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The life so short,
the craft so long to learn.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
PLEASE,
PLEASE do this survey, the results of this survey are vitally important
to you and your patrons. The Feds use the information FSU produces as
does ALA and the e-rate Task Force as we attempt to plan for the future.
The Public Library
Internet Survey deadline has been extended to April 21,
2006.
The survey can be
found at: http://survey.pnmi.com/
More than 400 Iowa
public libraries received a packet from Florida State University with
instructions and an ID. We are hoping that at least 350 Iowa public libraries
will participate in the survey so that we can have Iowa specific information as
well as contributing to the success of the survey at the national
level.
Actually, any Iowa
public library is welcome to complete the survey. There is a link to Iowa
library ID information on the survey main page.
Most Iowa libraries
should complete the questions in both the Branch and System sections of the
survey. (This has to do with how FSCS categorizes libraries, trust me on this).
If you are
filling out information for a branch or branches, you should fill out a survey
for each branch, and also complete the system questions.
Libraries that
opened after 2002 will not be able to participate in this year's
survey.
Thank you in advance
for your participation. Please let Gerry know if you have any
questions.
Gerry
Rowland,
Consultant
Edited by Ken Davenport
State Library of Iowa
Begging added.
National Library Week - April 2 - 8, 2006
Link to lots of stuff:
Library 2.0 "Library 2.0 simply means making your library's space (virtual
and physical) more interactive, collaborative, and driven by community
needs. Examples of where to start include blogs, gaming nights for
teens, and collaborative photo sites. The basic drive is to get people
back into the library by making the library relevant to what they want
and need in their daily lives...to make the library a destination and
not an afterthought."
Sarah Houghton
Good quick discussion: http://www.librarystuff.net/2006/01/library-20-questions-and-commentary.html
Good longer view: http://www.techsource.ala.org/blog/2005/12/where-do-we-begin-a-library-20-conversation-with-michael-casey.html
ABOUT THE LSA:
Retirement:
Carol French Johnson will retire as director of the Waterloo and Cedar
Falls Public Libraries on Friday, March 31, 2006. Carol's last work day is
Friday, March 17.
Interim Director at W'll/CF
Sheryl Groskurth has been named interim director for both libraries by the
Boards of Trustees until a director is hired.
Congrats to Sheryl.
I'll be tweaking and adding to our pages....I'll put in a navigation bar
on each page, etc. but so far so good...and more to come.....
Tell your friends and family we're online!!! (maybe you're not as excited
as
I am!!)
Michele Pettit
McGregor Public Library
Ken NOTE: You will need images turned on in order to view the site.
REPORT LISTS IOWA AS THE THIRD MOST
LIVABLE STATE
Iowa has been listed as the third most livable
state based on a report from Morgan Quitno Press. The publication comes out
each year with their state rankings edition. The top five states, in order, are
New Hampshire, Minnesota, Iowa,
Vermont and New Jersey.
The report is based on 44 factors. The positive
factors, or factors that would need to be high to improve a state rankings,
include median household income, infant mortality, job growth, and
home ownership. Negative factors, or things that would need to be low to improve
the ranking of a state, include unemployment rate, infant mortality, poverty
rate, crimes per capita and public teacher ratio in public schools.
Iowa ranked 34th in crimes per capita, 48th in
state and local government debt, 41st in infant mortality rate, 39th in
population in poverty, 49th in fatalities in alcohol related crashes, and number
one in change in per capita personal income compared to the year before.
However, Iowa still ranks below the national average in
per capital personal income and per capita gross state product. Iowa ranked fifth in estimated public high school
graduation rate, ahead of New Hampshire, but
Minnesota was
third. Iowa
was also well below the other two states in percent of the population with a
bachelor’s degree.
Even though the Legislature in recent years have
attempted, through the Grow Iowa Values Fund and the Great Places program, to
improve the quality of life, arts and culture, the report suggests that Iowa has
a long way to go in this area. Iowa ranks 44th in funding for state art
agencies per capita, spending 41 cents per capita in this area. The national
average is $1.02 per capita. Minnesota was
eight in this category and California was last.
