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October 5, 2006 |
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Prairie Views:
the newsletter of the Prairie Area Library |
System News
Congratulations to PALS Advocacy Coordinator, Inara McGroarty, on the birth
of a new grandson, Harrison Phillip
Nothnagel. Harrison came into this world at 3:35 a.m. on September 29 weighing
8 lbs. and measuring 20″ long.
PALSGroup Migration Update
Keep abreast of what's happening with the countdown to the PALSGroup merger
and the new PrairieCat library catalog by visiting the PALSGroup
merger area of the
PALS website.
Upcoming PALSGroup Meetings (and links to CLeO registration if available):
Wednesday, October 18, 2006, 2 to 4 pm, PALSGroup OPAC Users Group Meeting,
via videoconference from three PALS Service Centers
Wednesday, October 25, 2006, 10 am to 3 pm, PALSGroup
Delegates Assembly, Mendota
Civic Center
Thursday, November 9, 2006, 10 am, PALSGroup Technical Services Users Group
Meeting, via videoconference from three PALS Service Centers
Tuesday, November 15, 2006, 10 am to 3 pm, PALSGroup OPAC Users Group Meeting,
location TBA
Tuesday, November 28, 2006, 10 am, PALSGroup Circulation Users Group Meeting,
via videoconference from three PALS Service Centers
It's Delivery Statistics Time!
Once again, PALS will be asking all member libraries who receive vehicular delivery to count for two weeks how many items they receive. The count will begin later this month. Watch for a statistics form and memo from your PALS Delivery Supervisor in the next few weeks.
UW-Madison MLS program
PALS is beginning to gather names of potential students for the next cohort
of MLS students from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Although registration
won't start until next spring, we are collecting names of people who might
be interested in enrolling for fall semester, 2007. If you think you might
be interested and would like to be added to our information list, please contact
Jane Lenser at janel@palsnet.info and she will be happy to add your name.
Events/Continuous Learning
CLeO: All continuous learning events
sponsored by PALS are open to all staff or representatives of member libraries.
Registration is required for all PALS continuous learning programs. To
register, visit the PALS CLeO at http://www.palsnet.info/events/
Information on registration, how to set up a CLeO account, and PALS procedures
for continuous learning can be found on the PALS website at: http://www.palsnet.info/services/cl/default.asp
PALS
Events by Month
The
Power of Word of Mouth Marketing
Join the New Lenox Library for this great workshop on Friday,
November 10, 2006, at 9:30 a.m. Check out the flyer for
this upcoming workshop.
24/7 Collection Management
The
South Metropolitan Higher Education Consortium is planning a workshop called "24/7
Collection Management" on October 19, 2006 at Moraine Valley Community
College. Librarians from all library types are welcome to attend. There will
be presenters and/or responders from academic, public, and high school libraries. A flyer
with more information is attached.
Member News
Congratulations to Leah Bill from the Coal
City PLD and Marcia Brandt from Herscher Community
SD #2 on receiving two of the fifteen available Illinois State Library grants
for furthering their library education. The training grants are offered to
encourage college graduates with demonstrated scholarship, talent, and potential
to enter the library profession; to encourage these new librarians to work
in Illinois libraries; and to improve and stimulate development of library
service in Illinois.
Leah is the Head of Circulation/IT at the Coal City Public
Library District and is a student through the UW-Madison/PALS partnership.
Marcia is a school librarian at Herscher and is a student in the LEEP program
through the University of Illinois. Congratulations to both of these PALS members!
Sunday Hours
The Moline Public Library will begin Sunday hours on October 1. The Library will be open from Noon to 4:00 p.m.
Fall Book Fair
Rake in some great book bargains at the Friends of the Bettendorf Public Library Fall Book Fair, October 6, 7 and 8. The Fair leaves few subjects untouched, with thousands of good condition books for sale, as well as a variety of other formats available including CDs, records, tapes, videos and puzzles. Most items are priced at 25 cents. A silent auction for book sets is also offered. Bushel baskets of interesting treasures will be offered at great bargain prices. Come stock up on your reading material before the winter winds blow.
