1. LSTA information session on digitization June 6
2. Wisconsin library supporters participate in national Library Legislative Day
3. March-April 2006 Channel now available online
4. Largest book club ever
5. ALA, Baseball Hall of Fame kick off "Step Up to the Plate @ your library®"
6. Website of the Week – All About Birds
7. Calendar
1. LSTA INFORMATION SESSION ON DIGITIZATION JUNE 6
An information session is planned to provide guidance to those interested in applying for LSTA funds for digitization projects to take place in 2007. The session is a WisLine Web session and is scheduled for Tuesday, June 6, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. by remote access. Topics to be covered in the session include the grant program timetable, the application form, and the requirements for participating in an LSTA-funded project. More information on the grant category is available in the LSTA Information and Guidelines for Wisconsin for 2007 on the web at http://dpi.wi.gov/pld/pdf/guide07.pdf.
Registration Information for WisLine Web Session
Please register for this session at: http://www1.uwex.edu/ics/wlwreg/wlwwelcome.cfm. From the main registration page, choose New Registrant or Returning Registrant. After you've used the system the first time, you'll never have to enter your personal information again. The system will remember it for you. You just need to make note of your username and password, and login as a returning registrant each time you register for an event using the WisLine Web Registration system.
New registrants must fill out the registration form completely. Create a username, password, and enter your contact information. Click submit when you're finished to register. Returning registrants will receive a registration page with their contact information already filled in. The contact information can be edited by clicking on a link at the bottom of the page. Click submit, and you're registered.
After selecting New or Returning Registrant, you'll be given a list of events using the registration system. Look for WI DPI and then click on the link to the date for the correct event (DPI LSTA Digitization Training, Tuesday, June 6).
If there will be several people at one location (same computer/speaker phone), only one person should register and put a list of all other attendees in the "Miscellaneous" box on the registration form. You'll receive an email verification containing instructions for entering your conference.
If you have any questions about registering for this session, contact Peg Branson at 608/266-2413 or peg.branson@dpi.state.wi.us.
2. WISCONSIN LIBRARY SUPPORTERS PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL LIBRARY LEGISLATIVE DAY
Over 525 librarians, friends of libraries, trustees, patrons and library supporters contributed to and participated in National Library Legislative Day 2006 in Washington D.C. on May 2. Participants from 47 states spoke with their members of Congress and staff about the needs of libraries in the areas of funding, telecommunications, copyright and government information.
Jessica MacPhail, Federal Relations Coordinator, Wisconsin Library Association, and Director, Racine Public Library, coordinated the arrangements for the Wisconsin contingent attending the event. Others attending from Wisconsin were Vonna Pitel, retired school library media specialist from the Cedarburg School District; Richard Grobschmidt, Assistant State Superintendent, Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning; Robert Hafeman, System Coordinator, Manitowoc-Calumet Library System; Mary Lou Zuege, retired school library media specialist, Menomonee Falls; David Weinhold, President, Wisconsin Library Association, and Director, Eastern Shores Library System; and Francis Cherney, Trustee, South Central Library System and Wood County Library.
3. MARCH-APRIL 2006 CHANNEL NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
The March-April 2006 issue of Channel, the newsletter of the Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning, is now available on the web at http://dpi.wi.gov/channel/pdf/chn4104.pdf. Among the articles in this issue of Channel are:
* Preliminary LSTA 2007 grant program and Advisory Committee members
* New public library legislation
* BadgerLink training
* School districts focus on technology training
* Best Practices for public libraries - communication
* Digitization projects
* Statewide resource sharing access RFP
* Governor declares April 24 "Ask?Away" Day
* Gates Foundation advocacy workshop
* BadgerNet conversion update
* Attorney General opinion on library board authority
* First Lady Read On Wisconsin commendation
Previous issues of "Channel" are available at http://dpi.wi.gov/channel/channel.html. Issues of Channel Weekly are available at http://dpi.wi.gov/channel/chweekly.html.
4. LARGEST BOOK CLUB EVER
The Institute of Museum and Library Services announced on May 9 that it will partner with the National Endowment for the Arts on the Big Read, a new national reading program designed to revitalize the role of reading in America (see announcement at http://www.imls.gov/news/speeches/050906.shtm).
"Reading at Risk: A Survey of Literary Reading in America," a 2004 National Arts Endowment report, documented a dramatic decline in literary reading - among all age groups, ethnic groups, and education levels - and galvanized a national discussion. The Big Read was developed to help reverse this trend by giving citizens in more than 100 communities in all 50 states an inviting opportunity to read and discuss great books. Each city or town that participates will host a community-wide read that involves collaborations with libraries, schools, local government, and the private sector.