The 5 least livable states were Louisiana, Mississippi,
Arkansas, Kentucky and South Carolina. The Most Livable State Award
is one of six such designations announced each year by Morgan Quitno. Others
include crime rankings, the smartest state award, and the healthiest state
award.
Data Link: http://www.morganquitno.com/sr05mlrnk.htm
FROM State Representative Roger Thomas Iowa House of Representatives STATEHOUSE NEWS – March 16, 2006
CE
Library 101: Fayettet is an ICN site but will be canceled if there are no reservations - Ken.
Just a reminder to all library staff planning to attend LIBRARY 101 on Friday March
31st. LIBRARY 101 is
offered 4 times each year over the ICN; it serves as an orientation for newly
hired library directors and staff.
Note that
registration for LIBRARY 101 has
moved to the online c.e. catalog here:
http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/cgi-bin/cecat/
If you haven’t already done so, you’ll first need to establish a user account
before being able to proceed with registering for a class. From the webpage
above, click on “Not a
Registered User? Click Here to Sign Up” and follow the on-screen
prompts. If you have any problems or questions, please call us here at
Northwest
LSA
office—we’re happy to help!
And one
more reminder: visit the LIBRARY
101 website prior to the class and print off the handouts so you can
follow along: http://www.library101.ilsa.lib.ia.us/
Thanks for your interest in attending this orientation—see you then! Bonnie
McK (Stolen from Bonnie and edited by Ken)
The 2006 ILA Leadership Institute deadline has been extended. Applications
will be accepted through March 20, 2006. Details are available at:
IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO SIGN
UP FOR THE ICPC SEMINAR via the ICN on Wednesday, 2:00-5:00pm, April 5, 2006.
One mistake on the blue
flyer: the second ICN is April 5 NOT April
15!
Waverly Public Library has
been added as an ICN site.
Please note special group
rates:
- $60 for 3 or more
people from ONE organization (3,4,5 or more can register for the price of 3) for
one ICN presentation
April 5 session will cover care, handling, and storage of
textiles, care of photographs and an opportunity to ask the experts questions
pertinent to your individual preservation needs.
ICN sites are in
Bettendorf, Boone, Calmar, Cedar Rapids, Charles City, Dubuque, Fort Dodge,
Grinnell, Iowa City, Mount Pleasant, Orange City, Red Oak, Sioux City, Storm
Lake, Urbandale, and Waverly.
Hands-on sessions will be repeated at four
different locations: June 1 - Indianola; June 2 - Storm Lake;
June 8 - Mt.
Pleasant; June 9 - Waverly.
Topics include book repair, matting a photograph, wooden objects repair,
digitizing photographs basics, and cataloging and accessioning of museum and
archival collections.
Each ICN session is $20 non-member; $15 ICPC
member; June hands-on session is $50 non-member; $40 ICPC member. Both ICN
sessions plus June hands-on package price: non-member $75; ICPC member
$55.
Detailed information and registration form at
http://web.grinnell.edu/individuals/stuhrr/icpc/preservation101-102.html
Lucy David
ICPC
Administrative Assistant
lucy-david@uiowa.edu
| 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 A. Leininger Continuing Education Consultant
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 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
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April 12 - Readers' Advisory for Children and Teens, 9:30-11:30
with a repeat session 3-5
- April 17, at Fairbank 7:00 - Buchanan County Meeting - KD
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April 17 - Medical Reference and HealthInfo Iowa, 9-11
- 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
- May 3 - Beginning EBSCOhost, 9-11
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May 9-12 - Tech Support on the Fly, 9:00-12:00, in Orange City,
Clarinda, Knoxville and Anamosa
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May 18 - Advanced EBSCOhost, 9-11
- June 23 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
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 Meeting
Next Board Meeting: May 8, 2006 2:00 p.m., Elkader PL
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