The Members' Preview Sale will be held from 5 – 7:30 P.M. on Friday October 6. Membership may be purchased at the door. General Sale will be held Saturday, October 7 from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. and Sunday, October 8 from Noon to 4 P.M. All proceeds from the Book Fair are used to provide materials and programming for the Bettendorf Public Library
Fall Book Sale
Do you love books? Do you crave to buy good books and audiovisual materials at bargain prices? Then you need to come to the FRIENDS of the Davenport Public Library Fall Book Sale! Located in the Film Room of the Main Library.
The “FRIENDS-only” pre-sale is Thursday, October 19, from 5 – 7 p.m. You may sign-up for a FRIENDS membership this evening. The sale is open to the public on Friday, October 20, from 11 a .m. – 4 p.m., and Saturday, October 21, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
If you are interested in volunteering at the book sale, or if you have any questions, please call the Davenport Public Library Business Office at 326-7841.
Open Cities Cinema
Open Cities Cinema (formerly Open Cities Film Society) has partnered with the Davenport Public Library for its upcoming 28th season. Join us for “Friday Films at Fairmount,” a weekly film series featuring not-so-common movies.
Friday Films at Fairmount are shown each Friday at 7 p.m. in the SCRA Room of the Fairmount Street Library. A donation of $5 is encouraged. Season tickets are available at the door for $45, or by calling 563-322-5386.
Upcoming movies include, October 6 - Secrets and Lies; October 13 - Junebug; October 20 - Blow-up; and October 27 - The Blue Angel. For more information about Open Cities Cinema, visit them at their website, http://www.opencitiescinema.org
Libraries Together
Contact: Bettendorf Public Library Faye Clow, Director Phone: (563) 344-4175
Davenport Public Library LaWanda Roudebush, Director Phone: (563) 326-7832
LeClaire Community Library Wanda Gardner, Director Phone: (563) 289-2788
Scott County Library System Pam Collins, Director Phone: (563) 285-4794
Libraries Together Declares “Food for Fines Day” In celebration of Teen Read Week and in support of the Student Hunger Drive, Libraries Together declares October 16 as “Food for Fines Day.” Participating libraries are Bettendorf Public Library Information Center, Davenport Public Library, LeClaire Community Library and Scott County Library. Persons owing fines at any of these libraries may exchange one non-perishable food item for each $2.00 fine owed during all open hours on Monday, October 16. Donations of food will pay for fines only. Donations must be brought into the library and not placed in the drive-up book return. Each library will have Student Hunger Drive donation boxes from the schools in their service area. After clearing their fine, patrons may place food items in the box of their choice. “Food for Fines Day” is a cooperative project of Libraries Together, http://www.librariestogether.org
Rock Island's Downtown Library Reopens With a Brand New Look
After nearly a month of being closed for interior renovations, the Rock Island Main Library, 401 19th Street, Rock Island, Ill, reopened for business on Monday, October 2. The 1st floor and ground floor interior now feature a brand new multi-color scheme in shades of burgundy, blue, green, soft cream and tan, as well as new carpeting, new public service desks for reference, circulation and the Children Departments and a new research lab for patrons who need more time for online research, job hunting or other time-intensive computer tasks. The new lab is available by appointment only.
Some furniture has yet to arrive, but all should be in place by the time the library celebrates its brand new look with a community open house on Wednesday, October 25.
Operating hours at the Rock Island Main Library are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
“Kankakee Reads Mysteries” on
October 18th
Help solve the mystery
of how much Kankakee can read in a single day! Readers are encouraged to help
make history by participating in Kankakee’s first ever day long citywide
reading event! Groups, classrooms, businesses, families, and individuals are
invited to sign-up for a ½ hour time slot. On Wednesday, October 18,
2006, read whatever you like, take a photo of your group reading during your
designated time, complete a brief form, and then return the photo and the form
to the Kankakee Public Library by Friday, November 3rd. The
photos will be used to for a multimedia presentation. If you need “clues” on
what to read that day, the Library has created a bibliography of their favorite
mysteries. Stop by the Kankakee Library, located at 201 E. Merchant Street
to pick up a bibliography, or to register for this free citywide event. For
more information visit the Library’s website at http://www.lions-online.org
or call the Library at 815-939-4564.
