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Sign
Up Today for Spring Trustee Training Sessions
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Promotional Tools Available for National Library Week
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New
Grant Available for Picturing America Initiative
More Library News:
Anderson
Herald Bulletin
Chili draws a crowd at Pendleton library
Anderson Herald Bulletin
New Castle library offers 9 months of music
Associated Press
Harry Potter science exhibit coming to Purdue
Batesville Herald Tribune
New entrepreneurs can attend workshop at library
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Picture project a new take on Wells County
Greene County Daily World
Linton Public Library's new catalog brings greater online access for
library users
Greenfield Daily Reporter
A place for ‘tweens’
Lafayette Journal Courier
New Earhart exhibit showcases the famous aviator
Library Journal
Open Access or Open for Business?
Muncie Star Press
Feeding a child's mind
North Vernon
Plain Dealer & Sun
The Big Read a big draw
Northwest Indiana Times
IU alumni chapter seeks used books
Plymouth
Pilot News
Fifth annual ‘One Book, One Town’ featured at library
Richmond
Palladium-Item
Groundbreaking set for library renovation
South Bend
Tribune
Historian David Healey dies
South Bend
Tribune
School librarians serve vital function
South Bend
Tribune
Michiana Genealogy Fair set for Saturday
South Bend
Tribune
Up in the air: Jugglers share skills at library program
Terre Haute
Tribune Star
Patrons pack library for Big Party for the Big Read
Terre Haute
Tribune Star
Grant to improve Rockville library computer stations
Tippecanoe
Co. Public Library News
Woodworker, Writer & Designer Nancy Hiller @ TCPL
Warsaw
Times-Union
IHS Introduces The 'Indiana Experience'
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 The
Indiana State Library and Indiana Library Federation are
sponsoring three trustee training sessions this spring in
various statewide locations. Each training session is
packed with great information, such as how to create and execute
a budget, information about Open Door laws, the role of a good
trustee, and how libraries are funded in Indiana. Directors and
trustees are invited.
The sessions are scheduled for the following dates and locations
(all times Eastern):
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March 23, 2010: Rochester Public Library at
4:30 p.m.
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April 9, 2010: Jennings Co. Public Library
at 3:30 p.m.
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May 7, 2010: Mooresville Public Library at 3
p.m.
Please RSVP no later than three days before the
session to Susan Akers, ILF Executive Director, at
sakers@ilfonline.org
or 317-257-2040, ext. 101.
Promotional Tools Available for National Library Week
 National
Library Week, an annual celebration of the
contributions of our nation's libraries and librarians, is being
celebrated April 11 through 17 in 2010. This year theme,
"Communities thrive @ your library," is designed for you to
highlight the many crucial programs and services available to
members of your community at the library. Libraries planning to
participate in “Communities thrive @ your library”-themed
programming are encouraged to share their stories with the
Campaign for America’s Libraries, by sending an e-mail to
atyourlibrary@ala.org.
No plans yet? No problem. The ALA provides several resources to
get your National Library Month promotions off the ground. They
provide a
complete lineup
of customizable audio and print PSAs, proclamations, sample
press releases, and letters-to-the-editor available in both
English and Spanish. The ALA also offers
programming advice,
website graphics, calendars of events, and advocacy
toolkits to help raise awareness of your National Library Week
activities.
For more
information check out the
National
Library Week Fact Sheet or contact Megan McFarlane,
National Library Week Campaign Coordinator, at
mmcfarlane@ala.org.
New Grant Opportunity Available for Picturing America
 The
American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office
recently announced five new reading and discussion themes based
on the popular Let’s Talk About It: Picturing America
series. The program has been developed to support public
libraries in their efforts to conduct high quality humanities
programs that highlight the Picturing America collection
and engage audiences in dynamic, timely conversations about
American art and history.
To encourage use of Let’s Talk About: Picturing America,
and the Picturing America collection the ALA Public Programs
Office and National Endowment for the Humanities are offering
programming grants of $2,000 to 30 public libraries. All public
libraries who received the Picturing America collection are
eligible to apply by March 31, 2010.
The Let’s Talk About It model engages adult audiences in
scholar-led, theme-based discussions that explore the best in
classic and contemporary literature. Five new themes are
eligible for program funding under the March 31 deadline:
- Land of
Opportunity, which explores American journeys in literature
- Making
Tracks, which focuses on railroads in America
- Object of
Art, which examines image in American Indian literature
- Places in the
Heart, which highlights human experiences shaped by place
- The Work of
Freedom: Individual and Communal, which explores African
American history through literature
For more information, online applications, and more, visit
www.programminglibrarian.org/picturingamerica
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