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October 14, 2005

New Friday Notes: notes for next week

October 19-21 ILA Annual, Dubuque - ER, KD, SM
We hope to see you there

ANNOUNCEMENTS:  e-rate this time.

2004

By now you should all be getting your e-rate discounts for funding year 2004, except Greene (Omnitel).  IF you are not let NEILSA know IMMEDIATELY.

Shameless Consortia Library Self Promotion: 

You could use this to explain how your little library teamed with others has significant economic impact.
The Consortia:

• Applied for and was approved for $110,936.64 This does not include 1. Libraries that applied on their own or 2. the SLI who applies for the ICN rooms.
• Has brought back to NE Iowa, by the end of the year $57,047.21; from where I come from $57,000 is not chicken feed, but then again I haven't checked the current cost of chicken feed.

The first of the e-rate approvals for FY FY 2005, a special request, has come through, we hope it is an advanced scout for the rest.

Remember to enter your monthly bill amounts in the online database.  Contact us if you need this URL.xx: NEILSA e-rate Consortia  Blog http://www.neilsa.org/cblog/index.cfm

ABOUT THE LSA:

FREEBIE: EXABTYE eagle TR-3 Tape backup drive w/ lots of tapes, has been donated for a library that can use it.  Further data at: http://www.exabyte.com/company/index.cfm. Search on TR-3. Contact Ken  -  first call gets it.

County Library Association Meetings: When you set up your agenda PLEASE send NEILSA a copy, we also appreciate being listed on the agenda, as well as an indicator of your desires for meeting ce class/workshop.

Tripoli PL - New Director:  Mary Stabe, children's librarian  at Fredericksburg, is now also director in Tripoli - Welcome aboard.

From the Capital:
 Thanks to: Rep. Roger Thomas (Elkader)
FOR your patrons:

HOME HEATING ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE

Low-income persons needing assistance in heating their homes should contact their local community action agency office.  Eligibility for assistance is limited to households with income at or below 150 percent of the federal poverty guideline.  For example, a single parent with two children qualifies with annual gross income no higher than $24,135. 

According to the Department of Human Rights’ website, the regular application period starts November 1. However, households including persons who are over age 60 or disabled may apply earlier.   There are community action outreach offices in most counties.  A statewide directory of offices is available at http://www.dcaa.iowa.gov/app_sites/map.html. 

FISCAL COMMITTEE MEETS

The Legislative Fiscal Committee met on September 28th for its second meeting of the interim.  The committee held an abbreviated meeting to allow members to meet with the chairs and ranking members of the budget subcommittees to review the budgeting for results process.  The committee received a revenue update, the latest Medicaid estimates, discussion of increased energy costs, an update on the Honey Creek bonding, and reviewed options relating to the disposition of the Wallace building.

The Committee received an overview of revenue collections through September 27th, which appears to put the state on track to meet the revenue estimates for FY 2006, despite a dip in personal income tax withholding revenues.  The Legislative Service Agency (LSA) presented an overview of increased energy costs in the state and the potential impact this may have on state revenue collections. 

CE:

On line CE – Learn about something new, Help new librarians, Earn a ce credit.
Take part in the Rural Librarian Wiki, contact Ken for password/registration.

New directors this is especially relevant to you & we NEED your input.

Due Date:
NEILSA closed dates:  11/11 & 24&25,  12/23 & 26, 1/2/6

• October 15 - Annual Survey Due
• October 17, at Aurora 7:00  Buchanan County Meeting -  KD
• October 18 - Farmersburg 7:00 Clayton County Meeting - KD
• October 18 - Janesville  7:30 Bremer County Meeting - ER
• October 19-21 ILA Annual, Dubuque - ER, KD, SM
• October 24 9:00 Wellsburg Grundy County Meeting - ER
• November 3 at 7:00 p.m. at the Ossian Public Library  - Winneshiek County Meeting - KD
• December 23 & 26 - Christmas
• January 31, The Application and Report Form for Accreditation FY 06 will be due.
• April 4 -- New Hartford 7:00  - Butler County Meeting - ER
• April 4, Howard County at Riceville at 7 pm - KD
• September 27 - Waterloo Town Meeting (Waterloo Art and Rec Center)

Links:
Learning Activity Written Summary: http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/continuing-ed/online-learningactivitywrittensummary.htm
LSA web site: http://www.ilsa.lib.ia.us/siteindex.htm
NEILSA continuing education  http://www.neilsa.org/classes/current.html
NEILSA e-rate Consortia  Blog http://www.neilsa.org/cblog/index.cfm
NEILSA monthly calendar - http://www.neilsa.org/ncalendar/ncalendarmonth.cfm
NEILSA web site: http://neilsa.org
NEILSA yearly calendar - http://www.neilsa.org/ncalendar/ncalendar_results.cfm
NEILSA Friday Notes archives at: http://www.neilsa.org/fridays/friday.html
NWILSA Blog: http://nwilsblog.blogspot.com
State Calendar - http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/news/calendars/2005calendar.pdf
State Library CE web site at: http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/continuing-ed/index.html
USAC (e-rate): http://www.sl.universalservice.org/

The fine print stuff
blog - Friday Notes 2 AT -  http://radio.weblogs.com/0108327/
EDITORS NOTES:
"x" & "xx" are catalogers shorthand for:  x = See &  xx = See also
Edited by:
Ken Davenport - NEILSA Consultant davenport@neilsa.org

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