Friday Notes

November 24, 2006

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Check out the NEILSA main page at: http://neilsa.org

THE LSA:

County Library Association Presidents/Chairs PLEASE send Ken a list of your meetings for 2007 and any spcial activities in which you will be participating, such as county fair, Supervisors Round Robin, Legislative Days et. al.

Reminder: as libraries move to new email addresses with the PLOW project, they need to let NEILSA know of the change

Good Morning and Happy Thanksgiving!  Today in EYE-OPENER:

1)  December 1^st Deadline to Order Tax Forms

2)  Deadlines to Order Summer Library Program Incentives

3)  Da Vinci Code Read-A-Likes: 

4)  Meetings / Events This Week ? DROPPED Ken

1)  December 1^st Deadline to Order Tax Forms:  If your library provides the service of distributing tax forms, then you need to be mindful of the December 1^st ordering deadline. To expedite your order, the Iowa Dept. of Revenue asks that you use their website: www.idr.iowa.gov/taxforms/index.asp  This site allow you to access your current account?or allows you to create an account if your library does not already have one.  You may also update mailing information such as contact name, street address, email address, etc.

Actually, libraries could begin placing orders in early October.  But time flies and if you?ve not yet done so, orders must be entered online by December 1^st to ensure timely delivery.  The Dept. of Revenue will begin shipping in late December.  Use the same UserID/Password from years past to place your 2006 order.  If you?ve forgotten your UserID/Password or can?t access the application, call 515-281-5370 for help.  All questions can be answered by calling this number or checking the website above.  

 2)  Deadlines to Order Summer Library Program Incentives:  Another deadline to note, this one concerning orders for Summer Library Program incentives and prizes.  Believe it or not, the first deadline for ordering incentives from UPSTART is?yep?December 1^st ?- that is if you want to receive shipment by March 1, 2007.  But not to worry: if you can?t think about summertime fun while you?re up to your elbows in turkey and cranberry sauce, there are more ordering opportunities ahead.  Orders sent on January 1^st will be shipped April 1^st; orders sent on April 1^st will be shipped May 15^th.  Remember the theme for Summer Library Programs 2007 is GET A CLUE @ YOUR LIBRARY.  Call UPSTART toll-free at 1-800-448-4887 or go to www.highsmith.com  

 3)  Da Vinci Code Read-A-Likes:  The Da Vinci Code?as in the Ron Howard/Tom Hanks movie?is newly released on DVD, just in time for holiday gift giving (actually, it?s not on my Christmas list because I liked the book MUCH better J ) For your readers who, like me, loved the book and would like to find something similar, here?s a nice piece of readers? advisory?Da Vinci Code style?courtesy of Sioux City Public Library:

• Riptide by Douglas Preston (involves treasure hunting and codes)
• The Camel Club by David Baldacci (the mystique of secret societies and conspiracies)
• The Eighth Day by John Case (art world and the Vatican)
• Seven Deadly Wonders by Matthew Reilly and Treasure by Clive Cussler (features treasure hunters galore)
• The Last Templar by Raymond Khoury and Labyrinth by Kate Mosse (illuminates Christian church history)
• The Prophetess by Barbara Wood (the role of women in the early church)
• A Clue for the Puzzle Lady by Parnell Hall and The Crossword Murder by Nero Blanc (both authors use crossword puzzles to advance the plot)

STOLEN Lock Stock & Barrel from the NWILSA EYE-OPENER THANKS Bonnie

Dear Friends of North-eastern Iowa Libraries,

Greetings from the Friends of the Decorah Public Library. We have for some time thought that we all should be sharing more ideas of what good things we are doing and examples we might take from each other that could strengthen our various endeavours. While there are many activities that we have done over the past several years one production we would be willing to share that we are excited about and has proven helpful to our work is a power point program that we have developed to present both the work of our Library and our Friends group to the community at various groups and clubs. If you would be interested to see our presentation as a possible model which you might develop for your Library and community feel free to contact Lois Roberts, 506 Mound Street Decorah, IA 52101 or Lorraine Borowski, Decorah Public Library 202 Winnebago Street, Decorah IA 52101.

Jim Dale Decorah Friends of the Library Chair

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November 17, 2006

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Check out the NEILSA main page at: http://neilsa.org

THE LSA:

Reminder: as libraries move to new email addresses with the PLOW project, they need to let NEILSA know of the change.

New Directors (That NEILSA has been notified about)

Tara Holub, Director
Colesburg Public Library
PO Box 159
Colesburg, IA 52035
colepl@iowatelecom.net

Plainfield - Kim Bigelow

COMMENT: If someone, like the Board, other libraries in the county or the odd comment, does not tell us about a new director NEILSA does not have any way of knowing about a change. If we do not know about a change we can not do anything to help the new person "fit in" or be in compliance with such things as ILL, e-rate, and the like. NEILSA has received a number of complaints from new directors who have just discovered that there is help "out their". It is a Board responability but just as much it is to the advantage of the other libraries in the county to let us know.

Congrats go to:

JAMES KENNEDY PUBLIC LIBRARY  Dyersville IA   52040

RICEVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY  Riceville IA   50466

DIKE PUBLIC LIBRARY Dike IA   50624

CONRAD PUBLIC LIBRARY Conrad IA

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September 29, 2006

New Friday Notes: notes for next week

The life so short, the craft so long to learn.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

2006 Public Libraries and the Internet study, the 8th study in this series. The report is now officially released and available at http://www.ii.fsu.edu/plinternet/.

1) Cataloging Supplement Report Due 9/30/06: Hearken back to the fall of 2005: was your library among the many to participate in the Cataloging Supplement Project? Over 300 libraries statewide signed on. Participants accepted a $400.00 mini-grant from the State Library with which to purchase a high-end MARC record product.

