volume #4 issue#23

June 7, 2007

Prairie Views: the newsletter of the Prairie Area Library System

System News

READ Software Group Purchase
PALS is coordinating a group purchase of ALA READ software disk 1, ALA READ software disk 2, and Photoshop Elements 5. The READ disks contain files to create custom READ posters with your own photos. Many of the files can be used with Microsoft Publisher or Microsoft Word, but some of the more involved files require Photoshop Elements to create posters. READ 1 and READ 2 contain different files and can be ordered separately. An overview of the files on the disks is available at http://www.alastore.ala.org/img/641.pdf.

The cost for each READ 1 or READ 2 will depend on the quantity of the group purchase, but should not exceed $60, which includes postage. Your library will receive an invoice from PALS. Photoshop Elements 5 is a graphics program that gives you additional options for working with graphics. You can use Elements to edit your photos or create publications, as well as create READ posters. Information about Elements is available at http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshopelwin/overview2.html. The cost of Elements is $96.99, which includes shipping. Your library will receive an invoice from PALS.

If you would like to order READ 1, READ 2, or Photoshop Elements, please fill out the form at http://www.palsnet.info/members/purchase/. To help us maintain accurate records, no orders will be accepted without a completed order form. The deadline for ordering is June 30, 2007. For more information on the READ software, contact Rhonda Krahl at rhondak@palsnet.info or ext. 3151. For more information on Photoshop Elements, contact Kacy Kelly at kacyk@palsnet.info or ext. 3251.

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

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.

PALS to Offer Two CPLA Courses
In partnership with the Public Library Association, PALS has been selected to offer two CPLA courses. http://www.pla.org/ala/pla/plaevents/cplacourses/CPLAcourses.cfm

For information about the Certified Public Library Adminstrator program.
*On October 24-25, 2007, PALS will host "Serving Diverse Populations."
The event will be held at the Rockford Public Library Main Auditorium at 215 N. Wyman St, Rockford IL 61104.

*On April 1-2, 2008, PALS will host "Current Trends."
The event will be held at the Moline Public Library at 3210 41st St, Moline IL 61265.

For more information about these events, please contact Dawn DiVenti, Library Services Coordinator, Continuous Learning,
dawnd@palsnet.info

Member News

LaSalle Public Library Receives Major Illinois Humanities Council Grant to Bring “Between the Lines: Space to Explore Who We Are and What We can Become” To Our Community
As part of the LaSalle Public Library’s Centennial Celebration of services in the community, the Library is offering "Between the Lines", sixteen diverse humanities programs. The event topics are varied – from baseball, basketball and railroads to folklore, genealogy and geology. The schedule includes authors, storytellers, historians, a naturalist, a multi-disciplinary scientist and a balladeer. Programs included are:

- Minor League Baseball in the Midwest: The 3-I League, 1901-1961 - presented by Bill Steinbacher-Kemp, May 29, 6:30 pm
- Summer Reading 2007 with Guest Storyteller Kevin Luthardt, May 31, 6:30 pm
- Crossroads of the Nation: The Hidden history of Illinois’ Railroads – presented by Simon Cordery, June 12, 6:30 pm
- An Evening with Marion Dane Bauer – June 14, 6:30 pm
- Folktales and Ballads with Dan Keding – June 19, 6:30 pm
- Celebrating 100 Years of Children’s Book – presented by Sheila Welch, June 21, 6:30 pm
- The Farming Days of the 1950s – presented by Bonnie Geisert, June 25, 2:00 pm
- Prairie Tales – presented by Brian “Fox” Ellis, July 2, 2:00 pm
- Inside The Devil in the White City – presented by Barbara Geiger, July 17, 6:00 pm
- Glaciers to Wildflowers – presented by Raymond Wiggers, August 14, 6:30 pm
- Genealogy Made Easy & Bring Your Ancestors Back to Life – presented by Mike Karsen, September 8, 10:00 am
- Tilli’s Story: My Thoughts are Free – presented by Tillie schulze and Lorna Collier, September 11, 6:00 pm
- Reading the Landscape: The Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor – presented by Dennis Cremin, September 18, 6:30 pm
- The De-Evolution of the Soldier – presented by Ray Elliot, October 16, 6:30 pm
- Bound for the North Star – presented by Dennis and Judy Fradin, November 13, 6:30 pm
- Sweet Charlie, Dike, Cazzie, and Bobby Joe: High School Basketball in Illinois – presented by Taylor Bell, December 11, 6:30 pm

For further information, contact Laura Frizol - 815-223-2341 or lfrizol@lasalle.lib.il.us

NEH "Picturing America"
Warren CUD #205 will be among the recipients for the pilot program of "Picturing America" by the National Endowment for the Humanaties. Warren Schools will be receiving a set of 20 laminated posters in September along with teacher resource books.

