volume #4 issue#39

September 27, 2007

Prairie Views: the newsletter of the Prairie Area Library System

System News

PALS Hospitality at ILA
Attention all those who are attending the Illinois Library Association Conference in Springfield from October 9-12! PALS will have it's annual hospitality event at ILA and here are the details:
Thursday, October 11, 2007
8:00 p.m. to 10:00 pm
Governor Yates room (2nd floor)
President Abraham Lincoln Hotel (formerly Renaissance Hotel - next to the Convention Center)
Light snacks and cash bar
Please drop in to informally network with your fellow PALS colleagues

The Illinois Library System Director's Organization (ILSDO) will also be hosting an All-Conference Reception on Wednesday, October 10, from 8:00 to midnight, in the Ballroom of the President Abraham Lincoln Hotel. This reception will feature snacks, a cash bar, and a DJ, so bring your dancing shoes!

PALS All-Member Meeting
PALS is premiering the first PALS all-member meeting via neighborhood videoconference. Join us from 9:30-12:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 6 to meet some of the PALS staff, get updates on projects including delivery, grants, long-range plan, restructuring the webpage, PALS Day 2008 and other topics. This meeting will be available at most of the 8 neighborhood locations.

Networking within each neighborhood will follow the videoconference where we will discuss topics that pertain specifically to that neighborhood. This is your chance to network with your neighbor libraries and see what's happening in your immediate area. Door prizes consisting of a gift certificate for PALS Day 2008 will be awarded at each location. You must be present to win.
For additional information contact: Judy Hutchinson (ext 3150 or judyh@palsnet.info); Nancy Smith (ext 4466 or nancys@palsnet.info); Dawn DeVenti (ext 4463 or dawnd@palsnet.info); Sandy Ringstrom (ext 2710 or sandyr@palsnet.info)

Please register in CLeO:
Coal Valley Service Center
Kankakee Public Library
LaSalle Public Library
Rockford Service Center
Shorewood Service Center
Sterling Public Library
Sycamore Public Library

UW-M Open House
As many of you know, PALS has successfully started three cohorts of students interested in pursuing their MLS degree through the University of Wisconsin/Madison. To date, this partnership has had over 60 people participate in the program. If you are interested in pursuing your degree or just want more information on how this partnership works, please plan to attend the PALS/UW-Madison Open House on Wednesday, December 5 during the regularly-scheduled class. Details will be forthcoming as the date gets closer. Save the date! For immediate questions on the program, please contact Jane Lenser (PALS x 4461 or janel@palsnet.info) or Sandy Ringstrom (PALS x2710 or sandyr@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

New Continuing Education Courses from PLA! Prepare Yourself for All Aspects of Public Library Management
Registration is now open for: Serving Diverse Populations
Prairie Area Library System, Rockford, Illinois
October 24-25, 2007
Register Online Now!
Equip yourself with the skills and knowledge librarians need to effectively serve diverse populations. At the end of the Serving Diverse Populations workshop, participants will be able to:
* Identify the key issues and challenges of serving diverse populations; assess a library's readiness to serve diverse populations; and apply intercultural communication techniques to the delivery of library services.
* Understand how diversity factors impact the delivery of library services and how cultural differences impact people's perspectives on libraries and library service.
* Develop a culturally responsive library services plan that addresses identified community needs and develop marketing messages that connect with diverse populations.

Click here for a full class description and instructor bio.

Course Fee: $250 for PLA members and partners; $300 for ALA members; $400 for non-members

Member News

Friends of the Bettendorf Public Library Fall Book Fair
Rake in some great book bargains at the Friends of the Bettendorf Public Library Fall Book Fair October 5, 6 and 7. The Fair leaves few subjects unturned, 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 only 25c. A silent auction for book sets is also offered. Bushel baskets of interesting treasures at great bargain prices. Come stock up on your reading material before the winter winds blow.

Missing Books - 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.

Free CRT (tube based) Monitors Available
PALS has the following monitors available for pickup at the following service centers. Please contact the staff person listed for each service center to arrange pickup.

*Coal Valley – Kacy Kelly, kacyk@palsnet.info
1 - Sun 17”
4 - Gateway 19”
4 - Gateway 17”

*Shorewood – Tony Tian, tonyt@palsnet.info
12 - Gateway CRT monitors 17”
1 - Gateway CRT monitor 19”
1 - CTX CRT monitor 19”

* Rockford – Jeff Mahan, jeffm@palsnet.info
28 - Gateway 17”
4 - Viewsonic 17”
2 - Sceptre 15”
2 - Gateway 15”
2 - HP 15”
2 - Princeton 15”
2 - Viewsonic 15”
1 - NEC 15”
1 - Optiquest 17”

Kaplan University
is offering the books in the attached list free of charge.

