Index
- Only days left to make nominations for library awards
- October ‘Talk of the Town’ available
- OverDrive Support Course begins Nov. 9
- Member/Staff News
- Apply by Nov. 6 to host ‘Native Voices’ traveling exhibition at your library
- Writing contest open to readers in grades 4-12
- Continuing Education Calendar
Only days left to make nominations for library awards
You've been meaning to make a nomination for the SCLS Foundation's Library Awards 2015, right? Right!? Well, put it off no longer. Nominate yourself or others. But do it now, please. The deadline is Tuesday, Oct. 20. The awards are:
- Super Awesome Library Award -- For the library that was overall awesome in 2015. Maybe they handled a tough situation with grace. Or took a new approach. Or found a lot of money under a rock and did something really cool with it. Or got a lot of local support and kudos because they play well with others. Or are just plain super awesome every day.
- Program Wizard Award -- For a super creative, innovative and fun library program created by library staff. In the library or out. For babies or seniors or anyone in between. A one-off or a regular series. If Dumbledore thinks it's worthy of Wizard status, nominate it!
- Giddy Up Partner Award -- For those strong community partnerships that add value to the library and the community as a whole. It takes two, baby! Or three... or four. Nominate the library and its partner(s) and describe the amazing stuff they’re doing together.
After making your award nomination, be sure to mark your calendar for the upcoming Cornerstone Award Celebration on Thursday, Nov. 19, directly following the All Director's meeting in Portage.
Hope to see you there!
October ‘Talk of the Town’ available
The October edition of "Talk of the Town" is now available. It features Tracy Herold, director of the Dane County Library Service, talking about library funding and fundraising. (watch below)
The topic for the November edition will be Delivery service.
OverDrive Support Course begins Nov. 9
The next OverDrive Support Course will begin Nov. 9, 2015, and continue through Dec. 18, 2015. Registration is now open.
All course materials are online and can be reviewed at your convenience. There will be weekly readings, quizzes, and email questions. While the course is online, it is interactive. Participants will receive weekly email questions from “pretend” patrons and have to respond to their support request as if it were a real request.
For more information about the course, contact Jean Anderson, CE Consultant.
The October issue of WSLL @ Your Service has been published at http://wilawlibrary.gov/newsletter/1510.html.
Apply by Nov. 6 to host ‘Native Voices’ traveling exhibition at your library
Native Voices: Native Peoples’ Concepts of health and Illness” explores the interconnectedness of wellness, illness, and cultural life for Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians.
The exhibition was developed by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and was displayed from 2011-15 at the Library of Medicine in Bethesda, MD. (Learn more about the exhibition) Now, through a partnership with the American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office, the exhibition will travel to libraries across the country.
This opportunity is open to public libraries, academic libraries, tribal libraries, tribal college libraries and special libraries. Libraries serving Native populations are especially invited to apply.
Up to 104 selected sites will receive:
- the traveling exhibition for a six-week loan period;
- a $250 programming grant;
- training through a required project webinar and online project support materials; and
- a publicity kit to help with local promotion
To learn more about this opportunity, please read the Project Guidelines, download a preview of the application, or visit the Frequently Asked Questions page.
Writing contest open to readers in grades 4-12
A book is more than just a collection of words. A book can have a direct and concrete impact on a life. For children and youth, a book can help them transcend difficult situations -- like bullying, peer pressure or prejudice -- or help them cope with loss and disappointment.
Letters about Literature (LAL) is a writing contest for young readers in grades 4-12, sponsored by the Library of Congress and the Wisconsin Center for the Book. Students write a letter to an author of a fiction or nonfiction book, a short story or poem describing how the work changed the students’ view of the world or of themselves. Students are asked to do reflective writing rather than a book report. Entries are judged at both the state and national levels and prizes are awarded for the best letter at various grade levels.
LAL awards thousands of dollars each year through state and national prizes. This year, the 23rd annual writing contest for young readers is made possible by a generous grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, with additional support from gifts to the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, which promotes the contest through its affiliate Centers for the Book, state libraries and other organizations. Last year, more than 50,000 students from around the United States (including 400 from Wisconsin) entered the competition.
Details on the program can be found at www.read.gov/letters. The site also outlines lesson plans for teachers who want to incorporate the Letters about Literature program into their curriculum as well as information on how LAL relates to the Common Core State Standards.
There are two postmark deadlines for submissions. For submissions from grades 9-12 it’s Dec. 4, 2015; for submissions from grades 4-8 it’s Jan. 11, 2016.
For more information, contact Mary Lou Santovec, Wisconsin Coordinator, 208 E. Prospect St., Lake Mills WI 53551, at (920) 945-0610.
Wisconsin Center for the Book was created to celebrate the culture of the book. The Center celebrates books and the book arts, encourages the joy of reading and writing, and honors Wisconsin’s literary heritage. The Center honors all aspects of the literary world and provides a link between our citizens and writers, illustrators, publishers, librarians, and educators.