"Inside the Devil in the White City"
Manhattan Public Library District’s Adult
Services Department proudly presents “Inside The Devil
in the White City” By
Barbara Geiger (Landscape architect and IIT Professor). Join us for this adult
services program as she retraces the footsteps of the heroes and villain of
Erik Larson's best-selling story of good and evil at the World's Columbian
Exhibition of 1893. Thursday, October 19, 2006, 7:00 pm- 8:30pm, Manhattan
Junior High School - 15606 Smith Rd. Telephone the library for more information,
(815)478-3987 or print the flyer for
the event.
Visit the Pumpkin Patch
The Colona Pumpkin Patch will be open at the Colona
Public Library at 911 1st
Street, Colona from October 9th through October 31st. Pumpkins of various sizes,
gourds and colored corn will be available for purchase between 10am and 8pm
weekdays, between 10am and 4pm Saturdays and between 1pm and 4 pm Sundays.
On Saturday, October 21st from 10am – 4pm and on Sunday, October 22nd
from 1pm – 4pm there will be a fall festival with baked goods, scarecrow
decorating, storytimes and much more. The Colona Pumpkin Patch is jointly sponsored
by the Friends of the Library and the Freewill Baptist Church. The proceeds
will help sponsor the Western Illinois University Traveling Theatre at the
Colona Grade School and the Samaritan’s Purse Christmas Children’s
Project which is a ministry of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.
Fall Booksale
The Friends of the Lemont Library will be holding their Fall Booksale on October 19 - 22 during regular library hours. There will be a pre-sale (for members only) on Wednesday, October 18 from 7 - 9 p.m. Shop with us. Call the Cheryl or Jackie at the library if you need further information - 630-257-6541.
A Trip Around the World at Harvard Diggins Library!
Many people talk about it, others dream about it but how many actually pack their bags and do it? The Robin Pendergrast family from Bull Valley has made that journey and 53,000 miles later has generously donated twenty-five beautiful framed, wide-format art photos that chronicle their extraordinary journey of discovery. Many followed the trip in the /Northwest Herald/ over a six month period, but the photos are now hanging in the library. On *Sunday, October 15 there will be a reception at 2:00 PM* for the public to meet the Pendergrast family, enjoy a presentation on their travels, and hear the stories connected with the photographs. Watch for information about a future workshop, as well. Robin Pendergrast, a professional photographer, will be speaking about Digital Photography as Art here at the library.
Welcome!
Geneseo Public Library District's Children's Programmer, Barbara Parker and her hubby Wes welcomed Owen Seth Parker into the world Monday, September 25, 2006, 1:54 p.m.. Seth is 6lbs and 11 oz, 21 inches long, red hair (imagine that), and a cutie--we had to take pictures of our first "library baby"!! Congrats to the Parkers.
The Return Of Tut: Art And Archeaology From the Time of the New Kingdom
Professor Jeff Mishur, Chicago Art Historian, will present on Thursday, October 26, 2006, at 7:00 p.m.
Kankakee Public Library
201 East Merchant Street
Kankakee , Illinois
Missing Books - we've added a new section
to Prairie Views where members are welcome to post information about materials
that are missing in transit. As with all Prairie Views submissions, please send
to prairieviews@palsnet.info.
East Dubuque District Library returned a book by Edgar Cayce to Eldridge Scott County SELG on August 21, 2006. The book has not returned to Eldridge Library, as of October 4, 2006. Description follows:
Author: Cayce, Edgar, 1877-1945
Call #: 133.8 CAY
Title: No soul left behind : the words and wisdom of Edgar Cayce
Bar Code 30050056593204
If you have the book, Please return to SELG. Rose Whisler, East Dubuque district Library
Sauk Valley Community College
Missing "The Dark Elf Trilogy" by R. A. Salvatore. (PS 3569 .A41.25 D37
2000) in transit from Sauk Valley Community College to Amboy High School.
Missing "Sins of the Lion" by Annette Motley. (PR 6063 .O842 S56 1979) in transit from Sauk Valley Community College to Breese Public Library.
Judy Anderson
Public and Technical Services Librarian
Sauk Valley Community College
173 IL Rte 2
Dixon, IL 61021
Phone 815-288-5511 x316
Fax 815-288-5651
Freebies/Exchanges/For
Sale/Wanted
Prairie Area Library System offers a means for members to share
discarded items to needy libraries. Procedures are outlined in the Reference
Member Services Guide http://www.palsnet.info/services/reference/reference_guide.asp
They are also outlined below.
