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Public Library Internship Grant applications due Feb. 15, 2012
Application deadline: Feb. 15, 2012
1/30/12 NOTE: The deadline has been extended to March 1, 2012
The Nebraska Library Commission’s 21st Century Librarian program offers support for student internships through grants to accredited public libraries. In partnership with the Nebraska Library Association and funded through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program, the internship grants increase awareness about library professions and education and the opportunities for employment in Nebraska libraries. So, what can your library do with the internship program?
- Share your enthusiasm for library education and the library profession.
- Expand your programming.
- Bring in fresh faces.
- Show interns what happens behind-the-scenes.
- Partner with other library types to show the variety of work settings.
Internship grants range from $500 to $1,000. A library may provide one 100-hour internship during the summer months that might last eight weeks, or two 50-hour internships during the school year that might last ten weeks, depending on the needs of the library and the scheduling needs and qualifications of the internship candidates. Library grantees will recruit, select, and hire their interns. Usually, interns are hired as contract workers and paid on a stipend rather than an hourly wage, but the terms of employment are determined by the library’s governing body experiences. Interns provide valuable assistance with library service activities and local library programming. Library staff help introduce interns to the joys of library service careers.
Applications are now being accepted. The deadline for applications is Feb. 15, 2012. More information is available on the Now Hiring @ your library© website.
21st Century Librarian Scholarship Applications Due Mar. 1, 2012
The Nebraska Library Commission announces the fourth cycle of its 21st Century Librarian Scholarship program (http://www.nlc.state.ne.us/NowHiring/Scholarships.asp). Legal residents of the state of Nebraska are eligible to apply. In this fourth cycle, online applications are due March 1, 2012; transcripts (as required) are due Feb. 18, 2012; and letters of recommendation, if mailed, are due Feb. 18, 2012. The amount of the scholarship award varies by the degree or certificate the applicant is pursuing and the applicant’s course plan.
Scholarships may be used for tuition (for coursework contributing toward a certificate or degree), course-required materials, and school-assessed fees at the following levels:
- Library and Information Science (LIS) Professional Certificate
- Associate of Arts or Science Degree in Library and Information Science (LIS)
- Bachelor of Arts or Science Degree with a major in Library and Information Science or Library Media
Scholarship recipients will be eligible to apply for stipends for such things as laptop computers, professional association dues, and regional or national conference attendance.
This dynamic program includes enhanced learning opportunities such as the 21st Century Skills Seminar, webinars, face-to-face training, and online social networking, such as the Nebraska Librarians Learning Together Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/NebraskaLibrarians.
To date, forty-seven scholarships have been awarded to forty-five students. Current scholarship recipients are participating and reporting on trainings that range from a hands-on introduction to eBooks and eReaders to live and recorded webinars about the latest Internet tools. Participants are networking with Nebraska librarians on the Nebraska Librarians Learning Together Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/NebraskaLibrarians. And, through the associated stipends program, students have purchased laptop computers to use with their online classes, joined professional library associations, and attended regional and national conferences.
The scholarships, stipends, and value-added training are offered through the Nebraska Library Commission’s Cultivating Rural Librarians’ 21st Century Skills program, which is funded through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program. For more information, contact Kathryn Brockmeier, Grant Program Manager, by e-mail, or by phone 402-471-4002 or 800-307-2665.
NOTE: Due to the fantastic response to the Nebraska Library Commission’s Librarians for the 21st Century master’s-level scholarships, we cannot accept additional master’s-level scholarship applications until after March 1, 2012. Students who wish to apply for scholarships for a Master of Arts or Science Degree in Library and Information Science (MLS/MLIS), Master of Arts or Science Degree in Education (MEd) with a School Library Media endorsement, or Graduate-level School Library Media Endorsement should submit all application materials by June 1, 2012. Master’s-level scholarship application forms will be available after March 1, 2012.
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation’s 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. The Institute’s mission is to create strong libraries and museums that connect people to information and ideas. The Institute works at the national level and in coordination with state and local organizations to sustain heritage, culture, and knowledge; enhance learning and innovation; and support professional development. To learn more about the Institute, please visit www.imls.gov.
