Archive for December, 2012
Free, Online Collections Care Courses
Monday, December 17th, 2012Caring for Yesterday’s Treasures—Today, is a new series of free, online courses about the preservation of archival and historical collections. Offered by Heritage Preservation and tailored to meet the needs and schedules of staff and volunteers at libraries and archives, each course includes four to six 90-minute, interactive webinars presented by preservation experts. Libraries and […]
State Data Coordinator Conference- Day 3
Monday, December 17th, 2012On the last day of my conference, we learned about some new tools the Census has been developing to better use the data we send them. The Census puts all of the national data collected into a complex system they call DataWeb. From there, we can extract the data using a system they have been […]
State Data Coordinator Conference- Day Two
Thursday, December 13th, 2012Day two at the conference was full of presentations and discussions about using national data. I’d like to share some information I learned about IMLS from Carlos Manjarrez, Director of Planning, Research, and Evaluation. As you may know, at one time libraries and museums were under the Department of Education. Now that it is a […]
Applications are open for Big Read grants
Wednesday, December 12th, 2012Apply for a Big Read grant today! Application submission deadline: February 5, 2013 The Big Read is accepting applications from non-profit organizations to develop community-wide reading programs between September 2013 and June 2014. The Big Read is a national program designed to revitalize the role of literature in American culture and to encourage reading for […]
State Data Coordinator Conference- Day One
Wednesday, December 12th, 2012Hello from Nashville! I’m at the annual State Data Coordinator Conference. For those of you who fill out the Annual Report each year, most of the questions on the survey are determined by this group of Coordinators along with members of the Census and IMLS. The Data Coordinator from each state attends, as well as […]
StoryCorps @ your library
Tuesday, December 11th, 2012The ALA Public Programs Office, in partnership with StoryCorps, is accepting applications from public libraries and library systems interested in hosting “StoryCorps @ your library” programs. Funded by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to ALA, “StoryCorps @ your library” seeks to bring StoryCorps’ popular interview methods to libraries while […]
National Leadership Grants-Libraries
Wednesday, December 5th, 2012National Leadership Grants-Libraries : Call for Applications The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is accepting applications for National Leadership Grants-Libraries. Deadline: February 1, 2013 The guidelines for National Leadership Grants-Libraries (NLG-Libraries) have changed this year. Because the program is no longer aligned with National Leadership Grants for Museums, it no longer includes a […]
Advocate for Fair E-book Policies
Monday, December 3rd, 2012Advocate for Fair E-book Policies: ALA Launches E-book Media & Communications Toolkit The American Library Association (ALA) created an “E-book Media and Communications Toolkit” to help libraries be proactive at the community level in their approaches toward creating a fair environment for e-book lending. The following press release from ALA provides details about how to […]