Libraries wanting to offer up materials are to notify Brenda Roman (brendar@palsnet.info or x3152) or Judy
Hutchinson (judyh@palsnet.info or
x3150), or you can email to Prairie Views (mailto:prairieviews@palsnet.info),
providing the following information:
*Library's name and phone number
*Title(s) of the items
discarded
A list
will be compiled for inclusion in the weekly Prairie Views newsletter. Anyone
interested in freebies are to contact the library directly, (no earlier than
Monday following the listing). Members are responsible for making their
own arrangements. The PALS van delivery may be available for transporting items,
as space and time permits. Contact your
Service Center Delivery Manager to arrange for delivery of large shipments.
PALS Members - please remember that you are asked
to not request or release any items whether they are Free or For Sale until
Monday following the publication of the announcement in Prairie Views. This
gives library staff a chance to see the message and request the materials if
they are interested. Thanks for your cooperation - we have had several complaints
in recent weeks about items being released before Monday.
The Reddick Library
has to giveaway.
1) Requirements for certification of teachers, counselors, etc..2005-2006
2) John Hopkins white papers, 2005 (2 vols)
3) Gale Directory of Publications and broadcast media, 2003 137th ed. (5 vols + 1 update)
Please email emchapman@reddicklibrary.org
South Beloit Library
has their collection of Project Read books to give away.
Please call 815-389-2495 if interested.
Harvard Diggins Library
has the following items for FREE:
KWIK Cases for VHS tapes, /by Gressco Ltd. (can see them on Gressco website). We have too many to count, at least several hundred.
Please contact: Harvard Diggins Library at 815-943-4671 or email myself at hollyh@harvard-diggins.org
Job Openings
Jobs can be submitted on the PALS website at http://www.palsnet.info/jobs/ or by
sending them to prairieviews@palsnet.info. All jobs
submitted by either method will be included in Prairie Views for one
week and will be posted for 120 days on the PALS website unless the library
posting the job requests that it be removed before 120 days. Visit http://www.palsnet.info/jobs/
to views all the job ads that PALS currently has posted.
Web Services Coordinator
Prairie Area Library System
Are you looking for new,
exciting challenges in your career? Interested in working with a state of the
art integrated library system public interface? Are you ready to work with
and for positive, upbeat, hard-working professionals to help improve and enhance
library service to northern Illinois libraries? The Prairie Area Library System
(PALS) is looking for an innovative, technologically progressive, self-starter
willing to share their positive outlook and team player skills with colleagues
and member libraries. As part of the Technology Services department of PALS,
the ideal applicants will have: 3 years managing web based services with hardware & software
responsibilities; 2 years experience with MySQL & Microsoft Access; Strong
understanding of Internet-based services and protocols, especially MySQL, HTML,
ASP; Demonstrated ability to communicate technical ideas and plans to non-technical
clientele in a helpful and friendly manner; Self-motivation and ability to
work as a team member; and a strong customer service orientation.
The successful
applicant may work from any of the three PALS locations, Coal Valley, Rockford,
or Shorewood.
Bachelor Degree in computer or information science or appropriate
and demonstrated skill sets required.
Salary range $38,788 - 58,182. Excellent
benefits.
Visit http://www.palsnet.info/jobs/wsc.doc for complete job description
and http://www.palsnet.info/jobs/application.doc for the application.
Review
of applications will continue until position is filled. Please submit application
and resume with three professional references to Shirley Grasty, 405 Earl Road,
Shorewood, IL 60404 or shirleyg@palsnet.info
PALS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Library Services Coordinator
Prairie Area Library System
Are you looking for
new, exciting challenges in your career? Do you enjoy traveling throughout
beautiful northern Illinois? Are you ready to work with and for positive, upbeat,
hard-working professionals to help improve and enhance library service to northern
Illinois libraries? The Prairie Area Library System (PALS) is looking for two
innovative, technologically progressive, self-starters willing to share their
positive outlooks and team player skills with colleagues and member libraries.
As part of the consulting and continuous learning department of PALS, the ideal
applicants will have: work experience in several types of libraries and at
different levels within those libraries; excellent written and oral communication
skills; demonstrated leadership; grant writing experience; at least five years
library experience; and supervisory or administrative library experience highly
desirable.
