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Friday Notes 2. An on-line resource for NEILSA
Librarians
HELP!
A major (minor) disaster has occurred.
Somewhere Ken's Day-Timer has disappeared THEREFORE I have no idea
who I am susposed to meet with & when...
SO
IF I have a meeting with you PLEASE PLEASE send me an e-mail or call and
tell me right away so I can get it on the new schedule.
County Meetings Scheduled:
If your county meeting date is not on the schedule please contact
Ken at NEILSA
Allamakee County Meeting -
Black Hawk County Meeting - When called
- seldom
Bremer County Meeting - April 20, 2004
at 7:30 in Tripoli (?)
Buchanan County Meeting - April 19, 7:00
Jesup PL
Butler County Meeting - April 6,
2004 at 7:00 in Aplington
Chickasaw County Meeting -
Clayton County Meeting - Tuesday, April
20, 2004 at 7:00 PM. Volga Community Center
(next to the library.)
Delaware County Meeting - May 11, 2004
at 7:00 in Manchester
Dubuque County -
DALINC -
Fayette County Meeting - Maynard PL April
29
Grundy County Meeting -
Howard County Meeting - Riceville
7:00 April 6th 2004 (I think)
Winneshiek County Meeting - November 4, 2004
@ 7:00 in Fort A
NEXT weeks meetings
Your Sponsor reminds County Associations THAT: One & Two hour
CE Workshop is available upon prior request from the NEILSA staff person
in attendance, just call.
NOTE: Tentative staff assignment KD = Ken (Consultant),
ER = Eunice (Administrator)
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Dual Director Request: If you or one of your staff
is interested in taking on a second director job or a staff person would like
to advance to being a director please contact Ken at NEILSA.
Currently we have four directors who have responsibility for two (or more)
libraries, a shiney gold dollar to the first person who identifies all four
and sends me an e-mail (libbiz) winner determined by date stamp on e-mail.
Special "Library" Tax levy. Iowa code 384.12
(21), x:below, allows for a special levy for libraries. We know of
3 cities that have passed this levy.
Iowa Code -- 384.12 Additional taxes.
A city may certify, for the general fund levy,
taxes which are not subject to the limit provided in section 384.1, and
which are in addition to any other moneys the city may wish to spend for
such purposes, as follows:
21. A tax not to exceed twenty-seven cents per thousand
dollars of assessed value for support of a public library, subject to petition
and referendum requirements of subsection 1, except that if a majority approves
the levy, it shall be imposed.
Subsection 1. ... subject to the following:
a. Upon receipt of a petition valid under the provisions of section
362.4, the council shall submit to the voters at the next regular city election
the question of whether a tax shall be levied.
b. If a majority approves the levy, it may be imposed.
c. The levy can be eliminated by the same procedure of petition and
election.
d. A tax authorized by an election held prior to the effective date
of the city code may be continued until eliminated by the council, or by
petition and election.
Small City Workshops 2004: Keeping the Books
in Order
The tough financial times affect all cites in Iowa. However, small
cities have fewer options for increasing revenues or cutting service costs.
The first half of our workshop will focus on budget options that are available
to small cities. The session will include ideas, strategies and materials
to assist small cities in expanding their financial base and service options.
The community center for the many small cities is the public library.
State budget cuts have severely affected library budgets. Following dinner, Sandy Dixon, consultant at the State Library, will
provide an overview of library operations, the options available to small
cities and identify opportunities for nurturing and strengthening your city's
commitment to this important learning resource for the whole community.
Since all cities are required to provide financial support to libraries,
even cities without libraries will want to attend in order to maximize their
financial commitment.
Workshops are held from 5 to 8 p.m., include dinner and are scheduled throughout
the summer.
