Quick Connections-September 1, 2006

September 1, 2006
2006-317 to 2006-324

Other QC Issues

2006 - 317

Lincoln Trail Calendar for September 2-29, 2006:

September 4 Labor Day - LTLS closed
September 9 LINC Getting Started, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., LTLS
September 9 LINC Basic Circulation, 1:30-5 p.m., LTLS
September 13 LINC Getting Started, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., LTLS
September 14 LINC Basic Circulation, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., LTLS
September 15 LINC Advanced Circulation, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., LTLS
September 15 LINC Adding Items, 1:30-3 p.m., LTLS
September 18 LTLS Board of Directors Meeting, 7:00 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.

2006 - 318
Visit the LTLS web site to see the following new information:

LTLS Book Clubs - Upcoming Selections for August through December 2006

LINC Update - August 29, 2006

News Releases:

Area Librarians and Trustees Serve on Lincoln Trail Libraries System Board
Spanish Resources Available from Lincoln Trail Libraries System
Have a Question? Ask Your Librarian Online
Lincoln Trail Libraries System Makes Library Interpreters Network a Reality

2006 - 319
Congratulations to the following LTLS librarians who were chosen by the State Library and the U of I Mortenson Center for International Library Programs to participate in the “2006 Thinking Outside the Borders International Library Leadership Institute” to be held November 7-10, 2006 at Allerton: Nanette Donohue, Champaign Public Library; Jocelyn Tipton, Booth Library, Eastern Illinois University; and Mary Wilkes Towner, The Urbana Free Library. Librarians from the Dominican Republic, Peru, Canada, Nicaragua, Mexico, Argentina, and Costa Rica will join librarians from Illinois, Texas, Maryland, California, Ohio, Oregon, Florida, Colorado, Pennsylvania, and Arizona.

2006 - 320
The deadline for application to the ALA/FIL FREE PASS Program has been extended to September 6, 2006. ALA and the Guadalajara International Book Fair are partnering for the ninth year to provide support for ALA members to attend the Book Fair (FIL) from November 25-29, 2006. Free passes will be awarded to 150 librarians who work in the area of Spanish language acquisitions. For complete information, go to http://www.ala.org/ala/iro/iroactivities/guadalajarabook.htm.

2006 - 321
The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has announced over $30,000 worth of grants and awards available to YALSA members. The application deadline is December 1, 2006. For more information, go to
http://www.ala.org/ala/pressreleases2006/august2006/YALSAgrantsandawards.htm.

2006 - 322
Marshall Public Library invites anyone who schedules children’s programs to attend a variety “Showcase Event” presented by FamilyTime Entertainment from Indianapolis. The event will be held at the library on September 28, 2006 at 1 p.m. and also at 1:40 p.m. Contact Library Director Nancy Claypool at 217-826-2535 for details.

2006 - 323
Reaching Forward South will present “Support Staff of the Year Awards” to two Illinois library support staff at their annual conference on September 29, 2006 in Springfield. Do you know of a support staff employee that is deserving of this award? The deadline has been extended to September 11, 2006. More information and a nomination form are available at http://www.reachingforwardsouth.org/documents/staffnomination06.pdf.

2006 - 324 Lost Periodical: Danville Public Library sent two issues of the serial Homeschooling Today (ISSN 1073-2217) on May 9, 2006. The 2 issues (vol. 15, issues 1 and 2) did not arrive at LTLS CC. If any library received these two issues by mistake, please return to LTLS CC (Attention: Maria). Thank you for your cooperation.

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2006 - 317	Lincoln Trail Calendar for September 2-29, 2006:
September 4	Labor Day - LTLS closed
September 9	LINC Getting Started, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., LTLS
September 9	LINC Basic Circulation, 1:30-5 p.m., LTLS
September 13	LINC Getting Started, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., LTLS
September 14	LINC Basic Circulation, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., LTLS
September 15	LINC Advanced Circulation, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., LTLS
September 15	LINC Adding Items, 1:30-3 p.m., LTLS
September 18	LTLS Board of Directors Meeting, 7:00 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.

2006 - 318	Visit the LTLS web site to see the following new information: LTLS Book Clubs - Upcoming Selections for August through December 2006 LINC Update - August 29, 2006 News Releases: Area Librarians and Trustees Serve on Lincoln Trail Libraries System Board Spanish Resources Available from Lincoln Trail Libraries System Have a Question? Ask Your Librarian Online Lincoln Trail Libraries System Makes Library Interpreters Network a Reality

2006 - 319	Congratulations to the following LTLS librarians who were chosen by the State Library and the U of I Mortenson Center for International Library Programs to participate in the “2006 Thinking Outside the Borders International Library Leadership Institute” to be held November 7-10, 2006 at Allerton: Nanette Donohue, Champaign Public Library; Jocelyn Tipton, Booth Library, Eastern Illinois University; and Mary Wilkes Towner, The Urbana Free Library. Librarians from the Dominican Republic, Peru, Canada, Nicaragua, Mexico, Argentina, and Costa Rica will join librarians from Illinois, Texas, Maryland, California, Ohio, Oregon, Florida, Colorado, Pennsylvania, and Arizona.

2006 - 320	The deadline for application to the ALA/FIL FREE PASS Program has been extended to September 6, 2006. ALA and the Guadalajara International Book Fair are partnering for the ninth year to provide support for ALA members to attend the Book Fair (FIL) from November 25-29, 2006. Free passes will be awarded to 150 librarians who work in the area of Spanish language acquisitions. For complete information, go to http://www.ala.org/ala/iro/iroactivities/guadalajarabook.htm.

2006 - 321	The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has announced over $30,000 worth of grants and awards available to YALSA members. The application deadline is December 1, 2006. For more information, go to http://www.ala.org/ala/pressreleases2006/august2006/YALSAgrantsandawards.htm.

2006 - 322	Marshall Public Library invites anyone who schedules children’s programs to attend a variety “Showcase Event” presented by FamilyTime Entertainment from Indianapolis. The event will be held at the library on September 28, 2006 at 1 p.m. and also at 1:40 p.m. Contact Library Director Nancy Claypool at 217-826-2535 for details.

2006 - 323	Reaching Forward South will present “Support Staff of the Year Awards” to two Illinois library support staff at their annual conference on September 29, 2006 in Springfield. Do you know of a support staff employee that is deserving of this award? The deadline has been extended to September 11, 2006. More information and a nomination form are available at http://www.reachingforwardsouth.org/documents/staffnomination06.pdf.

2006 - 324	Lost Periodical: Danville Public Library sent two issues of the serial Homeschooling Today (ISSN 1073-2217) on May 9, 2006. The 2 issues (vol. 15, issues 1 and 2) did not arrive at LTLS CC. If any library received these two issues by mistake, please return to LTLS CC (Attention: Maria). Thank you for your cooperation.