*Applicants must also be proficient with new technologies, possess
a positive outlook, work well with groups, be a team player, and be able to
travel within the System's 11,000 square mile area. The successful applicants
may work from any of the three PALS locations, Coal Valley, Rockford, or Shorewood.
ALA/MLS required.
*Salary range $45,000 - 67,500. Excellent benefits.
Visit
http://www.palsnet.info/jobs/lsc.doc for complete job description and http://www.palsnet.info/jobs/application.doc for the application.
Review of applications will continue until position is
filled. Please submit resumes with three professional references to Shirley
Grasty, 405 Earl Road, Shorewood, IL 60404 or shirleyg@palsnet.info
PALS is
an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Paraprofessional
New Lenox Public Library
Energetic, experienced paraprofessional needed for this part-time (17-22 hours/weekly) position. Excellent opportunity to become part of a team oriented staff. Programming and reference experience helpful. A pleasant demeanor when dealing with the public essential as well as an ability to work some evenings and every other Saturday. Familiarity with Microsoft Office products, database and online catalog searching preferred. Will also work with and help coordinate volunteers. For more information and/or to send a resume and apply for the position contact Colleen Waltman at cwaltman@newlenoxlibrary.org. Salary $15.75/hour.
Youth Services
Nippersink Public Library District
Great full-time opportunity to assume responsibility for the Youth Services program at our dynamic public library in the far Northwest suburbs. The successful candidate will possess the ability to have fun working with children, parents and staff. This person will be service-oriented and a team player who will provide children's programming, reference, reader's advisory, collection development and community outreach to children ages 0-14.
Requirements: MLS from ALA-accredited institution.
Salary: $30,000 to $33,000 DOQ
To apply send resume and 3 references to:
Cynthia Cole, Director
Nippersink Public Library District
5418 Hill Road
Richmond, IL 60071
email to: cynthiac@nippersinklibrary.org
Part-Time Archivist
Des Plaines Valley Library District
(by contract) Hours: (15-20 hrs per week)
* Compensation: • $15/hour for 20 hours per week, $20/hour for 15 hours per week for 3 months
* Overview of Position: • Positions would report directly to the Head of Reference Department • Duties would include organizing, planning, and other duties as needed for the development of the Local History Room • Further description of job duties will be discussed during the interview • Be a part of a growing Reference Department Expectations: • Hours must be flexible to accommodate initial training
* Qualifications: • Library Technical Assistant Certificate or MLS preferred, MLS students encouraged to apply • Internet and Computer Skills required • Archivist experience required • Knowledge of the Sirsi/Workflows Database preferred.
If interested, please submit a resume to:
Shannon N. Pohrte via e-mail at spohrte@dpvlib.org
or via mail to:
Shannon Pohrte
Des Plaines Valley Library District
121 E. 8th St.
Lockport IL 60441
by October 31st, 2006. All applications will be given equal consideration.
Circulation Services Clerk
Lemont Public Library District has a part time position available in our Circulation Department for an enthusiastic and service-oriented individual.
*Responsibilities include checking materials in and out, processing library cards, handling System mail delivery, placing in System holds, answering phones, cash handling and other library duties as assigned. The position is for 15-20 hrs/week, including Tuesday nights and Saturday afternoons. Starting salary $8/hr.
*Requires a high school diploma; patience; good people skills; flexibility; ability to type; library experience a plus.
To apply mail, email or fax your resume to:
Lemont Public Library
50 E. Wend St.
Lemont, IL 60439-6439
Attn: Jackie Lakatos 630-257-7737 (FAX) jlakatos@lemontlibrary.org
Weekend Circulation Clerk
Duties will include checking in and checking out of library materials, registering new patrons, renewing library cards, basic information assistance to library users including internet help, placing holds on materials, printing and retrieving materials with holds, and other duties as assigned. This position will begin as soon as possible with one 8-hour shift on Saturday and one 4-hour shift on Sunday, every other weekend.
The successful candidate must be at least 18 years of age, posses an excellent work ethic, have strong computer skills, and excel in customer service. Review of applicants will continue until the position is filled.
