New
Friday
Notes: notes for next week
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Legislative
Issues
It is important that you communicate with legislators at both the state
and national level, many of the issues they work on can and do affect
your library.
STATE
MAIN
ISSUES for Iowa libraries:
Increased
funding for the support services
(State Library of Iowa and Library Service Areas) is crucial in
2006.
For example: Iowa libraries cooperate and share
through statewide initiatives in Enrich Iowa and Infrastructure
Funding, saving local communities scarce tax dollars but these funds
are much less than needed to do the job.
You
should give examples in your own library.
For Example:
The NorthEast Iowa Library Service Area in cooperation with the local
libraries brought about $100,000.00 of Iowa dollars back to NE Iowa
that would have gone elsewhere, New York & California, had it not
been for the efforts of the Library Service Area.
Support for school librarians in school libraries is
especially sought this year.
Early Childhood Education is an important first step,
public libraries provide programs for the kids, Summer Reading Program
to help keep the kids up to speed over the summer, and children's
programming all year around for Pre K and other kids. The local
libraries need the support that comes from the Library Service Area and
the State Library of Iowa to run these programs as well as the funding
from the state to improve and expand on the local efforts.
SOME facts:
1.
Increased funding for Library Service Areas (LSAs) and State Library: $5,094,539 Total
a.
LSA budget request for FY07 is $2,000,000 (includes $610,000 for Early
Childhood education).
b.
State Library budget request for FY07 operating budget is $1,803,555
c.
State Library budget request for FY07 Enrich Iowa program* is $2,913,984
2. Support for
school librarians: $4,250,000
Total
Approximately 85
school districts in Iowa do not currently employ a certified teacher
librarian. Approximate cost to hire a certified teacher librarian
at 85 districts x $50,000 salary is $4,250,000 statewide.
3. Early
childhood education and public library involvement: Part of the $2,000,000
request mentioned above in 1a
The LSA budget
request includes $610,000
(a part of the
$2,000,000 request mentioned above) which was specifically identified
as funding necessary to implement/expanding library programs for early
childhood development.
*Enrich Iowa program: http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/enrich-ia/index.html
This set of programs are important because the funds,
administered by the State Library, actually go to the local library in
support of the local library.
NATIONAL
FYI:
This is kind of long and
wants you to do something. If this legislation passes as
currently outlined it could make every one with a network spend money
to comply with the law:
"...CALEA ... However, if libraries and library
networks need to comply, it could require costly network upgrades. In
addition, there are issues of patron privacy too."
I have included the
"attachment" which is a fill in the blanks template for your use.
The FCC currently has open a "Reply Comment" period for
submitting comments
regarding the extension of CALEA (Communications Assistance
for Law
Enforcement Act) to "facilities-based broadband Internet
access providers."
In brief, such an extension will make it easier for the
government to track
Internet-based communications. (For background, see
ALA's CALEA info at
also the EDUCAUSE CALEA FAQ at
354.)
ALA's position is that CALEA should not apply to libraries
that procure
broadband Internet access via commercial ISPs and that
regional library
networks, or other municipal networks, that provide or
support library
interconnections and route traffic to the public Internet
are also exempt
from the FCC's CALEA Order.
It must be noted that the specific technical requirements to
comply with
CALEA have not yet been released by the FCC. However,
if libraries and
library networks need to comply, it could require costly
network upgrades.
In addition, there are issues of patron privacy too.
ALA's initial CALEA comments were filed with the FCC in
November
The FCC's Reply Comment period is now open through
Wednesday, December
21, 2005. The ALA encourages state libraries, library
networks (SILO) and the users of the networks to file reply
comments supporting ALA's CALEA comments. I have attached
a template supporting the ALA's position. This can be used to
help craft your Reply
Comments. Filing comments is easy and can be done by
selecting the "Submit
a Filing" option on the right menu of the FCC's website at
- Proceeding number for CALEA is: 04-295
- For Document Type: Select "Reply Comments" from the
drop down list.
Edit the template, (e.g., be certain to add the name of your
library or
network) and you can then attach the document and send it to
the FCC.
The ALA thanks you in advance for submitting comments.
-Bob Bocher, ALA Office for Information
Technology Policy (OITP)
Advisory Committee
Here is the attachment (template)
Before The
FEDERAL
COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20554
In the Matter of
)
)
Communications Assistance for Law
)
ET Docket No. 04-295
Enforcement Act and Broadband Access
)
and Services
)
RM-10865
)
)
)
To: The Commission
REPLY
COMMENTS OF [ENTER
YOUR LIBRARY NAME]
[YOUR
LIBRARY] hereby replies to comments submitted in response to the
Federal
Communications Commission (“Commission”) Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking
(“FNPRM”) regarding potential exemption of certain entities from the
Communications
Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (“CALEA”). In the CALEA
Broadband Order, the Commission found that it was not in
the public
interest at this time to extend CALEA to libraries that procure
broadband
Internet access through a commercial Internet Service Provider (“ISP”). We understand, therefore, that the Commission
intended to exclude libraries from its definition of a
telecommunications
carrier and therefore CALEA’s coverage.
We join the comments of the American Library Association,
Association of
Research Libraries and Association of College and Research Libraries in
asking
the Commission to confirm that libraries indeed are not within the
ambit of the
Commission’s CALEA Broadband Order.
Indeed,
if libraries were deemed to be telecommunications carriers because they
provide, according to the Commission’s definition, facilities-based,
broadband
Internet access to users, the potential technology and cost impact to
the
library community would be enormous. The
Commission has no record before it to substantiate a public interest
finding in
regard to libraries because law enforcement has made no showing of any
specific
need in regard to libraries, and the Commission has not considered the
cost or
impact to libraries.
