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SCLS announces new MALC liaisons
Member/Staff News
WisLine Web session on digitization is June 21
WiLSWorld preconference workshop scheduled July 26
IFLS offers grant writing workshop June 22
SLIS offers Summer Camp by the Lake courses
Online courses available this summer
Spanish version of GovBenefits.gov debuts
Upcoming CEs

 

SCLS announces new MALC liaisons

Shawn Brommer and Cheryl Becker are the new system liaisons to the SCLS Multitype Advisory Library Committee (MALC). That role was previously performed by Donna Hussin, continuing education consultant.

The Multitype Advisory Library Committee (MALC) advises the South Central Library System (SCLS) Board of Trustees on issues and activities related to multitype cooperation. They meet semi-monthly to provide a regular forum to encourage participation in the system by non-public libraries.

Current membership consists of more than 200 academic, corporate, hospital, information services, law, school, and state agency organizations in addition to the system’s member public libraries. These members have signed an agreement to plan together and to share library resources to benefit the clientele of all libraries in SCLS.

For more information about MALC, visit psw.scls.lib.wi.us/malc/. You can also contact Shawn Brommer at (608) 246-7974

 

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Member/Staff News

The Rosemary Garfoot Public Library in Cross Plains recently received a $1,000 grant from the Capital Times Kids Foundation to enhance its collection of teen multimedia theme kits called "Hot Boxes." The library also is one of 300 libraries in the United States to receive the Human Rights Video collection and corresponding materials. Topics include, Civil Rights and Liberties; Children's Rights; Cultural, Economical and Political Rights; Freedom of Religion and Belief; Globalization; Racial Discrimination; and more.

 

 

The Friends of Marshfield Public Library sponsored a library float in Marshfield's DairyFest Parade on June 5. This float, the first done in ages, won a third place ribbon in judging for civic floats. The friends group obtained permission from the American Publisher's Association to use its "Get Caught Reading" logo, which was placed on a set of banners that were used to decorate the float, and on small Frisbee's that were distributed along the parade route. The banners included photos of local heroes and celebrities who were "caught reading." Accompanying the banners were Little Red Riding Hood, a wolf Prince Valiant, a dragon, the Cat In The Hat, and a castle tower with Rapunzel. Of course, all of the characters had been "caught reading" by none other than Curious George, who was operating a camera and carrying a sign with the parade theme of "Say Cheese!" Plans are to use the float banners again in the library and at other community locations.

 

 

 

 

 

Kraemer Library in Plain kicked off the Summer Reading Program with Tom Kessenich and "Snakes Alive." Whitney Nachreiner and Laura Palmer, getting a closer view, are only two of the 135 children who gathered in the community center for the program.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Kraemer Library in Plain celebrated 40 years of service to the Plain and surrounding community on May 28. Pictured is Genya Galarnyk (library volunteer) preparing to serve cake to patrons.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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WisLine Web session on digitization is June 21

A WisLine Web session for those interested in applying for LSTA funds for digitization projects in 2005 is scheduled for Monday, June 21, from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

To register for this session, visit http://www1.uwex.edu/ics/wlwreg/wlw_welcome.cfm. After selecting New or Returning Registrant, you'll be given a list of events using the registration system. Click on the link to the date for the correct event (June 21).

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 e-mail verification containing instructions for entering your conference.

If you have any questions about registering for this session, contact Vickie Long at the Reference and Loan Library at (608) 224-5394 (vickie.long@dpi.state.wi.us). For general questions about the LSTA program, contact Peg Branson at (608) 266-2413 (peg.branson@dpi.state.wi.us).

 

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WiLSWorld preconference workshop scheduled July 26

On July 26, WiLS World is offering a preconference workshop that covers the development of online training modules. You do not have to attend WiLSWorld to participate in this workshop, which will benefit anyone who wants to develop their skills in this area. The preconference workshop is SCLS CE grant eligible.