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

Augustana College Tredway Library
has the following to give to anyone interested:
* Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 21st ed., 2000 (2 volumes)

If interested contact:
Sally L. Cobert
Email: sallycobert@augustana.edu
Phone: 309-794-7641

Plainfield Public Library
has 11 packages of Microline printer ribbons free for the asking. These fit the 24 pin Okidata 380/390/391 printers.

If interested contact:
Kathy Boreham
Email: kboreham@plainfield.lib.il.us

Plainfield Public Library
* 2 Multimedia Spinners
to view this item please see page 642 in the 2007 Demco catalog.
Item #P141-0607 in Beech finish.

*2 Shelving Units - (pictures attached)

dimensions as follows:
54 1/2" tall, 54" wide 34" front to back at the widest point
Upper shelf angled with lip - 15 1/2" deep, 48" wide
Lower shelves 11" deep, 48" wide, with attached backstop

The proud new owner of these items is responsible for transportation of the items to your building. We will consider any and all offers. If interested, please contact:
Debbie Maxwell
(815) 439-2872
dmaxwell@plainfield.lib.il.us

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.

Library Technical Assistant III
St. Ambrose University Library is looking for a full-time LTA III in the Technical Services Department.
* Duties include: assisting with purchase and processing serials; data entry and file maintenance of online library catalog; copy cataloging of library materials; and supervision of student workers. Must become state-certified for library consortium work within first year.
* Qualifications include a minimum of four years experience/training in library services or a Bachelor’s Degree; knowledge of computers; attention to detail; and the ability to work independently.

Submit a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three references by 3:00 p.m., Friday, October 5, 2007 to:
Director of Human Resources
St. Ambrose University
518 W. Locust St.
Davenport, IA 52803
AA/EOE.

Adult Services Professional
*Part-Time Hours: (20 – 25 hrs per week)
* Compensation: · Starting at $15.31, based on qualifications and experience · IMRF position
* Overview of Position: · Position would report directly to the Adult Services Manager · Duties would include answering reference questions, assisting with collection development, Adult Programming, interlibrary loans, and other duties as needed within the department · Further description of job duties will be discussed during the interview · Be a part of a growing Reference Department
* Expectations: · Employee must be willing to travel between libraries as needed · Hours must be flexible to accommodate initial training · Evenings and weekends will be required
* Qualifications: · ALA accredited MLS required · Internet and Computer Skills 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 Oct.31, 2007. All applications will be given equal consideration.

Reference Librarian
Joliet Public Library seeks a part-time, public service-oriented reference librarian to fill various evening and weekend time slots at their busy Black Road Branch.
* Job responsibilities include but are not limited to: reference, reader’s advisory, interlibrary loan, and assistance in the computer center.
* MLS from an ALA-accredited library school is preferred.

Please send resume and three professional references to:
Ms. Candy Van Tine
Supervisor of Information Services
Joliet Public Library,Black Road Branch
3395 S. Black Road
Joliet, IL 60431.
Resumes may also be emailed to cvantine@joliet.lib.il.us

Library Director
Normal Public Library is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Library Director.
* The position requires an MLS from an ALA accredited program and a minimum of 10 years of professional level public library experience with a minimum of five (5) of those years in a supervisory/managerial position in a public library. Experience at a Director level is preferred.
* The position reports to a seven (7) member elected library board, oversees a staff of forty three (43), and is responsible for an annual budget
of $2.5M. The Normal Public Library belongs to the Resource Sharing Alliance and is currently implementing a new Circulation System (Sirsi-Dynix). The successful candidate will have proven automation, technology and budgeting experience.
* Salary consideration starts at $71,000, depending on qualifications, with excellent benefits package included.

For full consideration please submit: a cover letter; resume including valid email address; three (3) professional references including valid email addresses; and your written responses to the three (3) supplemental questions, available on our website at
www.normal-library.org/employmentopportunities.shtml.
Send to Normal Public Library
ATTN Search Committee
206 W. College Avenue
Normal, IL 61761
between the dates of October 1 and October 31, 2007.
Review of application materials will begin after the closing date of October 31, 2007. No phone calls or emails please.

