volume #4 issue#20

May 17, 2007

Prairie Views: the newsletter of the Prairie Area Library System

System News

Two Elections Now Underway
Each member library may cast a ballot for the current nominees for the PALS Board of Directors and for the PALS Librarians' Advisory Committee. Unless the library makes other arrangements, we expect the Library Director to cast the library's ballot. If your library needs to make arrangements so PALS will count the ballot from someone other than the Library Director, please contact Cori Swanson at coris@palsnet.info.

PALS Board of Directors Election
Deadline for submission is June 15, 2007.
If you would like to learn more about the nominees go to http://www.palsnet.info/about/board/candidates.asp.

PALS Librarians' Advisory Committee Election
Deadline for submission is June 22, 2007.
If you would like to learn more about the nominees go to http://www.palsnet.info/members/laccandidates.asp.

Feel free to contact Cori Swanson if you have any questions regarding the election or your ballot. Happy voting!

ILA Bookmarks
Prairie Area LS still have boxes of the ILA bookmarks if anyone would like more.

If interested call:
Brenda at 309-799-3155 x. 3152
or email brendar@palsnet.info

School members:
Sorry to be slow to announce a schedule for cessation of PALS school deliveries for this school year, and resumption in the fall.

The last "official" delivery day for school libraries will be Friday, May 25, 2007. If your library is open longer than that and you need additional pickups, please contact the delivery supervisor for your hub. If your library is closing before May 25, please let your delivery supervisor know that as well, so we don't stop when you're closed!
The first "official" delivery day for school libraries in the fall will be Tuesday, September 4, 2007. Again, if you have materials to be picked up before that, please contact your delivery hub supervisor. We plan to make our regular schedule in the future the Friday before Memorial Day and the Tuesday after Labor Day, each year, so you can plan accordingly.
Your delivery hub supervisors are:
Coal Valley hub (your delivery code ends in "G"): Brenda Roman, brendar@palsnet.info or ext 3152
Rockford hub (your delivery code ends in "Y"): Marilyn Janssen, marilynj@palsnet.info or ext 4470
Shorewood hub (your delivery code ends in "B"): Shirley Grasty, shirleyg@palsnet.info or ext 2706

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

Fall 2007 LTA Classes at Rockford and Coal Valley Service Centers
Attention library support staff! Are you looking for opportunities to learn more about the library world? Are you looking toward advancement in your current position or in your career? Then the LTA (Library Technical Assistant) Program may be for you. In past years, PALS has offered the LTA program from the College of DuPage via videoconference at both the Rockford and the Coal Valley Service Centers. We are considering offering this opportunity again in fall 2007.

If you are interested or for additional information, please contact Dawn DiVenti dawnd@palsnet.info
This is a great way to enter or re-enter the academic environment.
Check http://www.cod.edu/LTA for more information.

Limited Openings
The Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS), in cooperation with the UIUC Office of Continuing Education, is pleased to announce a limited number of registration openings in several on campus and online Summer 2007 graduate level credit courses via the Community Credit Academic Outreach Program. Formal admission to the University is not necessary, but a bachelor's degree is required. Those interested in taking a class should fill out the Request to Enroll in GSLIS Course(s) form. You will be contacted regarding availability and registration procedures.

Summer Session Two begins June 9 and ends August 2.

Online (LEEP)
LIS 504 LE Reference and Information Services Lori Mestre Live sessions Tu 4-6 pm On campus Saturday, June 9
LIS 530 GLE Legal Resources Travis McDade Live sessions W 4-6pm On campus Tuesday, June 12
LIS 590 SDL Digital Social Sciences William Wheeler Live sessions W 6:30-8:30 pm On campus Saturday, June 9
LIS 590 SLE HR Mgmt in Library and Info Centers Debra Wilcox Johnson Live sessions M 4-6:15 On campus Sunday, June 10
LIS 590 TML Topic Maps Patrick Durusau Live sessions Tu 6:15-8:15 pm On campus Tu Wed June 12 and 13

A list of classes available for the summer semester and the enrollment form are located at http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/programs/cpd/Community_Credit/

Teen Second Life: Library Services in a 3D World
Presented by Kelly Czarnecki, Technology Education Librarian for Teens and Youth, ImaginOn, the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
Tuesday, May 22, 2007, 12 p.m. - 1 pm
Have a look inside this new world just for teens. Second Life has created a grid just for teens. They can do the same things as on the adult grid - fly, design clothes, make movies, build their own house, stream music, and more - but the grid is for teens only. Learn how this immersive space can help keep library services relevant to teens. Register now to take part in this FREE webinar.

