This week's new Indiana library jobs
Library Resource Sharing Associate
Cunningham Memorial Library, Indiana State University
Youth Services Assistant (part-time)
Putnam County Public Library
Assistant Director for Medical Education and Access Services
Ruth Lilly Medical Library, Indiana University School of Medicine
Biomedical and Translational Science Research Librarian
Ruth Lilly Medical Library, Indiana University School of Medicine
Technical Services Manager
St. Joseph County Public Library
Adult Services Assistant Librarian
Vigo County Public Library
Civil War book donated to Bloomfield Library
Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library
Library enjoying sunshine, lower utility bills
Danville Public Library
Fire damages Eckhart Public Library
Eckhart Public Library
Young robot engineers live 'dream come true' at library
Evansville Public Library
Fur trading brought to life
Hancock County Public Library
Local Ivy Tech campus gets law library donated by Indiana Tech
Ivy Tech Community College Northeast
Library offering state architecture program
Jackson County Public Library
Monroe and Owen County residents save 1.7 million in tax returns
Monroe County Public Library
Muncie Public Library accepts Library of the Future Award
Muncie Public Library
Still need eye protection for the upcoming eclipse? Try the library!
Various Indiana libraries
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Monroe
County Public Library (MCPL) has been named the 2017 winner of the American Library
Association’s (ALA) Excellence in Library Programming Award for their program series,
“Discuss, Meet, & Act: The Power of Words.”
The
award, supported by ALA’s Cultural Communities Fund, recognizes one library
that demonstrates excellence by providing programs that have community impact
and respond to community needs.
The
bi-annual event “The Power of Words,” presented by MCPL
and the Friends of the Library, features an author writing on important issues that
speak to the average citizen’s ability to positively change the world in which
we live. The 2015 "The Power of Words" event featured congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis, who had recently announced the publication of his
graphic novel "March: Book Two," accompanied by the novel’s
co-creators, Andrew Aydin and Bloomington-based graphic novelist Nate Powell.
The
ALA Excellence in Library Program Award, consisting of $5,000 and a citation of
achievement, was presented to MCPL at the ALA Annual Conference
in Chicago on June 25. The Library plans to use the award money for this year’s
"Power of Words" and National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read initiative.
New cost sharing fees for requests placed through
Indiana Share took effect on July 1, 2017.
The new fees are as follows:
Class
A libraries: $5 per request
Class
B libraries: 250 requests annually at no charge, then $5 per request
Class
C libraries: 250 requests annually at no charge, then $5 per request
These fees will apply to: both
in-state and out-of-state requests, all submitted requests, and will accrue
through June 30, 2018. If applicable, fees will be billed quarterly beginning
in October of 2017. Questions regarding a library's number of requests placed
can be directed to Jennifer
Clifton of the Indiana State Library.
The state library encourages libraries to use SRCS to place requests if enrolled in the service. Those interested in joining may contact Jennifer Clifton of the Indiana State Library.
On Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017, Kimberly Brown-Harden, of the Indiana State Library, will present Robot Petting Zoo at the Plymouth Public Library located
at 201 N. Center St. Plymouth, IN, 46563.
The petting zoo will benefit those who want to offer robotic technology at their library, but aren't sure where to start. A 30-minute overview of
maker culture and robotics in libraries will be followed by an hour of hands on
experience with a variety of robots.
The training will run from 2-3:30 p.m. and is worth two TLEUs. Those interested may register here.
 NoveList and LibraryAware are seeking three libraries that are "clear
about their needs, have great ideas and are looking to develop and
implement a marketing plan focused on connecting with readers" to propose projects for their "Engaging Readers at Your Public Library" grant program. Each selected library will receive a $5,000 grant, plus the "full support and
expertise of the LibraryAware team of marketing specialists and graphic
designers."
NoveList and LibraryAware will select three proposed projects and act as marketing and design consultants on those three projects. Applications must be submitted on behalf of a public library. The application deadline is Sept. 1, 2017 and the proposed protect must be completed by May 1, 2018.
Visit the "Engaging Readers at Your Public Library" page for more information about the grant program, including how to submit a project, eligibility requirements, deadlines, criteria and project examples.
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Celebrate the Eclipse at Your Library
When: July 6, 2017, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Where: Virtual Conference
Book Processing Party & Round Table Discussion
When: July 7, 2017, 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Where: Indiana State Library
Bibliostat CollectConnect Training
When: July 12, 2017, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Where: Indiana State Library
Interlocal Agreements
When: July 26, 2017, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Where: Webinar
Book Processing Party and Round Table Discussion
When: July 27, 2017, 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Where: Indiana State Library
Train the INSPIRE Trainer
When: Aug. 1, 2017, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Where: Westfield Washington Public Library
Jumping Ship from Public to Academic: What to Expect During this Journey
When: Aug. 1, 2017, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Where: Virtual Conference
Just Ask: Partnerships that Provide Funding and Opportunity
When: Aug. 9, 2017, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Where: Webinar
Train the INSPIRE Trainer
When: Aug. 10, 2017, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Where: Crown Point community Library
Every Child Ready to Read 2.0
When: Aug. 11, 2017, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Where: Pike County Public Library
New Director and Refresher Workshop
When: Aug. 15, 2017, 8:20 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Where: Indiana State Library
Robot Petting Zoo
When: Aug. 17, 2017, 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Where: Plymouth Public Library
Maker Space Petting Zoo
When: Aug. 21, 2017, 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Where: Jennings County Public Library
Graphic Design for Libraries Series: Elements of Design
When: Aug. 23, 2017, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Where: Virtual Conference
Technology Roundtable: VR in the Library
When: Aug. 24, 2017, 10:20 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Where: Monroe County Public Library
Graphic Design for Libraries Series: Introduction to GIMP
When: Aug. 30, 2017, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Where: Virtual Conference
Welcome
to the Government Information Minute. Every week government information
librarians at the Indiana State Library cover current resources on governmental
data at the state, national and international levels; all to keep public
well-informed. Follow the Indiana State Data Center on Facebook and Twitter and feel free to leave comments
and suggestions.
From the U.S. Census Bureau, Facts
for Features: Fourth of July 2017
There were 56 signers to the Declaration of Independence.
Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman and Robert R.
Livingston comprised the Committee of Five that drafted the declaration.
Jefferson, regarded as the strongest and most eloquent writer, wrote most of
the document.
It is also worth noting that:
- John
Hancock, president of the Second Continental Congress, was the first
signer and a merchant by trade. In 2015, there were 7.7 million business
establishments with paid employees in the United States; 1.1 million, like
Hancock, were in the retail trade industry.
- Benjamin Franklin, who represented Pennsylvania, was the oldest of the
signers at age 70. Franklin County had an estimated population of 153,851
as of July 1, 2016. Edward Rutledge, of South Carolina, was the youngest at age
26.
- Two future presidents signed, John Adams
and Thomas Jefferson. Both died on
the 50th anniversary of signing the declaration on July 4, 1826. There are
12 counties nationwide named Adams and 26 named Jefferson.
- Nelson County and Wythe County in Virginia were named for two of the six signers who represented the
state of Virginia: Thomas Nelson Jr. and George Wythe.
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