Lime
Springs
Thursday, May 6
Lime Springs Community Center
201 Center Street
MONDAY {Make that] TUESDAY MORNING EYE OPENER
[from NWILS]
Good Morning! This time in EYE-OPENER:
Hope those of you in the path of Sunday's snowfall are dug out by now--Sioux
City had 18 inches by Monday morning! Hence the Tuesday Morning
Eye-Opener:-) This week:
1) ALA Graphics Celebrates National Library Week
2) Iowa Center for the Book's "Calendar of Events"
3) Library 101 Handouts Online
4) RAGBRAI's Riders
5) Follett Automation Extravaganza
1) ALA Graphics Celebrates National Library Week: Libraryland's biggest
annual celebration is just one month away--April 18--24, 2004. The
American
Library Association has lots in store to help you promote your library's
NLW
celebration: banners, posters, bookmarks and considerably more. The ordering
deadline for regular UPS ground shipping on NLW 2004 items is Monday, April
5th. Regular order processing and ground shipping is guaranteed through
April 5th only. Orders will be accepted after that date, but special
handling may be necessary. You can call toll free 866-SHOP-ALA
(866-740-7252) for fastest service. For added fun, shop the ALA Online
Store and click on "NLW Promotions" for products and details:
http://www.alastore.ala.org
2) Center for the Book's "All Iowa Reads" Calendar of Events: Kudos go out
to Denison, Pocahontas and Sibley Public Libraries. They've taken the
initiative to add information about their "Niagara Falls All Over Again"
book discussions to the AIR Calendar of Events. By doing so, they've also
become eligible to win 15 copies of the 2005 book choice. All libraries
hosting a "Niagara Falls" book discussion event are encouraged to follow
suit. Here's how:
To add the date of your event and register to win 15 copies of the 2005
book, just start with this link:
http://www.iowacenterforthebook.org/calendar/add-events.html
To see what events other libraries have planned, choose the "Calendar of
Events" option here:
http://www.iowacenterforthebook.org/air/2004/book-events/index.html
To "tell the story" of how your event played out and/or to read how other
libraries' events unfolded, click here:
http://www.iowacenterforthebook.org/air/2004/book-events/results.html
Checking the calendar is a smart way to gather ideas and benefit from other
libraries' success stories.
3) Library 101 Handouts: As you may know, "LIBRARY 101" is coming
up again
on March 31st. But what you may not know is that, thanks to Karen
Burns of
Southwest LSA, handouts for the workshop are now available online.
Gone are
the days of NWILS mailing handout masters to six other LSAs and all LSA
offices having to copy and mail the handouts to participants. The
new way
allows you to access and print your own handouts, review them at your
leisure, and take them with you to your ICN site. So if you registered
with
NWILS to attend the March 31st "LIBRARY 101" program, please follow the
link
below to access and print the handouts.
As an added bonus, experienced directors and staff, though not attending
the
workshop, also have access to an amazing array of valuable documents. Take
a
peek: http://www.library101.ilsa.lib.ia.us/
The course materials were
re-vamped 3 months ago, making many new documents available to you.
4) RAGBRAI Riders: Cyclists may be coming to a library near you this
summer. Specifically, they'll be enroute to public libraries in these towns:
Onawa, Mapleton, Schleswig, Lake View, Wall Lake and Rockwell City.
Last
week, these libraries received this message from Annette Wetteland at the
State Library: "..."Just a reminder that I must hear from you by Monday
March 15th if your library plans to be open when RAGBRAI riders come through
your town. I've heard from a few libraries that plan to change their hours
to accommodate the riders...great p.r.! I'll begin working on the ad...and
will need to hear from you by the end of the day Monday if you want to be
included."
Earlier Annette had written: "...the State Library is paying for a one page
ad in the RAGBRAI Riders' Manual this year that will list your libraries
and
the hours you will be open the day RAGBRAI comes through your town. As we
found out last year, RAGBRAI riders who use libraries are kind, courteous
and oh so grateful to have a place to rest, read and send e-mail to family
and friends in a "cool" place. I just received the call from the RAGBRAI
folks yesterday asking if we were going to place an ad and, of course, they
need the information soon. I have to know by March 15th: 1) whether
you are
going to be open when riders come through your town; 2) your hours for that
day. Also, if you have moved since the 2002-2003 Iowa Library Directory
was
published, please send me your new address..."
Again, libraries affected by RAGBRAI this year should send this information
directly to Annette Wetteland at the State Library: email goes to
annette.wetteland@lib.state.ia.us
5) Follett Automation Extravaganza: For a limited time, the Follett
Software Company has slashed prices on their circulation software
and
hardware. If you're already a Follett user, you can pick up some items you
may still need--deeply discounted if you order by March 26, 2004. If you're
on the verge of automating, these discounts may help you take the plunge:
Circulation Plus/Catalog Plus multi-user
bundle: $999
Image Team 3800 scanner: Usually $599, now just $399, or $299 for 2 or more
on one order. Hands-free stand - $40
PHD Dolphin portable scanner: Usually $1595, now just $1200.