The LaSalle Public Library Welcomes the Slovenian International Children’s Author Tour
Friday, June 22nd 2:00 p.m.
Celebrate reading from around the world when best-selling Slovenian children’s writers, Evald Flisar, Tatjana Kokalj, Desa Muck, and Andrej Rozman-Roza, read from their newest books, all presented in bilingual Slovenian/English format. All of the books are of the series, “Forget Me Nots.” Meet the authors and enjoy their stories in this not-to-be missed literary and cultural event. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Marija Bauer, artisan and baker of the gingerbread “village” photographed for In the Land of Gingerbread, also a bilingual book written by her daughter, Jana Bauer, will discuss her experience in the preparation of this unique art form. The LaSalle Public Library is delighted to host these accomplished authors during their American tour which includes events in Washington, D.C., New York and Florida.

The LaSalle Public Library hosts A Day with Jacqueline Ogburn!
Wednesday, June 13th at 2:00 p.m.
The LaSalle Public Library is delighted to host Jacqueline Ogburn, children’s author, and author of The Bake Shop Ghost. Ms. Ogburn is visiting the community as part of the premiere performance of a musical dramatic production of The Bake Shop Ghost, to be performed at this year’s Maud Powell Festival. Ms. Ogburn has written eight books. Her last book prior to The Bake Shop Ghost, The Magic Nesting Doll, received a starred review from Publishers' Weekly and has been translated into both Greek and Korean. The Bake Shop Ghost is being translated into Japanese. The author, her husband and two daughters live in Durham, North Carolina. In addition to reading and answering audience questions, Ms. Ogburn will share with her audience, the series of events that transformed her delightful story from picture book to theatrical performance. Books will be available for purchase and signing, and one audience participant will receive a free copy of The Bake Shop Ghost.

The Lanark Public Library sponsors LSTA Grant Workshop: Preparedness, Response and Recovery Plan
Saturday, July 7 --9:30am to 4 pm at Campbell Center for Historic Preservation Campus in picturesque Mt Carroll, IL. Bring your walking shoes and tour the grounds in continuous use by an educational institution since 1854.
The professional instructors for the day are: K. Sharon Bennett who is the Archivist at The Charleston Museum since 1977 where in addition to her curatorial and preservation duties, she is responsible for disaster planning and response for the Museum collections. Hilary A. Kaplan is Senior Conservator, National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C. Bennett and Kaplan often team teach a class “Safeguarding our Cultural Heritage in Emergency Response.”

The only expense for the day is a food charge of $10.00 for morning coffee 9-9:30, Noon lunch featuring chicken stir-fry (with chicken, vegetables and rice served al carte for your mixing pleasure), salad bar and beverages. Dessert will be served for the afternoon break. Pre-paid reservations are being accepted by mail June 5 to July 3 to:

The Lanark Public Library
110 W Carroll St
Lanark, IL 61046.

Please feel free to invite your local museums, genealogy societies and churches that have historical collections. Enclose your phone, fax and e-mail address for verification and classroom site directions(to be determined when we see how many are attending.) The campus is easy to locate 1 block N of the intersection of Rt 64(North Avenue) and Rt 78. The Carroll County Historical Society, a partner in this grant invites you to tour their 1878 Italianate House Museum one block from the campus. Call Janie Dollinger afternoons at 815-493-2166 for more information or visit the Campbell Center web site to read more about Bennett and Kaplan.

“It's a Mystery"!
Interactive Comedy Whodunits coming to Davenport PL
The professional acting troupe, “It’s A Mystery!” will perform in the Film Room of the Main Street Library on Thursday, June 21, at 6 pm. Enjoy free refreshments as you watch the investigation and wrestle with the clues to figure out “whodunit?” This interactive comedy program is creative and free entertainment that will challenge your brain and tickle your funny bone. This program is offered as part of Davenport Public Library’s Summer Reading Program, “Get a Clue @ Your Library.” There is limited seating available, so register today! Appropriate for ages teen through adult.
To register or for more info, call 563-888-3371 or go to http://www.davenportlibrary.com.

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.

No Missing Books this week.

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

Free
Legislative Documents Submitted to the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, 1904, volumes 1, 3, 5 6, 7 ONLY.

If interested contact:
Mary Heinzman
Phone: (563) 333-6241
HeinzmanMaryB@sau.edu


Free to the first to respond!
Illinois Compiled Statutes, 2004 Edition - 9 volumes and 2005 Supplement to 2004 Statutes - 2 volumes

Coal City Public Library District
email refccb@coalcity.lib.il.us

Delivery will be arranged via Courier.

Kaplan University
is offering multiple copies of the textbooks in the attached list.

If interested contact:
Jennifer Smith
Email: jsmith@kucampus.edu
Requests for multiple copies will require pick-up.