Kelly Czarnecki holds a Master of Education degree in Educational Policy and a master's degree in Library Science from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. She came to the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County after working four years as a young adult librarian in a public library and one year in an academic library. She is co-leader of Eye4You Alliance Island, a project to offer library services in the 3D environment of Second Life for teens. She works to engage teens at her library in building new insights that will give them competitive skills in the school and eventually in the work environment. Czarnecki presented on gaming at the American Library Association Midwinter Conference in 2007, the North Carolina Library Association Technology and Trends Conference, Computers and Libraries, Five Weeks to a Social Library, and several libraries throughout the United States. Her projects have appeared in American Libraries, School Library Journal, YPulse, and the Young Adult Library Services. She is currently working on a gaming column for School Library Journal and a book chapter with Information Today, and she is teaching an online class for librarians of the Young Adult Library Services Association.

Register for this SirsiDynix Institute webinar at: https://events.livemeeting.com/SirsiDynix052207Reg.htm If you have missed previous SirsiDynix Institute events, or are unable to make this one, we have an extensive archive posted at http://www.sirsidynixinstitute.com/archive.php. You can check them out at any time. More 2007 SirsiDynix Institute events are being posted each week: http://www.sirsidynixinstitute.com/

Book Arts and Conservation Workshops
The University of Illinois GSLIS announces the following summer workshops:

What is a book worth? A workshop on evaluation of books.
Date: Sunday, May 27, 2007
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location: LIS Building, 501 E. Daniel Street Room 131, Champaign
Cost: $ (for GSLIS students, alumni, and previous Book Arts workshop attendees)
Taught by: Sid Berger, Ph.D. Faculty at GSLIS, Simmons College and Adjunct faculty at GSLIS, University of Illinois
What is a book worth? And how do you know? And what do you mean by the "worth of a book"? Books have dollar value and intrinsic, research value. This workshop will discuss both. Many things add to--or detract from--the values of books. What are the variables? Many tools exist out there to help us determine what the going rate for a book is. What are those tools? How can we use them? The tools themselves are fallible. How? What kinds of fudge factors must we employ when we use the pricing guides so that we don't pay (charge) too much for the books we are buying (selling)? Is there a difference in the evaluation of a book for purchase from the evaluation of it for insurance or estate purposes? How should I evaluate a book if I want to sell it as opposed to buy it? Is there a difference between "insurance value" and "replacement value"? What about buying books at auction? What are the opportunities and pitfalls? How can you protect yourself and wind up with a good deal? Should I get my books from booksellers? eBay? thrift shops? relatives? How do variant copies of the same title vary in value? These are some of the questions you will hear the answers to in this valuable workshop.

Tackling Simple Book Repair at Home or in the Library
Date: Saturday, June 9, 2007
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Conservation Unit, Oak Street Library Facility, 2nd floor, 809 S. Oak Street
Cost: $ for GSLIS students, alumni, and previous Book Arts workshop attendees
Taught by: Jennifer Hain Teper, Conservation Librarian for the UIUC Library
Class size limited to 12
Ms Teper will lead a workshop on the basics of book structure, identifying different types of damage, and conduct a hands-on tutorial for simple repair techniques for books, which can be used in libraries or at home*. Techniques to be covered include inserting loose pages, mending torn pages, cleaning, consolidating frayed corners and tightening loose hinges. All repairs can be accomplished with a small number of tools and supplies and do not require any large, specialized book binding equipment. Supplies to perform all repairs covered will be provided to each participant to take home and will include: a brief manual, a practice book (pre-"broken"), archival mending tape, a bone folder, small scissors, archival quality paper, a brick (to make a book weight), materials to make a light weight, vinyl eraser, soft brush, glue brush, polyvinyl acetate adhesive, skewers and Plexiglas rods (used for tightening hinges), and sheets of waxed paper. *these repairs are durable and not appropriate for very old or fragile materials, or those of high value.