Transaction Tracker receipt printer: $399; 50 rolls of thermal paper
(usually $149) - $99
WebCollection Plus: Usually $1195, now just $495.
Please note: To get these prices, the order must be shipped and invoiced
by
March 31, 2004, so orders should be submitted no later than March 26, 2004.
To order, or to ask questions, please contact:
Lita Madia, Inside Sales Associate
Follett Software Company
1-800-323-3397
Bonnie McKewon
Director, N.W. Iowa Library Services
New LINKS of interest:
AwesomeStories.com is your guide to fascinating links scanned on-line
by the world's great institutions: The Library of Congress, National Archives,
the British Museum, the BNF in Paris, and hundreds of universities, libraries,
historical societies and museums world-wide. Our stories behind famous
events, legends, people, heroes and movies will help you to examine primary
source material yourself. http://www.awesomestories.com/index2.htm
http://www.news-observer.com/nc24hour/ncnews/story/3427139p-3046153c.html
Wilmington parents angered by children's book about gay princes [The News
& Observer]
CHANGES: Fort Ackinson Director
Carrie I Martin has resigned.
CONSORTIA (1):
NOTE on Judy Jones letter:
To: "E-Rate - Universal Services Fund Program" <erate@silo.lib.ia.us>;
Subject: [erate] Technology Plans
Appended at the very end of the BLOG after the humor section & yes I
do see the humor in that.
1. What Judy said I agree with in its entirety, the ALA e-rate Task Force
has been fighting this for some time.
2. IF you are in the Consortia you are covered under the approved Consortia
plan. If PIA calls you refer them to Ken and let him deal with them.
3. If not in the Consortia I STRONGLY suggest you reread Judy's note and
comply in detail with her suggestion(s). The best way to deal with PIA
is to avoid their nit-picking in the first place.
Consortia Document: Below in the
Misc. Department.
This Form is the one sent to all the Consortia Libraries via e-mail yesterday.
BACKGROUND: Because of CIPA/NCIPA and because of the latness on getting
approval on the Form 471 this year there are a number of choices that
have to be made, and can only be made by you. The default is the choice
that is easiest for us, but I would prefer you do what is best for your library.
The process at this point is: the Consortia will submit a Form 486
next Wednesday to get the process started for everyone who responds to the
form above. Then we will start on all the applications for the
486T for people who are only asking for the refunds until August 14, 2003
[CIPA/NCIPA noncompliance] libraries. Finally we will be notifying the
Service Providers where the libraries have asked for B.E.A.R.s (Form 472).
These B.E.A.R. forms will be sent in after the year is over, we will
need copies of all the phone bills for the year in order to file the B.E.A.R.
Form.
CE:
Target dates for LIBRARY 101 in 2004 they are:
March 31st at Decorah PL, 2nd site to be added
June 29th
September 30th
December 10th
ICN sites for Library 101 on Wednesday, March
31, 2004 from: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
NW: Origination site: Remsen OR LeMars
NE: Decorah CHANGE
EC: Tipton High School
SE: Indian Hills CC in Sigourney OR Sigourney High School
NC: ?
SW: Mormon Trail Jr-Sr High in Garden Grove (for Humeston) AND
Graceland University or Lamoni High School
SPECIAL WORKSHOPS:
None scheduled
CLASSES in NEILSA:
March 23 [FILLED] & 24 [2
spaces left]
"Telling the Library Story" workshops in West
Union - Gerry and Annette from SLI - Limited enrollment
Learn how to create interesting and colorful annual reports using
Microsoft Word and Web Connect. State Library staff (Annette Wetteland,
Gerry Rowland and Carol Simmons) will walk you through the process of
deciding what should go in the report, laying it out, and adding colorful
graphics, including photographs, clip art, tables and charts. By the end
of the three hour session, you will have everything you need to customize
your own annual report!
Registration is limited to 10. Three continuing education credits
will be awarded. Register by March 19
at the Northeast Iowa Library Service Area; (319) 233-1200.