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

Youth Services and School Library News

NIU Children’s Literature Conference
The 28th annual Children’s Literature Conference sponsored by Northern IL University will be held on March 14-15, 2008 in DeKalb. The theme is “Male Call: Boys and Books”. Featured speakers include three-time Caldecott winner, David Wiesner (Tuesday, The Three Pigs, and Flotsam), Joseph Bruchac (Code Talkers which is on the Caudill list this year and The First Strawberries), and Michael Sullivan (Connecting Books with Boys: What Librarians Can Do).
For more information, visit www.cedu.niu.edu/oep/children_lit.html.

YALSA Celebrates Banned Books Week with “50 Years of Reading Free”
(ALA, CHICAGO) - The Intellectual Freedom Committee of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), the fastest-growing division of the American Library Association (ALA), marks Banned Books Week with “50 Years of Reading Free,” a booklist featuring frequently challenged and banned books with teen appeal. The list also recognizes YALSA’s role in fighting censorship throughout the division’s 50-year history. Many of the list’s 50 books have landed on the Office of Intellectual Freedom’s (OIF) frequently challenged lists, with titles including:
classic novels, such as “Forever” by Judy Blume
informative nonfiction, like “What’s Happening to My Body?” by Lynda Madaras
YALSA award winners like “The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things” by Carolyn Mackle
popular, recently published fiction series such as Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling and Gossip Girl by Cicely von Ziegesar

The full list is available on the Intellectual Freedom Committee’s Wiki Page (http://wikis.ala.org/yalsa/index.php/50_Years_of_Reading_Free), along with an essay on censorship of young adult books throughout the last 50 years. “50 Years of Reading Free” also cites specific reasons for the challenges, making it a ready-made book display for school library media specialists, teen librarians, and educators to use in their libraries and classrooms.

“We specifically chose books that have teen appeal—classics that teens have to read on a regular basis in classrooms, teen novels that have been in the media, and teen nonfiction on topics some find controversial,” said Kristin Fletcher-Spear, chair of YALSA’s Intellectual Freedom Committee. “A challenge isn't just about that one book—it’s about all the future books and the philosophy that libraries should be able to carry something for every single person in their community without fear of media or financial retribution from a single entity in a community.” Fletcher-Spear notes that librarians facing a challenge can come to YALSA and OIF for support. “It can be really scary when a patron challenges materials, and we want librarians to be able to come to us for help,” she said. “The YALSA Intellectual Freedom committee will be there to help librarians faced with challenges with reviews, moral support and guidance in working with OIF.”

Librarians facing a challenge to young adult materials can learn more on the YALSA Intellectual Freedom Web page (www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/profdev/yachallenges.htm) or by visiting the Office of Information Freedom’s Web site (www.ala.org/oif).

Public Library News

Civics and Citizenship Toolkit available free to Public Libraries
A joint project of Immigration Service, the Institute of Museums and Libraries and the Government Printing Office, the Civics and Citizenship Toolkit contains a variety of educational materials designed to help permanent residents learn more about the United States and prepare for the naturalization process. Each of the Civics and Citizenship Toolkit’s materials is designed as a self-study resource for immigrants or instruction tool for volunteers and adult educators to use in a classroom setting. The parts include Welcome to the United States (in English and Spanish), civics flash cards, quick civics lessons, a Citizen’s Almanac, 2-disk Civics and Citizenship multi-media presentation, Introduction to U.S. History & Civics for Immigrants (DVD), an overview of naturalization and the report Library Services for Immigrants.
To find out more and/or to request a free copy go to http://www.citizenshiptoolkit.gov/.

The Public Library Construction Grant Program for FY2008 Is Here!
The Illinois State Library FY 2008 Public Library Construction Grant program has been announced. The program information is available on the State Library web page at: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/what_we_do/constructgrant.html The required letter of intent may be faxed, postmarked, or delivered to the State Library by October 19, 2007. Full applications must be postmarked or delivered to the State Library by December 14, 2007. Please refer all inquiries to: H. Neil Kelley at 217-782-1891 or nkelley@ilsos.net or Mark Shaffer at 217-524-4901 or mshaffer@ilsos.net

Academic Library News
No Academic Library News this week.

Special Library News

MLA Webcast: Scholarly Publishing and Open Access: Straight Talk
PALS will be hosting this fall's Medical Library Association webcast at all three Service Centers on Tuesday, November 20, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Registration is now open in CLeO. For more information on the webcast, visit MLA's website.