For further information on these workshops, contact:
Marianne Steadley
Continuing Professional Development Program Director
501 E. Daniel St.
Champaign IL 61820
217/244-2751
Fax: 217/244-3302

Community as Intellectual Space (CIS) Symposium
The Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the Juan Antonio Corretjer Puerto Rican Cultural Center of Chicago are pleased to announce the 3rd annual Community as Intellectual Space (CIS) Symposium - Our Barrio, Our Stories, Ourselves: The Role of Oral History in Community Building. The theme for the conference acknowledges the essential role that individuals’ experiences play in the development, maintenance, and survival of the Puerto Rican community. This three-day symposium, held at the Puerto Rican Cultural Center (PRCC), seeks to share, celebrate, discuss, and explore the multiple stories and narratives of community members and groups in the Paseo Boricua area, and to consider how such narratives are important in other communities, as well.

The symposium starts Friday, June 15 at 3:00 pm. with registration, community walking tours and exhibits. It encompasses the Puerto Rican People’s Parade, with the theme “Retire #21 (for Roberto Clemente), dedicated to the 30th Anniversary of the 1977 Division Street Riots” on Saturday, and ends on Sunday, June 17 with the premier of an original play by Tato Laviera. Panel topics include: Children as Oral Historians, Narratives in Community Health, Construction of a Diasporic Puerto Rican Identity through Community Narratives, and Perspectives on Oral History and Community Building (with invited scholars from a variety of disciplines). Students are invited to submit posters for exhibit during the symposium, which will also celebrate the first anniversary of the UIUC Community Informatics Corps master’s program on Paseo Boricua. Continuing professional development credits will be available. The $95 registration fee covers dinner on Friday night, continental breakfast on Saturday and Sunday mornings, light refreshments on Saturday afternoon, lunch on Sunday, and program materials. It also includes the symposium performance by Grupo Bembeteo, an original installation by Chicago artist Hector Arce-Espasas, and the Tato Laviera play performed by Café Teatro Batey Urbano.

For additional information and to register, please visit http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/programs/cpd/CIS2007/ or contact:
Marianne Steadley, Continuing Professional Development Program Director
501 E. Daniel St.
Champaign IL 61820
217/244-2751
Fax: 217/244-3302

Member News

National Teleconference
The Kishwaukee College Library will host a live Webcast of the ALA/NILRC national teleconference “Copyright in the Digital Age: An Update” on Friday, June 1, 2007 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in room L-202 of the Library. The presentation will feature national library leaders discussing the complex copyright and intellectual property issues affecting libraries and schools. Featured speakers include Kenneth Crews, professor, Indiana University School of Law, Tomas Lipinski, associate professor, School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, and Miriam Nisbet, legislative counsel, ALA Washington Office.

Attendance at the Webcast is open to all libraries free of charge, but reservations are required.

To register, please call the Kishwaukee College Library at 815-825-2086, ext. 225. Kishwaukee College is located in Malta, Illinois, six miles west of DeKalb at the intersection of State Route 38 and Malta Road. Please join us for this exciting event!

Closed
The Malta Library is closed for an additional 2 weeks.

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.

Missing book from Forreston to Rock Falls Public Library:
The Scions of Shannara
Returned 3/30

Missing ILL Book
Title: Global Warming / Mary E. Williams, book editor
Call Number: 363.738 Glo
Barcode: 31523101033912
Left Morrison High School on PALS van April 17, 2007 and never arrived at Byron Public Library (BYLY)

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 can email to Prairie Views, 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.

For Sale
Prairie Area Library System has 2 sets of van shelving for sale that have never been used. One set is at the Coal Valley Service Center and the other is at the Shorewood Service Center.
We are asking $250.00 per set, please check out the pictures.
the large unit dimensions are 79" L x 46" H x 12.5" W,
the small unit dimensions are 37.5" L x 36.5 H x 12" W.

