NEILSA - Friday Notes Archive

New Friday Notes: notes for next week

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

The State Library of Iowa, working with the Iowa Educators Consortium (IEC) has again facilitated the preview and purchase of online products. Products can be ordered as early as March 1, 2005. Statewide trials run from March 1 to April 15. All orders are sent directly to the companies. For details, begin on the State Library web site: http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/Discounts/IEC-05-06.htm

Links from this page provide a summary sheet listing companies and products, trial site urls, pricing sheets and ordering information. Companies request that the pricing information be password protected. You will need the following to access the pricing. UserID: Iowa and Password: IEC. This is case sensitive. When you look at the pricing pdfs, click the one relevant to your situation, i.e, academic or public library. This password information can not be posted on the web site, so keep this for your records. Be sure to take advantage of the free trials
If you have problems downloading the trial or pricing information, contact Judy Jones at the State Library. Contact the individual vendors about specific product questions.

Applications are available for Let's Talk About It: Jewish Literature - Identity and Imagination, an initiative that will award grants to up to 200 public and academic libraries across the country. To obtain a grant application and guidelines, please visit www.ala.org/publicprograms or www.nextbook.org/ala.

ABOUT THE LSA: Congratulations to Evansdale
FROM: Waterloo Courier:
"The largest department budget request increase ___ 15 percent goes to the library."

Thank You to:
Librarians who attended Legislative Day
Linda Adams - Arlington/Fayette
Susan Blythe - Conrad
Pat Coffie - Waverly
Cindy Lillig - Jesup
Mary Mumby - Denver

Senators who attended Legislative Day
Senator Brunkhorst
Senator Connolly
Senator Danielson
Senator Dotzler
Senator Hancock
Senator Schoenjahn
Senator Stewart
Senator Zieman

Representatives who attended Legislative Day
Representative Dix
Representative Horbach
Representative Jenkins
Representative Jochum
Representative Kressig
Representative Lalk
Representative Murphy
Representative Rasmussen
Representative Thomas
Representative Zirkelbach

Write, call, send a pigeon but thank them for coming to the reception and also remind them that:

GATES Program Training Grant session - this week
Word 2002 session I 3/11 Place: West Union Gates Computer Lab

Library 101 - March 22 - Manchester High School

More information and registration for NEILSA continuing education is available at http://www.neilsa.org/classes/current.html.

Puppetry because it is fun, so possible and valuable in education

Description: Practical application of puppetry in educational programming such as Toddler Time, Storytime, School Visits, and even adult programming. Participants will receive: handout on values and uses of puppetry; bibliography, simple patterns, time to turn a stuffed toy into a puppet (Participants may bring a toy and sewing supplies or purchase the same at a cost of $5.); ideas for telling alone and without a stage as well as ideas for more complex uses; two all-inclusive simple production scripts especially useful in public libraries where attendance is not mandatory; one extravaganza script for 4 to 12 puppeteers; additional scripts tried and true in libraries and schools; an opportunity to share ideas for use back at their own workplaces.
Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2005
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Contact Hours: 4 (toward public librarian recertification)
Place: Waverly Public Library, 1500 W. Bremer, Waverly, IA
Instructor: Patricia Coffie and Susan Reiher. Susan will participate in presentations to show examples of team presentations. Both have been presenting these ideas for application in Wartburg College Children’s Literature courses for more than 10 years.
Fee: $7 for handouts including scripts and refreshments if participant brings own stuffed toy and sewing supplies: $12 if stuffed toy and sewing supplies are provided. Must indicate which when registering.
Registration: Contact pcoffie@waverly.lib.ia.us
Sponsor: Waverly Public Library
Contact: pcoffie@waverly.lib.ia.us

Workshop is 9 to 1:00 p.m. with a demonstration performance/talk to Wartburg college students as the last part. There are two Wartburg classes, one at 12 and another at 1:15. Participants are welcome to remain for the 1:15 repeat of the demonstrations. Send check to Waverly Public Library.

We will also be presenting a Young Adult workshop to accompany the YA manual 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. Get ICN locations and register on-line at: http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/continuing-ed/cecat.htm#Febru ary

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Next Meeting Date, Time and Location March 14, 2005 2:00 p.m., Hawkins Memorial Library – La Porte City

Two positions on each LSA board expire June 30, 2005 - public library employee and at-large. The person filling the public library employee position is elected by public library directors; the at-large position is a Commission appointment.
Anyone interested in running for election or being considered for appointment will need to complete a Nomination Form. If they already have a form on file here at the State Library, please ask them to complete a new form so that our information is current. The form is on the webpage below. http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/Library-Service-Area-Boards/i ndex.htm

March 31, 2005 - Nomination Forms must be received at State Library prepare ballots
April 15, 2005 - Mail ballots to public library directors in each LSA
May 2, 2005 - Completed ballots must be received at State Library
May, 2005 - Count ballots; prepare recommendations for Commission appointments (must consider gender and political party balance)
June 6, 2005 - Commission certifies elections and appoints at-large board members

Sandy Dixon Program Director Library Development