Friday Notes 2. An on-line resource for NEILSA
Librarians
DEADLINES & DATES:
New feature, I'll try to list all the upcoming dates of importance here,
you will have to mine for the details.
NEILSA CLOSED December 24 & 25 and Jan. 1,2003
February TBA - BYCA (Before Your Computer Arrives), someone from your
library MUST attend the BYCA workshop.
Late spring/early summer workshops. March 24,25, and 26
Upcoming Grant Application Deadlines
Nominate an Outstanding Museum or Library for National Service Award
These awards are the nation's highest honor for the extraordinary public
service provided by museums and libraries. The deadline is February 15,
2003. See: http://www.imls.gov/whatsnew/current/112102.htm
Learning Opportunities Grants applications: January 15, 2003. For more
information about this grant program please see:
http://www.imls.gov/grants/museum/mus_gen.asp
National Leadership Grants for Libraries: February 1, 2003.
http://www.imls.gov/grants/library/lib_nlgl.asp
National Award for Library Service: February 15, 2003.
http://www.imls.gov/grants/library/lib_nals.htm
National Award for Museum Service: February 15, 2003.
http://www.imls.gov/grants/museum/mus_nams.asp.
National Leadership Grants for Museums: March 1, 2003.
http://www.imls.gov/grants/museum/mus_nlgm.asp
National Leadership Grants for Library/Museum Collaborations: April 1, 2003.
http://www.imls.gov/grants/l-m/l-m_lead.asp
All IMLS grant and award program deadlines can be viewed at:
http://www.imls.gov/grants/dedln/index.htm
County Meetings Scheduled:
If your county meeting is not on the schedule please contact NEILSA
• Allamakee County Meeting
• Black Hawk County Meeting
• Bremer County Meeting - April 8, 2002 @ 7:30 in Readlyn
• Buchanan County Meeting
• Butler County Meeting - April 1, 2002 7:00 Shell Rock
PL
• Chickasaw County Meeting
• Clayton County Meeting
• Delaware County Meeting - May 13, 2002 @ 7:00 Edgewood
P L
• Dubuque
• Fayette County Meeting
• Grundy County Meeting - All meetings start at 9:00 am
- 2003 schedule
1/27 @ Conrad, 4/28 @ Dike, 6/28 @
Grundy Center, 10/27 @ Reinbeck
• Howard County Meeting
• Winneshiek County Meeting
CE:
Special Workshops:
One & two hour workshops at Fall & Spring county meetings, item specific
workshops, and 2 roundtables/year.
OTHER CE: You must register with the listed provider.
Check: http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for_ia_libraries/continuing_ed/index.html
Self-Directed Learning Opportunities: http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/Certification/alternate.htm
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
County Meetings Scheduled:
If your county meeting is not on the schedule please contact NEILSA
Allamakee County Meeting
Black Hawk County Meeting
Bremer County Meeting - April 8, 2002 @ 7:30 in Readlyn
Buchanan County Meeting
Butler County Meeting - April 1, 2002 7:00 Shell Rock PL
Chickasaw County Meeting
Clayton County Meeting
Delaware County Meeting - May 13, 2002 @ 7:00 in Edgewood P L
Fayette County Meeting
Grundy County Meeting - Jan. 27 @ 9:00 Conrad PL
Howard County Meeting - April 7, 2003 @ 7:00 Elma PL
Howard County Meeting
Winneshiek County Meeting
In the EYE-OPENER from NWILSA:
See below under "Consortia"
New LINKS of interest:
Tara [http://www.researchbuzz.com/]
is reviewing the 50 state capital web sites on LLRX Buzz. [http://www.llrx.com/buzz/buzz139.htm]
The first issue contains Alabama - Florida. Even if you aren't interested
in state capital web sites, read the article, as Tara always cracks me up
with her dry humor. (12/16/2002 9:21:00 AM) via Library Stuff
http://www.librarylaw.com/
- a site full of information on all things regarding the library world, with
the emphasis on the law. The creator of the site, Mary Minow, is a lawyer
specializing in library law. From ALA PR via Sandy @ SLI
Graphic Novels IF you are not collecting them you might want to check out
-- http://my.voyager.net/~sraiteri/graphicnovels.htm
YOU WROTE: snippets from your e-mails:
Becky at Dubuque County writes:
Give away through NE van service
Phone calls only please 563 744 3577
• Citizen color ribbon for dot matrix
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• One box brown edged card catalog cards
• 31 plastic magazine holders with metal
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• 2 boxes Demco date due book pockets,
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• 2/3 box Demco date due book pockets, pressure sensitive
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• 6 boxes Demco window envelopes (overdue size) 500/pckg
#138-28110
• 3 boxes Demco narrow margin continuous
card catalog cards Lt wt, 1,000/box #142-15500
• Public Library Catalog 1995 with supplements
• Fiction Catalog 1993 with supplements
FEEDBACK:
Survey Question: IF we were to have a Consortia meeting
Wednesday 1/15/03 at 7:00 pm at the Waterloo PL will your library send a
representative?