April: 23, Basic Cataloging 9:00 - 3:30 Deb Tobias, West Union PL
Deb Tobias (Consultant in East Central LSA) brings back her popular
basics of cataloging course. Deb will teach
you how to get the book on the shelf without hurting the book or
you so that the people can use and find that book. She will make
very short sidebar comments on MARC and the other mysteries. Kathy
(Director at West Union) will do a short demo of uploading from the Follette
circ system.
OTHER CE: You must register with
the listed provider.
Author Diane Kovacs (Genealogical Research on the Web and Building
Electronic Library Collections: The Essential Guide to Selection
Criteria and Core Subject Collections) is offering several web based workshops
at no charge so you can see how they work. If interested,
go to http://www.kovacs.com/freeworkshops.html ;
Other workshops (for a fee) are listed at http://www.kovacs.com/training.html
ILA Leadership Institute this summer.
This is a wonderful opportunity for librarians in Iowa to gain and enhance
their leadership skills, to help take libraries in Iowa well into the 21st
century.
"Iowa's future depends on educated, information literate citizens. Libraries
help create and sustain the essential habit of lifelong learning. Strong
library leaders are essential to the evolution of great libraries.
The Iowa Library Association is establishing a comprehensive leadership development
program to ensure that its members are prepared to actively shape the future
of Iowa libraries."
Information and application are available on the ILA web site:
http://www.iowalibraryassociation.org
"Learning Activity Written Summary" may be found at:
http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/continuing-ed/online-learningactivitywrittensummary.htm
Complete details about rectification are available at
http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/continuing-ed/recertification.html
Self Directed Learning Opportunities: http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/Certification/alternate.htm
END PLATE: Previously run & Long Announcements,
Supporting Documents, & other "stuff"
Other blogs:
SWILSA House blog at: http://www.swilsa.blogspot.com
Blogs for Libraries [WebJunction]
http://www.webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=1432
On line Newsletters:
Regional Rag. http://www.sls.lib.ia.us/rag.htm
GRANTS:
Libraries for the Future, with the
support of MetLife Foundation, is sponsoring a national book and film
discussion series for teenagers and families, especially immigrant-Americans,
that will take place in public libraries.
This latest grant will enable the program to expand to 30 new library
sites around the country, while continuing to support the 19 sites that
participated in The MetLife Foundation Reading America Program in 2003.
We are proud to be able to provide this opportunity for program expansion
and invite all libraries to submit proposals for participation. The deadline for proposals is April 9, 2004. The
MetLife Foundation Reading America Program was developed by Libraries for
the Future in response to MetLife Foundation's interest in how libraries
could be helpful in mitigating the tensions that often result from the differing
cultural experiences of adults and youth, especially when young people are
growing up in a culture unfamiliar to their parents and older family members.
The program is designed to use literature, film, and the neutral ground of
the library to stimulate discussion that positively affects the relationship
between generations of Americans and immigrant-Americans. The program is
intended to provide a valuable addition to the exemplary work that so
many libraries are already doing with new populations, families and teens.
It is also intended to stimulate increased connections between local libraries
and new audiences in communities experiencing significant demographic change.
The application for The MetLife Foundation Reading America Program
is posted on Libraries for the Future's web site at http://www.lff.org.
The fine print stuff
blog - Friday Notes 2 AT - http://radio.weblogs.com/0108327/
EDITORS NOTES:
"x" & "xx" are catalogers shorthand for: x = See &
xx = See also
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:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS PUBLICATION IS FREE.
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:Data File MiscFriday Notes 20213a.wpd
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 ....
The Iowa Educator’s Consortium (IEC) has
again negotiated state pricing
on a variety of online resources. Representatives from the
State Library
and the Library Service Areas serve on the IEC and are active in serving
libraries of all types. These negotiations make it possible for
you to
provide your customers/students with a wealth of information at a very
reasonable cost. All products offer home access. All databases may be
accessed via the Internet, with the SIRS products also offering a
stand-alone CD-ROM version.
Vendors were made aware that Iowa contains a large percentage of small
schools and libraries. Some vendors responded to this appeal with
special pricing rates for the smaller institutions. Your support
for
this pricing by product purchase will only provide strong selling points
to encourage other vendors to follow suite in future years.
