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January 28, 2005

New Friday Notes: notes for next week

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Two LSAs are chartering a bus to Chicago for one day (Sat. June 25) for the exhibits.  They will have to charge the libraries for the bus cost...$37 for a 29 passenger bus, $28 for a 47 seat (if they can fill it).  IF you are interested contact Ken right away?  You would have to pay for your exhibit pass,  bus fare, and meals.

Newbery & Caldecott Winners Announced:  The 2005 Newbery and Caldecott Medal Award winners were announced at the ALA Midwinter Conference this month.  This year's Newberry Medal goes to Kira-Kira written by Cynthia Kadohata (Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Simon & Schuster) The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery.  It has been awarded annually since 1922 by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division ALA, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

ABOUT THE LSA:
NEILSA web site will be down starting at noon today.
NEW: NEILSA Consortia  e-rate blog at: http://www.neilsa.org/cblog/index.cfm Lansing Public Library will be reopening it's doors on Tuesday, February 1.  Open hours remain the same with one exception.  Thursday hours change FROM 1 to 4:30 pm and 7 to 9 pm TO 1 to 7 pm.

CE:
For those of you who missed last Friday's program on Dealing with Difficult People, below is information from BCR on how to access the program through a webcast:

Here is a URL to BCR's Web site where you will find Media Player files that will take you to the "Soaring to Excellence: Dealing with Difficult People" webcast: http://www.bcr.org/training/teleconferences/difficult.html
YOU MUST RIGHT-CLICK ON THE FILE YOU WANT AND SAVE IT TO YOUR DESKTOP! Just clicking on the link on the page will not work.

These files were provided by the College of DuPage for viewing last Friday's webcast. The .isdn file is the slower 100K stream; the .lan version is the 300K stream. BCR has a T1 line, and despite what I told people earlier, the 100K stream is working better for me. I was told by DuPage that the tech folks there think the problems people had with the slow, stop-and-go viewing of Friday's webcast may have been firewall related. BCR has a firewall, and the 100K stream is working. The 300K is stop and go. Some firewalls limit the size of your bandwidth.

This year, in an effort to even out the driving distance for participants, we have attempted to make the drive 50 miles or less.  Dates and locations are as follows:

• February 9 Grundy Center Community Center, 705 "F" Avenue
• February 10 Johnston Public Library (Morning and Afternoon session offered), 6700 Merle Hay Rd.
• February 14 Southern Prairie AEA, Ottumwa, 2814 N. Court, Highway 63  (workshop in the Auditorium)
• February 15 Anamosa Public Library, 600 E. 1st Street
• February 16 Northeast Iowa Comm. College, Calmar, Highway 150 South - workshop at the "Dairy Center" which is located just south of the main campus
• February 17 North Iowa Area Comm. College, Mason City, 500 College Drive - workshop at the Muse Norris Conference Center
• February 18 Algona Public Library, 210 North Phillips
• March 1 Cherokee Community Center, 530 West Bluff (across from the High School) - workshop on the upper level -
• March 2 Churdan Community Center, next to the library on Sand Street - in back of the fire department
• March 3 Elliott Community Center, next to the library on Main Street

This year’s presenters will be Marilyn Tilley from the Churdan Public Library and Linda Fox from the Oskaloosa Public Library.  They will show how to use the 2005 manual to create an outstanding summer library program in your community.  Three (3) hours of continuing education will be available

Register on-line now at:  http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/continuing-ed/cecat.htm#February

2)A Young Adult workshop to accompany the YA manual will be presented on Thursday, March 10 from 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.  This workshop will be held over the Iowa Communications Network at multiple ICN sites across the state.  Maria Levetzow, author of the YA manual, will present this marvelous workshop.  Two (2) hours of continuing education will be available.To see ICN locations and register on-line go to:

http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/continuing-ed/cecat.htm#February

WEATHER:

We always hope for good weather during the Summer Library workshops, however, we have the following procedure in place for inclement weather. 

Mary Cameron will 'call' the workshop, due to weather, by 7:00 a.m. the morning of the workshop.  If there is a raging blizzard, it could be earlier.  A message will be placed on the answering machine of at the North Central Library Service Area.  Participants are asked to call the toll free number:1-800-392-8804to check the status of the workshop. 

A ‘make-up’ ICN session will be held in several locations in the canceled area, at the expense of the Summer Library grant.  If other libraries outside the area want to participate in the ICN session, the individual participant would incur the cost of the additional ICN site.

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
NOTICE DISCLAIMER - pick one, any one will do.

MY disclaimer:
Basically my opinions are my own, shared by no one else (sometimes), and are not the opinions of my agency, my board, my co-workers, my parents, siblings, relatives, my dogs or most any other know life form.  Except, of course, those very bright concerned, sensitive, perceptive &, in general, well educated, widely read and cultured individuals who wish to share this peculiar road to ruin, as well as a couple of down & out drugged out beatniks from the good old days. OK?  The "Prime Directive" applies.
Edited by:
Ken Davenport - NEILSA Consultant davenport@neilsa.org

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Next NEILSA Board meeting  February 14, 2005 at 2:00 ICN sites Elkader AEA, Fayette & Hudson PL's

NEILSA Board positions: Library Employee (elected) & At Large (appointed)  Nomination Form at  http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/Library-Service-Area-Boards/index.htm#Nominations