Support Staff News
No Support Staff News this week.

Technology Services News
No Technology Services News this week.

E-Rate Corner
No E-Rate Corner this week.

Library News Around the State & Nation

Call For Participants!
The Second Annual Diversity Fair, sponsored by DEMCO and the Illinois Library Systems Directors Organization, will be held on Thursday, October 11, from 2:00-3:30 during the Illinois Library Association 2007 Annual Conference in Springfield. The Diversity Fair is a chance for conference attendees to learn about programs and initiatives around the state that address diverse user populations. Participants in the Fair will be provided with space for a poster or table-top display and will have the chance to interact with conference goers to explain more about their projects. There will also be prizes awarded to the top three displays! To register your library for the event, please take a few moments to complete the brief submission form, which can be found here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=5VOXWvX1pjTPAS7l_2fFmuOg_3d_3d. If you have any questions, please contact Amanda McKay at amandamckay@lcls.org or 618-656-3216, ext. 143.

Confidentiality Act Changes
There are some changes in the Library Confidentiality Act. Two workshop at the Illinois Library Association conference will give you an opportunity to learn details and how the changes apply to you. Mark at least one of the below sessions for your calendar:

Fill-up with Phil, Thursday, October 11, 9:00 – 10:30 A.M. Be informed about the latest legal issues affecting Illinois libraries. Audience members may submit questions for the presenter’s response. Speaker: Philip B. Lenzini

Legislation in Our Laps, Friday, October 12, 9:00 – 10:30 A.M. In a program that focuses on specific legislative issues of consequence to libraries that came out of the 2007 session, ILA Legislative Consultant Kip Kolkmeier provides political background on how the issues arose and were considered. Attorney Phil Lenzini addresses the legal implications of actual statutory changes.

Libraries and Immersive learning in 3D Virtual Environments
The Graduate School of Library and Information Science, at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, is pleased to offer a new non-credit, continuing education course this fall. The course is titled "Libraries and Immersive Learning in 3D Virtual Environments." Course description: What skills and techniques from other disciplines do librarians need to learn/use/modify, in order to take the library forward to its future incarnations? One of the hot topics in the world of MUVE's, MMORPG's, and game-based education is Immersive Learning (IL). Immersive Learning uses the ability of environments to supply information, and to engage more of the learner's cognitive "package" than does a traditional read-lecture-and-discuss format. This course will begin by examining a few basic concepts of IL and looking at Second Life as an IL environment. The majority of the class will explore ways that librarians can support IL classes and how librarianship can incorporate IL into its practices: LIS education, providing information and education to patrons, etc. This course is open to anyone interested in learning more about libraries and learning/teaching in virtual worlds. Experience in Second Life is strongly recommended.

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

News from Vendors
No News from Vendors this week.

Legislative/Advocacy News

Legislators in Springfield during ILA Conference
While in Springfield for the ILA Conference, you’ll have a rare opportunity to go to the capitol and visit your legislators during the conference. Hopefully, prior to that time, you’ve already made a phone call to ask for support of some library issues, but you could also do that in person. The 2007 Fall Veto Session is 2-4, and 10-12 October 2007.

Some timely issues:
Demand an override of the governor's veto of Senate Bill (SB) 186, Working Cash and House Bill (HB) 3866, the "State Budget.".

The Illinois Senate will be considering Senate Bill (SB) 186. ILA urges all public library districts to contact their local legislators and ask them to support an override of the Governor's veto of Senate Bill (SB) 186, Working Cash Funds. As background information, this bill passed in the Illinois Senate Local Government Committee unanimously, it passed the Illinois Senate unanimously, it passed in the Illinois House of Representatives Local Government Committee unanimously, and it passed in the Illinois House of Representatives 113 to 2. Clearly, this bill enjoys broad bipartisan support. It addresses the management of public library district working cash funds by adopting provisions consistent with other units of local government, such as park districts and schools. On Friday, 17 August, Governor Blagojevich vetoed SB 186. Public library districts are entitled to establish working cash funds for a period of four tax years, but the tax years need not be consecutive; the establishment of a working cash fund is subject to a back door referendum. The bill updates the annual limit on the maximum size of a working cash fund to 0.2 percent of the 1998 cash value of taxable property; clarifies that interest earned from temporarily idle funds may be transferred to the general fund; and allows library districts to reestablish working cash funds by the same method as originally created, meaning they are subject to a back door rather than a front door referendum. The governor's stated reason was, "Senate Bill 186 allows the reestablishment of a working cash fund without a referendum. For this reason, I hereby veto and return Senate Bill 186." both chambers to override the veto.

