Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the National Basketball Association's (NBA) all-time leading scorer and a prolific author, has been named honorary chair of Library Card Sign-up Month. Held in September, Library Card Sign-up Month is a time to remind parents and children that a library card is the most important school supply of all.
Abdul-Jabbar led UCLA to three consecutive National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) titles and the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers to six NBA championships. But Abdul-Jabbar's achievements go far beyond the court. He has written several books, including "On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance; "Giant Steps"; "Black Profiles in Courage"; "A Season on a Reservation"; and "Brothers in Arms." Four of his books reached bestseller lists.
Abdul-Jabbar said, "The library has always been my own personal time machine. I can walk through the doors and land in any place, any time period in history. I didn't have to wonder what their worlds were like; I could experience it first hand."
Library Card Sign-up Month was launched in 1987. Since then, thousands of public and school libraries join each fall in a national effort to ensure every child does just that. Free tools to help libraries promote Library Card Sign-up Month are available at http://www.ala.org/librarycardsignup.
Friday, July 11, 2008
Guidelines Announced for Bank of America/IMLS American Heritage Preservation Program
From the PLA blog: July 10th, 2008 by Kathleen Hughes
The Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Bank of America Charitable Foundation are pleased to announce the 2009 guidelines for the American Heritage Preservation Program.
This new public-private partnership will fund the preservation of endangered and fragile art works, rare books, scientific specimens, and historical documents (photographs, maps, deeds, etc.) held in small and medium-sized museums, archives, and libraries. To access application guidelines instructions, please visit www.imls.gov/collections/grants/boa.htm.
“It is through the preservation and care of our collective heritage that America’s communities stay vital,” said Anne-Imelda M. Radice, Director of IMLS “These grants are intended to assist institutions, as our nation’s stewards of cultural collections, with activities that ensure the safekeeping and care of these precious artifacts and with sharing the impact of these activities with their communities.”
The grants of up to $3,000 are aimed at completing stand-alone conservation projects that convey the essential character and experience of the United States. Examples of fundable projects are provided in the grant guidelines.
The partnership builds on IMLS’s Connecting to Collections: A Call to Action, a multi-year, multi-pronged initiative to raise public awareness and inspire action on the care of America’s collections. That initiative implements recommendations of an IMLS-supported study, A Public Trust atRisk: The Heritage Health Index Report on the State of America’s Collections, which found that nearly 190 million objects in U.S. collections are in immediate danger of deterioration and need restoration or conservation.
For questions about museum projects, please contact Christine Henry, Senior Program Officer, at 202-653-4674 to discuss your questions. For questions about library or archival projects, please contact Susan Malbin, Senior Program Officer, at 202-653-4768.
The deadline for application is September 15, 2008. IMLS and Bank of America will notify applicants of final decisions in January 2009, with projects to begin no earlier than February 1, 2009.
To learn more please visit www.imls.gov.
The Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Bank of America Charitable Foundation are pleased to announce the 2009 guidelines for the American Heritage Preservation Program.
This new public-private partnership will fund the preservation of endangered and fragile art works, rare books, scientific specimens, and historical documents (photographs, maps, deeds, etc.) held in small and medium-sized museums, archives, and libraries. To access application guidelines instructions, please visit www.imls.gov/collections/grants/boa.htm.
“It is through the preservation and care of our collective heritage that America’s communities stay vital,” said Anne-Imelda M. Radice, Director of IMLS “These grants are intended to assist institutions, as our nation’s stewards of cultural collections, with activities that ensure the safekeeping and care of these precious artifacts and with sharing the impact of these activities with their communities.”
The grants of up to $3,000 are aimed at completing stand-alone conservation projects that convey the essential character and experience of the United States. Examples of fundable projects are provided in the grant guidelines.
The partnership builds on IMLS’s Connecting to Collections: A Call to Action, a multi-year, multi-pronged initiative to raise public awareness and inspire action on the care of America’s collections. That initiative implements recommendations of an IMLS-supported study, A Public Trust atRisk: The Heritage Health Index Report on the State of America’s Collections, which found that nearly 190 million objects in U.S. collections are in immediate danger of deterioration and need restoration or conservation.
For questions about museum projects, please contact Christine Henry, Senior Program Officer, at 202-653-4674 to discuss your questions. For questions about library or archival projects, please contact Susan Malbin, Senior Program Officer, at 202-653-4768.
The deadline for application is September 15, 2008. IMLS and Bank of America will notify applicants of final decisions in January 2009, with projects to begin no earlier than February 1, 2009.
To learn more please visit www.imls.gov.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Upcoming programs at Soldiers Grove PL
Our first guest is cultural geographer, Geri Weinstein-Breunig. Geri has 18 years experience in management of public land and water, working with citizens to define a river or stream in their community as a cultural landscape steeped in shared history and value. Her written cultural histories of Midwestern rivers have been a catalyst for citizen stewardship initiatives. “The river is just being itself, we have to decide how to interact with it.” Ms. Weinstein-Breunig will share her perceptions on people & rivers on
Thursday, July 10th , 7pm at the Soldiers Grove Library.
Our next speaker will be Dr. Kenneth Potter, professor of civil & environmental engineering at UW-Madison, on the subjects of flood management & restoration of aquatic systems. Ken has studied flooding in Wisconsin for 30 years and has written about the benefits of conservation practices on flood control. Ken invites people to email him prior to his visit with any questions concerning this topic, to help him shape the nature of his talk. Please visit his university website for more information. http://www.engr.wisc.edu/cee/faculty/potter_kenneth.html
This program, sponsored by the Soldiers Grove Library, will be held at the
Gays Mills Community Center, Thursday, July 24th, 7pm. Everyone is welcome.
