1. Nominations for COLAND Strategic Visioning Summit due December 7
2. Terrie Howe hired as new LSTA Coordinator and Continuing Education Consultant
3. ASCLA offers course on selection of Spanish language materials for adults
4. ALSC requests examples of successful summer reading program activities
5. Applications being accepted for The Big Read grants
6. Website of the Week - Understanding Your Telephone Bill
7. Calendar
1. NOMINATIONS FOR COLAND STRATEGIC VISIONING SUMMIT DUE DECEMBER 7
The Council on Library and Network Development (COLAND), in cooperation with Superintendent of Public Instruction Elizabeth Burmaster, is engaging in a strategic visioning exercise with the community of library users. A key component of this process is a Strategic Visioning Summit on the Future of the Library, scheduled for May 5-6, 2008. The Summit will be an invitational event attended by 100 librarians and library advocates from across the state of Wisconsin.
The purpose of the Summit is to develop a vision for how libraries of all types will contribute to the continued prosperity of Wisconsin and its communities by promoting
-- quality of life,
-- health of our democracy,
-- educational excellence,
-- economic and workforce development, and
-- preservation of our heritage and cultures.
Kathy Pletcher, COLAND chair, urges Channel Weekly subscribers to nominate individuals to attend the Strategic Visioning Summit on the Future of the Library. The nomination form is located on the COLAND web site at http://www.dpi.wi.gov/coland/index.html. The deadline for submitting nominations is Friday, December 7.
The Summit Executive Planning Group will review the list of nominations and select individuals to invite to the Summit. The Planning Group will consider the following criteria in selecting the participants:
-- Diversity - include participants representing different age groups, different user populations, and a variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
-- Geography - include participants from all areas of the state.
-- Library type - include participants from small and large libraries, urban and rural libraries, and different types of libraries (public, special, school, academic).
-- Roles - include participants who have different roles in libraries, such as trustees and other library supporters, as well as librarians who directly serve the public (vs. administrators).
-- Library educators - include participants who educate librarians.
-- Non-librarians - include participants such as political representatives, municipal and county officials who fund libraries, school superintendents, instructors, and others.
-- Patrons - the committee will consider how to involve library patrons, including students.
Please go to the web site and nominate yourself or someone else by December 7.
2. TERRIE HOWE HIRED AS NEW LSTA COORDINATOR AND CONTINUING EDUCATION CONSULTANT
The Public Library Development Team of the Department of Public Instruction
(DPI) is pleased to announce that Terrie Howe will be the new Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Coordinator and Continuing Education Consultant with the DPI, starting this position on January 7. This position was previously held by Peg Branson, who retired in July.
Terrie brings a wealth of experience to this position. In addition to experience in academic, school and special libraries, Terrie has worked for the Nicolet Federated Library System since 1991 in positions including Information Technology Consultant, Special Needs Consultant and Northeastern Wisconsin Intertype Libraries (NEWIL) Coordinator. In these positions she has had extensive experience with the LSTA program. Terrie has also been active in professional organizations and was the 2007 WLA Conference Chair.
The DPI's LSTA Coordinator and Continuing Education Consultant is responsible for coordinating Wisconsin's federal LSTA program, coordinating Wisconsin's librarian certification program, and providing state level coordination of continuing education for public library staff and trustees.
3. ASCLA OFFERS COURSE ON SELECTION OF SPANISH-LANGUAGE MATERIALS FOR ADULTS
The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA), a unit of the American Library Association, will offer an Internet-based course, "Selecting Spanish-Language Materials for Adults." The course, which runs from April 7 - May 2, 2008, is designed to teach attendees how to develop a Spanish-language materials collection. ASCLA, an association dedicated to providing library services to special populations, recognized the need for training to help libraries best serve their Spanish-speaking patrons. It is working with Yolanda J. Cuesta, a trainer and consultant with more than 25 years experience in helping libraries serve diverse communities. Cuesta is the trainer for the WebJunction's Spanish Language Outreach (SLO) program. The Wisconsin HOLA Project trainers attended Cuesta's WebJunction training in September 2007 in Seattle.
The ASCLA course will be an introduction to the basics of developing a Spanish-language collection for adults. The course covers the importance of providing Spanish-language materials and explores the diversity of the Spanish-speaking population in the United States. Students will learn about setting goals and establishing criteria for selecting materials, working with the community to identify needs, discussing tools and techniques, choosing a distributor and marketing the collection. The course also includes information on how the differences in Spanish-language publishing have an impact on the selection process.