When you respond please send replies to Ken at davenport@neilsa.org
or use the "comments" link at the bottom of the blog
REPLIES -
We received 11 replys many in the same vein as Cindys (see below)
I cannot attend an e-rate meeting if held on Jan. 15. I already have
a commitment that evening that has been on my calendar for 3 months.
We seem to be doing better here with e-rate than some libraries in NEILSA
so if Jan. 15 is the day someone can fill me in on the high points of the
evening.
Cindy
Jesup
Since 11 is (just) over what I feel I need to run an event I have 2 more
questions:
Survey Questions:
1. What would be a better time? – date & time of day
2. As Shirley in Dyersville said: Can you tell me what this meeting will
include? My answer - whatever you would
like it to.. SO
3. What do you wish to have included as topics?
CHANGES: Updates – Addresses & such -
NOT a change but....
I'd {Kathy Borlin - Iowa Public Television} like to request your help in
making any new ICN contacts at K-12 schools and public libraries aware of
the exception to the ICN room use charge policy.
Just recently we started receiving an increased number of room use invoices
for IPTV sponsored K-12 events that are held during the school day. We are
guessing that new folks have stepped in as ICN contacts at K-12 schools
and public libraries that are not aware that according to ITTC policy:
"Site fees may not be assessed for: a. K-12 uses and users during the hours
of 7:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday."
See online copy of 2/2/95 policy memo at:
http://www3.iptv.org/iowa_database/scheduling/ICNsiteUseFee.html
CONSORTIA NEWS & E-Rate:
I have been slowly cleaning and organizing Laurie's old file cabinet. There
is a four inch thick file entitled "e-rate". I have not touched it
Ken - Best thing in the world - put it in a box mark the box "e-rate
to 12/2002" add to that "do not toss before 1/2008" Forget the entire mess.
because I have no idea what needs to be kept or tossed. There are forms that
have been completed to little hand written notes. How much do I need to know
about the infamous "e-rate"?
Ken - Only what you want to know, I can send you the little brochure,
the 4 page brochure, you can read about it at the SLD web-site (couple of
hundred hours reading) OR you can plan on coming to the e-rate program I
am going to be having in ?Jan 2003?
One note: If you get a fax or e-mail from Ken or from the
NEILSA Consortia - call Ken. If you want more right now give me a call too.
Diane Haupt
Wellsburg Public Library
Thought you might be interested in how the other Iowa e-rate
Consortia is doing things.
Please NOTE: In NW Cris (the Consultant) fills in the paperwork
and sends it to the library to file
3) Libraries Missing E-RATE PAPERWORK: Chris has been making an E-Rate list
and checking it twice. She's come up with 11 Northwest libraries who have
not yet sent in all the required paperwork that facilitates our filing E-Rate
discounts on your behalf. Here's what Chris needs: your largest phone bill
AND Internet bill in the last 12 months. Please send the ENTIRE bill so she
can see the breakdown of charges. These bills must be mailed, not faxed (faxed
copies of bills are too often illegible...) If there is no bill yet for a
planned service (i.e. DSL or wireless connections) then send a "bid" for
any new services on the service providers' letterhead.
As of this AM, these are the 11 libraries in limbo: [Deleted]
Please understand the urgency here: NWILS staff is currently filing 471 E-rate
applications on behalf of 45 Northwest libraries. We've completed 17, with
dozens more to go. While the 471 online filing window closes on February
6, 2003, our staff needs to be finished much earlier than that.
Our deadline to file on your behalf is January 24th. This allows time for
us to mail your packet to you, for you to sign off on your certification
pages, and then for you to mail the bundle to the SLD.
It's definitely in your best interest for us to receive copies of your bills
BY JANUARY 10TH. Otherwise, our intention is to return to you your unfinished
packet. That way, you can still file the 471 application on your own and
not lose out on these important discounts. We don't want our efforts--or
yours--to be wasted:-) Thanks for your careful attention to these details!
