Index
- Madison Public Library announced as a 2016 recipient of nation’s highest museum and library honor
- Money smart titles available for immediate checkouts
- Columbus Public Library seeking full-time Youth Services Director
- Madison Public Library hosts ‘Libraries Transform’ event on May 13
- SLIS offers online professional development classes
- Come to Madison this fall
- Join the first annual Indie Author Day on Oct. 8, 2016
- National Readathon Day
- Continuing Education Calendar
Madison Public Library announced as a 2016 recipient of nation’s highest museum and library honor
National Medal for Museum and Library Service recognizes Madison Public Library’s community contributions
The Institute of Museum and Library Services recently announced Madison Public Library as one of 10 recipients of the 2016 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation’s highest honor given to museums and libraries for service to the community. For 22 years, the award has celebrated institutions that respond to societal needs in innovative ways, making a difference for individuals, families, and their communities. The award will be presented at an event in Washington, D.C. on June 1.
By focusing on customer and civic engagement and promoting education, literacy and community involvement, Madison Public Library emphasizes its vision of being “your place to learn, share and create” by connecting visitors with library services and programs, community resources, and each other. An emphasis on community engagement has resulted in efforts such as Parents as First Teachers, Read Up!, Tell Us, and involvement in Madison’s Neighborhood Resource Teams. Madison’s nationally-recognized Bubbler programming model promotes participatory learning with community experts.
“This year’s National Medal recipients show the transforming role of museums and libraries from educational destinations to full-fledged community partners and anchors,” said Dr. Kathryn K. Matthew, director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. “We are proud to recognize the extraordinary institutions that play an essential role in reaching underserved populations and catalyzing new opportunities for active local involvement.”
“We are honored to receive the National Medal,” said Greg Mickells, Director of Madison Public Library. “This achievement reflects our community’s appreciation of and commitment to public libraries, and our library's dedication to excellent, innovative library service and community engagement.”
Community member Rob Franklin (Rob Dz) will join Mickells in Washington, D.C., for the June event to share the impact Madison Public Library has had on his life.
The recipients of the National Medal for Museum and Library Service demonstrate impactful programs and services that exceed the expected levels of community outreach. They were selected from 30 finalists from across the country nominated for the honor.
After the ceremony, StoryCorps -- a national nonprofit dedicated to recording, preserving, and sharing the stories of Americans -- will visit Madison Public Library to document stories from the community.
For a complete list of 2016 recipients and to learn more about the National Medal winners, please visit https://www.imls.gov/2016-medals.
Money smart titles available for immediate checkouts
Wisconsin’s Digital Library invites libraries and their patrons to check out seven Money Smart titles through May 15. The titles from HarperCollins are available for simultaneous use and there is something for every reader from children to teens to adults.
To access these titles, visit the Wisconsin Digital Library and go to Featured Collections in the top left corner. Click on Money Smart Titles and check out any or all titles. These titles will be available after May 15 on a one copy/one user basis.
For more information, contact Sara Gold.
Columbus Public Library seeking full-time Youth Services Director
Are you an awesomely fun and creative people-person who enjoys working with children of all ages and their caregivers? Is collaboration your middle name? If your life outlook is a positive one and you are energetic, organized, tech savvy and able to demonstrate great customer service skills and bring those skills out in other people, you should check us out (get it?!).
Columbus Public Library is nationally recognized as a library that is very engaged with our community, using Harwood Institute community organizing tools to help our neighbors achieve their aspirations for their community. Yep, libraries can do that! And so can you!
The successful candidate for this full-time position will have an MLS degree with knowledge and experience in children’s, family and teen services. A team player with leadership skills and experience would be a great fit for this position. Knowledge of and experience in community engagement efforts is a plus. If this is you, please apply for the professional opportunity at the Columbus Public Library. Equivalent education and experience may be considered.
To apply, please e-mail the following materials to Cindy Fesemyer at [email protected]:
- a cover letter detailing your experience and ideas in relation to the job description,
- your resume,
- and a sample Facebook post describing and inviting people to an awesome library event.
The deadline for submission is 8 a.m. on Monday, May 9, 2016. Inquiries should be directed to Cindy Fesemyer, Library Director, 223 W James St, Columbus, WI 53925.
Madison Public Library hosts ‘Libraries Transform’ event on May 13
Because transformation is essential to the communities we serve, Madison Public Library has scheduled Sari Feldman, Executive Director of the Cuyahoga County Public Library and current President of the American Library Association, to help us all learn about the Libraries Transform public awareness campaign.
The campaign showcases the transformative nature of today’s libraries and elevates the critical role libraries play in the digital age.
The event will be held Friday, May 13, from 1:30-3 p.m. at Madison Public Library’s Central Library, 201 W. Mifflin Street, Madison.
For more information, contact Tana Elias at (608) 266-4953.
SLIS offers online professional development classes
SLIS, the iSchool at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, recently announced classes for academic and public librarians, and everyone in between. As an early bird advantage, you save 10 percent if you register two weeks before each class begins.
The 2016 Summer Schedule is as follows:
- Genealogy Library Services -- June 6 - July 15
- Serving Online Learners in Librarianship -- June 6 - July 31
- Basics of Cataloging -- June 6 - July 31
- Volunteer Management -- June 13 - 24
- NEW! Instagram for Libraries -- June 13 - 24
- Assessment of Student Learning for Instruction Librarians -- June 20 - August 12
- Creating an Engaged Library -- July 11 - August 5
- Basics of Archives -- July 11 - August 26
- Personnel Management -- July 11 - August 12
- NEW! Social Media Etiquette -- August 15 - 26
SLIS also reminds library staff to save following dates:
- Oct 10-11, 2016: Back in Circulation Conference
- March 30-31, 2017: Power Up! A Conference in Leadership for Youth Services Managers and Staff
UW-Madison, School of Library and Information Studies is sponsoring “Back in Circulation,” a conference for circulation managers and staff on Oct. 10-11, 2016.
Join them for a fabulous conference to learn from your colleagues and bring new ideas back to your library! More information about the schedule and a link to registration is available on the UW-Madison SLIS website.
The conference will kick off with the keynote presentation “Access + Services: Putting Users First in Practice,” featuring Courtney Greene McDonald who will share how to apply User Experience (UX) principles to everyday access services work. After the keynote, choose from concurrent sessions over the next day and a half presented by colleagues and experts in access services. You will learn, share, and return home energized!
For more information contact Anna Palmer at (608) 263-4452.
Join the first annual Indie Author Day on Oct. 8, 2016
Libraries from all over North America will host their own local author events with the support of BiblioBoard and SELF-e, and they would love for you to join in! They will provide posters and postcards along with other promotional materials to help make the event a success. Participating libraries and their communities will come together for an hour-long digital gathering featuring Q&A with writers, agents and other industry leaders. To learn more, click here. May 1, 2016, is the Early Bird Deadline, and July 1, 2016, is the general deadline.
With National Library Week now behind us, check out how ALA President, Sari Feldman, recognizes these efforts in helping libraries "Transform". Check out the full article here.
Join Penguin Random House, the American Library Association, and fellow readers across the country for the second annual National Readathon Day on Saturday, May 21, 2016.
Celebrate the joy of reading and giving during #Readathon2016 by raising funds while joining fellow readers for a day of reading. Funds raised during #Readathon2016 will benefit the Every Child Ready to Read initiative, a program that supports the early literacy development of children in libraries across the nation. Get started and join in by clicking here.