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Lincoln Trail Calendar for May 6-June 2, 2006: |
| May 11 | Designing and Delivering Online Surveys, 1-4 p.m., LTLS |
| May 15 | LTLS Budget/Finance Committee Meeting, 6:30 p.m., LTLS |
| May 19 | Poverty Simulator, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Mt. Vernon, IL |
| May 24 | LINC Policy Council, 1:30 p.m., LTLS |
| May 29 | Memorial Day, LTLS closed |
| May 30 or 31 | LTLS Board of Directors Meeting, 7 p.m., LTLS |
Register online for the continuing education
and training events listed above at http://dot.lincolntrail.info:591/OnlineReg/onlinereg.htm.
If you cannot locate or do not have a login and password, please send
an email to Donna Schaal at ce@lincolntrail.info.
Or you may register at ce@lincolntrail.info.
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| 2006 - 178 | Visit the LTLS web site to see the following new information: Connections - November/December 2005 Diversity Web Site (Funded by an LSTA grant): News Releases:
LTLS Online Book Clubs Upcoming Selections for April through August 2006 |
| 2006 - 179 | Lincoln Trail Libraries System Board Meeting changes: The May meeting of the full Board of Directors has been postponed from May 15, 2006 to May 30 or May 31, 2006. Notice will be given when the definite date has been set. The LTLS Budget/Finance Committee will meet on May 15, 2006 at 6:30 p.m. (This has been rescheduled from May 8.) |
| 2006 - 180 | Nominations are being sought for the LTLS Board of Directors. There will be one vacant seat for a three-year term as Special Library Interest Director beginning July 1, 2006. If you would like to self-nominate or nominate someone you know who is interested, please go to the following link for the application for candidacy form, http://www.ltls.org/bodapplyforcandidacyform.pdf , or contact Jan Ison at 217-352-0047, Ext. 221, or jison@lincolntrail.info. |
| 2006 - 181 | School Library Day (6 CPDUs) has been scheduled for June 12, 2006, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (This replaces the July 8 School Library Day on the LTLS CE calendar.) The full-day session will focus on issues relevant to elementary, middle, and high school librarians. Potential topics range from collaboration, educational mandates, intellectual property, literacy, management, and technology. More details will be provided soon. Register at http://dot.ltls.org:591/OnlineReg/onlinereg.htm or send an email to ce@lincolntrail.info. If you have any questions, contact Randi Weiss at 217-352-0047, Ext. 229, or rweiss@lincolntrail.info or Amani Fouad Ayad at 217-352-0047, Ext. 228, or aayad@lincolntrail.info. The non-subscriber fee is $80.00. |
| 2006 - 182 | The Parkland College Library spring newsletter is now online at http://www.parkland.edu/library/newsletter.htm |
| 2006 - 183 | The St. Joseph Township-Swearingen Memorial Library announces its Spring Used Book Sale to be held May 1-25, 2006. Paperbacks and magazines are 10¢, hardbacks are 25¢, and CDs and videos are $1. The library also has some old computer equipment priced really low. The sale will run during normal library hours: Mondays and Wednesdays, 3-8 p.m.; Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Fridays, 1-7 p.m.; and Saturdays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. For more information, call 217-469-2159. |
| 2006 - 184 | Wanted: Five used or free drop boxes for a demonstration grant project starting October 2006. Contact Renee at Newman Township Library, 217-837-2412 or newmanlibrary@ecicwireless.com. |
| 2006 - 185 | Congratulations to the following LTLS librarians who were winners in the 2006 ALA election: Stephanie Atkins (University of Illinois Library), Secretary of the Library Administration and Management Association Systems and Services Section, and Nanette Wargo Donohue (Champaign Public Library), Vice-President/President-Elect of the New Members Round Table. |
| 2006 - 186 | Librarian Laura Barnes and the Illinois Waste Management and Research Center Library were featured in the April 2006 issue of ILA Reporter in the cover story, “One State, Many Faces: The Mosaic of the Illinois Library Community.” |
| 2006 - 187 | The UIUC Library Colloquium Committee will sponsor “TRANSITIONS
in OPACS: From Subject Heading Lists to Faceted Strings,” a
talk by Pauline Atherton Cochrane, Professor Emeritus, University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Syracuse University, on May 12, 2006,
10:30 a.m. -12:00 noon. For more information,
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| 2006 - 188 | On May 18, 2006, the Friends of Marshall Public Library and several other organizations will be dedicating a Literary Landmark plaque at the Marshall Visitor's Center to honor the Handy Writer's Colony where James Jones was nurtured as a writer and wrote Some Came Running. A full day of activities begins at 9:30 a.m., with the dedication ceremony at 1:30 p.m. For more information, contact Nancy Claypool at Marshall Public Library, 217-826-2535. |
| 2006 - 189 | The WMRC Library Acquisitions List for January-March 2006 is now available on the web at http://www.wmrc.uiuc.edu/main_sections/info_services/library_acquisitions.cfm#janmarch2006. |
| 2006 - 190 | Congratulations to Champaign Public Library! The library has been awarded a Great Stories CLUB book club grant to provide young adults with the opportunity to discuss books relevant to the challenges in their lives. The awards were announced by the American Library Association Public Programs Office (PPO), the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), and Oprah's Angel Network. http://www.ala.org/ala/ppo/currentprograms/greatstories/grtstoraward.htm |
| 2006 - 191 | The Illinois Natural History Survey library staff would like to invite everyone to a grand opening celebration on May 12, 2006 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. At 3 p.m., welcoming remarks will be given by Head librarian Beth Wohlgemuth, Chief David L. Thomas, and University Librarian Paula Kaufman. Light refreshments will be served and there will be drawings for books and posters. Details about the event and more information about the library are available at http://www.library.uiuc.edu/nhx/grandopening.htm. |
| 2006 - 192 | PBS DVDs are on sale for up to 20% off. If you order through Hjordis and Jim Garner, PBS Video, they can have your order shipped and billed. Contact them for a list of titles at 800-677-7067 or hjgarner@sbcglobal.net. |
| 2006 - 193 | Position Available: Security Officer, Champaign Public Library, 20 hours per week, $12.31 per hour, high school diploma or GED required. Apply by 5 p.m. on May 8, 2006. For more information, contact the Business Office at 217-403-2050 or go to http://www.champaign.org/geninfo/jobs.html. |
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