Contact Michele Arms, Circulation Manager
Cherry Valley Public Library
755 E. State Street
Cherry Valley, IL 61016
(815) 332-5161
Part-time Reference Librarian
Davenport Public Library has an opening for a 20 hours per week, including days, nights and weekends. It is a permanent part-time position.
* $18.848/hour, limited benefits of accrued sick, vacation & holiday time.
* Requires an MLS from an accredited American Library Association library school; professional experience especially in reference service and materials selection; public library experience a plus.
* Duties include: providing reference & information assistance to the public; selects & evaluates materials for specific subject area; provides instruction in the use of computer catalogs, databases & electronic resources & provides bibliographic instruction.
To apply: mail, email or fax your cover letter & resume to:
Davenport Public Library
321 Main Street
Davenport, IA 52801
Attn: Sue Anderson, HR Manager
sanderson@davenportlibrary.com
Fax: 563-326-7809
Applications will be accepted 9/29/06 – 10/15/06
Reference and ILL News
Refwiki Introduction & Training
Refwiki is a new web resource for all PALS
libraries to use and contribute to. It will include information about each
library's collection strengths, online databases, and other resources. And
the goal is for it to include a lot more! Refwiki is a collaborative effort
built on the same platform as Wikipedia, which means that anyone in a PALS
library can add or change pages using simple formatting marks, without needing
special software. This hands-on class is taught by Dawne Tortorella of Bellcow,
Inc., and it will cover:
* Overview of Refwiki
* Editing a library's resource-survey
form
* Editing and adding pages in Refwiki
* Page reversion, "special" pages,
and other wiki features
To register for these programs, visit the PALS CLeO by clicking on the links
below.
For further information, please contact Brian Smith at Homer Twp. PLD, 708-301-7908.
October
11, 2006, 10 am -12 pm, Shorewood Service Center
October
13, 2006, 1 pm - 3 pm,
Coal Valley Service Center
October
16, 2006, 10 am - 12 pm,
Rockford Service Center
Funding
for this grant was awarded by the Illinois State Library (ISL), a Division
of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the Institute
of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), under the federal Library Services and
Technology Act (LSTA).
Try-It! Illinois October 1-November
30
Log on to http://www.eliillinois.org/tryit/ to
gain access to Try-It! Illinois 2006, the seventh annual statewide database
trial, sponsored by Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White and
the Illinois State Library. Try-It! Illinois offers the staffs and library
users of the more than 4,000 ILLINET member libraries the opportunity to survey
and evaluate a wide variety of electronic resources. Thanks to partnerships
between the Illinois State Library and the participating electronic resource
vendors, there is no charge for accessing these databases during Try-It! Illinois.
(The Office of the Secretary of State/Illinois State Library makes no representations,
guarantees, or warranties as to the accuracy, completeness, currency or suitability
of the Try-It! Illinois electronic resource offerings. The Office of the Secretary
of State/Illinois State Library specifically disclaims any and all liability
for any claims or damages that may result from use of electronic resources
included in the Try-It! Illinois offering. The responsibility for content rests
with the organizations that are providing the information. The inclusion of
links from this site does not imply endorsement by the Office of the Secretary
of State/Illinois State Library.)
Youth Services and School Library News
Infant and Toddler Lapsit Workshop
$10 Workshop Fee - Rock Falls Public Library Parent University Coordinator, Barbara Terhall, has been conducting lapsit programs for years. Join her as she shares her formula for a successful library program for little ones from birth to age three. Barbara will focus on pre-literacy activities, explain the different elements of a lapsit program, and model a complete theme-based session for us. Whether you're new to infant and toddler programming or you're just looking for some new ideas, this program is sure to inspire you!
This workshop will take place on Monday, Oct. 23rd at the Rock Falls Public Library located at 1007 7th Avenue, Rock Falls, 61071-2831. The fee is $10 and your library will be billed.
If you have questions, please contact Jane Lenser, janel@palsnet.info or x 4461 or Norma Applegate, normaa@palsnet.info or x 2705.
Save the Date-- March 5, 2007
PALS received an LSTA grant to bring the YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association) institute, "Power Up with Print: Connecting Teens and Reading in a Digital Age" to Illinois for the first time. It will be offered on Monday, March 5th, 2007 at the Starved Rock State Park Lodge in Utica. Everyone in a school or public library who works with tweens and teens in sixth through twelfth grade should plan to attend! The institute details will be added to CLeO as soon as they are worked out with YALSA, so for now, mark your calendars! Registration will be limited. For more info, contact Jane Lenser at janel@palsnet.info or Norma Applegate at normaa@palsnet.info.
