Friday, February 17, 2006

New Friday Notes: notes for next week ANNOUNCEMENTS: Rescheduled: Summer Library Program Workshop, Feb. 24 - Grundy Center Community Center           For more registration information see below. CE ABOUT THE STATE - ILA Be ready for conversations with your legislators — check ILA's Advocacy Hotline for the most recent news on this year's session. ABOUT THE LSA: February 22 - ILA Lobby from home day           March 8 ILA Legislative Day - Yes we expect to take two vans to DM, check at the NEILSA CE registration for a ride. If you are planning to drive yourself and are willing to take passengers, let me know and we'll try to help coordinate car-pooling.           Thanks to the Gates Foundation Staying Connected grant, the State Library is pleased to offer public libraries a new optional service - hosting your library's Web site and e-mail.  This service will make it possible for a public library to easily create its own Web site, using   page templates developed by the State Library.  The Web sites will be preloaded with local information specific to each library, including hours, location, links to local catalogs, and trustees.  Library customers will be able to access statewide resources such as EbscoHost    through their local library's Web site. Through the e-mail hosting service, regardless of the Internet Service Provider (ISP), each public library will be able to have consistent and stable e-mail addresses making it easier to communicate with customers.  In other words, when a library changes ISPs, the library's e-mail address will remain the same.  A letter about this project will be mailed to all public library directors and board presidents later in February.  We know that you and your board will need time and more information before deciding whether to take advantage of this new service.  Therefore, on Friday, March 17, 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., there will be an information session over the ICN. At this session, library directors and board members will have an opportunity to preview the Web site templates and get your questions answered.            Information about ICN locations and registration for the information session will be available at a later date.  Be watching for the letter formally announcing this new service.  In the meantime,  if you have any questions, please let me know.            Sandy Dixon Program Director Library Development CE                                                 Subject: [irls] Dates set for Rural Sustainability Institute!                  These are the dates/locations of the 5 Staying Connected/Rural Sustainability training that we will be doing.  You will be getting more information on the program in March.         July 10-11, Buena Vista University, Storm Lake July 13-14, Holiday Inn, Council Bluffs July 17-18, Wartburg College, Waverly July 24-25, St. Ambrose University, Davenport (this is tentative until we can get confirmation of lodging) July 27-28, Central College, Pella         Let me know if you have any questions!  Michele         Michele A. Leininger Continuing Education Consultant                                                         Subject: [Iowalib] Teen Summer Library Workshops New this year are three regional summer library workshops especially for teens.  Maria Levetzow, from the Bettendorf Public Library will be presenting three teen workshops in person across Iowa. If you have been doing a teen summer program or are interested in providing one for the first time, this workshop is for you.           The 2006 teen summer theme "Creature Feature" will be highlighted during these three hour workshops.  Your teen summer library  manual is located at the back of the Paws, Claws, Scales and Tales Manual you received last October. We have a great program and wonderful  door prizes ready for the workshop.            Workshops will be from 9:00 to 12:00 with registration beginning at 8:30.  Morning refreshments will be served.             The dates and locations are: March 14 Grant Wood AEA, 4401 6th St. SW., Cedar Rapids March 15 Heartland AEA Annex, 6445 Corporate Drive, Johnston March 16 Storm Lake AEA, 832 Flindt Dr. (Highway 7)          You may register by going to the State Library Website http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/ and clicking on "Continuing Education".           If you have not yet registered on the new State Library CE website, you will find easy instructions, including the Summer Library Program flyer by going to: http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/continuing-ed/CE-handouts.htm and clicking on Summer Reading 2006 Workshops.           If you need assistance or have questions, please contact Mary Cameron at the State Library or your LSA!           Register for the upcoming Summer Library Program workshops in 2006!          The workshop dates and locations are as follows:         Workshop Dates  Location Address    February 13 Fayette - Upper Iowa University Garbee Hall Complex,    February 14 North Liberty Community Center  520 West Cherry Street February 15 Ottumwa – Southern Prairie AEA  2814 North Court, Highway 63  February 17 - AM Johnston Public Library 6700 Merle Hay Road    February 17 – PM Johnston Public Library 6700 Merle Hay Road           February 24 Grundy Center Community Center  705 “F” Avenue         February 27 Elliott Public Library/Community Center 410 Main Street    February 28 Churdan Community Center 507 Sand Street    March 1 Paullina American Legion 5624 460th Street – Hwy 10 March 2 Algona Public Library   210 North Phillips Street March 3 Charles City Public Library 106 Milwaukee Mall           You may register by going to the State Library Website http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/ and clicking on "Continuing Education".  Summer Library Program Workshop, Feb. 13 - Upper Iowa Univ.-Fayette          Summer Library Program Workshop, Feb. 24- Grundy Center Community Center         New Children's & Young Adult Literature, 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 Noon, Wednesday,         February 22, 2006 -- ICN March 8 - Legislative Day, three classes (with the opportunity to take two of them) on Legal and Medical libraries, State Data Center (inc brief  intro to Iowa Publications Online) and Telling the Library Story. April 12 - Readers' Advisory for Children and Teens, 9:30-11:30 with a repeat session 3-5 April 17 - Medical Reference and HealthInfo Iowa, 9-11 May 3 - Beginning EBSCOhost, 9-11 May 9-12 - Tech Support on the Fly, 9:00-12:00, in Orange City, Clarinda, Knoxville and Anamosa May 18 - Advanced EBSCOhost, 9-11 Links: Learning Activity Written Summary: 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/                     Due Date: NEILSA closed dates: 5/29, 7/4, 9/4, 11/10, 11/23 & 24, 12/25 & 26, 1/1/2007          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          March 31 Library 101          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          April 24 -  9:00 a.m., Dike  Grundy County Meeting - ER          June 22 Library 101          June 24 - 27 - ALA Annual meeting in New Orleans - ER & KD          July 1 - renew EBSCOhost          July 20 Lansing 9:30 Allamakee 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 13 Library 101          September 23 - 30 - Banned Book Week          September 27 - State Library/LSA 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        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         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 A 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         LIBRARY SERVICE AREA BOARD Board Meeting   March 13, 2005 2:00 p.m.,  Denver Public Library 12:15:30 PM

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