1. Librarians asked to respond to online LSTA evaluation survey
2. September-October 2006 issue of Channel now available online
3. New RLL acquisitions promote teen reading
4. Summer Library Program reminder
5. ALSC/BWI Summer Reading Program Grant
6. Public library Internet survey
7. Break a world reading record with "Charlotte's Web"
8. 2006 Lowry Zolotow Lecture available for viewing
9. New CCBC bibliographies available online
10. 2007 WEMA conference to be held March 25-27
11. Website of the Week - American Rhetoric
12. Calendar
1. LIBRARIANS ASKED TO RESPOND TO ONLINE LSTA EVALUATION SURVEY
The Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning is conducting an evaluation of the federal LSTA (Library Services and Technology Act) program to assess the use of the LSTA funds in Wisconsin from 2003-2007 and develop a new five-year plan for the use of LSTA funds for 2008-2012.
An assessment and review of the LSTA program by the Wisconsin library community, including librarians in academic, school, public, and special libraries, is very important to these evaluation and planning efforts. We would appreciate your response to a web survey designed for this purpose. The survey is available at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=767802912053 and will take 15-20 minutes to complete. Josh Morrill of MorrillSolutions Research is conducting the survey and will analyze the results. Responses will be confidential and we are allowing for a two-week data collection period.
We hope you will respond to the survey at your earliest convenience. If you have any questions or would like additional information on the LSTA program, please contact Peg Branson, LSTA Program Coordinator, at 608/266-2413 or peg.branson@dpi.state.wi.us.
2. SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2006 ISSUE OF CHANNEL NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
The September-October 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/chn4201.pdf. Among the articles in this issue of Channel are:
* DPI state budget initiatives for next biennium
* 2007 LSTA applications
* Instructional Media and Technology Team annual regional meetings
* AV Wisconsin 2006
* Internet access and filtering in Wisconsin public libraries
* AutoGraphics wins contract for WISCAT services
* Gates Foundation Rural Library Sustainability Program
* ALA conference Katrina cleanup efforts
* Trustee Corner - closed sessions
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.
3. NEW RLL ACQUISITIONS PROMOTE TEEN READING
During the past year, the Reference and Loan Library has acquired several titles to promote reading to teenagers. The newest title is "A Passion for Print: Promoting Reading and Books to Teens," by Kristine Mahood. Separate chapters address teen spaces, collections, displays and websites. Based on the author's and others' experiences, the book includes insights on marketing to teens. Based both on research on teen behavior and personal experience, the book is filled with practical guidelines and ideas for book-centered activities geared to young adults.
School library media specialists and librarians at special libraries may request materials by sending an e-mail to rllill@dpi.state.wi.us. Public and academic libraries may request materials through their local interlibrary loan network.
4. SUMMER LIBRARY PROGRAM REMINDER
To guarantee March 1, 2007, delivery of Summer Library Program materials, orders must be received by December 1, 2006. Don't delay, mail your order form now, or order online at http://www.upstartpromotions.com/cslp.
5. ALSC/BWI SUMMER READING PROGRAM GRANT
Sponsored by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and Book Wholesalers, Inc. (BWI), this $3,000 grant is awarded annually to a librarian for the purpose of underwriting a creative, innovative summer reading program. It is designed to encourage reading programs for children in a public library by providing financial assistance of $3,000, while recognizing ALSC members for outstanding program development. The applicant must plan and present an outline for a theme-based summer reading program in a public library.
What would YOUR library do with $3000 to support summer reading? Now is the time to get an application at: https://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/profawards/bookwholesalers/bookwholesalers.htm. The application deadline is December 1, 2006.
6. PUBLIC LIBRARY INTERNET SURVEY
The American Library Association and the College of Information at Florida State University, along with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, are surveying public libraries regarding their Internet connectivity and computing resources. Information on this survey has recently been sent out nationwide to a selected sample of over 4,000 public libraries. In Wisconsin, 217 public libraries have been selected to participate in the survey. The division encourages those libraries selected to complete the survey. In past ALA surveys on Internet connectivity, we've had a good response rate (about 70%) from our public libraries. More information and a link to the survey can be found at http://www.plinternetsurvey.org/.
