1. WebJunction online program on library surveys scheduled
2. Study: Public library Internet use flourishes but funding lags
3. Fall events at the CCBC
4. "We the People" Bookshelf grants on "Created Equal" theme
5. Museums, libraries, and archives urged to apply for free IMLS "Connecting to Collections" Bookshelf
6. Teen Read Week is October 14-20, 2007
7. Website of the Week - I Hear America Singing
8. Calendar
1. WEBJUNCTION ONLINE PROGRAM ON LIBRARY SURVEYS
A free online webinar from WebJunction, called "A Hitchhiker's Guide to Library Surveys," will be conducted Tuesday, September 18, at 1:00 p.m.
Surveys can be rich sources of information about your community's needs and your library's services and resources. When should you conduct a survey? What are the essential elements of an effective survey? How can you best evaluate your survey results? Colleen Eggett, Training Coordinator from the Utah State Library, will be presenting this one-hour online session. She has developed a Participant Guide as an option for those attending.
Information about connecting to the Webinar, archives of previous sessions, and a link to the participant guide can be found at http://webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=13496.
2. STUDY: PUBLIC LIBRARY INTERNET USE FLOURISHES BUT FUNDING LAGS
Growing patron demand for computer and Internet services in public libraries has stretched existing Internet bandwidth, computer availability, and building infrastructure to capacity, according to a new study, "Libraries Connect Communities: Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study 2006-2007," conducted by the American Library Association (ALA) and the Information Use Management and Policy Institute at Florida State University (FSU).
The study, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and ALA, found that more than 73 percent of libraries report they are the only source of free public access to computers and the Internet in their communities. Surveyed libraries said that the top three Internet services most critical to their community are online educational resources and databases for K-12 students (67.7 percent), services for job seekers (44 percent), and computer and Internet skills training (29.8 percent).
The Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study collected data through surveys from more than 4,000 public libraries, more than 40 Chief Officers of State Library Agencies, and focus groups and site visits in Delaware, Maryland, Nevada, and Utah. Bob Bocher, Technology Consultant on the Public Library Development Team at DPI, and Nancy Ashmore, director of the Wachute Memorial Library in Prairie du Chien, served on the advisory committee for the study. To view the final report, please visit http://www.ala.org/plinternetfunding.
3. FALL EVENTS AT THE CCBC
The Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) of the School of Education at UW-Madison is pleased to announce three upcoming lectures by distinguished authors of books for children and teens. These free public lectures are aimed at teachers, librarians, members of the UW-Madison community, and other interested adults.
The Wall: Growing Up: Behind the Iron Curtain. A Lecture by Peter Sís Wednesday, October 3, 2007, 4:30 p.m., Chazen Museum of Art (Elvehjem Building), Room L160, 800 University Avenue, Madison -- Internationally acclaimed author, artist, and filmmaker Peter Sís will discuss his new picture book memoir, "The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain." Sís chronicles his development as an artist coming of age in Czechoslovakia before and during the rise of communism in the mid-20th century. The book grew out of Sís's desire to explain to his own children that democracy and freedom cannot be taken for granted, especially in the aftermath of 9/11 and "what we've been willing to give up in the name of security."
In addition to "The Wall" (2007), Mr. Sís is the author of numerous highly regarded picture books for children and teens, including "Tibet: The Red Box" (1998), "The Tree of Life: A Book Depicting the Life of Charles Darwin" (2003), and "Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei" (1996, all published by Frances Foster Books" (Farrar, Straus and Giroux). He was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2003.
The 10th Charlotte Zolotow Lecture, featuring Patricia MacLachlan, Thursday, October 11, 2007, 7:30 p.m., Wisconsin Union Theater, Memorial Union, 800 Langdon Street, Madison -- Ms. MacLachlan is the critically acclaimed author of over twenty books for children and teens, including the Newbery-Award winning novel "Sarah, Plain and Tall" (1985) and its sequels, "Skylark" (1994), "Caleb's Story" (2001), "More Perfect Than the Moon" (2004), and "Grandfather's Dance" (2006), all published by HarperCollins. Among her highly acclaimed texts for younger children is the recent poetry collection, "Once I Ate a Pie" (HarperCollins, 2006), coauthored with her daughter, Emily MacLachlan.
This is a free public lecture--no tickets are required. The lecture is cosponsored by the Friends of the CCBC and the Wisconsin Book Festival. For answers to frequently asked questions about the Zolotow Lecture, go to http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/czfaq.asp.
Beverley Naidoo Lecture, Thursday, November 15, 2007, 7 p.m., Room 5120 Grainger Hall, 975
University Avenue, Madison -- Author Beverley Naidoo, a native of South Africa, has written novels and short stories for children and teens about South Africa before, during, and after apartheid, as well as stories about refugees and the struggle for justice in other African nations. Her books include "Journey to Jo'burg: A South African Story" (Lippincott, 1985), "Out of Bounds: Seven Stories of Conflict and Hope" (HarperCollins, 2003), and "The Other Side of Truth" (HarperCollins, 2001).
No tickets are required for any of these events.
4. WE THE PEOPLE BOOKSHELF GRANTS ON CREATED EQUAL THEME
The American Library Association's (ALA) Public Programs Office (PPO) is pleased to partner with the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for the fifth "We the People" Bookshelf project. Part of the NEH's "We the People" initiative, the Bookshelf is a grant program created to encourage young people to read and understand great literature while exploring themes in American history.
This year's theme is "Created Equal." Public and school (K-12) libraries are invited to apply online from September 10, 2007 through January 25, 2008 at http://publicprograms.ala.org/bookshelf. In spring 2008, NEH and ALA will select 3,000 libraries to receive the "Created Equal" Bookshelf. Those selected will be required to use the Bookshelf selections in programs for young readers in their communities.