If interested contact:
Coal Valley: Brenda Roman, brendar@palsnet.info or 309-799-3155 ext. 3152.
Shorewood: Shirley Grasty, shirleyg@palsnet.info or 815-729-3345 ext. 2706

Fossil Ridge Public Library
has discarded the following books from its collection and will give free:
2006 – Time Almanac
2006 – Essential Guide To Prescription Drugs
2006 – Standard & Poor’s 500 Guide
2005 – Statesman’s Yearbook 141st edition
2005 – Thomas Register Regional – North Central Tri-State Industrial Buying guide
2005 – Edmunds.com Used Cars & Trucks
2004 – Toll-Free Phone Book USA – 8th edition
2004 – Peterson’s Internships
2004 – Guide To Distance Learning Programs
2004 – Reader’s Guide To Periodical Literature
2001 – World Airport guide
2000 – Research Services Directory- 7th edition
1999 – Handybook For Genealogists – 9th edition
1998 – Standard Guide To Cars & Prices – 10th anniversary edition
1997 – Houghton Mifflin Dictionary Of Geography

If interested contact:
Pamela Hanuska
Phone : 815-458-2187 or E-mail : pahanuska@fossilridge.org

For Sale
The Woodstock Public Library has the following printer supplies for HP 4500/4550 Color LaserJet Printer for sale for $50.00 per item / OBO.
C4191A Black Cartridge (Quantity: 2)
C4192A Cyan (2)
C4193A Magenta (2)
C4194A Yellow (2)
C4195A Drum Kit (5)

If interested contact:
Martha Hansen
Phone: 815-338-0542 or email marthah@woodstockil.info

Kaplan University
is offering the books in the attached list.

If interested contact:
Jennifer Smith at jsmith@kucampus.edu

New Lenox Library
*Small Business Sourcebook, vol. 1 & 2, 21st edition.
* 3M Tattle-Tape (with application paddle and non-stick tape).

If interested contact:
Linda - lmcnicholas@newlenoxlibrary.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.

Sorter/Back-up Drivers
Prairie Area Library System is seeking two part-time Sorter/Back-up Drivers to assist in sorting library materials which are transported between various libraries and to serve as a backup delivery driver when needed. Must be able to lift and carry 50 pounds, have a valid driver's license.
Library experience and previous delivery or sorting experience highly preferred.

Contact Shirley Grasty at 815-729-3345 ext. 2706, or apply at
Prairie Area Library System
405 Earl Rd.
Shorewood
between 9:00 - 5:00.

Access Services Librarian
Tenure-Track Faculty Parkland College in Champaign, Illinois, seeks enthusiastic, creative, service-oriented candidates for the position of Access Services Librarian.
* Responsibilities: Coordinates services including circulation, collection management, audiovisual services, course reserves, and stack maintenance. Supervises two full-time employees and the library student assistants. Provides leadership and analysis and participates in decision-making related to policy formation and strategic planning. Other duties include reference, outreach and collection development. Opportunity for library instruction.
* Qualifications Required: Master's degree in library/information science from an ALA accredited institution required; strong commitment to proactive user services is essential. We are particularly interested in candidates who can aid the Library in serving a diverse clientele, including international students. Applicants who do not address this in their application may not be considered.

For complete description and application instructions, visit http://www.parkland.edu/library/asl_position.html Review of applications will begin immediately, and continue until the position is filled. Parkland College, in accordance with applicable laws, ensures equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, gender, gender expression, national origin, religion, age, veteran/Vietnam era status, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, disability or sexual orientation. Questions in reference to employment opportunities may be directed to the Interim Director of Human Resources.

Head of Children's Services
(F/T): Seeking an experienced MLS, including supervisory experience, to manage an innovative and thriving Children’s Services Department in the fastest growing community in metro Chicago. The Plainfield Public Library District serves 60,000 people from several diverse communities and continues to grow - mainly adding families with young children! Under the administration of the Library Director, this position is responsible for the professional leadership and management of the Children’s Services Department. *Responsibilities include: the development and implementation of Children’s Services initiatives and activities which support the library’s long range plan, budgeting and monitoring expenditures, hiring, training, scheduling and evaluating staff, and planning, developing and implementing children’s programs and public services. ALA/MLS degree required with a minimum of three years professional youth services experience including one year of supervisory experience. Includes evenings and weekends.
* Salary from $51,334.40, with IMRF and generous benefits package.