School Per Capita Grant
The Illinois State Library is pleased to announce that the FY2007 School Library Per Capita Grant application is now available online for public school districts to complete and file electronically. The grant application and related information are available at: https://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/what_we_do/schoolpercapgrant.html . To apply, simply select the link "Apply for the FY2007 School Library Per Capita Grant."
The grant timeline is detailed below:
November 17, 2006: Application deadline
December 15, 2006: Signature page deadline
Spring 2007: Award checks issued
June 30, 2007: Grant funds encumbered and/or expended
August 31, 2007: Final date for all grant funds to be expended
Procedures for the grant include:
· School districts will file the grant application online with the Illinois State Library.
· The signature page must be printed, signed, and submitted via U.S. mail directly to the Illinois State Library.
In order to fill out the application, you'll need your school district's ELI number that ends with a 99. If you don't have it, please contact Jane Lenser at janel@palsnet.info or Norma Applegate at normaa@palsnet.info. Other questions regarding the per capita grant can also be directed their way!
Public Library News
ELI
Update
Attention public libraries: Every Library in ILLINET (ELI) may now be
accessed to update information for the Public Library Per Capita Grant Application.
Here are the directions for updating your ELI record.
* Click on "My Library
Account"
* Log in with User Name and Password
* Find your Library's record
by locating your library with Quick Search
* Edit Trustee information
* The
certification is displayed on your public record for you to print when you
have saved your changes.
Please remember, grant applications are to be postmarked
on or before October 16, 2006, or hand delivered to the Illinois State Library
no later than 4:30 p.m. on October 16, 2006. If you have already submitted
your Per Capita Application without the signed certificate, please submit the
certification as soon as possible.
Added to the Collection at Rockford Service Center:
From Outreach to Equity: innovative models of library policy and practice ; Office for Literacy and Outreach Services, American Library Association. Edited by Robin Osborne. 2004. Despite the rather formal title, this book has some readable vignettes (models) about library service to some special populations which may strike a chord with a librarian looking for ways to broaden the ways his/her library can serve the local community.
Part 1-- Services Outside Library Walls includes descriptions about services to the elderly, immigrant, homeless, and incarcerated audiences as well as information about bookmobile service.
Part 2-- Outreach Inside the Library talks about programs and services such as assistive technology, family language kits, after school offerings, and community information and referral as well audiences like special needs children, teens, and immigrants. One library tells about serving as a catalyst in bringing the community's literacy providers to the table in a way that eventually led to the community receiving at Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest grant to help with the literacy program.
Part 3-- Outreach Using Information Technology talks about luring and connecting "people to the useful resources that enable libraries to change lives." As might be expected, the models in this section include bridging the digital divide, organizing information on a website, and fostering information literacy as well as projects supporting the revitalization of indigenous native languages from Alaska to mainland North America to Hawaii.
In part 4-- Technical Services: Connecting Minds , the models include discussions subject access, multilingual materials, metadata, ILS migration, licensing, and on-line environments.
Part 5-- Advocacy and Outreach: a natural connection has some great examples about marketing and building support for programs, advocating for library service, providing cultural programming, reaching out to immigrant populations, and using demographic data. Staff Development: assessing our own behaviors
Part 6-- has models that describe building outreach skills in staff and measuring outreach effectiveness.
Academic Library News
No Academic Library News this week.
Special Library News
No Special Library News this week.
Support Staff News
No
Support Staff News this week.
Technology Services News
No Technology Services News this week.
New Books at PALS
No New Books at PALS this week.
Library News Around the State & Nation
Training Grants
Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has announced
the fifteen future librarians who have been selected to receive a $7,500 scholarship
grant to help pay for the cost of obtaining their Masters of Library and Information
Science degree. Each year the Illinois Library and Information Science Training
Grant Program provides grants to college graduates who possess exceptional
academic achievement and an interest in joining the library profession. The
fifteen scholarships may be used for either full or part-time study at an American
Library Association accredited graduate library school.