Grant News

Lois Lenski Foundation Grants Available
The Lois Lenski Covey Foundation annually awards grants to libraries serving at-risk children. The grants range from $500 to $5,000. Successful applicants have proposed purchases to update their collections generally or to expand their holdings in special areas. The Foundation welcomes applications from libraries with real need and limited book budgets.
An application form is available from Joel Sharow, Moses & Singer, LLP, The Chrysler Building, 405 Lexington Ave., New York, NY, 10174-1299. The deadline for applying is Oct. 15th.

New Mandate Requires Libraries Seeking Funds from Federal Grant-making Agencies to Register and Apply via Grants.gov
Early registration recommended for upcoming PPO traveling exhibit grants
(ALA, CHICAGO) – The American Library Association’s (ALA) Public Programs Office (PPO) announced that libraries planning to apply for its federally funded library programming grants will be required to register and apply through Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov). This new federal mandate will affect libraries that apply for future traveling exhibit grants and other federally funded projects that include a cash grant component. Applicants for federally funded grants without a cash component, such as the “We the People” Bookshelf, will not be required to apply via grants.gov. Grants.gov is a “unified electronic storefront” created to facilitate interactions between grant applicants and the 26 federal grant-making agencies that offer grant funds. The registration process can take approximately two-weeks to complete, and typically requires the involvement of an organization’s chief financial officer or other authorizing official. PPO strongly urges early registration, particularly for public, academic and special libraries interested in applying to host upcoming traveling exhibitions on themes such as John Adams and African Americans in Baseball, as well as library outreach programs related to the WPA Writers’ Project. Further details on these projects will be announced in October.

To assist libraries with the Grants.gov registration process, PPO has posted instructions, a checklist, technical requirements, FAQs and more on its Web site at www.ala.org/publicprograms. From the PPO Web site, librarians can also access a wiki about Grants.gov registration to share feedback and post questions for colleagues. Problems with registration, including technical questions and difficulties, should be directed to the Grants.gov helpline at 1-800-518-4726. Public, academic, school and special libraries will only be required to complete registration via Grants.gov once, and may then apply for future grant opportunities offered by any federal agency. Please visit www.grants.gov for complete information and to sign up for e-mail alerts about grant opportunities that may be of interest to your library.

2008 Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant
(ALA, CHICAGO) Libraries across the United States are invited to apply for the $5,000 Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant, which will be awarded to a single library for the best public awareness campaign incorporating the 2008 National Library Week theme, “Join the circle of knowledge @ your library.” The grant is sponsored by Scholastic Library Publishing, a division of Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education and media company, and is administered by the Public Awareness Committee of the American Library Association (ALA). This year’s application deadline is October 1, 2007. National Library Week is April 13-19, 2008. All proposals must use the “Join the circle of knowledge @ your library” theme, which incorporates The Campaign for America's Libraries’ “@ your library” brand, on any and all promotional and publicity material supporting National Library Week activities. Guidelines for using the brand are available on the campaign Web site at www.ala.org/@yourlibrary under the “download logos” section. A grant application form and guidelines are available on The Campaign for America's Libraries Web site. Information also is available from the ALA Public Information Office. Telephone: 800-545-2433, ext. 2148. E-mail: mmcfarlane@ala.org.

New Books at PALS

New book at CVSG:
101 sample write-ups for documenting employee performance problems : a guide to progressive discipline & termination.
Falcone, Paul. American Management Association, c1999.
Prof. Coll. 658.313 Fal.

Libraries Prosper with Passion, Purpose and Persuasion!
A PLA Toolkit for Success ALA 2007. 021.7/LIB/CD-ROM
This Advocacy tool was added to the PALS Professional Collection at the request of some member libraries. In loose leaf format with an accompanying CR-Rom, it is divided into 4 sections—Advocacy Basics, Advocacy Planning, Advocacy in Action, and Advocacy Resources. Billing itself as a “road map for effective library advocacy in your community,” this publication is designed to step by step help a library create a plan of action. It includes templates of handouts and examples of letters, even a community survey. There is also a section of “Fast Facts” which includes statistics based on data from as current as 2006 and it is complete with citations. Florida’s state report showing that public libraries returned $6.54 for every tax dollar invested is included. The “how tos” include writing letters to the editor, preparing testimony for public hearings, and grassroots advocacy.

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

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