Best Facebook tip (so far) for fan engagement on your page
Have you ever added a link to the Facebook page you admin and been disappointed with the feed preview for the title of the article or the description? Here’s a very helpful video tutorial on how to change both that title and that description. Below that are steps I took to do the same on the Nebraska Librarians Learning Together page.
Before: What the post looks like with no alterations
Step 1. Insert the link
Step 2. Check the title and description. Are they what you want?
Step 2. Edit the title (catch your audience’s attention) and description (I deleted some text to get to the point)
Step 3. After you attach the link, say something about the link that will compel the audience to follow the link
Step 4. Post
After: Post with alterations. Much better.
The fun begins when page fans comment on your post. They’re engaged!
Nebraska Library Commission Awards 21st Century Skills Scholarships
Thanks to a grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the Nebraska Library Commission recently awarded 21st Century Librarian scholarships to thirteen Nebraska students in undergraduate Library Science programs. Nebraska Library Commission Director Rod Wagner commented, “The Nebraska Library Commission is pleased to support Nebraska students engaged in library science educational programs. The focus on 21st century skills is essential to meeting the library service needs of Nebraska’s diverse population. We expect that our three-year program will assist in providing students with needed skills leading to higher quality library services across Nebraska.”
To date, forty-seven scholarships have been awarded to forty-five students. Current scholarship recipients are participating and reporting on trainings that range from a hands-on introduction to eBooks and eReaders to live and recorded webinars about the latest Internet tools. Participants are networking with Nebraska librarians on the Nebraska Librarians Learning Together Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/NebraskaLibrarians. And, through the associated stipends program, students have purchased laptop computers to use with their online classes, joined professional library associations, and attended regional and national conferences.
Students who wish to apply for scholarships for a Library and Information Services Professional Certificate (offered through Nebraska’s community colleges), an Associate of Arts or Science Degree in Library and Information Services, or a Bachelor of Arts or Science Degree with a major in Library and Information Science or Library Media should submit application materials by March 1, 2012. Master’s-level scholarship application forms will be available after March 1, 2012.
For more information about Nebraska’s Cultivating Rural Librarians’ 21st Century Skills program, see NowHiringAtYourLibrary.org. For a list of current scholarship recipients, see below.
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation’s 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. The Institute’s mission is to create strong libraries and museums that connect people to information and ideas. The Institute works at the national level and in coordination with state and local organizations to sustain heritage, culture, and knowledge; enhance learning and innovation; and support professional development. To learn more about the Institute, please visit www.imls.gov.
As Nebraska’s state library agency, the Nebraska Library Commission is an advocate for the library and information needs of all Nebraskans. The mission of the Library Commission is statewide promotion, development, and coordination of library and information services-“bringing together people and information.” The most up-to-date news releases from the Nebraska Library Commission are always available on the Library Commission Website, http://nlc.nebraska.gov/publications/newsreleases.
2012 Scholarship Recipients
- Nancy Black, Uehling
- Justine Goeden, West Point
- Odessa Meyer, South Sioux City
- Elicia Micek, Columbus
- Vickie Morlock, Lodgepole
- Debra Nadrchal, Clarkson
- Vicki Perrie, Superior
- Dorothy Schultz, Wood River
- Brenda Schwarz, Lexington
- Sky Seery, North Platte
- Kimberley Steinbrink, Omaha
- Dana Still, Hastings
- Tracy Tibbels, Lincoln
Facebook rolls out new normal with Timeline
Change is in the air. Just when you thought you were getting comfortable with Facebook, they up and give you Timeline. Timeline is a new look for your profile page and as of yesterday is rolling out in waves to all Facebook users. The public caught wind of Timeline in September when Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg introduced it at the f8 conference.
To get the scoop about Timeline straight from the horse’s mouth, go to Facebook’s Help Center.
To see what you’re getting yourself into, read the Detroit Free Press article Facebook Timeline: 9 things to know now about the new profile.