Now the ?Cataloging Supplement Report? is due?by Saturday September 30th actually. You?ll find the 2-page report here: http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org/ld/cataloging-supplement/report-form-cataloging-supplement.doc/view It?s a simple re-telling of how you used the $400.00, which MARC product you purchased, and the difference it?s made in your cataloging efforts. Mail or fax the completed form to the State Library (fax 515-281-6191) Thanks for your attention to this!

2) ILA Conference Registration Deadline: The early bird registration deadline for ILA?s annual conference is looming: it?s Friday September 29. This year, the ILA Fall Conference makes its way to Council Bluffs, October 11-13, at the Mid America Conference Center. While you can register on-site the day of the conference, it?s best to register early and save some money in the process?about $30.00 worth.

This year?s theme is ?Libraries, Literacy, and Learning in the 21st Century.? Here?s a look at just some of the conference sessions:

A Quality School Library Bringing It All Back Home (lobbying and advocacy) Library 2.0 Leadership Literacy Weblogs in the Library Best of Iowa Libraries? Public Relations Managing a Volunteer Program Transforming Reluctant Readers in to Ravenous Readers All Libraries Serve Learners A Great City Deserves a Great Library

All this and much more: 4 pre-conferences Wednesday daytime, "The Ghosts of Council Bluffs" tour on Wednesday night, Thursday night?s banquet with Des Moines actor Tom Milligan, and Friday?s luncheon with Marilynne Robison, author of the 2006 All Iowa Reads book Gilead. If you've missed the mailings, find all details on ILA?s website: http://www.iowalibraryassociation.org/ Click on the conference info in the middle of the screen to see a complete listing of programs and a registration form. Don?t delay any longer. Above 1 & 2 Stolen from the Eye Opener & then edited.

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November 10, 2006

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Check out the NEILSA main page at: http://neilsa.org

THE LSA:

Hennen?s American Public Library Ratings 2006 (PDF file)
Naperville (Ill.) and North Canton (Ohio) Public Libraries repeated this year as the top-ranked libraries in their population categories, while Santa Clara County (Calif.) Library makes its return to the top after slipping to second last year. In their categories, Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Public Library leaped to number one from number four last year, while Monroe County (Ind.) Public Library rose to the number two spot from fifth. See the top 10 libraries in each population category from 1999 to 2006 on Thomas J. Hennen?s HAPLR website....
American Libraries 37 (Nov. 2006): 40?42

Congrats go to:

JAMES KENNEDY PUBLIC LIBRARY Dyersville IA 52040
RICEVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY Riceville IA 50466
DIKE PUBLIC LIBRARY Dike IA 50624

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13 November 2006 - 11:25

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Consortia Documents for Funding Year 2007

From: NEILSA Website: http://www.neilsa.org/erate/consortdocs07.html

These documents are all in pdf format and require the free viewer from Adobe.

For Libraries

• Reminders, Updates and More Consortia E-RATE Information
• Item 21 attachment
• E-rate Letter of Agency
• E-rate Plan Survey
• NEILSA 479 (Certification of Compliance with the Children's Internet Protection Act)
• Entire Package (all forms together)

http://neilsa.org/erate/consortdocs07.html  Click on "Entire Package"
Since there was/is so much confusion about this I am ignoring the deadlines and asking you to get it in ASAP.
When we get to close to SLD's deadlines, if you do not have stuff in I'll let you know.
IF you are applying for anything other than POTS you must have a technology plan in before we can include you in the Form 470.
And please note that an SLD deadline is not a consortia deadline, we need time to get our act together also.

For your information, and amusement, here is the address of the SLD "Deadline Calender" http://www.universalservice.org/sl/tools/deadlines/default.aspx

And the "reminders" page at: http://www.usac.org/sl/tools/calendar-reminders.aspx

13 November 2006 - 10:57

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Election results

Get them at: http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=politics

08 November 2006 - 08:41

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REVENUE ESTIMATING CONFERENCE

The Revenue Estimating Conference (REC) held their quarterly meeting on October 16th and increased their revenue estimate for this fiscal year, FY 2007.  The REC increased estimated growth in net state revenues from a negative 0.4% to a positive 2.9%.  This means the state is estimated to experience an increase in revenues of $157.5 million over the last fiscal year, which ended June 30th. 

 The REC estimates that the state will collect $5.540 billion in net general fund receipts, which is $179.3 million more than its March estimate.  Approximately $157 million of the increase is due to stronger income tax collections -$85 million more in corporate income tax receipts and $72 million more in personal income tax receipts.  The REC members attributed this to Iowa's growing economy, which is keeping unemployment levels low and improving wages.  The remaining increase was due to a combination of higher estimates for sales and use tax receipts and a lower estimate for tax refunds. 
FROM:
Representative Roger Thomas
Elkader, IA  52043

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October 3, 2006

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Check out the NEILSA main page at: http://neilsa.org

THE LSA:

Send us an digital photo of your library to post on the NELISA web site, we would like to promote every one of our libraries. It's one way to use flickr.

County Library Association Presidents/Chairs PLEASE send Ken a list of your meetings for 2007 and any special activities in which you will be participating, such as county fair, Supervisors Round Robin, Legislative Days et. al.

Whats New blog Let us know what you have been up to. New programs, old programs that worked well, announcements, changes in personell, all the kinds of things that many of you share at county association meetings when you do your Round Robin sessions (some do some don't). The link: http://neilsa.org/weblogs/announcement.php. Send announcements to Eunice for inclusion/posting at: riesberg@neilsa.org

Model Trustee By-Laws are at: http://neilsa.org/consulting/boardbylaws.html

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06 November 2006 - 09:34

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