Quick Connections-March 12, 2004

March 12, 2004
2004-135 to 2004-148

Other QC Issues

2004 - 135

Lincoln Trail Calendar for March 13, 2004 - April 9, 2004:

March 16 New OCLC Cost-Sharing Program Review, 9-11 a.m., LTLS
March 16
LINC Directors Group, 11:00 a.m., LTLS

March 19
A Mind/Body Approach to Stress Management, 9:30 a.m., repeated 1:30 p.m., LTLS

April 5 LTLS Budget/Finance Committee Meeting, 6 p.m., LTLS

Complete Horizon Training Schedule

2004 - 136
Visit the LTLS website to see the following new information:

November/December 2003 Connections

Horizon Upgrade News - March 3, 2004 issue

LINC Pac Statistics for February 2004

LTLS Online Book Clubs Upcoming Selections for March through May

Horizon Training: Course Descriptions, Course Schedule, Fee Schedule

Online Registration for CLaSS (Continuous Learning Subscription Service) Subscribers

2004 - 137
The winner of the 2004 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award has just been announced at the Northern Illinois University's Children's Literature Conference. The winner is Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz (Philomel Books, 2000).

2004 - 138
Mark your calendar and register online for Illinois Library Advocacy Day 2004 to be held April 21, 2004 in Springfield. Join your colleagues from academic, public, school, and special libraries in getting the message out about the role of libraries in the 21st century as we meet with lawmakers and make the case for support of library issues and funding. See more details at http://www.illinoislibrarysystems.info/advocacy.html. Register online at http://www.illinoislibrarysystems.info/advocacy/register.html.

2004 - 139
The UIUC Library and the University of Illinois Press are collaborating on a year long series of events as part of the ARL/AAUP "2004: Year of the University Press" (http://www.aaupnet.org/arlaaup/). "Life Cycle of the Book" will be presented on April 2, 2004, 12 p.m., at 126 Graduate School of Library and Information Science Building, 501 E. Daniel Street, Champaign. A panel discussion featuring staff of the University of Illinois Press will provide insiders' views on how a book moves from an idea or a manuscript to print on pages in the hands of a reader. On April 5, 2004, 12 p.m., in Room 160 English Building, 608 S. Wright Street, Urbana, Professor William Maxwell of the English Department will speak on his newly published Complete Poems of Claude McKay. He will describe his "adventures researching and, especially, winning copyright clearance for the McKay poems" and will also read from the poems. Go to http://www.press.uillinois.edu/yup/ for more information.

2004 - 140
The new issue of Parkland Library's newsletter is now online at http://www.parkland.edu/library/2004spring/page1.htm.

2004 - 141
Rebecca Caudill Young Reader’s Award Packet Creation Workshop: Join fellow librarians and teachers to create a packet of information and activities to accompany the 20 books selected for the 2005 Rebecca Caudill Award. As a participant you will help to prepare a book summary, discussion questions, activities, reading recommendation, book talk, list of related materials, and web sites for each book on the list. Each participant is assigned particular books to read and be responsible for. The event will take place at the Helen Matthes Library in Effingham on June 23, 2004 (8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.). Six CPDU’s will be available at this program. To register go to http://www.rpls.ws/Ce/index.asp?Action=Details&EventID=413. Questions may be directed to Beverly Obert, RPLS, 800-429-2586, or Ellen Popit, SHLS, 800-455-4374, Ext. 2024.

2004 - 142
The ordering deadline for regular UPS ground shipping on National Library Week 2004 products from ALA Graphics is Monday, April 5, 2004. Regular order processing and ground shipping is guaranteed through April 5 only. Orders will be taken after that date but special handling may be necessary. Call toll free to 866-SHOP-ALA (866-740-7252) for fastest service. For products and details, visit http://www.alastore.ala.org, click on “NLW Promotions.”

2004 - 143
Grants Available:
•Wireless Technology Grants for Colleges: The Higher Education Wireless Access Consortium is offering campus wireless network grants. For more information visit http://www.hewac.org.
•Target Community Giving Grants: The Target CCG grants of between $1,000 and $3,000 are available to communities with a Target Store and are geared to art for school children, early childhood reading programs, and family violence prevention programs. Applications are accepted at the Target Store. For more information, contact the local store in your community.
•American Honda Foundation is providing grants from $40,000 to $80,000 per year to support youth scientific education. Visit http://www.hondacorporate.com/community/index.html?subsection=foundation for more information.

2004 - 144
There are still openings for the 2004 Small Public Library Management Institute. For information and a link to the application, look under "events" at http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/whats_new. Questions about this program may be directed to H. Neil Kelley at 217-782-1891 or nkelley@ilsos.net.

2004 - 145
There are still openings for the 2004 Institute for School and Public Librarians. For information and a link to the application, look under "events" at http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/whats_new. Questions may be directed to Karen Egan at 217-782-7749 or kegan@ilsos.net or Amy Kellerstrass at 217-782-9549 or akellerstrass@ilsos.net.