From the Monday Morning Eyeopener.
I do not "do" Christmas, but if I wanted one thing for a friendly bibliophile,
it would likely be the Personal Library Kit – $30.00 (plus shipping)
[http://www.knockknock.biz/html/popups/pop_plk_01.html], from the folks at
Knock Knock.
Gates Foundation Grants News:
This is what your city clerk will be hearing:
Budget amendments required for libraries' Gates
Grant funds
Within the next year, hundreds of public libraries in Iowa will receive computers
and related equipment through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The
Gates Foundation has sent checks to eligible libraries and during May through
September, 2003, the libraries will purchase the computers using these funds.
From an accounting basis, the receipt and use of this money requires the
city to amend its budget before the end of the fiscal year. In the cases
where the library does not purchase the computers until after July 1, 2003,
it will also require that the library has the ability to carryover the funds.
The purchasing schedule is controlled by the Gates Foundation and it is not
known which cities will need to arrange for the carryover of these funds.
The library may spend the funds only on the items designated in their agreement
with the Gates Foundation. The State Library of Iowa is encouraging all affected
public libraries to work closely with their city clerks in regard to the
budget amendment and carryover funds.
The Gates Foundation, U.S. Library Program, works in partnership with public
libraries to provide access to computers, the Internet and digital information
for patrons in low-income communities in the United States (poverty rate
of at least 10 percent). Technology training, ongoing technical assistance,
and additional support for grantees are provided as part of the grant because
of the pivotal role librarians play in helping patrons use computers and
navigate the Internet.
From Sandy Dixon (SLI) & Alan Kemp (League of Cities)
END PLATE: Long Announcements, Supporting Documents, &
other "stuff"
Category - We must have a policy on this somewhere?
"For the sake of the public's safety and to preserve decency, not to mention
a library conducive to reading and research, the library has outlawed bathing,
washing clothes, children running amuck and people abandoning backpacks and/or
leaving other bags or cases unattended."
"Smoking, chowing down, sleeping, carrying on rowdy conduct and imparting
"abusive language" within the library have long since been prohibited."
USA Patriot Act:
From Librarian Net "Hi. I am pissed off at the PATRIOT Act today and the
culture of fear that is pervading this country lately, as well as the complicity
and lies that librarians are expected to add to it. Screw that. I have created
Five Technically Legal Signs for Your Library. Use them in good health."
http://www.librarian.net/technicality.html –
Joke - not for the sensitive please.
Santa's Reindeer:
===============
Did you know,
While both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the Summer each
year, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, male reindeer
drop their antlers at the beginning of Winter, usually late November
to mid-December.
Female reindeer retain their antlers until after they give birth in
the Spring. Therefore, according to every historical rendition depicting
Santa's reindeer, every single one of them, from Rudolph to Blitzen
had to be a girl! We should have known! Only females would be
able to drag a fat man in a red velvet suit around the world
in one night and not get lost.
Now that makes complete sense.
The fine print stuff
blogs - Friday Notes 2 AT - http://radio.weblogs.com/0108327/
NOTICE – DISCLAIMER - pick one, any one will do.
MY disclaimer:
Basically my opinions are my own, shared by no one else (sometimes), and
are not the opinions of my agency, my board, my co-workers, my parents, siblings,
relatives, my dogs or most any other know life form. Except, of course,
those very bright concerned, sensitive, perceptive &, in general, well
educated, widely read and cultured individuals who wish to share this peculiar
road to ruin, as well as a couple of down & out drugged out beatniks
from the good old days. OK? The "Prime Directive" applies.
Edited by:
Ken Davenport - NEILSA Consultant
davenport@neilsa.org
COPYLEFT NOTICE 2002:
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It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down
in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt
© COPYRIGHT
Please note: material found on the web should be assumed to be under copyright
and is presented here for purposes of education and research only.
NOTE: If credited [via ???] or [from so & so] it is their material and
not covered by my "Copyleft" notice. Ken
SOURCE: {Consultant} D:CorelwpdocsFridayNotes1220.wpd August 2,
2002
BOILER PLATE FOOTNOTES:
1. WARNING: I will be able to give you about a 5 working day warning on deadlines
(by e-mail, less otherwise) I have 10 days to reply, if I miss the deadline,
well I won't miss, if you miss ... I'll send it in late but ...
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