Send cover letter, resume and name/contact information of three references to:
Julie M. Milavec
Library Director
Plainfield Public Library
15025 S. Illinois Street
Plainfield, IL 60544
or to jmmilavec@plainfield.lib.il.us.
Applications accepted through May 25, 2007. Position available July 1, 2007.

Librarian
(Technical Services and Reference Services) The Huntley Area Public Library District is seeking a full-time librarian to work in Technical and Reference Services. Responsibilities include cataloging library materials, providing a wide range of traditional and digital reference and readers’ advisory services to patrons of all ages, developing the library’s electronic resources, assisting with the development of the library’s home page, and assisting with other assignments as requested by the Head of Technical Services and Head of Information Services.
* Requirements include a MLS from an ALA-Accredited Institution. Requires some cataloging courses. Some cataloging and reference experience is highly desirable including working knowledge of reference and electronic resources. Must be willing to work some evenings and weekends. Valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle are required.
* Salary: Starts at $17.50 hourly.

To apply, send cover letter, resume and 3 references to:
Elizabeth Steffensen
Head of Information Services
Huntley Area Public Library
11000 Ruth Road
Huntley, IL 60142
Email to: esteffensen@huntleylibrary.org
Fax to: 847-669-5439
For a full job description, see: http://www.huntleylibrary.org/about/jobs.php No phone calls please.

Elementary Media Specialist
position Crystal Lake School District 47
Go to http://www.d47schools.org and click on employment, complete the online application process
While a fully endorsed or certified person is preferred, educators with at least 9 hours towards the endorsement will be considered.

Adult Services Librarian
Naperville Public Library
For more detailed information, visit http://www.napervillelib.org

Reference and ILL News
No Reference and ILL News this week.

Youth Services and School Library News

School members:
Sorry to be slow to announce a schedule for cessation of PALS school deliveries for this school year, and resumption in the fall.

The last "official" delivery day for school libraries will be Friday, May 25, 2007. If your library is open longer than that and you need additional pickups, please contact the delivery supervisor for your hub. If your library is closing before May 25, please let your delivery supervisor know that as well, so we don't stop when you're closed!
The first "official" delivery day for school libraries in the fall will be Tuesday, September 4, 2007. Again, if you have materials to be picked up before that, please contact your delivery hub supervisor. We plan to make our regular schedule in the future the Friday before Memorial Day and the Tuesday after Labor Day, each year, so you can plan accordingly.
Your delivery hub supervisors are:
Coal Valley hub (your delivery code ends in "G"): Brenda Roman, brendar@palsnet.info or ext 3152
Rockford hub (your delivery code ends in "Y"): Marilyn Janssen, marilynj@palsnet.info or ext 4470
Shorewood hub (your delivery code ends in "B"): Shirley Grasty, shirleyg@palsnet.info or ext 2706

ALSC’s Kids! @ your library® Campaign Tool Kit Continues to Grow
(CHICAGO) The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association, has added new resources to its Kids! @ your library® online tool kit at www.ala.org/kids. The campaign’s extensive tool kit, produced by librarians for librarians, contains free resources for promoting the library and its services to children and their families. The latest materials added to the kit include:

Spanish-language resources. The So Much to See. So Much to Do. @ your library® logo is available in Spanish in black and white, color, high and low resolution versions. The list of Top Ten Things for Kids to Do @ your library® also has been translated into Spanish. Print-ready public service advertisements in various sizes, scripts for audio public service announcements and word search puzzles with library themes also are available in Spanish.

A list of “Top Ten Ways to Use Bill Harley’s “At Your Library” Song in Your Library and Community” provides examples of how libraries can use the upbeat song to grab attention—play the song when classes visit the library, incorporate the song’s short version in morning announcements at school, or air the song during outreach events, such as county fairs, school career days, or family literacy nights, to name a few.