When you’re ready to switch over (and you’ll have to, eventually, so you might as well go for it), head over to http://www.facebook.com/about/timeline. [1/6/12 update: follow the “Learn more about Apps” link at the very bottom of the page. You will then see the Get Timeline button.] I made the switch, and what I liked immediately is the “cover,” which I’d rather call a “banner.” Now my profile looks more like a blog. Not that it really matters to me. I hardly ever view it myself (just to upload or view pictures), and I doubt very many other people do, either.
The lesson I learned from this latest move is that Facebook will constantly evolve. As inconvenient as this at times may be, it’s the one thing from Facebook I can count on, and I figure it’s just easier to roll with it.
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Natl. Endowment for the Humanities “America’s Music” film grant to libraries – Deadline Mar. 14, 2012
Grant name: America’s Music: A Film History of Our Popular Music from Blues to Bluegrass to Broadway
Deadline: March 14, 2012
Amount: $2,500
Awarding institution: National Endowment for the Humanities
Eligible institutions: Libraries (public, academic, special) and nonprofit institutions or venues related to music or American history
Program description
The NEH Small Grants to Libraries and Other Nonprofit Institutions program
brings humanities public programming to libraries and other eligible nonprofit
institutions across the country.
America’s Music: A Film History of Our Popular Music from Blues
to Bluegrass to Broadway is a six-week public program featuring
documentary film screenings and scholar-led discussions of twentieth-century
American popular music. The six sessions focus on these uniquely American
musical genres: blues and gospel, Broadway, jazz, bluegrass and country, rock
’n’ roll, and mambo and hip hop. The project will provide DVDs of compelling
documentary films, discussion guidelines, original essays by eminent scholars,
extensive resource guides, and Web support. The project will offer participating
organizations training in how to organize, promote, and run the series
successfully. All libraries and nonprofit organizations selected to implement
the public program will receive grants of $2,500 for project expenses. Fifty
organizations (libraries and other eligible nonprofits) will be selected to
receive a grant to present this series of community programs on the history of
American popular music. The grantee institutions are expected to offer the
programs between January 1, 2013, and December 31, 2013.
For more information
http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/SGL_BluestoBluegrass.html
The federal grant application process can be quite extensive. If you would like assistance navigating the application requirements, please contact Kathryn Brockmeier at the Nebraska Library Commission by e-mail or phone, 402-471-4002 (toll-free in NE 800-307-2665).
Who likes the Facebook page you admin?
As a page admin, I noticed that after Facebook launched the Insights platform for viewing data about my page’s traffic and reach, it was a bit harder to view the list of individuals who liked the page. So, here are three steps I use to get to that list:
1. Along the left of your Page, under the tabs such as Wall and Photos, is a number with the words “like this” under it. This is the number of individuals who like your Page. Click on “like this,” which is a link that will take you to the Insights main page.
2. Along the right of the Insights page is the “See likes” link. Follow that link and a pop-up window shows the list of individuals who like your Page.
3. Scroll through the list to see who likes your page. Previous experience tells me that the listing goes in chronological order from most recent like to oldest like.
Unfortunately, I could not find one topic in the Facebook help center which described how to accomplish this task. If you have any luck, please let me know by commenting below.
IMLS National Leadership Grants – Applications due 2/1/2012
Deadline: Feb. 2, 2012
Amount: Project Grants: $50,000-500,000. Planning Grants: up to $50,000. Nat. Forum Grants: up to $100,000.
Awarding institution: Institute of Museum and Library Services
National Leadership Grants support projects that address challenges faced by the museum, library, and/or archive fields and that have the potential to advance practice in those fields. Successful proposals will seek innovative responses to the challenge(s) identified in the proposals, and will have national impact.
The National Leadership Grant program accepts applications under four main categories:
- Advancing Digital Resources—Support the creation, use, presentation, and preservation of significant digital resources as well as the development of tools to enhance access, use, and management of digital assets.
- Research—Support research that investigates key questions that are important to museum, library, and archival practice.
- Demonstration—Support projects that produce a replicable model or practice that is usable, adaptable, or scalable by other institutions for improving services and performance.