The workshop will cover what you need to know to move your project from conception to completion. It will include some key theory and research about online learning, but the majority of time will be spent addressing project planning, assessment, technology evaluation, teaching methods, content organization, site design, and evaluation. Participants will leave the workshop with a basic project plan for their next learning project and some initial work on all components.

Presenter Jerilyn Veldof, the user education coordinator at the University of Minnesota Libraries, has offered WiLSWorld preconference workshops for the past three years.

For more details, and to register, go to http://www.wils.wisc.edu/events/wworld04/preconf/. More information also is available from Tom Zillner, research coordinator, Wisconsin Library Services, at (608) 262-0047 (tzillner@wils.wisc.edu).

 

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IFLS offers grant writing workshop June 22

The Indianhead Federated Library System (IFLS) is hosting “Let’s Write a Grant Application,” a June 22 continuing education workshop that is available free of charge.

The workshop will be held from 9:15 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. in the IFLS conference room in at the system’s Eau Claire office. The workshop is open to anyone interested in writing grant applications to enhance public library services. The presenter is Sandy Robbers, IFLS director

The morning session will include web and print grant resources, grant writing basics, alternatives to 501(3)(c) status, and examples of grant application forms (including the Wisconsin Academy of the Book, Wisconsin Humanities Council, Wisconsin and Minnesota Common Grant Applications, and Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).

The afternoon includes hands-on grant writing experiences using the LSTA grant application form for a project or a service for children or adults with special needs.

The registration deadline is Monday, June 21. To register, send an e-mail to register@ifls.lib.wi.us or call (715) 839-5082 and specify if you are coming for only the morning session, or both the morning and afternoon sessions. For more information, contact Sandy Robbers at (715) 839-5082, ext. 16 (robbers@ifls.lib.wi.us).

 

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SLIS offers Summer Camp by the Lake courses

The UW-Madison School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) is offering two week-long summer courses in Madison:

• Collection Development (June 28-July2) -- Geared for those working in small to medium sized public libraries, this course covers the range of duties and activities of a collection development librarian, with special attention given to recent developments in electronic resources. The objects of the course are to introduce or review the principles and techniques of collection development and management, to recognize the problems and challenges of collection development and management and develop constructive solutions, and to understand the opportunities and challenges posed by electronic resources. The registration deadline is Monday, June 14.
• Organization of Information (July 12-16) -- In order to be retrievable, information must be organized. Organization of information has been a core function of libraries for as long as they have existed, and many organizing tools such as catalogs, indexes, subject headings, and classification schemes were invented in libraries. The three broad goals of this course are to enable students to effectively use and create organizing structures such as catalogs, indexes, subject headings and classification, understand the theory and principles of the organization of information, and develop the ability to apply these principles in a library setting.

These week-long courses include lectures, discussions, exercises and exploration of resources in the computer lab and classroom. The registration cost for each course is $525, which includes continental breakfast, afternoon breaks, and lunches Monday through Thursday.

For more information, or to register, visit http://www.slis.wisc.edu/academic/ces/index.html.

 

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Online courses available this summer

This summer the State University of New York at Buffalo Library and Information Studies department is offering several online courses that may be appropriate for SCLS public library staff members.

They are Internet-delivered continuing education courses and will count for contact hours for Wisconsin DPI certification. These public library courses are also eligible for SCLS CE grant funds. The courses are:

• Genre Fiction in Public Libraries;
• Readers' Advisory Services; and
• Top 5 Steps to Better Serve Teen Patrons

Full descriptions of each workshop, prices, and dates are available at http://informatics.buffalo.edu/faculty/robinson/ce/descriptions.htm, or contact Judith Robinson, Department of Library and Information Studies, School of Informatics, 534 Baldy Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260-1020; (716) 645-2412 ext. 1166 (lisrobin@buffalo.edu).

 

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Spanish version of GovBenefits.gov debuts

GovBenefits.gov en Español has debuted on the 2-year-old site that offers government benefit eligibility information.

Now Spanish-speaking communities can access expanded state program information. More than 500 federal and state assistance programs participate on the website.

 

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