A story theater script—The Chicken and the Librarian—adapted by Dianne de Las Casas and used with her permission, can be downloaded and used for library/school/community events. Kids! @ your library® Best Practice Wiki at http://wikis.ala.org/alsc/index.php/Kids%21_%40_your_library_Best_Practices_Wiki. provides a free, open space where librarians can share how they have successfully used campaign materials within their libraries and communities. ALSC encourages libraries large and small to visit the Kids! @ your library® Campaign Web site at www.ala.org/kids and take advantage of the free materials, resources and ideas.

Public Library News

Updated Service Responses Available for Download from PLA
CHICAGO – The Public Library Association (PLA) is pleased to announce that the updated Service Responses now are available for download at the ALA Online Store (www.alastore.ala.org). The PDF document, which includes comprehensive descriptions of 18 new and revised Service Responses, is available to ALA members for $22.50 ($25.00 for non-members). In 1997, the publication “Planning for Results: A Public Library Transformation Process” included 13 Service Responses, which were defined as “what a library does for, or offers to, the public in an effort to meet a set of well-defined community needs.” As communities change, library responses have adapted. In 2006, PLA Results series editors Sandra Nelson and June Garcia initiated a process to revise the 1997 Service Responses by soliciting input from librarians, library staff, and library trustees though meetings and online review and discussion on the PLA Blog (www.plablog.org). The resulting 18 new and revised Services Responses were completed in February 2007. The Revised Service Responses, along with other titles from PLA’s popular Results series may be ordered online at www.alastore.ala.org or by calling the ALA Store (1-866-746-7252). For more information on PLA publications, contact the PLA office at 800-545-2433, ext. 5PLA, or visit PLA’s Web site at www.pla.org

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.

E-Rate Corner

If you remember from last week we were discussing preparations for filing the BEAR Form after the SLC fiscal year ends on June 30th. The form itself is pretty straight forward. Some problems do occur though when the time comes for you to send off page four of the form to be signed by your service provider. Following are some fax numbers that might be helpful:

AT&T/SBC Detroit E-Rate Center Fax #888-308-7186, Phone #877-444-6944
Qwest E-Rate Group Fax #888-393-9997, Phone #800-510-2148
Sprint E-Rate Fax #800-604-9233, Phone #877-231-3850
Verizon North E-Rate Fax #877-483-5595, Phone #800-606-8855
Nextel E-Rate Fax #703-748-4199, Phone #866-414-3225
U.S. Cellular E-Rate Fax #866-381-4318, Phone #773-399-4187
Verizon Wireless E-Rate Fax #908-306-4227, Phone #315-433-8378

Next week we will wind up our discussion of the BEAR form.

For your E-Rate questions contact Marilyn, PALS Rockford at 815-229-4470 or email marilynj@palsnet.info.

New Books at PALS
No New Books at PALS this week.

Library News Around the State & Nation

Think Outside the Barn @ Your Library" - Pitch In!
The staff at Rolling Prairie Library System is using the Farm Progress Show (over 300,000 attendees - dubbed the World's Fair of Agriculture) in Decatur this August as an event to promote the services and value of small libraries in agricultural communities. The target marketing campaign they've created uses the theme "Think Outside the Barn @ Your Library", a very crispy logo, and promotional items such as totes, t's and poloshirts as well as yard placards and banners for libraries to exhibit during August. These are available to order at http://www.rpls.ws/FPS/index.htm. They will place an initial order on the 18th of May and then a second one later in the summer in time for the show.

Their booth will sponsor a book giveaway, a raffle for a book and barn quilt, an IPOD shuffle and other items. They also hope their Iowa neighbor/librarians will avail themselves of their hard work and products in the even years when the Farm Progress Show is in Boone, Iowa. In addition, they are working on sustainable programming and hope to have a resource list up soon. They would appreciate your assistance in spreading the word, looking at the website, ordering products, and even sending your book donations to RPLS beginning in August. Each book will be labelled with a tag that says "A Gift from Your Illinois Library". In the past, some of you have gone to help staff the booth and they welcome your presence. It's great fun! Hot to be sure - but fun.