- Library Museum Collaboration Grants— Support collaborative projects (between museums and/or libraries and other community organizations) that address the educational, economic, cultural, or social needs of a community. In 2012, a funding priority will be projects that promote early learning.
Applicants may choose to submit a Project Grant, Planning Grant, or National Forum Grant proposal in any of the above categories.
- Project Grants support fully developed projects for which needs assessments, partnership development, feasibility analyses, prototyping, and other planning activities have been completed.
- Planning Grants allow project teams to perform preliminary planning activities that could lead to a subsequent full project, such as needs and feasibility analyses, solidifying partnerships, developing project work plans, or developing prototypes or proofs of concept. Applications for Planning Grants must include at least one formal partner in addition to the lead applicant.
- National Forum Grants provide the opportunity to convene qualified groups of experts and key stakeholders to consider issues or challenges that are important to libraries, museums, and/or archives across the nation. Grant-supported meetings are expected to produce widely disseminated reports with expert recommendations for action or research that address a key challenge identified in the proposal. The expert recommendations resulting from these meetings are intended to guide future proposals to the National Leadership Grant program.
Eligibility: Libraries that fulfill the general criteria for libraries may apply. See program guidelines for special conditions of eligibility for this program. Museums that fulfill the general criteria for museums may apply. Public or private nonprofit agencies, organizations, or associations that engage in activities designed to advance museums and the museum profession may also apply. In addition, institutions of higher education, including public and non¬profit universities, are eligible.
More information is available at http://www.imls.gov/applicants/detail.aspx?GrantId=14.
Sparks! Ignition Grants for Libraries and Museums – Application due 2/1/2012
Deadline: Feb. 2, 2012
Amount: $10,000 – $25,000
Awarding institution: Institute of Museum and Library Services
The Sparks! Ignition Grants for Libraries and Museums are a special funding opportunity within the IMLS National Leadership Grants program. These small grants encourage libraries, museums, and archives to test and evaluate specific innovations in the ways they operate and the services they provide. Sparks Grants support the deployment, testing, and evaluation of promising and groundbreaking new tools, products, services, or organizational practices. You may propose activities or approaches that involve risk, as long as the risk is balanced by significant potential for improvement in the ways libraries and museums serve their communities.
Successful proposals will address problems, challenges, or needs of broad relevance to libraries, museums, and/or archives. A proposed project should test a specific, innovative response to the identified problem and present a plan to make the findings widely and openly accessible.
To maximize the public benefit from federal investments in these grants, the Sparks Grants will fund only projects with the following characteristics:
Broad Potential Impact—You should identify a specific problem or need that is relevant to many libraries, archives, and/or museums, and propose a testable and measurable solution. Proposals must demonstrate a thorough understanding of current issues and practices in the project’s focus area and discuss its potential impact within libraries, archives, and/or museums. Proposed innovations should be widely adoptable or adaptable.
Significant Innovation—The proposed solution to the identified problem must offer strong potential for non-incremental, significant advancement in the operation of libraries, archives, and/or museums. You must explain how the proposed activity differs from current practices or takes advantage of an unexplored opportunity, and the potential benefit to be gained by this innovation.
Eligibility: Libraries that fulfill the general criteria for libraries may apply. Museums that fulfill the general criteria for museums may apply. Public or private nonprofit agencies, organizations, or associations that engage in activities designed to advance museums and the museum profession may also apply. In addition, institutions of higher education, including public and nonprofit universities, are eligible.
For more information: http://www.imls.gov/applicants/detail.aspx?GrantId=19
NEH America’s Historical and Cultural Organizations grants available – Deadline: Jan. 11, 2012
Date posted: October 27, 2011
Closing date for applications: January 11, 2012
In the National Endowment for the Humanities America’s Historical and Cultural Organizations grant program, eligible project formats include but are not limited to museum and library exhibitions, interpretive websites and other digital projects, interpretations of historic places, reading and discussion groups, and related programs. Applicants are encouraged to consider more than one format for presenting humanities ideas to the public. Projects should encourage dialogue, discussion, and civic engagement, and they should foster learning among people of all ages. Humanities projects tailored to particular groups, such as families, youth, seniors, at-risk communities, and veterans are welcomed.