There are new products this year as well as products offered in the past
as NoveList. New for this year are Contemporary Authors, LearnATest
and
NoodleTools. This year CQ Researcher Online will also include renewals
at the discounted price. There are several new library oriented
products from EBSCO MagillOnLiteraturePlus, BookSource: Nonfiction
and Auto Repair Reference Center. Specifically for library
staff
arediscounted prices on MarcMagician and Movie Licensing USA.
Product Information/Trials
All libraries will find the product information and commitment forms
with the pricing on the IEC web page. Vendors do not want this pricing
shared with others so it is necessary that this information is secure.
You must have a user id and password in order to retrieve the pricing
forms. Visit the IEC web site at "http://www.iec-ia.org > Media &
Technology >
Online Resources > Online Resource Offerings for 2004-2005" for complete
information. When you click on “Post Secondary, Public and Special
Libraries, you will be prompted for a userid and password.
Iowa
libraries should use: (userid: state) and (password: library).
After typing in the userid and password, the next screen is entitled
“Online Resource Trials State Library of Iowa.” Click on the
links
listed by each product for the actual trial or click on the product url
link for more information. At the top of this screen page, you can
print off a pdf "Summary Sheet" that lists all product offerings and
pricing for each. It includes a description of each product and
a trial
user ID/password for each product. Please encourage your customers and
students to try these products during the trial period to see how they
can enhance and support your services. Trials will be active through
April 16, 2004. In addition, another pdf file "Commitment Forms"
contains all necessary order forms and ordering instructions.
If you
wish to purchase any of these products, please download, complete and
return the Commitment Form by April 16, 2004, to the State Library of
Iowa regardless of when you wish to be billed. Please make a copy of the
completed form for your records. You may mail or fax the form to
the
State Library. Libraries that do not use purchase orders can request
the product on the commitment form. If vendors need additional
information, they will request it. If you have any questions, please
contact Judy Jones or the specific vendor contact.
I hope you may take advantage of these discounts to serve your students
and residents. Be sure to click on the Post Secondary, Public and
Special Libraries link as some of the K-12 product offerings are
different. Remember the userid is: state and the password: library.
Judy Jones, State Library of Iowa
Consultant
National Library Week to feature first-ever National Library
Workers Day
The Allied Professional Association of the American Library Association
(ALA-APA) will sponsor the first-ever National Library Workers Day on Tuesday,
April 20, during ALA-sponsored National Library Week (April 18-24). The
purpose is to recognize all library workers, including librarians, support
staff and others who make library service possible every day.
National Library Workers Day was established by a resolution passed by
the ALA-APA Council during the ALA Conference in Toronto in June 2003.
The message of National Library Workers Day is "Libraries Work Because
We Do" and libraries are also invited to use the slogan "We work @ your library®"
to tie into ALA's Campaign for America's Libraries. Libraries may customize
the first slogan by adding the library's name to the beginning, e.g., Freedom
Public Library Works Because We Do.
Libraries are encouraged to use National Library Workers Day to focus
on individuals or units responsible for the number of materials selected,
acquired, cataloged, checked out and back in, and shelved; for handling
requests and sending them to other libraries; for answering reference questions;
for planning, publicizing and presenting programs; for developing and maintaining
the library's ;web site and for other elements of library service.
New customizable tools and materials to help libraries promote National
Library Workers Day will be available on the ALA-APA Web site at www.ala-apa.org
the first week in March. These include a proclamation, sample letter-to-the-editor,
op-ed article, radio PSAs and sample press release. Also posted are programming
ideas, such as employee recognition days and "behind the scenes" tours of
the library.
This year, National Library Workers Day also coincides with Equal Pay
Day, established by the National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE), a coalition
of national organizations to which ALA belongs. Because libraries are
staffed predominately by women, library workers tend to be underpaid. Equal
Pay Day highlights the gap between the wages of men and women. For more information,
see the NCPE web site at www.pay-equity.org.
Press materials, programming suggestions and display ideas to help promote
National Library Week can be found on the Campaign for America's Libraries
Web site at http://www.ala.org/@yourlibrary
in both English and Spanish. Click on the National Library Week icon. The
site includes a link to National Library Week products available from ALA
Graphics, including a poster, bookmark and CD of customizable artwork.