Louise Greene from RPLS reminds us: "We need to do everything we can to strengthen our small libraries. In a state where Corn is King (Think: Beyond the Barrel), libraries are the most fertile ground around. Please read our article for a fuller understanding of the effort in the latest issue of the ILA Reporter, page 19. http://www.ila.org/pub/reporter.htm And do look at our cool logo http://www.rpls.ws/FPS/index.htm"

2007 Illinois Library Association (ILA) Election Results
The results of the 2007 Executive Board election are in and are as follows:

Vice-President/President-Elect
304 Donna Dziedzic, Naperville Public Libraries
293 Pam Van Kirk, Galesburg Public Library
Donna will begin her three-year term on July 1, 2007, running through June 30, 2010.

Board of Directors (a three-year term beginning July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2010). One candidate from each pairing was elected in accordance with the ILA bylaws as amended at the 1998 ILA Annual Conference.

Director-at-Large
448 Halle Mikyska, Kane County Law Library, St. Charles

Director-at-Large
244 Robyn Hendricks, Decatur Public Library
323 Michelle Petersen, Glen Carbon Centennial Library

Director-at-Large
195 Mesfin Tefera, Aurora Public Library
418 H Dayle K. Zelenka, Skokie Public Library

Director-at-Large
300 Carole Dickerson, Freeport Public Library
274 Lisa Poignant, Chillicothe Public Library District.

News from Vendors
No News from Vendors this week.

Legislative/Advocacy News

Contact Senate President Emil Jones to Hold Bill
As this is written, HB 1727 has not yet reached the senate floor. If you've not yet done so, please contact senate president Emil Jones asking him to hold the mandatory filter bill. While PALS libraries are not in his legislative district, we're told that sheer volume of contacts can make a difference and he has the power to keep this bill from reaching the senate floor. You need not even be concerned about writing wonderful prose. Some of us found that upon making a call to his office, they just wanted to record whether we're for or against it.

Senator Emil Jones, Jr. (D-IL 14th) Senate President
327 State Capitol
Springfield, IL 62706
Phone: (217) 782-2728
Fax: (217) 782-3242

Main District Office:
507 W. 111th St.
Chicago, IL 60628
Phone: (773) 995-7748
Fax: (773) 995-9061

Thank Your Legislators for Their Vote on HB 1727
If you've not yet a chance to do so, please take five minutes to write a quick thank you note to your representative in the Illinois House for the vote against the mandatory filter bill, HB 1727. If your representative supported the bill, please also send a note saying that even though we had different views on this bill, you hope that he can support future library related bills. Never write them off!

Your lobbying efforts paid off in that we had at least two members: Rep. Bob Prithcard (Sarah Tobias, Sycamore) and Rep. Jim Sacia (Carole Dickerson, Freeport PL; Janie Dollinger, Lanark PL; Cheryl Campbell, Bertolet Memorial LD) who voted against the bill even though our original count showed them in support of the bill. This was a terrific illustration that our effort can make a difference. Many of you made the effort but the representative just couldn't vote against the bill. In at least one case, the representative made a point of making it known that this was in spite of personal opposition to filters. Thank you for trying. The continued dialogue with the representatives will pay off on other bills.

PALS legislators voting against the bill were Representatives: Boland, Cross, Dugan, Jefferson, Leitch, Lindner, Mautino, McGuire, Mitchell, Pritchard, Sacia.

PALS legislators voting for mandatory filers were Representatives: Gordon, Kosel, Lyons, Kosel, Lyons, Moffitt, Schmitz, Sommer, Verschoore, Wait and Winters. It may be especially important to let these legislators know that we are watching their vote and that we look forward to their support on future bills.

Not voting: Hassert.

If you don't have their district office address, you can find it at http://capwiz.com/ila/dbq/officials/directory/directory.dbq?command=statedir&state=IL or just send an e-mail to inaram@palsnet.info

Just So You Know
No Just So You Know this week.

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/.

FAREWELL TO NEAT NEW STUFF!

Marylaine Block is moving to Greensboro, North Carolina! Since she will no longer be within the PALS area, she is withdrawing permission for us to republish Neat New Stuff in Prairie Views. Marylaine would like to announce that anyone who wishes to keep on receiving Neat New can subscribe directly to it at http://marylaine.com/subscrib.html

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