According to the 2000 census, the U.S. includes 28.1 million people over 5 years of age who speak Spanish at home.
The registration cost is $130 for ASCLA members, $160 for ALA members, $190 for non-ALA members, and $100 for ALA student and retired members. For more information about the course, visit http://www.ala.org/ala/ascla/asclaevents/professionaldevelopmentonlinea/webcourse.cfm.
4. ALSC REQUESTS EXAMPLES OF SUCCESSFUL SUMMER READING PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
The Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, is planning a preconference on Public Library Summer Reading Programs that will be presented at the 2008 ALA Annual Conference. The preconference is titled "Summer Reading Survivor: Overcoming the Challenges."
Librarians are invited to be part of this preconference by providing information about successful summer programs by responding to a survey which is located at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=gVSMuvvqOMUn6IQ8do2hLg_3d_3d.
The purpose of this survey is to gather information on what types of programs are being provided for children, their parents, teachers, and care givers during the summer months. Examples of successful programs are being requested. Information collected via this survey will be compiled into a booklet and distributed to preconference participants. The deadline to participate is December 21, 2007. More information about the preconference will be available soon. If additional space is needed to answer any of the questions or if you have questions about the preconference, please contact Carole Fiore at Carole@Fiore-tlc.biz.
5. APPLICATIONS BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE BIG READ GRANTS
The Big Read, a national program to encourage literary reading and revitalize the role of literature in American culture, is accepting applications from non-profit organizations to conduct month-long, community-wide reads between September 2008 and June 2009. Organizations selected to participate in The Big Read will receive a grant ranging from $2,500 to $20,000, financial support to attend the national orientation meeting, educational and promotional materials for broad distribution, Organizer's Guide for developing and managing Big Read activities, inclusion of your organization and activities on the Big Read web site, and the prestige of participating in a highly visible national initiative. Approximately 300 organizations of varying sizes across the country will be selected for this cycle.
To download the guidelines and application go to http://www.NEABigRead.org. If you have questions or would like more information, contact Arts Midwest at (612) 341-0755 or email TheBigRead@artsmidwest.org. The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and in cooperation with Arts Midwest.
6. WEBSITE OF THE WEEK
Understanding Your Telephone Bill -- http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/understanding.html -- This web site endeavors to clear up some of the confusion consumers may feel over the various charges and items on their monthly telephone bills. The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Truth-in-Billing rules require telephone companies to provide clear, non-misleading, plain language in describing services for which you are being billed.
7. CALENDAR
December 6, 2007 - HOLA! Project workshop, Indianhead Library System, Menomonie
January 11, 2008 - Council on Library and Network Development meeting, Madison
January 17, 2008 - HOLA! Project workshop, Wisconsin Valley, Wausau
January 18, 2008 - HOLA! Project workshop, Northern Waters, Hayward
January 24, 2008 - HOLA! Project workshop, Kenosha-Lakeshores-Mid Wisconsin, Waterford (Snow date January 31)
January 31, 2008 - Delivery Services Advisory Committee, via WisLine
February 1, 2008 - Library Information Technology Advisory Committee meeting, Madison
February 22, 2008 - HOLA! Project workshop, South Central, Madison
February 29, 2008 - HOLA! Project workshop, South West, Fennimore (Snow date March 7)
March 5, 2008 - HOLA! Project workshop, Nicolet, DePere
March 6, 2008 - HOLA! Project workshop, OWLS and Winnefox, Appleton
March 14, 2008 - Council on Library and Network Development meeting, Hartford
March 20, 2008 - HOLA! Project workshop, Winding Rivers, LaCrosse
April 6-8, 2008 - Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Association spring conference, Milwaukee
April 16, 2008 - HOLA! Project workshop, Milwaukee and Waukesha, Milwaukee
April 16, 2008 - HOLA! Project workshop, Eastern Shores and Manitowoc-Calumet, Manitowoc
April 16-18, 2008 - Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians annual conference, Manitowoc
April 24, 2008 - HOLA! Project workshop, Arrowhead, Janesville
April 30-May 2, 2008 - Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries annual conference, Stevens Points
May 5-6, 2008 - COLAND Statewide Library Strategic Visioning Summit, TBA
May 19, 2008 - Library Information Technology Advisory Committee meeting, Madison
October 10, 2008 - 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://dpi.wi.gov/rll/wiscat/training.html.
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