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Notes for May 28th

Hi All,

Hope you’ve got something planned for the upcoming holiday weekend.  It looks like it will be a beautiful start to summer.  We’ll be closed on Monday.  I’m hoping for some perfect golfing weather myself.  And something good on the grill. 

I’m attaching the CE Roundup for the summer.  There will be an update later on when more dates are settled.  In the mean time, there are many things available online so you can learn and still be available for summer reading.

Eunice

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Time to spring into action and join NEIBORS in this open enrollment window.  Three years old and growing, NEIBORS is a consortium providing affordable access to downloadable audiobooks and ebooks.  The consortium is managed by East Central, North Central and Northeast LSAs; the vendor is OverDrive.  In three years, NEIBORS has grown to over 100 participating libraries and the collection has grown to over 2,000 titles.  The over 53,000 checkouts show that it’s been very popular.

If you’re interested, there is a $500 (one time) start up fee and an annual subscription that we will work out.  Signed agreements need to be at the NEILSA office by June 25th for this period.  Training will be held in July and those libraries will be able to start using the service in August.  Contact us if you have any questions.

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The schedule for van delivery throughout the summer is as follows:

AEA-1 - Last delivery is May 27 & 28.  All material to be sent from libraries in AEA-7 to libraries in AEA-1 must be received at our location in Waterloo for sorting no later than May 24 & 25 to ensure that packages arrive at their destination and don't end up sitting all summer.  Libraries in AEA-1 sending items to libraries in AEA-7 area, please make sure your items are picked up no later than May 27 & 28 to ensure that they arrive at their destination.  Delivery will resume on Aug. 12 & 13.

AEA-267 - Last regular delivery is June 7.  Summer delivery will resume on June 8 & 10 (Tuesday & Thursday). throughout the Summer.  Regular delivery will begin on Aug. 12 & 13.

During times of no delivery by van, please use USPS or some other form of delivery.

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Dear Librarians,

Hope you are having a good week and getting ready for the beginning of summer; Memorial Day Weekend!

With May coming to a close so is the opportunity to participate in the group purchase through the state. As a gentle reminder you have the following databases are included:

• Automotive Repair Reference Center
• Small Engine Reference Center
  
• Home Improvement Reference Center
  
• Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center
• Consumer Health Complete
• NoveList Plus
• NoveList K-8 Plus

We had great success last year and want to make sure that any library that wishes to be included this year gets the chance to do so. In order to participate you must contact Jay Peterson at the state library by June 1st. The more libraries that choose to be included in the group the better the pricing!

Please let me know if you have any questions and many thanks for the consideration!

Amanda

Amanda Winseck
Field Sales Representative
EBSCO Publishing
1-800-653-2726 x2121
awinseck@ebscohost.com

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Libri Foundation Accepting Applications for Books for Children Program

The Libri Foundation is a nationwide nonprofit organization that donates new, quality hardcover children's books to small, rural public libraries in the United States through its Books for Children program.

Deadline: August 15, 2010

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Senior Spaces Wiki

The "senior spaces" wiki contains content since 2007 on "senior spaces" beginning with the first "space" which opened at the Old Bridge (NJ) Public Library.  If your library is thinking of developing a "space" this wiki is a great resource to use as part of your planning, design and implimentation process.  If you have completed a "space" in your library geared for the generations of older adults let us know.  We welcome additional content to the wiki.  Contact me at:  kleiman@aol.com for more information and details.

http://seniorspaces.pbworks.com

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Sign Up for Enrich Iowa

June 25 is the deadline for libraries to sign up for all three parts of Enrich Iowa.

• Open Access
• ILL Reimbursement
• Direct State Aide

Open Access reimburses libraries for checking out materials to people outside their own city or county.  ILL Reimbursement subsidizes the cost of lending books through SILO.  And Direct State Aid rewards libraries for meeting service standards.  All 3 program comprising Enrich Iowa are administered by the State Library.

This year, the State Library is not mailing paper copies of the sign-up form or the terms of agreement.  You can find it all on this webpage http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org/ld/enrich-ia.  The sign-up is a simple 1-page form asking for library contact information, a check mark in any or all of the boxes indicating which programs your library will participate in, and a signature (library director’s signature is fine here).  Return the completed signed ENRICH IOWA Letter of Agreement by mail to the State Library by June 25. You may also fax the Agreement to 515-281-6191 or email it to Toni Blair at toni.blair@lib.state.ia.us 

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And on a sadder note….

Kathleen A. Young

Kathleen Ann, daughter of John C. and Esther Kydd Oakes, was born March 6, 1924, at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She graduated from Mt. Lebanon High School in Pennsylvania in 1942 and from Iowa State University in Ames in 1948.

