New
Friday
Notes: notes for next week
October 19-21 ILA Annual, Dubuque - ER,
KD, SM
We hope to see you there
ANNOUNCEMENTS: e-rate this time.
2004
By
now you should all be getting your e-rate discounts for funding year
2004, except Greene (Omnitel). IF you are not let NEILSA know
IMMEDIATELY.
Shameless Consortia Library Self Promotion:
You could use this to explain how your little library teamed with others has significant economic impact.
The Consortia:
Applied for and was approved for $110,936.64 This does not include 1. Libraries that applied on their own or 2. the SLI who applies for the ICN rooms.
Has brought back to NE Iowa, by the end of the year $57,047.21; from where I come from $57,000 is not chicken feed, but then again I haven't checked the current cost of chicken feed.
2005
The
first of the e-rate approvals for FY FY 2005, a special request, has
come through, we hope it is an advanced scout for the rest.
2006
From: Susan
Subject: Reminder for erate
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Erate Reminder:
We will need the following items for FY 2006:
+ Letter of Agency - also the minutes from the
board meeting stating the approval of joining the consortia and signing the
Letter of Agency
+ Item 21 Attachment - including all pages of your
August telephone bill(s) and October internet bill, if applying.
+ Plans survey
+ Form 479
+ Budget
Remember to enter your monthly bill amounts in the online database.
Contact us if you need this URL.
xx: NEILSA e-rate Consortia Blog
http://www.neilsa.org/cblog/index.cfm
ABOUT THE
LSA:
FREEBIE: EXABTYE eagle TR-3 Tape backup drive w/ lots of tapes, has been donated for a library that can use it. Further data at: http://www.exabyte.com/company/index.cfm Search on TR-3.
Contact Ken - first call gets it.
County Library Association Meetings: When you set
up your agenda PLEASE send NEILSA a copy, we also appreciate being
listed on the agenda, as well as an indicator of your desires for
meeting ce class/workshop.
Tripoli PL - New Director: Mary Stabe, children's librarian at Fredericksburg, is now also director in Tripoli - Welcome aboard.
From the Capital:
Thanks to: Rep. Roger Thomas (Elkader)
FOR your patrons:
HOME HEATING ASSISTANCE
AVAILABLE
Low-income persons needing assistance in heating their
homes should contact their local community action agency office. Eligibility
for assistance is limited to households with income at or below 150 percent of
the federal poverty guideline. For example, a single parent with two children
qualifies with annual gross income no higher than $24,135.
According to the Department of Human Rights’ website,
the regular application period starts November 1. However, households including
persons who are over age 60 or disabled may apply earlier. There are community
action outreach offices in most counties. A statewide directory of offices is
available at http://www.dcaa.iowa.gov/app_sites/map.html.
For your Board:
FISCAL COMMITTEE
MEETS
The Legislative Fiscal Committee met on September 28th
for its second meeting of the interim. The committee held an abbreviated
meeting to allow members to meet with the chairs and ranking members of the
budget subcommittees to review the budgeting for results process. The committee
received a revenue update, the latest Medicaid estimates, discussion of
increased energy costs, an update on the Honey Creek bonding, and reviewed
options relating to the disposition of the Wallace building.
The Committee received an overview of revenue
collections through September 27th, which appears to put the state on track to
meet the revenue estimates for FY 2006, despite a dip in personal income tax
withholding revenues. The Legislative Service Agency (LSA) presented an
overview of increased energy costs in the state and the potential impact this
may have on state revenue collections.
CE:
On line CE – Learn about something new,
Help new librarians,
Earn a ce credit.
Take part in the Rural Librarian Wiki, contact
Ken for password/registration.
New directors
this is especially relevant to you & we
NEED your input.
Due Date:
NEILSA
closed dates: 11/11 &
24&25, 12/23 & 26, 1/2/6
October 15 - Annual Survey Due
October 17, at Aurora 7:00 Buchanan
County
Meeting - KD
October 18 - Farmersburg 7:00 Clayton
County Meeting - KD
October 18 - Janesville
7:30 Bremer County Meeting - ER
October 19-21 ILA Annual, Dubuque - ER,
KD, SM
October 24 9:00 Wellsburg Grundy County Meeting - ER
October 28 Cataloging Supplement
agreements are due
November 3 at 7:00 p.m. at the Ossian Public
Library - Winneshiek
County Meeting - KD
December 23 & 26 -
Christmas
January 31, The Application
and Report Form for Accreditation FY 06 will be due.
April 4 -- New Hartford 7:00 - Butler
County Meeting - ER
April 4,
Howard County at Riceville at 7 pm - KD
September 27 - Waterloo Town Meeting (Waterloo Art and Rec
Center)
Links:
Learning Activity Written Summery: http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/continuing-ed/online-learningactivitywrittensummary.htm
LSA web site: http://www.ilsa.lib.ia.us/siteindex.htm
NEILSA continuing
education http://www.neilsa.org/classes/current.html
NEILSA e-rate Consortia Blog
http://www.neilsa.org/cblog/index.cfm
NEILSA monthly calendar -
http://www.neilsa.org/ncalendar/ncalendarmonth.cfm
NEILSA web site: http://neilsa.org
NEILSA yearly calendar -
http://www.neilsa.org/ncalendar/ncalendar_results.cfm
NEILSA Friday Notes
archives at: http://www.neilsa.org/fridays/friday.html
NWILSA Blog: http://nwilsblog.blogspot.com
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
Edited by:
Ken Davenport - NEILSA Consultant
davenport@neilsa.org
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