For more information on this scholarship program, visit: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/what_we_do/scholarships.html
Siva Vaidhyanathan Explores Google And The Future of Books
URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, IL--Siva Vaidhyanathan, Associate Professor of Culture and Communication at New York University, will be giving the fall 2006 Windsor Lecture at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science on October 12, 2006 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The title of his talk is “What's an Author to Do?: Google, Digitization, and the Future of Books.”
This talk will explore the ways that large-scale digitization projects such as Google Book Search affect those who research and write books. It will examine the ways full-text searches might affect research, how widespread access to digitized books will alter market demands for authors, and how technological changes could alter the modes of composition and distribution of books in the near future. Critical of Google for its lack of quality control, Vaidhyanathan argues that the public debate (such as that between John Updike and Kevin Kelly) has been misguided and misplaced. The real questions for authors will be how we will gather and represent the raw materials for our work.
Vaidhyanathan, a cultural historian and media scholar, is the author of Copyrights and Copywrongs: The Rise of Intellectual Property and How it Threatens Creativity and The Anarchist in the Library: How the Clash between Freedom and Control is Hacking the Real World and Crashing the System . He has written for many periodicals, including American Scholar , The Chronicle of Higher Education , The New York Times Magazine , MSNBC.COM, Salon.com, openDemocracy.net, and The Nation . After five years as a professional journalist, Vaidhyanathan earned a Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin. He has taught at Wesleyan University, the University of Wisconsin at Madison, Columbia University, and is currently an associate professor of Culture and Communication at New York University and a fellow at the New York Institute for the Humanities. He lives in Greenwich Village.
The Phineas L. Windsor Lectureship honors the career of Dr. Windsor, who was Director of the University of Illinois Library and the Library School from 1909 to 1940. Gifts from alumni and friends built the fund when Dr. Windsor retired. In 2004 Marian ('50 BA Science and Letters) and Arnold ('50 BS Architectural Studies) Thompson made a gift to this Fund. Marian is a Windsor granddaughter.
News from Vendors
No News from Vendors this
week.
Legislative/Advocacy News
No Legislative/Advocacy News this week.
Just So You Know
Art
and Beauty in the Heartland
Jan Stilson's book,
Art and Beauty in the Heartland, has been published and released for sale to
libraries, bookstores and shops. It is the story of the artists at Eagle's
Nest Camp on the Rock River at Oregon, IL from 1898-1942. The book is written
for anyone who likes a good story from history, especially Illinois history.
It tells of the friendships and working relationships of several Chicago artists
and their families, such as Lorado Taft, sculptor, (from Elmwood, IL.) Charles
Frances Browne and Oliver Dennitt Grover (from Earlville, IL.) landscape painters,
Ralph Clarkson, portrait painter. and Hamlin Garland and Henry B. Fuller, writers.
All these artists chose Chicago to launch their careers, and they chose the
Rock River Valley for their recreational and summer work retreat. This book
has over one hundred pictures, many of them donated to the author by family
members of the artists. The families want America to read this story. It contains
a description of the construction of the BlackHawk statue at Oregon, and the
blueprints!!
Jan is willing to do book signings and writes: "the book is already beginning
to sell online. Every library in the PALS system will benefit from high circ
stats with this book. I have bookmarks to promote it. If interested, please
let me know and I can forward them to you, or bring them with for the program.
This book has an LC number, ISBN, and P-CIP for librarians' convenience. It
may be ordered at discount through Ingram's or Baker and Taylor. The price
directly from the online publisher is also discounted. Go to AuthorHouse.com/bookstore.
Type: Stilson. Retail price of this book if I bring and sell it will be $24.95
due to me overhead. If you order from AuthorHouse the price for 8.5 x11 paperback
is $19.95 or $3.95 for electronic download. I already have several book signings
scheduled, so if you are interested, please don't put this off too long, as
my calendar will fill up quickly. Thanks."
Jan Stilson, MALS
Oregon, IL.
retired
information services editor from Rockford Register Star, Rockford, IL
Grant News
No Grant News this week.
On the
Internet
Our website picks of
the week are supplied by Marylaine Block, Writer, Internet Trainer and
"Librarian Without Walls," http://marylaine.com/.
NEAT NEW STUFF September 29, 2006
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