From 1948 to 1951, she worked as a dietician and participated in preparing meals on a Pittsburgh television program called Kay’s Kitchen.

On November 3, 1951, she was united in marriage with Dr. Frank W. Young at Ingomar, Pennsylvania. In addition to her duties as a homemaker, Kathy worked with her husband for many years in his veterinary practice.  They lived and worked in Waukee for a brief time before moving to Sumner in 1958. In 1963, they moved to Waucoma and remained there until moving back to Sumner in 1999.

Following several months of illness, Kathy’s death occurred on Monday, May 10, 2010, at Community Memorial Hospital in Sumner. She was 86 years old and a member of the United Methodist Church in Sumner. She was also a member of P.E.O., the Order of Eastern Star, the Sumner Culture Club, and enjoyed playing bridge. She took great pride in being instrumental in helping to create the Waucoma Public Library.

She is survived by four sons, John (Kathleen) Young of Versailles, Kentucky, Bruce (Barbara) Young of Westminster, California, Wilson (Anita) Young of Channahon, Illinois, and Martin (Angela) Young of Hutchinson, Minnesota; eight grandchildren, Christopher, Ian, Katherine, Benjamin, Ariel, Luke, Barb, and Emily Young; and one sister, Marilyn (William) Campbell of Salisbury, Maryland.

She was preceded in death by her husband on April 7th of this year; her parents; and a brother, John Oakes II.

Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 15, 2010, at the United Methodist Church in Sumner with Hugh Mackintosh L.C.M. officiating. Friends may call from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Friday, May 14, 2010, at  Becker-Milnes Funeral Home in Sumner where there will be a 5:00 p.m. P.E.O service and for one hour preceding services at the church on Saturday. Interment will be at Union Mound Cemetery in Sumner. Memorials may be made in her name to the United Methodist Church in Sumner.

28 May 2010 - 11:04

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Van delivery schedule

The schedule for van delivery throughout the summer is as follows:

AEA-1 - Last delivery is May 27 & 28. All material to be sent from libraries in AEA-7 to libraries in AEA-1 must be received at our location in Waterloo for sorting no later than May 24 & 25 to ensure that packages arrive at their destination and don't end up sitting all summer. Libraries in AEA-1 sending items to libraries in AEA-7 area, please make sure your items are picked up no later than May 27 & 28 to ensure that they arrive at their destination. Delivery will resume on Aug. 12 & 13.

AEA-267 - Last regular delivery is June 7. Summer delivery will resume on June 8 & 10 (Tuesday & Thursday). throughout the Summer. Regular delivery will begin on Aug. 12 & 13.

During times of no delivery by van, please use USPS or some other form of delivery.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

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Iowa library advocate wins White House Conference on Library and Information Services Taskforce Award

For Immediate Release
May 6, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Library Association (ALA) today announces that Greer Fry of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is the winner of the 2010 White House Conference on Library and Information Services Taskforce (WHCLIST) Award.

The award, given to a non-librarian advocate participating in a federal library advocacy event for the first time, is a $300 stipend granted to a recipient toward the expense of attending Library Advocacy Day. This year the ALA will host a Library Advocacy Day rally June 29 on the U.S. Capitol grounds in Washington, D.C., during the ALA Annual Conference. The day replaces the spring National Library Legislative Day.

Library Advocacy Day is a chance for library supporters to join together to demonstrate support for libraries and for first-time advocates to get involved. After the rally, which is free and open to the public, ALA members will meet with their members of Congress and their staffs to talk about the needs and concerns of libraries in their communities.
As a lifelong library user and library advocate for more than 30 years, Greer has served as a member of the Iowa Library Association (ILA) and as president of the Iowa Library Friends Association, an ILA subdivision. In her application letter, Greer explained how the flood of 2008 in Cedar Rapids and the loss of the city’s main library greatly enhanced her passion for advocacy.
Emily Sheketoff, Executive Director of the ALA Washington Office, said advocates like Greer, with strong stories to tell about the role of libraries, are their community’s most effective tool for supporting their libraries.

“As someone who has been actively involved in rebuilding the library system in her own community, Greer knows the importance of libraries to the public during times of crisis – be it a natural disaster or the current U.S. financial crisis,” Sheketoff said.

“Getting through to members of Congress at a time when there are so many needs and issues competing for their attention is immensely challenging. The ALA is pleased that Greer will joining the hundreds of other library supporters on a day dedicated to advocating for the needs of libraries and the public they serve.”

06 May 2010 - 13:09

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