Also,
we agree with the ALA Comments in that some libraries obtain
broadband Internet access services via regional networks or through
affiliation
with regional and national high-speed networks. We understand that the commercial ISP
that connects the regional network to the commercial Internet has the
CALEA
obligation, not the nonprofit local network that serves the libraries.
Finally,
as noted in the ALA Comments, if libraries are not covered
by the Commission’s CALEA Broadband
Order, then no express exemption is required and comment on the
issue is
moot But, if the Commission intends to cover
libraries
or the nonprofit regional networks upon which they rely for Internet
access,
the Commission should act immediately to exempt libraries on the
current
record.
Respectfully submitted,
[YOUR LIBRARY]
By
Dated: December
##, 2005
ABOUT THE
LSA:
Holiday Deliveries for AEA-1
& AEA-267 (Repeat - Last notice)
Deliveries
will resume 1/3/2006
AEA-1
If you are sending items to libraries within AEA-1 or to
libraries in AEA-267, material needs to be delivered to Keystone AEA no
later than Tuesday, December 13
to make delivery, otherwise items
will not be delivered until delivery resumes.
AEA-1 will resume delivery on January 3, 2006.
AEA-267
If you are sending items to libraries within AEA-267, they
must be in the bags no later than Friday, December 16
to make delivery, otherwise they will not be delivered until delivery
resumes.
If you are sending items to libraries within AEA-1, they
must be in the bags no later than Tuesday, December 13 to make
delivery, otherwise they will not be delivered until delivery resumes.
AEA-267 will resume deliver on January 3, 2006.
CE:
At the ILA Annual Conference the All Iowa Reads Committee from the
Iowa Center for the Book announced that the title for 2006 would be
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson. Please join Dale Ross, from Iowa State
University, and First Lady of Iowa, Christie Vilsack, as they discuss
the book during an ICN session beginning at 6:30 on Thursday, January
26, 2006. This session provides an overview of the program, information
about where to get support materials and help with your discussion --
plus, you earn CE credit.
What you need
to do now:
1. Mark your calendar for 6:30, Thursday, January 26, 2006.
3. Consider when you'd like to reserve multiple copies from
your LSA for community reading. When you do post your event on the
website and become eligible for free copies of the 2007 title!
From Denise: All Iowa Reads - Gilead/Robinson, Marilynne
To those who want to reserve this for their reading groups,
please call in and let us know when. As of this writing we do not know
the number of copies we will be receiving or in what format. When we
find that information out, we will let you know.
The spring Public Library Management classes
The PLM 1 class will begin on March 28 and the PLM 2 class
will begin on April 4. You must be a
registered
user to sign up for the class. If you haven't registered yet,
click on the "Not a registered user?" and follow the instructions to
sign up. CE Registration and Catalog. To see the listings,
please to to http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/cgi-bin/cecat/.
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.
All Iowa Reads ICN session will be
Thursday, January 26 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. N
New Children's & Young
Adult Literature, 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 Noon, Wednesday, February
22, 2006 -- ICN sites Summer
Library Program Workshop, Feb. 13 - Upper Iowa Univ.-Fayette
Summer Library Program Workshop,
Feb. 15 - Grundy Center Community Center
Due Date:
NEILSA
closed dates: 12/23 & 26, 1/2/06, 1/16, 5/29, 7/4, 9/4,
11/10, 11/23 & 24, 12/25 & 26, 1/1/2007
December 23 & 26 - Christmas
January 10 at
7:00 pm in Dyersville, Earlville County Library Association
meeting - KD
January 16 - MLK Day
Jan. 23, 2006
9 am - Conrad, Grundy County
Meeting - ER
January
31, The Application
and Report Form for Accreditation
FY 06 will be due.
February 22 - ILA Lobby from home day
February 24 - App for PLM I
& II due
March 1,2,3 Summer Library Program Workshops
March 8 ILA Legislative Day
March 14, 15, 16 Teen Summer Library Workshops
April 2-6 National Library Week
April 4 -- New Hartford 7:00
- Butler
County Meeting - ER
April 4, Howard County at
Riceville at 7 pm - KD
April 17, at Fairbank 7:00 Buchanan
County
Meeting - KD
April
18 at Plainfield
7:30 Bremer County Meeting - ER
April 18 - Garnavillo 7:00 Clayton
County Meeting - KD
June 24 - 27 - ALA Annual meeting in New Orleans - KD
July 1 - renew EBSCOhost
July 20 Lansing 9:30 Alamakee County Association - KD
July 31 - Reports due: Direct State Aid & Open Access
August - Applications for PLM I & II due
August 31 - Enrich Iowa Letter due at SLI
September - Library Card sign up month
September 23 - 30 - Banned Book Week
September 27 - Waterloo Town
Meeting (Waterloo Art and Rec
Center)
September 30 - Cataloging Supplement report due at SLI
October 11 - 13 - ILA Annual Conference in Council Bluffs
October 15 - 21 Teen Read Week
October 27 -- Arlington 09:30 Fayette
County Meeting October 30 - Annual Survey due at SLI
Nov. 2 at
7:00 p.m. at the
Spillville Public
Library - Winneshiek
County Meeting - KD
Nov. 3 - ILA Planning Meeting
November 13 - 19 - Children's Book Week
November/December - librarians to busy to do anything
The State Library's 2006 calendar http://www.silo.lib.ia.us
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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Please note: material found on the web should be assumed to be under
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NOTE: If credited [via ???] or [from so & so] it is their material
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LIBRARY
SERVICE AREA BOARD
Board
Meeting January
9, 20052:00
p.m.,
ICN � Hudson Public
Library & Elgin Public Library.
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