Index
- Be sure to attend Library Legislative Day
- New titles added to SCLS Professional Collection
- NGL seeks new director
- McDonnell named 2012 Zolotow Award recipient
- 2012 LSTA grant awards approved
- Continuing Education Calendar
Be sure to attend Library Legislative Day
Library Legislative Day is tomorrow -- Feb. 14 -- and registration remains lower than in past years. But you can still have a positive impact by registering tomorrow morning at the Inn on the Park on the Capit0l Square in Madison. Legislators need to hear from you about important library issues and your role in serving your customers.
Major issues in 2012 include gaining support for:
- a bill extending the deadline for changes to the UW System’s research functions and WiscNet
- protection of the Common School Fund for school library use
- a bill to enable public library districts
- a bill to improve options for recovering overdue library materials
Your participation in Library Legislative Day is an opportunity to learn what is important to public officials and, in the process, position yourself as a resource on library issues. Background materials and a briefing provided in advance give you talking points on the issues, and professional lobbyists will provide tips on having an effective meeting.
Your participation is vital, so register at the door.
If you are unable to participate in person, please take some time to become involved through the Virtual Library Legislative Day. On Feb. 14, simply e-mail, call, or write your legislator. Not sure who that is? Go to WLA's CapWiz advocacy site and find out.
All WLA background information on key issues is available online. You can also contact Lisa Strand, WLA Executive Director, at (608) 245.3640 if you have specific questions.<
New titles added to SCLS Professional Collection
The following titles have been added to the SCLS Professional Collection, which is available to staff at member libraries.
- Customer Service Basics, a DVD from library Video Network
- Rethinking the Call Number, a DVD from Library Video Network
- The Readers’ Advisory Guide to Street Literature by Vanessa Irvin Morris
- The Black Belt Librarian: Real-World Safety & Security by Warren Graham
- Pre- & Post- Retirement Tips for Librarians edited by Carol Smallwood
- No Shelf Required 2: Use and Management of Electronic Books edited by Sue Polanka
- Tax Planning & Compliance for Tax-Exempt Organizations, 5th edition, by Jody Blazek
- Analyzing the Next Generation Catalog by Andrew Nagy
- The No Shelf Required Guide to E-Book Purchasing, edited by Sue Polanka
- Technology and Literacy: 21st Century Library Programming for Children & Teens by Jennifer Nelson and Keith Braafladt
- Banned Books: Challenging our Freedom to Read by Robert P. Doyle
- Small Public Library Management by Jane Pearlmutter and Paul Nelson
NGL seeks new director
The New Glarus Public Library seeks an innovative, enthusiastic and service-oriented individual for the position of library director. With a major building project on the horizon, this is a very exciting time for the library and the community.
Located in northeastern Green County -- just 20 miles from Madison -- the Village of New Glarus was originally settled as a colony of Switzerland. Today, the New Glarus Public Library continues to celebrate the community’s Swiss heritage as it serves a total service population of 5,942, has an annual circulation of over 80,000, and a 2012 Library budget of over $245,000.
Duties of the library director include overseeing all aspects of library operations, supervising seven employees, budget planning, management and reporting, technology planning and implementation, collection development, grant writing, facilities management, and working with the village staff and community. The director reports to the library’s seven-member board of trustees. See the position description for a complete list of responsibilities and duties.
Applicants must have an MLS from an ALA-accredited program, at least three to five years professional/managerial experience in public libraries, and be eligible to receive a Grade 1 Wisconsin Public Librarian certification. The successful candidate will possess a strong public service orientation, commitment to the needs of the community, strong organizational and project management skills, excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills and a strong technology background. Prior experience with building and/or library expansion projects is a plus.
The hiring salary range is $43,000 to $47,000 annually, depending upon qualifications and experience. This full-time position includes health/dental insurance, paid vacation, sick time, retirement contribution, and paid holidays.