Reddick Library
has the Illinois Compiled Statutes 2004 (9 vols + 2 supplements) to giveaway.

If interested contact:
Elaine Chapman
email emchapman@reddicklibrary.org

The Davenport Public Library
is giving away the following discarded reference items:

Dictionary of Geography, 1999
Pirates! Brigands, Buccaneers, and Privateers in Fact, Fiction, and Legend, 1992
Oxford Atlas of Exploration, 1997
America's Historic Villages & Restorations, 1974
North American Indian Landmarks, 1993
South American Handbook (a Footprint travel guide), 2002
AAA Tour Book - Ontario (2003)
AAA Tour Book - Western Canada & Alaska (2003)
AAA Tour Book - Mid-Atlantic (2003)
AAA Tour Book - Connecticut, Massachusetts & Rhode Island (2003)
AAA Tour Book - New York (2003)
AAA Tour Book - Maine, New Hampshire & Vermont (2003)
100 More Research Topic Guides for Students, 1999

If interested, contact:
Brenda Ross, Technical Services Supervisor
Davenport Public Library
321 Main Street
Davenport, IA 52801-1490
Phone : 563-328-6835
E-mail : bross@davenportlibrary.com

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.

No Job Openings this week.

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

OCLC How-To's
Linking to PrairieCat from WorldCat
For many PALSGroup libraries – whether full or union listing members – holdings information in OCLC’s WorldCat still links to the old catalogs. Instructions for editing these links to connect with PrairieCat were emailed out last week. If your library needs the instructions again, please see Technical Bulletin 24 on the PALSGroup secure site or contact Brian Smith (brians@palsnet.info).

Setting Schools to Non-Supplier Status
School libraries which are OCLC interlibrary loan suppliers during the school year need to switch to non-supplier status over the summer. If you need instructions on how to make this temporary status change through OCLC’s ILL Policies Directory, please contact Brian Smith (brians@palsnet.info).

Youth Services and School Library News
No Youth Services and School Library News this week.

Public Library News
No Public Library News this week.

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

We are continuing our discussion of the SLC BEAR Form. So far we discussed page four and where to fax this page to be signed by the various phone companies. We discussed how it should be filed as soon after June 30 as possible as this date is the end of the fiscal cycle for SLC. A new feature for filing the BEAR form is online submission and certification. Most libraries received a special PIN from SLC in order to certify their BEAR forms online. Your regular PIN can also be used to certify an online BEAR form. This is the second year for this type of BEAR filing and SLC has indicated that they will soon require online filing and will do away with the paper certification. So this might be a good time to try to do the form online. Next week we will continue plodding through the maze of the BEAR, tie up some loose ends from the BEAR, and begin a new topic. Till then, send your E-Rate question to: marilynj@palsnet.info or call Marilyn at PALS Rockford, 815-229-4470, or ext 4470.

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

Library News Around the State & Nation

New Award to Honor Librarian for Promoting Baseball and Literacy or Library Services
Winner to receive trip to 2008 Baseball Hall of Fame Game
Applications are available for “Batting for literacy @ your library,” a new award in conjunction with the Step Up to the Plate @ your library program. The award will honor an individual librarian who has used baseball to enhance literacy or library service. The recipient will be awarded a trip to the 2008 Baseball Hall of Fame Game, an annual exhibition game between two major league teams at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y. The trip will include a behind-the-scenes tour of the library and museum. Applications and guidelines are available at www.ala.org/baseballaward. Librarians can nominate a colleague or themselves. Submissions should include a one-page description of how the nominee has used baseball to enhance literacy or library service and must be accompanied by examples of baseball-related programming, publicity for programming or other supporting materials. Applicants are encouraged to send examples of how the nominee promoted the Step Up to the Plate @ your library program. All applications must be received by September 1, 2007. Nominees must be ALA members in order to be eligible. Step Up to the Plate @ your library, developed by ALA and the Baseball Hall of Fame, encourages kids between 9-18 years of age to go to their library, check out a baseball book and write about how a character inspired them. The program runs through September 1, 2007. More information and free tools to help librarians promote the program locally are available at www.ala.org/baseball. The Baseball Hall of Fame is a Founding Partner in The Campaign for America's Libraries.

News from Vendors
No News from Vendors this week.

Legislative/Advocacy News
No Legislative/Advocacy News this week.

Grant News

School Podcasting Grant Opportunity
K-12 public and private schools are eligible to apply for a grant for a podcast site license, three digital voice recorders, headsets, microphones, and more from Tool Factory and Olympus--http://www.toolfactory.com/olympus_contest/olympus_podcasting.htm. Applicants must develop a lesson plan demonstrating the use of podcasting in the curriculum. The deadline is June 30th with other deadlines on Dec. 30th and April 30th, 2008.

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

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