Librarians can also find a summary of publicity ideas submitted by public,
school, and academic libraries nationwide for this year's Scholastic Library
Publishing/Grolier National Library Week Grant. The winner of this year's
award was the St. Mary Parish Library in Franklin, La. The library will be
awarded $5000 from Scholastic for its National Library Week proposal entitled
"do some thing @ your library," promoting Equity of Access throughout its
rural community.
Consortia Document:
DEADLINES:
1. If you want your e-rate to be submitted ASAP you need to reply no later
than 12:00 noon 3/23/2004
2. If you want it to be done when we get back to it 3/31/2004 will do
3. After 3/31/2004 we will use the defaults. For more information
see this weeks Friday Notes 2.
PLEASE print this document and fax your reply to NEILSA Consortia.
INTERNET -- IF you applied
CIPA/NCIPA
1. Your Board has decided to: (Pick ONE of the four)
A. Comply as of 7/1/2004 ______
OR Is still studying _______ or using Consortia Study _______
B. Has decided it will not comply
______ [Default]
This years refund [2003 - 2004]
2. You should indicate your preference: (Pick ONE of the two)
A. We want a credit on our bill
and discounts _______ [Default]
B. We want to receive a check
_______ [Consortia will submit a Form 472 aka B.E.A.R. in July 2004
right after you send us a copy of all the bills from July 2003 to July 2004]
PHONE
This years refund [2003 - 2004]
You should indicate your preference: (Pick ONE of the two)
A. We want a credit on our bill
and discounts _______ [Default]
B. We want to receive a check
_______ [Consortia will submit a Form 472 aka B.E.A.R. in July 2004
right after you send us a copy of all the bills from July 2003 to July 2004]
Library ________________________________________ date __________________
Completed by _________________________________________________________
FAX TO: 877/396-8359 OR 233-1964
Subject: Out of the Mouths of Babes
Dad's Name
A Sunday school teacher asked her class, "What was Jesus' mother's
name?"
One child answered, "Mary."
The teacher then asked, "Who knows what Jesus' father's name was?"
A little kid said, "Verge."
Confused, the teacher asked, "Where did you get that?"
The kid said, "Well, you know they are always talking about Verge
n' Mary.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Kids Prayer
3-year-old, Reese: "Our Father, Who does art in heaven, Harold is
His
name.
Amen."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A little boy was overheard praying: "Lord, if you can't make me a
better
boy,
don't worry about it. I'm having a real good time like I am"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A Sunday school class was studying the Ten Commandments. They were
ready
to
discuss the last one. The teacher asked if anyone could tell her
what it
was.
Susie raised her hand, stood tall, and quoted, "Thou shall not take
the
covers
off the neighbor's wife."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
After the christening of his baby brother in church, Jason sobbed
all the
way
home in the back seat of the car. His father asked him three times
what
was
wrong. Finally, the boy replied, "That preacher said he wanted us
broughtup in
a Christian home, and I wanted to stay with you guys."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I had been teaching my three-year old daughter, Caitlin, the Lord's
Prayer
for
several evenings at bedtime. She would repeat after me the lines
from the
prayer. Finally, she decided to go solo. I listened with pride as
she
carefully
enunciated each word right up to the end of the prayer: "Lead us
not into
temptation," she prayed, "but deliver us some E-mail.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
One particular four-year-old prayed, "And forgive us our trash baskets
as
we
forgive those who put trash in our baskets."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A Sunday school teacher asked her children, as they were on the way
to
church
service, "And why is it necessary to be quiet in church?"
One bright little girl replied, "Because people are sleeping."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Six-year-old Angie and her four-year-old brother Joel were sitting
together in
church. Joel giggled, sang, and talked out loud. Finally, his big
sister
had had
enough. "You're not supposed to talk out loud in church."
"Why? Who's going to stop me?" Joel asked.
Angie pointed to the back of the church and said, "See those two
men
standing by
the door? They're hushers."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A mother was preparing pancakes for her sons, Kevin, 5 and Ryan 3.
The
boys
began to argue over who would get the first pancake. Their mother
saw the
opportunity for a moral lesson.
