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Friday
Notes: notes for next week
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The State Library of Iowa, working with the Iowa Educators Consortium (IEC) has again facilitated the preview and purchase of online
products.
Products can be ordered as early as March 1, 2005. Statewide
trials run from March 1 to April 15. All orders are sent directly
to the companies. For details, begin on the State Library web
site:
Links from this page provide a summary sheet listing
companies and products, trial site urls, pricing sheets and ordering
information. Companies request that the pricing information be password
protected. You will need the following to access the pricing. UserID:
Iowa and
Password: IEC. This is case sensitive. When you look at
the pricing pdfs, click the one relevant to your situation, i.e,
academic or public library. This password information can not be
posted on the web site, so keep this for your records. Be sure to take
advantage of the free trials
If you have problems downloading the trial or pricing
information, contact Judy Jones at the State Library. Contact the
individual vendors about specific product questions.
Applications are available for Let's Talk About It: Jewish Literature -
Identity and Imagination, an initiative that will award grants to up to
200 public and academic libraries across the country. To obtain a grant
application and guidelines, please visit www.ala.org/publicprograms or
www.nextbook.org/ala.
Applications for the third grant round must be received by April 1,
2005.
ABOUT THE
LSA: Congratulations to Evansdale
FROM: Waterloo Courier:
"The largest department budget request increase ___ 15 percent goes to the library."
Thank You to:
Librarians who attended Legislative Day
Linda Adams - Arlington/Fayette
Susan Blythe - Conrad
Pat Coffie - Waverly
Cindy Lillig - Jesup
Mary Mumby - Denver
Senators who attended Legislative Day
Senator Brunkhorst
Senator Connolly
Senator Danielson
Senator Dotzler
Senator Hancock
Senator Schoenjahn
Senator Stewart
Senator Zieman
Representatives who attended Legislative Day
Representative Dix
Representative Horbach
Representative Jenkins
Representative Jochum
Representative Kressig
Representative Lalk
Representative Murphy
Representative Rasmussen
Representative Thomas
Representative Zirkelbach
Write, call, send a pigeon but thank them for coming to the reception and also remind them that:
“Students with access to well-stocked school libraries with professional
librarians produce higher test scores, according to a recently released Illinois
study.” Similar results found in many states across the nation, including IOWA.
CE:
GATES Program Training Grant session - this week
Word 2002 session I 3/11 Place: West Union Gates Computer Lab
Sign-up at: http://www.neilsa.org/classes/current.html
Library 101 - March 22 - Manchester High School
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Puppetry because it is fun, so possible and valuable
in education |
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Description: Practical application of puppetry in
educational programming such as Toddler Time, Storytime, School Visits, and even
adult programming. Participants will receive: handout on values and uses of
puppetry; bibliography, simple patterns, time to turn a stuffed toy into a
puppet (Participants may bring a toy and sewing supplies or purchase the same at
a cost of $5.); ideas for telling alone and without a stage as well as ideas for
more complex uses; two all-inclusive simple production scripts especially useful
in public libraries where attendance is not mandatory; one extravaganza script
for 4 to 12 puppeteers; additional scripts tried and true in libraries and
schools; an opportunity to share ideas for use back at their own
workplaces.
Date: Wednesday, April 6,
2005
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Contact Hours: 4 (toward public librarian
recertification)
Place: Waverly Public Library, 1500 W. Bremer,
Waverly, IA
Instructor: Patricia Coffie and Susan Reiher. Susan will
participate in presentations to show examples of team presentations. Both have
been presenting these ideas for application in Wartburg College Children’s
Literature courses for more than 10 years.
Fee: $7 for handouts including scripts and refreshments if
participant brings own stuffed toy and sewing supplies: $12 if stuffed toy and
sewing supplies are provided. Must indicate which when
registering.
Registration: Contact pcoffie@waverly.lib.ia.us
Sponsor: Waverly Public Library
Contact:
pcoffie@waverly.lib.ia.us |
Workshop is 9 to 1:00 p.m. with a demonstration performance/talk to
Wartburg college students as the last part. There are two Wartburg classes, one
at 12 and another at 1:15. Participants are welcome to remain for the 1:15
repeat of the demonstrations.
Send check to Waverly Public
Library.
We will also be presenting a Young Adult workshop
to accompany the YA manual on Thursday, March 10 from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
This workshop will be held over the Iowa Communications Network at
multiple ICN sites across the state. Maria Levetzow, author of the YA
manual, will present this marvelous workshop. Two (2) hours of
continuing education will be available. Get ICN locations and register
on-line at:
If you have already registered please go to this website and print
out the handouts for the workshop.
Due Date:
NEILSA closed dates: 5/30, 7/4, 9/5, 11/11&
24&25, 12/23 & 26, 1/2/6
March 2 - ILA Legislative Day
April 5, 2005 7:00
Dumont - Butler County
Meeting - ER
April 5, 2005
7:00 in Elma - Howard
County
Meeting - KD ce
April 18 at 7 PM at Winthrop -
Buchanan
County
Meeting - KD
April
19, 2005 7:00 Elkader - Clayton
County Meeting - KD
April 21 9:30 - Fayette County Meeting - KD
May
10, 2005 7:00 Delhi - Delaware
County
Meeting
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June 23 - 24 ALA Annual Chicago
June 30 Direct State Aid Funds expended
July 1 Renew EBSCOhost
July 31 Direct State Aid, Open Access, and Access Plus final reports due
August 31 Enrich Iowa Letter of Agreement due
September 21 - Town Meeting
October 15 - Annual Survey Due
October 19-21 ILA Annual, Dubuque
November 3 at 7:00 p.m. at the Ossian Public
Library - Winneshiek
County Meeting
December 23 & 26 -
Christmas
Links:
LSA web site: http://www.ilsa.lib.ia.us/siteindex.htm
NEILSA e-rate Consortia Blog http://www.neilsa.org/cblog/index.cfm
NEILSA web site: http://neilsa.org
NEILSA Friday Notes
archives at: http://www.neilsa.org/fridays/friday.html
State Calendar - http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/news/calendars/2005calendar.pdf
State Library CE web site at: http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/continuing-ed/index.html
USAC (e-rate): http://www.sl.universalservice.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
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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Next Meeting Date, Time and Location March
14, 2005 2:00 p.m., Hawkins Memorial Library – La Porte City
Two positions on each LSA board expire June 30, 2005 -
public library employee and at-large. The person filling the
public library employee position is elected by public library
directors; the at-large position is a Commission appointment.
Anyone interested in running for election or being
considered for
appointment will need to complete a Nomination Form.
If they already
have a form on file here at the State Library, please ask
them to
complete a new form so that our information is
current. The form is on
the webpage below.
March 31, 2005 - Nomination Forms must be received at State
Library prepare ballots
April 15, 2005 - Mail ballots to public library directors in
each LSA
May 2, 2005 - Completed ballots must be received at State
Library
May, 2005 - Count ballots; prepare recommendations for
Commission
appointments (must consider gender and political party
balance)
June 6, 2005 - Commission certifies elections and appoints
at-large
board members
Sandy Dixon
Program Director Library Development
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