Send cover letter, resume, and list of three professional references by Feb.15, 2012 to: Library Director Search, New Glarus Public Library, P.O. Box 35, 319 2nd Street, New Glarus, WI 53574; [email protected]. Finalists will be subject to a criminal background check. The New Glarus Public Library is an equal opportunity employer.
McDonnell named 2012 Zolotow Award recipient
The 2012 Charlotte Zolotow Award for outstanding writing in a book for young children will be awarded to Patrick McDonnell for his picture book "Me ... Jane" (Little, Brown, 2011) at an award ceremony and reception on March 3, 2012, from 1:30 - 3 p.m. at the Pyle Center on the UW-Madison campus. .
McDonnell will be in attendance to receive the award, and one or more of the Zolotow Award honor book recipients may also be present. Books will be available for purchase, and there will be an autograph session following the formal presentation.
The event is open to the public. please RSVP to Megan Schliesman if you want to attend.
You can read more about the award at www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/books/zolotow.asp. The Zolotow Award is sponsored by the Cooperative Children's Book Center of the School of Education at the UW-Madison and the Friends of the CCBC, Inc.
2012 LSTA grant awards approved
State Superintendent Tony Evers has approved Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) program grants totaling approximately $2,862,000 million for 2012. Congress and the President approved 2012 funding of the LSTA State Grants program at a level that provides a decreased allocation to Wisconsin of $84,250 from funding for 2011.
The Wisconsin LSTA Advisory Committee met in Madison November 16-17, 2011 to review the grant applications and make recommendations to the state superintendent on grant awards. Grant award letters were sent out the first week of February.
Summary of Selected Proposed LSTA Grant Programs:
- Accessibility -– Approximately $67,560 will be used by public library systems to assist their member libraries and branches with purchasing and installing the technology and other adaptive equipment needed to increase accessibility for people of all ages who have mobility, vision, and/or hearing disabilities, and to provide member librarians with the training to use the equipment effectively.
- Broadband Upgrade Grants -- $30,000 in financial assistance will be available for libraries obtaining fiber for high speed Internet access through the state’s federal broadband grant. This assistance would provide routers and extra wiring needed to install the broadband connections.
- Digitization of Local Resources -– $14,076 was awarded to allow public libraries to digitize resources that may be of unique or local interest and make them available on the web to all citizens of the state. These grants were awarded in 2011 but due to staff shortages at the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center (UWDCC), projects could not be implemented until 2012.
- Delivery -- $90,000 has been awarded to help support the statewide delivery service backbone structure and to support delivery service to the libraries in the very northern part of the state.
- E-Content Licensing (new category) -- The purpose of this category is to support and encourage expanded e-content to be made available to libraries and individuals statewide. $300,000 in this category will be used as a match to support a funding model of $1,000,000 suggested as a result of a summit for expanded statewide cooperative purchasing through WiLS (Wisconsin Interlibrary Services) of e-books and other e-content.
- Learning Express Library License -- $100,000 Funds support a statewide license for Learning Express Library, an online source of work force development preparation materials for students and adults. The amount covers a license for 1/1/2012-6/30/2012.
- Library Director Orientation (new category) -- Almost $10,000 will be awarded to one library system and will be shared cooperatively amongst 17 library systems to provide two one day “boot camps” to improve library services for all residents through better training of library staff, as well as more effective management of public libraries through orientation programs for new library directors.
- Library System Technology Projects -- $350,000 has been awarded to systems on a formula basis for technology projects based on the needs of the systems and member libraries. The formula takes into account system area and population.
- Literacy -– $105,000 will be awarded to promote and demonstrate the role of public libraries in improving literacy, reading and computer skills for people having difficulty using libraries because of their educational, cultural, or socioeconomic background.
- School Media Staffing Activities -- $35,000 will be awarded to DLTCL staff working in collaboration with school districts and CESAs to address the ongoing issues related to staffing school library media centers in the state of Wisconsin.
--from Channel Weekly (Vol. 14, No. 19 – Feb. 9, 2012)