NEILSA - Friday Notes Archive

Thanks to the Gates Foundation Staying Connected grant, the State Library is pleased to offer public libraries a new optional service - hosting your library's Web site and e-mail. This service will make it possible for a public library to easily create its own Web site, using page templates developed by the State Library. The Web sites will be preloaded with local information specific to each library, including hours, location, links to local catalogs, and trustees. Library customers will be able to access statewide resources such as EbscoHost through their local library's Web site.

Through the e-mail hosting service, regardless of the Internet Service Provider (ISP), each public library will be able to have consistent and stable e-mail addresses making it easier to communicate with customers.

In other words, when a library changes ISPs, the library's e-mail address will remain the same.

New this year are three regional summer library workshops especially for teens. Maria Levetzow, from the Bettendorf Public Library will be presenting three teen workshops in person across Iowa. If you have been

doing a teen summer program or are interested in providing one for the first time, this workshop is for you.

The 2006 teen summer theme "Creature Feature" will be highlighted during these three hour workshops. Your teen summer library manual is located at the back of the Paws, Claws, Scales and Tales Manual you received last October. We have a great program and wonderful door prizes ready for the workshop.

Workshops will be from 9:00 to 12:00 with registration beginning at 8:30. Morning refreshments will be served.

The dates and locations are:

March 14 Grant Wood AEA, 4401 6th St. SW., Cedar Rapids

March 15 Heartland AEA Annex, 6445 Corporate Drive, Johnston

March 16 Storm Lake AEA, 832 Flindt Dr. (Highway 7)

You may register by going to the State Library Website http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/ and clicking on "Continuing Education".

If you have not yet registered on the new State Library CE website, you will find easy instructions, including the Summer Library Program flyer by going to: http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/continuing-ed/CE-handouts.htm

and clicking on Summer Reading 2006 Workshops.

If you need assistance or have questions, please contact Mary Cameron at the State Library or your LSA!

Register for the upcoming Summer Library Program workshops in 2006!
The workshop dates and locations are as follows:

Workshop Dates Location Address
February 13 Fayette - Upper Iowa University Garbee Hall Complex,
February 14 North Liberty Community Center 520 West Cherry Street
February 15 Ottumwa – Southern Prairie AEA 2814 North Court, Highway 63
February 16 Grundy Center Community Center 705 “F” Avenue
February 17 - AM Johnston Public Library 6700 Merle Hay Road
February 17 – PM Johnston Public Library 6700 Merle Hay Road
February 27 Elliott Public Library/Community Center 410 Main Street
February 28 Churdan Community Center 507 Sand Street
March 1 Paullina American Legion 5624 460th Street – Hwy 10
March 2 Algona Public Library 210 North Phillips Street
March 3 Charles City Public Library 106 Milwaukee Mall

You may register by going to the State Library Website http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/ and clicking on "Continuing Education".

The College of DuPage Teleconference (Always a River, Sometimes a Library) will be on Friday February 3 Summer Library Program Workshop, Feb. 13 - Upper Iowa Univ.-Fayette
Summer Library Program Workshop, Feb. 15 - Grundy Center Community Center
New Children's & Young Adult Literature, 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 Noon, Wednesday, February 22, 2006 -- ICN

March 8 - Legislative Day, three classes (with the opportunity to take two of them) on Legal and Medical libraries, State Data Center (inc brief intro to Iowa Publications Online) and Telling the Library Story.
April 12 - Readers' Advisory for Children and Teens, 9:30-11:30 with a repeat session 3-5
April 17 - Medical Reference and HealthInfo Iowa, 9-11
May 3 - Beginning EBSCOhost, 9-11
May 9-12 - Tech Support on the Fly, 9:00-12:00, in Orange City, Clarinda, Knoxville and Anamosa
May 18 - Advanced EBSCOhost, 9-11

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