Friday Notes

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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