From Soldiers Grove Library News
Thursday, July 10th , 7pm at the Soldiers Grove Library.
Our next speaker will be Dr. Kenneth Potter, professor of civil & environmental engineering at UW-Madison, on the subjects of flood management & restoration of aquatic systems. Ken has studied flooding in Wisconsin for 30 years and has written about the benefits of conservation practices on flood control. Ken invites people to email him prior to his visit with any questions concerning this topic, to help him shape the nature of his talk. Please visit his university website for more information. http://www.engr.wisc.edu/cee/faculty/potter_kenneth.html
This program, sponsored by the Soldiers Grove Library, will be held at the
Gays Mills Community Center, Thursday, July 24th, 7pm. Everyone is welcome.
From Soldiers Grove Library News
Monday, July 7, 2008
Wisconsin Way forums--round 2
According to a news release issued by the Wisconsin Way, billed as an effort to improve the fairness of Wisconsin’s tax system while preserving the quality of public services, more than 5,000 state residents have participated in the process through town hall meetings and organizational briefings.
Now, the Wisconsin Way leaders are working with a nonpartisan team of budget experts, policy advisers, economic development leaders, academics and financial industry members to turn the public’s priorities into a workable blueprint for the state. Together, members of the Wisconsin Education Association Council, Wisconsin REALTORS® Association, Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association, Wisconsin Counties Association, and Wood Communications Group will kick off the second round of Wisconsin Way public forums June 24 in Eau Claire through August 19 in Madison.
Forum locations close to SW Wisconsin include:
La Crosse, July 29
Platteville, August 5
Madison, August 19
For more information and/or to register for a forum, visit http://www.wisconsinway.org/Template0.aspx?pid=1&lif=1
As with the first round of meetings, which took place from October through January, the public forums are free and designed to draw citizens from all walks of life. Participants from the first round of meetings are strongly encouraged to continue the conversation by returning, while new participants also are welcome to add their voices as the blueprint takes shape.
Now, the Wisconsin Way leaders are working with a nonpartisan team of budget experts, policy advisers, economic development leaders, academics and financial industry members to turn the public’s priorities into a workable blueprint for the state. Together, members of the Wisconsin Education Association Council, Wisconsin REALTORS® Association, Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association, Wisconsin Counties Association, and Wood Communications Group will kick off the second round of Wisconsin Way public forums June 24 in Eau Claire through August 19 in Madison.
Forum locations close to SW Wisconsin include:
La Crosse, July 29
Platteville, August 5
Madison, August 19
For more information and/or to register for a forum, visit http://www.wisconsinway.org/Template0.aspx?pid=1&lif=1
As with the first round of meetings, which took place from October through January, the public forums are free and designed to draw citizens from all walks of life. Participants from the first round of meetings are strongly encouraged to continue the conversation by returning, while new participants also are welcome to add their voices as the blueprint takes shape.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Gates Grant Round 2
At Tuesday's State Technology Meeting, Consultant Bob Bocher spoke about the upcoming round of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation grant to libraries for computer hardware.
Here is what is known so far:
Here is what is known so far:
- Wisconsin is eligible starting in 2009
- Eligible libraries will once again need to be serving communities where 10 percent of the population live in poverty. The same criteria used in 2002 will be applied this time too.
- Eligible libraries will need to show that their computers and internet services are in danger of becoming obsolete.
- There is a matching component to this grant--25% in the first year and 50% in the second year. Matching funds must come from local or state funding sources--not federal LSTA funds; however, private funds are acceptable.
- Participating libraries must run scans on their PCs and attend a workshop
At this time, the grant amount is believed to be $2500-$3500 per PC, depending upon community size. Funds will be dispersed by DPI, probably sometime in the second quarter of 2010.
DPI will know more specific details in September of 2008, so we'll keep you posted on any changes that occur in the grant structure or requirements.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
A unique source for book reviews
Check out WritersareReaders.com http://www.writersarereaders.com/!
Run by husband and wife authors, Katherine Stone and Jack Chase, this web site offers reviews of books by other commercially published authors.
Run by husband and wife authors, Katherine Stone and Jack Chase, this web site offers reviews of books by other commercially published authors.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Continuing Education courses from UW-Madison SLIS
Improve your skills this summer!
Below are the Summer Continuing Education courses from UW-Madison SLIS-CES.
Collection Development in Green Lake July 21-25 Learn to better manage your collection while enjoying a week of state rates at the Heidel House Resort.
Basic Reference in Madison August 4-8 Spend a fun week on campus and improve your reference skills.
Bilingual Storytime Workshop in MadisonAugust 11-13 You will gain an understanding of cultural differences and learn how to effectively incorporate elements of Hispanic, Native American, and Hmong cultures into your children's programming.
Questions? Contact Anna Palmer, ahpalmer@wisc.edu or 608-263-4452. Full information is available here: http://www.slis.wisc.edu/continueed/
Below are the Summer Continuing Education courses from UW-Madison SLIS-CES.
Collection Development in Green Lake July 21-25 Learn to better manage your collection while enjoying a week of state rates at the Heidel House Resort.
Basic Reference in Madison August 4-8 Spend a fun week on campus and improve your reference skills.
Bilingual Storytime Workshop in MadisonAugust 11-13 You will gain an understanding of cultural differences and learn how to effectively incorporate elements of Hispanic, Native American, and Hmong cultures into your children's programming.
Questions? Contact Anna Palmer, ahpalmer@wisc.edu or 608-263-4452. Full information is available here: http://www.slis.wisc.edu/continueed/
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