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New Friday Notes: notes for next week

So Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Joyful Winter Solstice, Happy Newton's Birthday, Fabulous Festivus, or whatever other celebration you cherish. However YOU celebrate this time of year, please accept our best wishes for the season -- from me, Eunice, Denise and Susan.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Libraries (librarians) should keep their SILO directory up-to-date.  it is used to confirm things like hours data for accreditation.  YES, they cross check that accreditation stuff.

ABOUT THE LSA:

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All Iowa Reads  title for 2006 would be Gilead by Marilynne Robinson.

1. Register for each of the ICN events that you would like your library to participate in. We encourage you to sign up for the entire series! See the "Registration Directions" listed further down in this email.
2. Get a group of PK-first grade children (ages 4-7) to participate for an ICN site in your community. Some libraries have contacted preschools in their communities to participate in the sessions.
3. Be in the ICN classroom for each event as a monitor/helper to the children from the community. If you don't have an ICN room in your library, you can still participate in this opportunity, but you will need to make sure the ICN room you are using is expecting your group of children and you are responsible for supervision.
4. Provide minimal materials, like paper, pencil, crayons, markers, or scissors for the session participants at your local site. Each session has a little bit different list of materials that will be used at your local site during the ICN session for the planned activities.

1. Go to Iowa Distance Learning Database Web site: http://www.iptv.org/iowa_database/
2. Click on the K-12 Calendar link in the upper left-hand corner.
3. Clicking on the little red arrows will move you from month to month.
4. Click on the title of the session to find out more information about the session.
5. Read the event details - description, time and audience for the session. If interested in participating in the session, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the Register here link. Follow the directions.  Be sure to notice the registration deadline date. The Register here link will NOT appear after the deadline.
6. Enter your Zip Code.
7. Select one of the following: Child Care Provider/Parent, Homeschooler, Library, or Other (everyone else) OR if you are a school, select your school from the list (where you are located, not ICN location).
8. Fill out ALL the information requested (check twice to make sure all information is accurate) and click the Register Now button.
9. Your registration has been sent. Print the following sheet.
10. Click on the K-12 Calendar link to schedule another session. Repeat the process.

As always, IPTV is thrilled to be working with libraries again this spring. Please contact me directly if you have questions. LISA
Lisa Albers Iowa Public Television 6450 Corporate Drive Johnston, IA 50131 (800) 532-1290 - toll free (515) 242-6279 - direct line (515) 242-5415 - fax lisa@iptv.org

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/

Due Date:
NEILSA closed dates: 1/2/06, 1/16, 5/29, 7/4, 9/4, 11/10, 11/23 & 24, 12/25 & 26, 1/1/2007

• January 2 - New Years day holiday
• January 10 at 7:00 pm in Dyersville, Earlville County Library Association meeting - KD
• January 16 - MLK Day
• Jan. 23, 2006 9 am - Conrad, Grundy County Meeting - ER
• January 31, The Application and Report Form for Accreditation FY 06 will be due.
• February 22 - ILA Lobby from home day
• February 24 - App for PLM I & II due 
• March 1,2,3 Summer Library Program Workshops
• March 8 ILA Legislative Day
• March 14, 15, 16 Teen Summer Library Workshops
• March 31 Library 101
• April 2-6 National Library Week
• April 4 -- New Hartford 7:00 - Butler County Meeting - ER
• April 4, Howard County at Riceville at 7 pm - KD
• April 17, at Fairbank 7:00 Buchanan County Meeting - KD
• April 18 at Plainfield 7:30 Bremer County Meeting - ER
• April 18 - Garnavillo 7:00 Clayton County Meeting - KD
• June 22 Library 101
• June 24 - 27 - ALA Annual meeting in New Orleans - KD
• July 1 - renew EBSCOhost
• July 20 Lansing 9:30 Alamakee County Association - KD
• July 31 - Reports due: Direct State Aid  & Open Access
• August - Applications for PLM I & II due
• August 31 - Enrich Iowa Letter due at SLI
• September - Library Card sign up month
• September 13 Library 101
• September 23 - 30 - Banned Book Week
• September 27 - Waterloo Town Meeting (Waterloo Art and Rec Center)
• September 30 - Cataloging Supplement report due at SLI
• October 11 - 13  - ILA Annual Conference in Council Bluffs
• October 15 - 21 Teen Read Week
• October 27 -- Arlington 09:30 Fayette County Meeting October 30 - Annual Survey due at SLI
• Nov. 2 at 7:00 p.m. at the Spillville Public Library - Winneshiek County Meeting - KD
• Nov. 3 - ILA Planning Meeting 
• November 13 - 19 - Children's Book Week
• November/December - librarians to busy to do anything but December 12 Library 101

The State Library's 2006 calendar  http://www.silo.lib.ia.us

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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