7. BREAK A WORLD READING RECORD WITH "CHARLOTTE'S WEB"
Join schools, libraries, and other organizations across the nation to help break the world record for the most people reading the same passage simultaneously in multiple locations. On Wednesday, December 13, 2006, at 12 noon (EST), students, educators, librarians, and fans of "Charlotte's Web" will gather in schools, hospitals, libraries, and community centers to read a passage from E.B. White's classic tale of friendship, kindness, selfless giving, and miracles. "Break a World Reading Record with Charlotte's Web" will introduce this wonderful story to a new generation and reintroduce the story to fans who haven't read it since childhood. Go to http://www.charlotteswebbarr.com/ to find out how to participate. Also available online are detailed instructions, a Charlotte's Web reading record event guide, reproducible activity sheets, registration forms, an Educator Guide, coloring sheets, fun activities, and an online database with comprehensive information and tips to join this national attempt! "Charlotte's Web" opens in theaters nationwide on December 20, 2006.
8. 2006 LOWRY ZOLOTOW LECTURE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING
An archived video of the 2006 Charlotte Zolotow Lecture by Lois Lowry is now available for viewing on the Cooperative Children's Book Center web site. For more information and to view the video go to http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/authors/lecture/cz2006.asp.
9. NEW CCBC BIBLIOGRAPHIES AVAILABLE ONLINE
Two new CCBC bibliographies are now available on the CCBC web site:
Venturing Out: Books about Young Children Exploring Their World
(http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/books/detailListBooks.asp?idBookLists=249)
30 Multicultural Books Every Teen Should Know
(http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/books/detailListBooks.asp?idBookLists=253)
The CCBC has also updated its 50 Multicultural Books Every Child Should
Know list
(http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/books/detailListBooks.asp?idBookLists=42).
10. 2007 WEMA CONFERENCE TO BE HELD MARCH 25-27
The 2007 Wisconsin Educational Media Association spring conference will be held March 25- 27 at the Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison. This year's theme is Cultivating Success: Growing Information Literacy and Technology in Wisconsin. The conference focus strands will be Leadership & Advocacy, Digital Tools & Resources, 21st Century Literacy, and Tech Connections.
Keynote presenters will include nationally recognized actor, teacher, author and professional development consultant Deneen Frazier Bowen and children's author Eric Rohmann. David Jakes, Toni Buzzeo, and Candace Fleming will also be featured presenters at the conference. Special events include an Author Fair on Sunday afternoon and a Legislative Forum on Tuesday morning.
For more information on the conference program, please visit http://www.wemaonline.org or contact Kathy Sanders at kathy_sanders@mononagrove.org.
11. WEBSITE OF THE WEEK
American Rhetoric -- http://www.americanrhetoric.com/ -- Index to and growing database of 5000+ full text, audio and video (streaming) versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews, other recorded media events, and a declaration or two.
12. CALENDAR
January 12, 2007 - Council on Library and Network Development, location to be announced
January 23, 2007 - Wisconsin Library Legislative Day, Madison
February 9, 2007 - Library Information Technology Advisory Committee meeting, Madison
February 27, 2007 - Gates Foundation "Greener Pastures" Rural Sustainability Project workshop, Waterford
March 7, 2007 - Gates Foundation "Greener Pastures" Rural Sustainability Project workshop, DePere
March 9, 2007 - Council on Library and Network Development, location to be announced
March 13, 2007 - Gates Foundation "Greener Pastures" Rural Sustainability Project workshop, Rice Lake
March 25-27, 2007 - Wisconsin Educational Media Association Spring Conference, Madison
April 3, 2007 - Gates Foundation "Greener Pastures" Rural Sustainability Project workshop, Fond du Lac
April 12, 2007 - Gates Foundation "Greener Pastures" Rural Sustainability Project workshop, Fennimore
April 18, 2007 - Gates Foundation "Greener Pastures" Rural Sustainability Project workshop, Hurley
April 19, 2007 - Gates Foundation "Greener Pastures" Rural Sustainability Project workshop, Wausau
April 26, 2007 - Gates Foundation "Greener Pastures" Rural Sustainability Project workshop, Sparta
May 2, 2007 - Gates Foundation "Greener Pastures" Rural Sustainability Project workshop, Eau Claire (WAPL preconference)
May 2-4, 2007 - Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries, Eau Claire
May 11, 2007 - Council on Library and Network Development meeting, location to be announced
May 11, 2007 - Library Information Technology Advisory Committee meeting, Madison
October 12, 2007 - Library Information Technology Advisory Committee meeting, Madison
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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