Carnegie-Whitney Awards
By Donna DiMichele | September 11, 2012
Carnegie-Whitney Awards up to $5,000
The American Library Association Publishing Committee provides a grant of up to $5,000 for the preparation of print or electronic reading lists, indexes or other guides to library resources that promote reading or the use of library resources at any type of library.
Funded projects have ranged from popular, general-reader proposals such as “ReadMOre,” a reading list for Missouri’s state-wide reading program, to more specialized, scholarly proposals such as “Librarianship and Information Science in the Islamic World, 1966-1999: An Annotated Bibliography.”
Applications must be received by Nov. 2, 2012. Recipients will be notified by the end of February 2013.
More information and guidelines
Contact: Mary Jo Bolduc, Grant Administrator, American Library Association, 50 E. Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611
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Looking for Library Jobs?
By Donna DiMichele | September 10, 2012
We hope you are familiar with OLIS’ Jobline, your first source for library job openings in the Ocean State. OLIS supplements Jobline with links to ‘New England Library Jobs’ and selected ‘Outside of New England” job listings. However, for those looking far and wide for a job in a library, check out this: “Library Employment Sources on the Internet” by Catherine Barr, was printed in the July/August 2012 issue of Computers in Libraries magazine, a publication of Information Today, Inc. The article is currently available for free in HTML format.
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Show Them Why They Should Support the Library
By Donna DiMichele | September 6, 2012
Working closely with the research departments of ALA and IMLS, StateStats.org created an infographic: Why support your local library? The infographic illustrates the importance of libraries and can be used to muster legislative support, donations, volunteers, friends, etc.
Use the link below to view the the infographic. The instructions at the top of the infographic show you how to add it to your library and advocacy sites and to social media sites.
“Why Support Your Local Library?” (infographic)
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Note: what’s an infographic? Courtesy of Wikipedia
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AudioGO invites you to Librarians Day
By Donna DiMichele | September 5, 2012
AudioGO invites librarians to join them at the AudioGO office in North Kingstown, RI, on Friday, September 28th. The event runs from 10 AM to 2 PM. There will be a Q&A with authors James R. Benn and Janet Taylor Lisle, a tour of the building and recording studios where librarians can try their hand at narrating, goody bags stuffed with audiobooks, and a special discounted showroom.
Breakfast and lunch will be provided. As an extra-special treat for everyone, they will also have an ice cream truck outside after lunch. AudioGO flyer
RSVP required. Your library does not have to be a current AudioGo customer in order to participate. When you complete the form, you are automatically be entered to win $500 worth of free audiobooks, whether you can attend or not!
AudioGO is located at 42 Whitecap Drive, North Kingstown, RI, 02853 (800) 621-0182
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$1 million for the Digital Public Library of America
By Donna DiMichele | August 31, 2012
On July 26, The National Endowment for the Humanities announced a $1 million award to support the incorporation and launch of the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), a groundbreaking project that seeks to digitize and bring together the contents of our nation’s libraries and archives, and make them freely available to all online. Complete story
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PLA offers free advocacy training
By Donna DiMichele | August 31, 2012
The Public Library Association (PLA) is offering free advocacy training through its Turning the Page 2.0 program, a unique opportunity for free, in-depth, interactive, online education in public library advocacy. This opportunity is the last time it will be offered free through PLA. During this six week course you will get one-on-one attention from professional facilitators as you build a customized Advocacy Work Plan for your library. Become more confident and successful at leading your libraries’ advocacy efforts.
Read what Turning the Page 2.0 participants have to say! “It was one of the best library-related online . . .”
The fall session runs during the weeks of September 24 through October 29. Registration closes September 12, so REGISTER TODAY!
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Improving Library Services for People with Disabilities
By Donna DiMichele | August 27, 2012
Accessibility to library services is an issue that touches all libraries and their employees. the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) can help educate your library about accessibility with its online course “Improving Library Services for People with Disabilities”.
The information in this course is vital for all levels of staff–from the part-time aide checking out library materials, to the library director determining policies. Cultivating staff skills and positive attitudes surrounding library and resource accessibility are crucial for a satisfactory library experience.
During this course, participants will:
- identify library users with disabilities at their library and the resources and assistive technologies available to assist them;
- examine changes in attitudes, laws and technologies that have impacted people with disabilities;
- recommend changes in personal and organizational behaviors to improve services for people with disabilities at their library.
Registration
Individuals: Register online now for this course. Registration starts at $130 for ASCLA members.