2004 - 146
The deadline for nominations for the newly established Abraham Lincoln Illinois High School Book Award is March 15, 2004. Sponsored by the Illinois School Library Media Association (ISLMA), the award will be given annually to the author of the book voted as most outstanding by participating students in grades nine through twelve. Students, librarians, and educators may nominate books for the award. More information and nomination forms are available at http://www.islma.org/lincoln_nominationform.htm. Questions and nominations may be directed to Eric Rittman (email: erittman@vg302.org, phone: 217-832-8670, fax: 217-832-3047).

2004 - 147
Position Available: Librarian I - Children’s Librarian, Champaign’s Douglass Branch Library. ALA/MLS required. Salary: $19.85 per hour. Application deadline: March 22, 2004, 5 p.m. For details, go to http://www.champaign.org/geninfo/jobs.html.

2004 - 148
Items Missing in Transit at Lake Land College Library (ZLN): Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, barcode 31220000608437, put in transit by JAN to CHN on 2-20-02; Total Immersion: the Revolutionary Way to Swim Better, Faster, & Easier by Terry Laughlin, barcode 31220000586047, put in transit by ZLN to CRN on 6-24-03; Beer Blast: the Inside Story of the Brewing Industry's Bizarre Battles for Your Money by Phillip Munching, barcode 31220000554169, put in transit by YGH to ZLN on 4-23-02; Video, How to Feed a Family of Six on $35 a Week, Barcode 31220000494838, put in transit by CHN to ZLN on 3-3-04; Parental Advisory: Music Censorship in America by Eric Nuzum, barcode 31220000610417, put in transit by CHN to ZLN on 4-17-03; Video, High Noon, barcode 31220000595568, put in transit by CHN to ZLN on 10-17-01; Book on Cassette, The Sound of Your Voice by Carol Fleming, barcode 31220000440534, put in transit by ZLN to URC on 10-20-97; Bodywatching: a Field Guide to the Human Species, by Desmond Morris, barcode 31220000427523, put in transit by DAN to ZLN on 4-9-02; In & Out the Garbage Pail by Frederick Perls, barcode 31220000119393, put in transit by RAN to ZLN on 10-10-94; The BOCA Basic Mechanical Code, barcode 31220000135977, put in transit by ZLN to LTN on 6-10-03. Contact Melinda D. Gill, 217-234-5267.

