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The life so short,
the craft so long to learn.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
March 17, 2006 9:00 – 11:00
a.m. Staying Connected
Information Session over the ICN
For details and to register: http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/cgi-bin/cecat/
April 28,
2006 If you think you might be interested, please complete
and return the Letter of Intent to the State Library by April 28.
You may always change your mind later.
There is a better chance the State Library will be able to schedule
training at a location convenient for you if you return the Letter of
Intent by this date.
August 1,
2006 If you want to participate in this project, the State
Library must receive a Letter of Intent by this date.
After this date, we may not be able to include your library in the
project.
Gates Foundation “Staying
Connected” Grant: Last month, library directors and
board presidents across Iowa received a letter and information packet
from the State
Library.
The packet alerted libraries to a new opportunity: local website and
email hosting through SILO. This new service is made possible
through the State
Library's
“Staying Connected” grant funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation.
The intent is to help Iowa libraries establish their own
websites—or to improve upon existing websites—along with the ability to
offer every staff member their own email address. Through the web
hosting service, a public library will be able to create and easily
update its own website. Web pages will be preloaded with a
variety of local information specific to each community, including
links to local catalogs, hours, staff members, and trustees.
Moreover, customers will have access to statewide resources like EBSCO
and FirstSearch through their local library's website.
Through the email hosting service, a public
library will be able to have consistent and stable email addresses
regardless of the ISP. In other words, should a library change
ISPs, the library's email address will remain the same. In
addition, every staff member will benefit from their own email
address.
Again, the information packet mailed
last month explained these new services in detail. If the packet
is missing in action, not to worry: this information is also found on
the State
Library's
website:
http://www.silo.lib.ia.us//for-ia-libraries/Gates-Grants/gates-staying-connected.htm
Any interested library is asked to return a “Letter
of Intent” to the State Library by April 28th. The April deadline is
really a “place holder,” giving State Library staff an early indication of how many Iowa libraries might be
interested. The real drop-dead deadline is August 1, after which
your library may not be included in this project. So please set
aside some quality discussion time at upcoming board meetings to
consider this opportunity and what it means for your library and your
customers. Call with questions or visit the State Library's website for details and
documentation. Thanks!
FROM Monday Morning Eye-Opener - NWILSA e-newsletter
You may be interested in this newly published report.
Judy Jones, State Library of Iowa Consultant
The 2006 ILA Leadership
Institute deadline has been extended. Applications will be
accepted through March 20, 2006. Details are available at:
I encourage all of you to consider applying to the 2006
Institute. This is an extremely high quality program at relatively
low-cost to the participant. We are trying to "grow leaders" in
Iowa and ILA with assistance and support from the State Library is
making this course a real bargain.
The opportunity only comes up every 2 years -- don't
procrastinate, get your application in today!
ABOUT THE LSA:
In case you missed it on the Consortia Blog
SLI just received its phone bill from the ICN. On the bill is a USAC
10% fee. When I called ICN, they said they were billing the
universal fee to recoup what they have to pay into the federal
universal service fund. Just like the phone company on your
personal phone bill at home.
Judy Jones, State Library of Iowa Consultant
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. I
will be getting training on the Rural Sustainability grant at the end
of this month, so you will be getting more information on the program
in March. If you have the opportunity to mention these up-coming
Institutes to
your libraries, I would really appreciate it.
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".
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
- 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 20 - Fayette County at Westgate with a meal at
5:30p.m. with meeting to begin at 6 - KD
- April 24 - 9:00 a.m., Dike Grundy County
Meeting - ER
- April 28 - Letter of Intent to the State Library for
Staying Connected
- 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 1 - Deadline for letter of Intent to the State
Library for Staying Connected
- 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
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LIBRARY SERVICE AREA
BOARD Meeting
Board Meeting March 13, 2005
2:00 p.m., Denver Public Library
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