"If Jesus were sitting here, He would say, 'Let my brother have the
first
pancake, I can wait.'"
Kevin turned to his younger brother and said, "Ryan, you be Jesus!"
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A father was at the beach with his children when the four-year-old
son ran
up to
him, grabbed his hand, and led him to the shore where a seagull lay
dead
in the
sand.
"Daddy, what happened to him?" the son asked.
"He died and went to Heaven," the Dad replied.
The boy thought a moment and then said, "Did God throw him back down?"
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A wife invited some people to dinner. At the table, she turned to
their
six-year-old daughter and said, "Would you like to say the blessing?"
"I wouldn't know what to say," the girl replied
"Just say what you hear Mommy say," the wife answered.
The daughter bowed her head and said, "Lord, why on earth did I invite
all
these
people to dinner?"
To: "E-Rate - Universal Services Fund Program" <erate@silo.lib.ia.us>;
Subject: [erate] Technology Plans
This is to again make you aware that SLD is REALLY checking technology
plans of all of you that applied for Year 2004. If you applied for
phone only and marked "no technology plan needed", your documentation
(or bill) may show otherwise when the PIA person reviews it. If your
phone service goes beyond POTs, like a roll over line or extended
service on your phone beyond "plain old telephone" PIA will say you need
a technology plan. A phone line used for a fax line is considered
POTs.
A DSL line used for phone is not POTs. They will say you should have
a
plan in place when you filed the 470. Your options: 1.
Immediately
send your technology plan to the State Library to be certified. I
am
certifying the plans as soon as I get them if all the required
information is there. I immediately put the certified dates on the
web
page. IF THE PIA PERSON SEES YOU NEED A TECH PLAN AND LOOKS ON THE
SLI
WEB PAGE and sees you have a certified plan, YOU SHOULD NOT GET A CALL
and your paperwork will continue in the process.
2. If the PIA person calls you before you have submitted the
plan to
the State Library, they will request that you forward your plan to them.
Some of you are doing this and sending your plan to me also for
certification. I personally have a problem with this request, in that
it sets up the PIA person to review your plan. It is the role of the
State Library to be the plan approver, not SLD. It is best to do what
they request, but TRY TO SUBMIT YOUR PLAN TO THE State Library BEFORE
YOU GET THE CALL. You might suggest that your plan is in the
mail to
the SLI and could he wait a couple of days and check the web site to see
if it is certified. It MIGHT save you from actually sending in your
plan to the PIA. The State Library was also requested to send
in their
plan in that we had also marked "no plan needed." Who knew a phone
line
is not always POTs? Oh well, we at the State Library also share in
"erate fun."
If you need to have your plan approved by the State library, go to the
State Library web page and click on Erate / Technology Plans.
Under
the section "Writing Technology Plans" are the required sections and
sample wording in order for your plan to be approved. Make sure your
plan is for 3 years and covers at least the period of time applied for
July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005. You can check the web site for approved
plans to see what dates we currently have for your library.
The above
and following also hold true if you applied for the Internet. You
may
email your plans to me as an attachment.
Here are key points the ALA Task
Force say the SLD is enforcing:
* Applicants are required
to have a technology plan in place
when they file
the 470. This is a requirement
that was in the rules but not
enforced to
our knowledge. The emphasis
had always been on having an
APPROVED
technology plan by either the
start of service or filing the
486.
Applicants would be well advised
to find and have on hand the
plans they
used to prepare the 470 and have
them available for PIA.
**My note: get your plans immediately to the SLI for approval and
posting on the SLI web site.
* 470 and 471 forms must
be tailored specifically to the
applicant's needs
and must be based directly on
the applicant's technology plan.
If a service
is in the 470 and 471 it had
better be in the tech plan too.
* If libraries request
discounts on Centrex or PBX those
services need to
be addressed specifically in
the technology plans. Some schools
and
libraries thought those services
were so basic that they didn't
rise to the
level of needing to be addressed
in the tech plan or they just
referred to
phone lines. The SLD sees
things differently.
Judy Jones, State Library of Iowa
Consultant
1112 East Grand
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
judy.jones@lib.state.ia.us
Phone: 515-281-4499 Fax: 515-281-6191
http://www.silo.lib.ia.us ;
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