1. Reminder LSTA information sessions
2. Common School Fund aid payments
3. DVDs on innovative libraries and library safety available for loan from R&LL
4. Minnesota offers fingerprint kits at reduced price to libraries
5. Website of the Week - Child Health Advice
6. Calendar
1. REMINDER LSTA INFORMATION SESSIONS
Friday, June 1, is the deadline for registering for the LSTA information sessions for those interested in applying for LSTA funds in 2008 for LSTA grant projects. The session on Wednesday, June 6 (10:00-11:30 a.m.), is a telephone conference call session and will cover grant applications in the areas of library technology, literacy, training, and projects for those with disabilities. The session on June 7 (10:00-11:30 a.m.) is a WisLine Web session for those interested in applying for LSTA funds for digitization projects to take place in 2008. Contact Peg Branson at 608/266-2413 or peg.branson@dpi.state.wi.us to register for either or both of the sessions. There is no charge for attending the sessions.
2. COMMON SCHOOL FUND AID PAYMENTS
The state's 425 school districts are sharing an estimated $29 million in school library aid for the purchase of library media center materials. The aid comes from earnings from the Common School Fund, the state's oldest trust fund.
"Income from the Common School Fund paid to school districts is a critical resource for school library media centers to provide print, multi-media, electronic and other library materials that open the world of information to students," said State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster. "Research shows that school library programs that are adequately staffed by licensed professionals and funded so they can provide a broad range of resources lead to higher student achievement."
Library aid payments for the 2006-07 school year are at $23.08 per census student. The school census is the number of persons between the ages of 4 and 20 living in a school district as reported to the Department of Public Instruction. Statewide, the school census count was 1,256,267 for 2005-06. With the average price of a hardcover children's or young adult book now at $20.82, the aid provides for a little more than one book per child. Library aid payments from the Common School Fund were sent to districts on April 25 and purchases must be made by June 30 and used for expenditures cited in statute. Those items include books; newspapers; periodicals; electronic, audiovisual and other media resources; and Wisconsin history resources from the State Historical Society that are accessible and circulate from the
school library media center.
The complete news release is available on the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction news release website at http://www.dpi.wi.gov/eis/prmenu.html.
3. DVDS ON INNOVATIVE LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY SAFETY AVAILABLE FOR LOAN FROM R&LL
Two new DVDs are now available for loan from the Reference and Loan Library. "Breaking the Mold: Innovative Libraries and Programs" is a new 25-minute program that examines some of the innovations public libraries are adapting to improve service and make themselves relevant in their customers' lives. It looks at libraries in the United States and in Hong Kong and Singapore to see achievements in areas such as technical services, library design and display, self-service operations, digital delivery of audio visual materials, and in special activity efforts including a community disaster preparedness clearinghouse and themes for a children's reading club. The DVD was produced by Library Video Network in 2007, and is closed-captioned. The Reference and Loan Library's call number is DVD V-192.
"Library Safety" is a 31-minute DVD with a guide in which a trooper from the West Virginia State Police presents security checklists and tips to help keep staff and patrons safe in the library. He discusses safety procedures, identification of gangs, weapons concealment, danger zones, and low and high-level threats. The program was produced by the West Virginia Library Commission in 2000 and was released on DVD in 2006. The Reference and Loan Library's call number is DVD V-193.
DVDs and videos may be requested from Reference and Loan through normal interlibrary loan channels, by calling R&LL's circulation/AV booking department at 888-542-5543 (in-state) or 608-224-6169, by fax at 608-224-6178, or by email at rllill@dpi.state.wi.us.
4. MINNESOTA OFFERS FINGERPRINT KITS AT REDUCED PRICE TO LIBRARIES
The McGruff Safe Kids program in Minnesota has been receiving numerous calls from states using the "Get a Clue" Collaborative Summer Library Program for their "McGruff Safe Kids Identification Kit" which includes fingerprint ink. The Minnesota program is a licensee of the National Crime Prevention Council which owns the McGruff trademark.
Librarians have been interested in using the fingerprinting kits as an activity this summer. The Minnesota McGruff program has developed a special offer for public libraries in response to the numerous requests. The fingerprinting kits are available for $.75 per kit when a minimum of 100 are ordered.
The "McGruff(r)Safe Kids Identification Kit" was designed with these
objectives:
-- INTERACTIVITY between parents and children about the important topic of child safety,
-- CREATE a piece that is intriguing enough so that the child would interact with it during playtime and further reinforce the safety message,
-- PROVIDE an identification section on each child, including fingerprints
Ordering Information:
Price: $.75 per McGruff Safe Kids Identification Kit
Minimum Quantity: 100 kits
Imprint Option: $25 minimum for 250 fingerprinting kits. Can use a logo or text
Handling Fee: $5
Shipping: At cost, shipped the same day the order is received
Promotion Ends: July 31, 1007
To place an order call 800-288-3344, fax 952-473-7123, or email kurt@mcgruff-safe-kids.com. McGruff Safe Kids PO Box 931 801 Twelve Oaks Center Drive, Suite #812 Wayzata, MN 55391 Web address: http://www.mcgruff-safe-kids.com
The Minnesota and National Crime Prevention Council web sites
(http://www.ncpc.org/) have additional McGruff-related materials such as coloring books and stuffed animals. The McGruff costume is available through the Minnesota office, but local police departments can often get it as well.
5. WEBSITE OF THE WEEK
Child Health Advice --http://www.seattlechildrens.org/child_health_safety/health_advice/ -- These guidelines (topics) are intended to help you determine how sick your child is and if you need to call your child's doctor. Their second purpose is to help you treat your child at home when it is safe to do so. This site is published by the Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, Washington state.
6. CALENDAR
June 1, 2007 - Government Information Roundtable Government Information Day, Madison
June 21-27, 2007 - American Library Association Annual Conference, Washington DC
July 13, 2007 - Council on Library and Network Development meeting, Verona
September 14, 2007 - Council on Library and Network Development meeting, Cable
October 12, 2007 - Library Information Technology Advisory Committee meeting, Madison
October 16-19, 2007 - Wisconsin Library Association Annual Conference, Green Bay
November 9, 2007 - Council on Library and Network Development meeting, location to be announced
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://dpi.wi.gov/rll/wiscat/training.html.
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