The Institute will contribute $1 million in the first year of the national program and cast America's libraries and librarians in a central role to encourage community participation. "We are delighted to be a partner in The Big Read," noted Dr. Anne-Imelda M. Radice, Director of the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services. "Libraries are 'information central' in communities everywhere. Encouraging library participation will assure that the Big Read has big impact in cities and towns across the United States."
"We are so pleased to have the Institute of Museum and Library Services as a partner," said Dana Gioia, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. "They bring expertise and a capacity that will not only make the Big Read bigger but better."
The Big Read will be administered by Arts Midwest, a regional arts agency based in Minneapolis, MN. The partners invite cities and communities nationwide to participate in 2007. The Big Read will award grants generally ranging from $10,000 to $20,000 to more than 100 communities to conduct programs that encourage reading for pleasure and enlightenment. To find out how your organization can submit a proposal to join the Big Read, please visit: http://www.neabigread.org.
5. ALA, BASEBALL HALL OF FAME KICK OFF “STEP UP TO THE PLATE @ YOUR LIBRARY®”
The American Library Association (ALA) and the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum have launched an initiative entitled, Step Up to the Plate @ your library®. The national program, which was unveiled at the St. Louis Public Library and Busch Stadium, is designed to encourage fans of all ages to test their knowledge of baseball trivia while improving their literacy skills.
Ozzie Smith, education ambassador for the Hall of Fame and Hall of Fame shortstop for the St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres, helped kick off the Step Up to the Plate program as its new spokesperson.
"I’ve been very lucky to live out the American dream as a baseball player," says Smith, who is also lending his image to the program for print and broadcast PSAs. "Libraries are part of that dream. They’re places for education, self-help and lifelong learning and provide opportunities for everyone to step up and succeed."
Step Up to the Plate @ your library® encourages people of all ages to visit their library and use its resources to look up the answers to a series of baseball trivia questions designed for their age group (10 and under, 11-13, 14-17 and 18 and over). Through answering the questions, people can improve their literacy skills, which today include not only reading but also how find, use and evaluate sources of information in various formats.
One grand-prize winner will win a trip for two in October to the Hall of Fame’s World Series Game One Gala event in Cooperstown, N.Y., including a behind-the-scenes tour of the Museum. The grand-prize winner also will receive an Ozzie Smith autographed baseball.
Twenty first-place prize packages will be awarded as well, including a commemorative hardbound copy of the Hall of Fame Yearbook, Hall of Fame t-shirt, commemorative set of 20 Hall of Fame baseball cards and more.
"To be successful in today’s information society, it’s not enough just to be able to read," says ALA Executive Director Keith Michael Fiels. "Consumers need to be able to find the information they are looking for – whether it’s in print or online -- and understand the source of information and whether it’s credible. That’s where libraries and librarians come into play."
Players are invited to visit their library or check out http://www.ala.org/baseball to download the trivia questions. They can also play the game online. Questions, available in both English and Spanish, address five topic areas: women in baseball, African-Americans in baseball, Hispanics in baseball, Major League Baseball, and ballparks. The program runs through September 1.
Step Up to the Plate @ your library® is part of The Campaign for America's Libraries, ALA’s national, multi-year public awareness and advocacy campaign about the value of libraries and librarians in the 21st century.
6. WEBSITE OF THE WEEK
All About Birds – http://www.birds.cornell.edu/programs/AllAboutBirds/ -- Have you always wondered how experienced birders can confidently identify birds with just a glimpse? This site by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology help you learn the identification skills you need by describing the characteristics birders pay particular attention to in the field. Wondering where to go to find birds? The best place to start birding is locally—in your own backyard or neighborhood park. But if you're yearning for parts unknown, the site also identifies birding spots in North America.
7. CALENDAR
May 12, 2006 - Council on Library and Network Development, Platteville
May 16, 2006 - Wisconsin Library Association Support Staff Section conference, Waukesha
May 22, 2006 - Spring interlibrary loan meeting for public library system and resource library staff, Madison
May 23, 2006 - Delivery Services Advisory Committee, Madison
May 23, 2006 - System IT consultants annual meeting, Madison
May 25, 2006 - System Special Needs consultants annual meeting, Madison
June 22-28, 2006 - American Library Association Annual Conference, New Orleans
October 31-November 3, 2006 - Wisconsin Library Association, Wisconsin Dells
For more details about these and other meetings, see the WISDOM calendar at http://dpi.wi.gov/pld/wisdom.html and the BadgerLink and WISCAT training site at http://www.wiscat.lib.wi.us/training.html.
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