2004 - 135	Lincoln Trail Calendar for March 13, 2004 - April 9, 2004:
March 16	New OCLC Cost-Sharing Program Review, 9-11 a.m., LTLS
March 16	LINC Directors Group, 11:00 a.m., LTLS
March 19	A Mind/Body Approach to Stress Management, 9:30 a.m., repeated 1:30 p.m., LTLS
April 5	LTLS Budget/Finance Committee Meeting, 6 p.m., LTLS
	Complete Horizon Training Schedule
2004 - 136	Visit the LTLS website to see the following new information: November/December 2003 Connections Horizon Upgrade News - March 3, 2004 issue LINC Pac Statistics for February 2004 LTLS Online Book Clubs Upcoming Selections for March through May Horizon Training: Course Descriptions, Course Schedule, Fee Schedule Online Registration for CLaSS (Continuous Learning Subscription Service) Subscribers
2004 - 137	The winner of the 2004 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award has just been announced at the Northern Illinois University's Children's Literature Conference. The winner is Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz (Philomel Books, 2000).
2004 - 138	Mark your calendar and register online for Illinois Library Advocacy Day 2004 to be held April 21, 2004 in Springfield. Join your colleagues from academic, public, school, and special libraries in getting the message out about the role of libraries in the 21st century as we meet with lawmakers and make the case for support of library issues and funding. See more details at http://www.illinoislibrarysystems.info/advocacy.html. Register online at http://www.illinoislibrarysystems.info/advocacy/register.html.
2004 - 139	The UIUC Library and the University of Illinois Press are collaborating on a year long series of events as part of the ARL/AAUP "2004: Year of the University Press" (http://www.aaupnet.org/arlaaup/). "Life Cycle of the Book" will be presented on April 2, 2004, 12 p.m., at 126 Graduate School of Library and Information Science Building, 501 E. Daniel Street, Champaign. A panel discussion featuring staff of the University of Illinois Press will provide insiders' views on how a book moves from an idea or a manuscript to print on pages in the hands of a reader. On April 5, 2004, 12 p.m., in Room 160 English Building, 608 S. Wright Street, Urbana, Professor William Maxwell of the English Department will speak on his newly published Complete Poems of Claude McKay. He will describe his "adventures researching and, especially, winning copyright clearance for the McKay poems" and will also read from the poems. Go to http://www.press.uillinois.edu/yup/ for more information.
2004 - 140	The new issue of Parkland Library's newsletter is now online at http://www.parkland.edu/library/2004spring/page1.htm.
2004 - 141	Rebecca Caudill Young Reader’s Award Packet Creation Workshop: Join fellow librarians and teachers to create a packet of information and activities to accompany the 20 books selected for the 2005 Rebecca Caudill Award. As a participant you will help to prepare a book summary, discussion questions, activities, reading recommendation, book talk, list of related materials, and web sites for each book on the list. Each participant is assigned particular books to read and be responsible for. The event will take place at the Helen Matthes Library in Effingham on June 23, 2004 (8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.). Six CPDU’s will be available at this program. To register go to http://www.rpls.ws/Ce/index.asp?Action=Details&EventID=413. Questions may be directed to Beverly Obert, RPLS, 800-429-2586, or Ellen Popit, SHLS, 800-455-4374, Ext. 2024.
2004 - 142	The ordering deadline for regular UPS ground shipping on National Library Week 2004 products from ALA Graphics is Monday, April 5, 2004. Regular order processing and ground shipping is guaranteed through April 5 only. Orders will be taken after that date but special handling may be necessary. Call toll free to 866-SHOP-ALA (866-740-7252) for fastest service. For products and details, visit http://www.alastore.ala.org, click on “NLW Promotions.”
2004 - 143	Grants Available: •Wireless Technology Grants for Colleges: The Higher Education Wireless Access Consortium is offering campus wireless network grants. For more information visit http://www.hewac.org. •Target Community Giving Grants: The Target CCG grants of between $1,000 and $3,000 are available to communities with a Target Store and are geared to art for school children, early childhood reading programs, and family violence prevention programs. Applications are accepted at the Target Store. For more information, contact the local store in your community. •American Honda Foundation is providing grants from $40,000 to $80,000 per year to support youth scientific education. Visit http://www.hondacorporate.com/community/index.html?subsection=foundation for more information.
2004 - 144	There are still openings for the 2004 Small Public Library Management Institute. For information and a link to the application, look under "events" at http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/whats_new. Questions about this program may be directed to H. Neil Kelley at 217-782-1891 or nkelley@ilsos.net.
2004 - 145	There are still openings for the 2004 Institute for School and Public Librarians. For information and a link to the application, look under "events" at http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/whats_new. Questions may be directed to Karen Egan at 217-782-7749 or kegan@ilsos.net or Amy Kellerstrass at 217-782-9549 or akellerstrass@ilsos.net.
2004 - 146	The deadline for nominations for the newly established Abraham Lincoln Illinois High School Book Award is March 15, 2004. Sponsored by the Illinois School Library Media Association (ISLMA), the award will be given annually to the author of the book voted as most outstanding by participating students in grades nine through twelve. Students, librarians, and educators may nominate books for the award. More information and nomination forms are available at http://www.islma.org/lincoln_nominationform.htm. Questions and nominations may be directed to Eric Rittman (email: erittman@vg302.org, phone: 217-832-8670, fax: 217-832-3047).
2004 - 147	Position Available: Librarian I - Children’s Librarian, Champaign’s Douglass Branch Library. ALA/MLS required. Salary: $19.85 per hour. Application deadline: March 22, 2004, 5 p.m. For details, go to http://www.champaign.org/geninfo/jobs.html.
2004 - 148	Items Missing in Transit at Lake Land College Library (ZLN): Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, barcode 31220000608437, put in transit by JAN to CHN on 2-20-02; Total Immersion: the Revolutionary Way to Swim Better, Faster, & Easier by Terry Laughlin, barcode 31220000586047, put in transit by ZLN to CRN on 6-24-03; Beer Blast: the Inside Story of the Brewing Industry's Bizarre Battles for Your Money by Phillip Munching, barcode 31220000554169, put in transit by YGH to ZLN on 4-23-02; Video, How to Feed a Family of Six on $35 a Week, Barcode 31220000494838, put in transit by CHN to ZLN on 3-3-04; Parental Advisory: Music Censorship in America by Eric Nuzum, barcode 31220000610417, put in transit by CHN to ZLN on 4-17-03; Video, High Noon, barcode 31220000595568, put in transit by CHN to ZLN on 10-17-01; Book on Cassette, The Sound of Your Voice by Carol Fleming, barcode 31220000440534, put in transit by ZLN to URC on 10-20-97; Bodywatching: a Field Guide to the Human Species, by Desmond Morris, barcode 31220000427523, put in transit by DAN to ZLN on 4-9-02; In & Out the Garbage Pail by Frederick Perls, barcode 31220000119393, put in transit by RAN to ZLN on 10-10-94; The BOCA Basic Mechanical Code, barcode 31220000135977, put in transit by ZLN to LTN on 6-10-03. Contact Melinda D. Gill, 217-234-5267.

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