Index
- LINKcat promotional materials updated for April 18 launch
- Promote ‘Libraries for Real Life’ during National Library Week, April 10-16
- Member/Staff News
- Mount Horeb seeks director
- UW’s Ebling Library hosts health care webcast
- LSTA meeting, public hearing scheduled
- Grant Opportunities
- Continuing Education Calendar
LINKcat promotional materials updated for April 18 launch
April 18 is the launch date for the new LINKcat, and the various promotional materials have been updated. In addition to the poster and bookmarks, we have some small cards that remind customers to keep their items until the due date, and there is an information sheet that you can hand out to customers.
A media advisory also is available that you can download and customize for your local media. It announces the launch date, the dates LINKcat will be unavailable, and asks that customers keep their items until the specified due date. We will also make a press release available at a later date that is intended for use after the launch. This gives more details about the changes and highlights some of the main features of the new LINKcat.
You can view and download the materials at www.scls.info/pr/linkcat/, or you can request printed materials from Mark Ibach.
Promote ‘Libraries for Real Life’ during National Library Week, April 10-16
Libraries are places for new beginnings. Whether you are getting your first library card, learning new computer skills or planning a trip, the library is the place where your story begins. The theme for National Library Week 2011 is “Create your own story @ your library,” and it is the perfect opportunity to promote the SCLS resource “Libraries for Real Life.”
“Libraries for Real Life” is an online resource through which customers of SCLS member libraries can tell their personal stories about how libraries have impacted their lives. The project’s name -- Libraries for Real Life -- reinforces the reality that today’s public libraries are vibrant, dynamic community resources that meet the information, education, and recreational needs of residents of all ages.
Library use is up dramatically, and we’re excited about this project because we believe it is an opportunity for residents to share the meaningful ways public Libraries have positively impacted their lives. Every day, libraries across the country are helping people create their own unique stories. Whether it is by opening a book and exploring distant lands, or by learning how to use new technologies to find a job, people at libraries are creating new stories for themselves.
This is a great advocacy tool because it helps put a personal face on your library, and the services and resources you provide.
Promotional materials for the “Libraries for Real Life” project are available online. You can either print the materials yourself, or you can send a print request to Mark Ibach. These promotional materials will be printed at no cost to SCLS member libraries.
Member/Staff News
The Lester Public Library of Rome has been awarded $6,500 from the Community Grants Funds through the Community Foundation of Greater South Wood County. This grant will support the services of a consultant to conduct a Library Building Feasibility Study. Gary Gilbert, a local consultant will guide representatives on the planning committee through the three month long study beginning April 1. The study will determine feasibility of a capital fundraising campaign scheduled to begin later this year. The Library Board of Trustees thanks the donors and their families for this generous grant.
Roz Thony, director of the Rio Community Library from 2002-09, passed away Wednesday, March 30. A visitation will be held in Cambria Sunday, April 3, from 4-6 p.m. at the Kratz-Smedema Funeral Home. A mass and another visitation will be held at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Rio on Monday, April 4, with the visitation from 9-10:30 a.m. and the mass at 10:30.
Mount Horeb seeks director
The Village of Mount Horeb seeks a new library director with an ALA accredited MLS degree and 3-5 years of library experience, preferably in a municipal setting. Proficiency in fiscal management, long- and short-range planning, personnel management, community involvement and fundraising preferred. The annual salary range is $47,000 to $57,000 with benefits.
For a complete job description and employment application, go to www.mounthorebwi.info. Interested applicants should mail a cover letter, resume and application to: Village of Mount Horeb, Attn: Library Board, 138 E. Main Street, Mount Horeb, WI 53572.
Applications received via fax or email will not be accepted. The application deadline is May 2, 2011, at 4:30 p.m.
UW’s Ebling Library hosts health care webcast
The UW-Madison’s Ebling Library will host the Medical Library Association webcast “Shifting Skills to Navigate the Changing Horizon: Finding Our Way in New Biomedical Research and Health Care Environments” on April 20.
The webcast is made possible by funding from the Greater Midwest Region of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, with cooperation from the Wisconsin Health Science Library Association (WHSLA). The program will introduce information professionals to emerging trends in biomedical research and health care environments that present new opportunities for partnership, collaboration, and support. Topics include eScience, National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institutes of Health (NIH) data plans, HL7 (Health Level Seven International is the global authority on standards for interoperability of health information technology), librarian training options, and more.
The webcast will be held Wednesday, April 20, from 1-2:30 p.m. in Room 2121 of the Health Sciences Learning Center, 750 Highland Ave., Madison. Register online for this free event. Non-campus attendees may park in the hospital parking ramp for a fee.
For more information about the webcast, contact Ann Combs, Ebling Library, at (608) 263-4414.
LSTA meeting, public hearing scheduled
Wisconsin's Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Advisory Committee will meet in Madison on Wednesday and Thursday, April 13-14, 2011, at the Sheraton Madison Hotel, 706 John Nolen Drive, to discuss and make recommendations on Wisconsin's LSTA program and grant categories for 2012.
As a part of the meeting, there will be a public hearing beginning at 1 p.m. on April 13 for interested individuals to make suggestions on the LSTA program for 2012. Final guidelines for the 2012 LSTA program will be developed in May 2011.
If you are unable to attend the public hearing, written comments may be submitted by letter, fax, or e-mail to Terrie Howe, P.O. Box 7841, Madison, WI 53707-7841; fax (608) 267-9207. Testimony must arrive by 4 p.m., Tuesday, April 12, for inclusion in the hearing.
Grant Opportunities
Libri Foundation Books for Children -- The Libri Foundation is accepting applications for its 2011 Books For Children grants. The Libri Foundation is a nationwide non-profit organization that donates new, quality, hardcover children's books to small, rural public libraries throughout the United States. In general, county libraries should serve a population under 16,000 and town libraries should serve a population under 10,000 (usually under 5,000). Libraries should be in a rural area, have a limited operating budget, and an active children's department.
In order to encourage and reward local support of libraries, the Libri Foundation will match any amount of money raised by local sponsors from $50 to $350 on a 2-to-1 ratio. Thus, a library can receive up to $1,050 worth of new children's books. After a library receives a grant, local sponsors (such as formal or informal Friends groups, civic or social organizations, local businesses, etc.) have four months, or longer if necessary, to raise their matching funds.
The librarian of each participating library selects the books the library will receive from a booklist provided by the Foundation. The 700-plus fiction and nonfiction titles on the booklist reflect the very best of children's literature published primarily in the last three years. These titles, which are for children ages 12 and under, are award-winners or have received starred reviews in library, literary, or education journals. The booklist also includes a selection of classic children's titles.
The application deadline is April 15, and guidelines and forms may be downloaded from the Foundation's website.
Target Stores Early Childhood Reading -- Every year, Target awards grants to K-12 schools and other nonprofit organizations that provide reading and arts programs for children and youth. Target Early Childhood Reading Grants are awarded to schools, libraries, and nonprofit organizations to support programs like after-school reading events and weekend book clubs. Grants are intended to support programs that help foster a love of reading and encourage children to read with their families.
Grants will be for $2,000 each, and eligible applicants are nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations and schools, libraries, and public agencies.
Visit the Target website for complete program guidelines and to submit an online application.