Successful applicants will receive the "We the People" Bookshelf, a collection of 17 classic hardcover books for young readers, all conveying the "Created Equal" theme. For a list of titles, see http://publicprograms.ala.org/bookshelf. Several selections focus on the life and writings of Abraham Lincoln, whose 200th birthday will be celebrated during the 2008 - 2009 programming period. In addition, winning libraries will receive four of these books in Spanish translation, and a bonus educational kit entitled "History in a Box on Abraham Lincoln." This kit, developed by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, contains a resource book (print and CD formats), DVDs, interactive CD-ROM and posters, featuring primary source documents, photographs, artwork, maps, songs and other teaching resources. Successful applicants will also receive accompanying materials for programming, including bookplates, bookmarks and posters.
The "Created Equal" Bookshelf titles, online application, and guidelines will be available from September 10, 2007 to January 25, 2008 at http://publicprograms.ala.org/bookshelf. A single application may be submitted on behalf of multiple libraries within a library system, school district or community. Individual branch and school libraries are also encouraged to apply.
The Bookshelf grants are part of the NEH's "We the People" initiative, which aims to encourage and strengthen the teaching, study, and understanding of American history and culture through libraries, schools, colleges, universities, and cultural institutions. NEH plans to issue a "We the People" Bookshelf each year on themes related to ideas and ideals unique to America. Since 2003, ALA and NEH have awarded 6,000 "We the People" Bookshelves to public and school libraries.
5. MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES, AND ARCHIVES URGED TO APPLY FOR FREE IMLS CONNECTING TO COLLECTIONS BOOKSHELF
To help raise the conservation IQ of museums, libraries, and archives, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), in cooperation with the American Association of State and Local History (AASLH), is offering 2000 free copies of the "Connecting to Collections" Bookshelf, a core set of books, DVDs, online resources, and an annotated bibliography that are essential for the care of collections. A simple electronic application for the IMLS Bookshelf is available at http://www.aaslh.org/Bookshelf.
"The IMLS 'Connecting to Collections' Bookshelf is a set of 'power tools' that will provide immediate answers to conservation issues faced by museums, libraries, and archives," said IMLS Director Anne-Imelda Radice, Ph.D. "We also hope that the IMLS Bookshelf will spark interest among individuals who will study it and become their institutions' go-to people for conservation matters."
The IMLS Bookshelf focuses on collections typically found in art or history museums and in libraries' special collections, with an added selection of texts for zoos, aquaria, public gardens, and nature centers. It will address such topics as the philosophy and ethics of collecting, collections management and planning, emergency preparedness, and culturally specific conservation issues. Recipients of the Bookshelf will also receive a user's guide, including an annotated bibliography. A guide to online resources on collections care is also being prepared by Heritage Preservation (HP), a national non-profit organization working to preserve America's collective heritage. Both documents will be available online.
The IMLS Bookshelf will be awarded free in two application periods: September 1 - November 15, 2007, with recipients announced in February 2008; and March 1 - April 15, 2008, with recipients announced in July 2008. Instructions, qualifications, and the content of the IMLS Bookshelf, along with the online application, can be found at http://www.aaslh.org/Bookshelf. Priority will be given to smaller institutions, but large museums and libraries with special collections are also eligible to apply. Federally operated institutions, for-profit institutions, and libraries that do not hold special collections are not eligible to receive the Bookshelf. For more information on the IMLS Bookshelf, email Terry Jackson at jackson@aaslh.org, or call 615-320-3203.
The IMLS Bookshelf has received support from the Getty Foundation and the Henry Luce Foundation, and is part of "Connecting to Collections: A Call to Action," a three-year initiative to help improve the care of our nation's collections. IMLS began the initiative in response to "A Public Trust at
Risk: The Heritage Health Index Report on the State of America's Collections," a 2005 Heritage Preservation study supported by IMLS, which documented the dire state of the nation's collections. See http://www.imls.gov for more information.
6. TEEN READ WEEK IS OCTOBER 14-20, 2007
The 2007 Teen Read Week theme "LOL @your library" encourages teens to use the resources at their library to find entertaining or humorous books, magazines, comics, and other media.
Teen Read Week(tm) is a national literacy initiative aimed at teens, their parents, librarians and educators. It is celebrated each year during the third week of October. Since 1998, Teen Read Week(tm) has encouraged teens
to:
-- Make time to read for the fun of it
-- Use their local library to discover their interests
-- Get reading materials and participate in events at their school or public library
More information on Teen Read Week 2007 is available at http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/teenreading/trw/trw2007/trw07.htm.
7. WEBSITE OF THE WEEK
I Hear America Singing -- http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/ihas/ihashome.html
-- "I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear," wrote Walt Whitman in a poem celebrating the American spirit - adventuresome, strong, and inclusive. This Web site invites visitors to experience the diversity of American performing arts through the Library of Congress's unsurpassed collections of scores, sheet music, audio recordings, films, photographs, maps, and other materials.
8. CALENDAR
September 14, 2007 - Council on Library and Network Development meeting, Hayward
September 25, 2007 - Instructional Media and Technology regional meeting, Rice Lake
October 2, 2007 - Instructional Media and Technology regional meeting, Appleton
October 5, 2007 - System Youth Services Liaisons annual meeting, Monona
October 9, 2007 - Instructional Media and Technology regional meeting, Waukesha
October 12, 2007 - Instructional Media and Technology regional meeting, Wisconsin Dells
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, Cross Plains
November 14-15, 2007 - Library Services and Technology Act 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://dpi.wi.gov/rll/wiscat/training.html.
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