short electric line feeds into major interstate rail lines. Grace College has a map online showing the Winona interurban connections.
This map of Kosciusko County is a great artifact for research and can be viewed - along with other rare Indiana maps - in the Indiana State Library's Digital Map Collection.
 The Midwest Collaborative for Library Services has announced a change to its group, staff and direct phone numbers.
While the two main phone numbers, 517-394-2420 and 800-530-9019, will remain the same, group numbers for services such as general training, MeLCat help, MeL eResources help, etc. and direct numbers have changed. For group and staff direct numbers, please visit the MCLS website contact page. Each staff member has also updated their phone number in their email signature.
MCLS encourages members to make note of, and update in their systems, any of the numbers they have saved or use frequently. MCLS is hopeful that this transition will be smooth, and they look forward to continuing to serve their customers and members via the new phone system.
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