Group registration rates: Download the group registration form. More information is at the ASCLA online learning page. Two or more registrants from the same library, library system or network will save 15% on their registration rates.
This course is taught by Kate Todd, who has worked as a children’s librarian for The New York Public Library and as emerging technologies librarian for Manhattanville College. At Manhattanville College, she taught “Technology for Special Education” in the graduate school of education. She has also taught several online courses for the Association of Library Services to Children (ALSC), including “Children with Disabilities in the Library”.
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Be Prepared "When, Not If"
By Donna DiMichele | August 27, 2012
Online Training
The Northeast Document Conservation Center offers the free webinar: “A Matter of When, Not If: Preventing and Preparing for Disasters.” The webinar covers the basics of emergency prevention, planning, response and collections salvage. Check it out if you are just beginning to pay attention to disaster planning or if you need a refresher.
The webinar is accessed from the NEDCC website. Look for the link “Disaster Planning, Webinar Recording” on the home page.
Helpful hints for watching the webinar:
If you don’t have time for the entire two hour webinar, NEDCC’s recorded webinars can be stopped and restarted where they left off ONLY if you do not close out the program. If you minimize the screen and then bring it back up later it will keep your place, however, there may be a time-out feature in Adobe Connect after a certain period of inactivity. *Another option is to stop the recording and close the browser, the next time you open the session it will start from the beginning. *Finally, you can manually advance the talk if you remember where you ended your last viewing.
Hands-On Training in RI
The Office of Library and Information Services offers hands-on programs in emergency prevention, planning, response and collections salvage. Programs are free. Disaster Response and Triage of Wet Materials is coming up on September 18. Learn more and register for this invaluable training.
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Bridging Cultures Bookshelf Program: deadline extended
By Donna DiMichele | August 23, 2012
Muslim Journeys, a Bridging Cultures Bookshelf Program
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), in collaboration with the ALA Public Programs Office, is accepting applications through September 25 for Muslim Journeys, a Bridging Cultures Bookshelf program. Information and application NEH webpage
To encourage the maximum number of library applications, the deadline for this application has been extended to October 25 (previously September 25).
In January 2013, up to 1,000 public libraries, community college and academic libraries, and state humanities councils will be selected to receive:
- a collection of 25 books that highlight the pluralism of cultural forms and traditions within the Muslim World,
- three documentary films, with public performance rights,
- a one-year subscription to Oxford Islamic Studies Online, which will allow libraries access to primary source documents and current works of scholarship,
- bonus resources to support programs for public audiences including thematic essays, discussion questions, podcasts, and proprietary film and Internet content,
- materials to support program promotion, including bookmarks, posters and bookplates.
The program aims to familiarize public audiences in the United States with the people, places, history, faith and cultures of Muslims in the United States and around the world. All of the materials and resources included in the Muslim Journeys Bookshelf have been selected with the advice of scholars, librarians and cultural programming experts. For more information, including complete lists of books and films, thematic description and resources visit the website.
The Bridging Cultures Bookshelf is a project of NEH and the ALA Public Programs Office, offered with support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Additional support for the arts and media components was provided by the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Arts. Bridging Cultures is an NEH initiative that engages the power of the humanities to promote understanding and mutual respect for people with diverse histories, cultures, and perspectives within the United States and abroad.
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Citizen Engagement in the Library
By Donna DiMichele | August 17, 2012
Last spring I listened to a presentation about ways to provide opportunities for citizens to come together for meaningful civil discourse. The speaker believes that libraries provide the ideal setting for such opportunities. I agree!
If you would like to learn more about how you can host opportunities for civil discourse and citizen engagement in your library, tune into this one hour webinar:
Engaging Your Whole Community: Principles and Practice to Influence Policy
A webinar with AmericaSpeaks, a leading US nonprofit which uses broad-based outreach strategies to build community engagement.
AmericaSpeaks is a U.S. nonprofit that wants to increase citizen engagement and participation in government decision-making by bringing together diverse participant groups to represent broader community interests. Learn how to create community engagement around library-led initiatives such as digital inclusion and gain facilitation skills to help build healthy, prosperous and cohesive communities. The presentation will provide examples of effective tactics for reaching even those who often do not participate because of limited access to and familiarity with new technologies.
Presented by: Steve Brigham, President, and David Stern, Director of Online Engagement, AmericaSpeaks
September 6, 2012
Start time: 2:00 Eastern / 11:00 Pacific
REGISTER TO ATTEND
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