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In This Issue Support Sought for Indiana Bicentennial License Plates Large Print Collection Available to All through ILL Help Teens Get Connected @ your library this March Two Indiana Libraries Selected for National Conference *More Library News:* *Batesville Herald Tribune* Friends of BMPL support activities and programs Chesterton Tribune Library looking at remedial reading program for kids Culver Citizen Finances, debt collection on tap at library *Evansville Courier Press* Willard Library giving prizes for 'checking out' *Evansville Courier Press* EVCPL Announces New Library Hours Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Bookworm leaves rich history Greene County Daily World Library program celebrates the state's overlooked cultural heritage through photography Indianapolis Star Book-lover Simon buys Kirkus Reviews Indianapolis Star Purdue common-reading program's goal: more tolerance Indiana Statesman New integrated system will make for better, faster searching LaPorte Herald Argus PNC, Michigan City Library celebrate Black History Month Logansport Pharos-Tribune Library project running slightly behind Madison Courier Imagination Station taps into youngsters' talents for creativity Muncie Star Press Orchestra to take 'Music on the Move' to New Castle Library Pittsburgh Post Gazette Nation's libraries get more use, less funding Terre Haute Tribune Star Time for the Indiana Black History Challenge Warsaw Times-Union Eisenhower Collecting New Books For Kate's Kart *Your library making news?* Email your news to Drew Griffis for inclusion in The Wednesday Word. Reference Hotline 866-683-0008 * eReference Important Links: *-------------------------------*	Support Sought for Bicentennial License Plates The Indiana Bicentennial Committee is asking for your help to kick off Indiana's 200th birthday celebration by gathering signatures in support of the Official Indiana Bicentennial license plate. Anyone willing to pledge (but not be required) to purchase an Indiana Bicentennial license plate for $40 is invited to join the petition. If enough signatures are submitted, the plates will become available in February 2011. Bicentennial activities will initially be funded by the revenue generated from the plate. Please consider displaying this petition required by the BMV to create specialty plates and this accompanying flier. All petitions must be returned by March 15, 2010 to the Indiana State Library, c/o the Indiana Bicentennial Committee, 140 N. Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46204. Large Print Collection Available to All through ILL By Autumn Gonzalez, Indiana Talking Book and Braille Library Supervisor The Indiana Talking Book and Braille Library holds the largest collection of large print books in the state. The collection features over 17,000 titles, including many children’s books, which are available to ALL Indiana residents via interlibrary loan through their public library. Large print titles are listed in the State Library’s online catalog and in WorldCat. Help direct library patrons who need large print material to the vast collection of books available to them free of charge! Additional questions about the large print collection, new digital players for eligible patrons, or other Talking Books services may be directed to 1-800-622-4970 or LBPH@library.in.gov. Help Teens Get Connected @ your library this March Help celebrate Teen Tech Week this March 7-13. The national initiative aimed at teens, librarians, educators, parents, and other concerned adults encourages teens to take advantage of technology resources at libraries. The 2010 theme, *Learn Create Share @ your library, was chosen to reflect libraries as a physical and virtual place for safe exploration of the many types of technology and as a place that fosters teen creativity. ALA provides several resources to help plan your Teen Tech Week celebration: Register* for Teen Tech Week and access free publicity tools to help promote the week-long event at your library; Check out program ideas relating to this year's theme or resources to help you plan; List your events online via the 2010 Teen Tech Week wiki; and View Teen Tech Week products, including decals, posters, bookmarks, digital downloads and more. For more information visit the Teen Tech Week website or email yalsa@ala.org. Two Indiana Libraries Selected for National Conference Congratulations to the Delphi Public Library and Brown County Public Library which were among just 70 libraries nationwide selected to attend “Picturing America in Our Nation’s Libraries,” a one-day conference for public and school librarians who have received the Picturing America collection. The March 4, 2010 conference, held at the Hilton Hotel New York, will premiere Picturing America on Screen, a series of short public television programs that feature the works of art in the Picturing America collection along with ideas for using them in innovative library programming. Participants will also learn new ways to engage with and understand the Picturing America collection using The Art of Perception, a nationally recognized training program that teaches a wide range of professionals to enhance observation and communication skills by learning to look at and analyze works of art. One representative of each selected library will receive a $500 travel stipend and up to four nights free accommodation at the Hilton New York courtesy of the American Library Association, the Institute for Museum and Library Services, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and THIRTEEN. In addition, librarians selected for “Picturing America in Our Nation’s Libraries” will also be invited to the fifth-annual Celebration of Teaching and Learning a two-day conference devoted to best practices, education philosophy, and trends in media literacy.

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Support Sought for Bicentennial License Plates