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TOWN MEETING Sept 11 - Waterloo Art Center
Description: Annual town meetings provide
opportunities to learn about major issues affecting
libraries, gain ideas for improving programs and
services and get to know State Library and Library
Service Area staff better. The flyer and registration
form provide details about the program. This year's
program includes:
2002: The State of Iowa Libraries
Telling Our Story: Now More than Ever
Certification, Continuing Education and You
Making the Most of Measure 13
Telling the Library Story: the Written Word
FOR: Library directors and staff
Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 9:30 a.m. to
3:00 p.m. 4 hrs CE
Place: Waterloo Art Center, Waterloo
Fee: $20.00 Registration: Register online or print out
the flyer and registration form and mail it to NELSA.
Contact: Eunice Riesberg, riesberg@neilsa.org
Ken Davenport,
OTHER CE: You must register with the listed provider.
Check: http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for_ia_libraries/continuing_ed/index.html
August 21 NCIRLS Snap, Crackle, Pop, in
Charles City
Description: Join us for a workshop that will feature
fun-filled ideas and new resources for children's
programs for infants through sixth grade. Participants
will receive a packet with twelve program plans that
can be adapted for libraries of any size plus a list of
programming resources.
Date: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 @ 1:00 to 4:00
p.m. CE 3 in the Charles City Public Library
Instructor(s): Debb Green, Children’s Services
Coordinator, Iowa City Public Library.
Fee: $15.00 Registration: Please register by August
14 Contact: Karen Day,
Public Library Management I & II
http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/Certification/cecat.htm#September
Self-Directed Learning Opportunities:
http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/Certification/alternate.htm
"Library 101" is an orientation for brand new public
library directors. It's sponsored by the Iowa Library
Service Areas four times each year, typically in March,
June, September, and December.
This is a 3-hour program, touching on topics such as
library board governance, budgeting, policy
development, collection development, etc. "Library
101" is meant to serve as an introduction to Iowa
public library issues until such time as new directors
can enroll in the Public Library Management courses.
While it's intended for public library directors, support
staff and personnel from other types of libraries are
always welcome.
Who Should Attend: Directors new to their positions;
interested staff, and trustees who want to know more
about what is involved in running the library.
Date: Thursday, September 26, 2002 9:00 AM –
12:00 Noon Contact Hours: 3
Place: ICN sites Waverly, if you would like a site to be
opened please contact Ken immediately.
Instructors: Bonnie McKewon and Christine
Rutherford, NWILS
Fee: No charge Registration: Please register with
NEILSA. Once you've registered, you'll receive a
packet of handouts and the workshop checklist.
Sponsor: Iowa Library Service Areas
Contact: Please contact your LSA six
weeks in advance if you are interested in registering
for this broadcast.
Advance notice will affect the selection of ICN sites.
Iowa Library Association Annual Conference
Details to be available at http://www.iowalibraryassociation.org/
FOR: Library trustees, directors and staff
Date: Wednesday, October 9 through Friday, October
11, 2002- Des Moines Contact:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
GATES FOUNDATION GRANTS: If you ever are
going to "do automation" the time to do it is when you
can get the "content server" from Gates. PLEASE
note there are ways to write this request so PLEASE
call me about.
MEDIACOM: Is offering free Internet Connection to
libraries, if they are in your community check it out.
All reports and agreements for Enrich Iowa and Library
Infrastructure are due August 23. (received no later than 9/3/02)
The complete current status list is online at
http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for_ia_libraries/enrich_ia/index.html
(see Status of reports and agreements for FY 2003 (public libraries))
All reports and agreements are at
http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for_ia_libraries/index.html
Please contact the State Library or your LSA if you have
questions.
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are no pop-up ads here and it is easy to use. Search by
lyric, song title, or artist.
In the EYE-OPENER from NWILSA: (edited)
Good Morning! This time in Eye-Opener:
2) August 23rd Deadline to Enroll in ENRICH IOWA
and INFRASTRUCTURE: August 23rd is 2 weeks
away and a deadline to be mindful of. By then,
libraries need to enroll in the ENRICH IOWA and in
the INFRASTRUCTURE programs for FY'03. Public
libraries should have already received an information
packet from the State Library, containing all the
instructions and paperwork needed to participate. A
signed and dated "ENRICH IOWA Letter of
Agreement", plus a signed and dated
"INFRASTRUCTURE Letter of Agreement" must be
returned directly to the State Library BY AUGUST
23RD. Please call or email NEILSA with any
questions about these or other statewide programs.
3) Access Plus Changes: Here's an important note
about a helpful change to the ACCESS PLUS
program. According to the "ACCESS PLUS Terms of
Agreement," borrowing libraries are now allowed to
charge patrons $1.00 per item to help offset
local postage costs. ($1.00 is up from the previous
$.50cent allowable charge which was in place for
several years) So if as a borrowing library, you've been
charging your patrons the $.50 cent fee, you may now
increase that to $1.00. Of course, before doing so,
good customer service suggests that you allow some
time to publicize this change before putting it into
effect:=) Editorial Comment: Best is to eat the fee and
ask the city & county for additional funds, of which
this is ONE of the reasons.
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