NEH offers two categories of grants for America’s Historical and Cultural Organizations: planning and implementation grants.
Planning grant details: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/AHCO_PlanningGuidelines.html
Implementation grant details: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/AHCO_ImplementationGuidelines.html
Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grant applications due Dec. 15
Project name: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program
Awarding institution: Institution of Museum and Library Services
Application deadline: Dec. 15, 2011
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program supports projects to recruit and educate the next generation of librarians, faculty, and library leaders; to conduct research on the library profession; and to support early career research. It also assists in the professional development of librarians and library staff. All members of the library community are invited to play an active role in ensuring that the profession is prepared to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
Participate in one of two pre-application Web conferences to learn more about the program, ask questions, and listen to the questions and comments of other participants. The Web conference schedule for the FY12 Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program is as follows:
- Friday, October 14, 2011, at 3:00-4:00. Eastern Time
- Tuesday, October 25, 2011, at 3:00-4:00. Eastern Time
Various types of institutions, units of government, and non-profit organizations are eligible to apply.
Details are available at http://www.imls.gov/applicants/detail.aspx?GrantId=9.
The Nebraska Library Commission has received two of these grants (2004, 2010). The current program, Cultivating Rural Librarians’ 21st Century Skills, supports the education of Nebraska students engaged in pre-professional and professional programs through scholarships to students and internship grants to libraries.
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21st Century Librarian Scholarship Applications Due Nov. 1
The Nebraska Library Commission announces the third cycle of its 21st Century Librarian Scholarship program (http://www.nlc.state.ne.us/NowHiring/Scholarships.asp). Legal residents of the state of Nebraska are eligible to apply. In this third cycle, online applications are due November 1, transcripts (as required) are due October 21, and letters of recommendation, if mailed, are due October 21. The amount of the scholarship award varies by the degree or certificate the applicant is pursuing and the applicant’s course plan.
Scholarships may be used for tuition (for coursework contributing toward a certificate or degree), course-required materials, and school-assessed fees at the following levels:
- Library and Information Science (LIS, formerly LTA) Professional Certificate
- Associate of Arts or Science Degree in Library and Information Science (LIS, formerly LTA)
- Bachelor of Arts or Science Degree with a major in Library and Information Science or Library Media
Scholarship recipients will be eligible to apply for stipends for such things as laptop computers, professional association dues, and regional or national conference attendance.
This dynamic program includes enhanced learning opportunities such as the 21st Century Skills Seminar, webinars, face-to-face training, and online social networking.
The scholarships, stipends, and value-added training are offered through the Nebraska Library Commission’s Cultivating Rural Librarians’ 21st Century Skills program, which is funded through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program. For more information, contact Kathryn Brockmeier, Grant Program Manager, by e-mail, or by phone 402-471-4002 or 800-307-2665.
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Create a topic calendar for your Facebook page or blog posts
Does it ever get exhausting trying to think up a menu for the week or whip something up on the fly? To simplify my life, I finally decided that we cook Mexican on Tuesdays and Italian on Thursdays. With leftovers two other nights, that only leaves three nights a week that we need to come up with something original. This approach to menu planning has also helped me write out my grocery shopping list each week.
You can apply this menu planning strategy to the maintenance of your library’s Facebook page or blog. With a topical calendar, you’ll be more easily inspired, you’ll narrow your focus, and your fan base will become more engaged as they look forward to your posts. If you include links, you’ll draw your readers to your website…a bonus!
Here’s an example schedule:
- Monday – New arrivals
- Tuesday – Collection or database highlight
- Wednesday – Three-sentence book review, with a link to the item in your catalog
- Thursday – Upcoming programs/events
- Friday – Show and tell. Ask fans to post pictures of themselves with what they’ve been reading that week.
Please comment below or e-mail me if you try this. I’d be curious to know how it’s working for you.
Adapted from this “The Nonprofit Facebook Guy” blog post.
ALSC/Candlewick Press “Light the Way” Grant — Deadline is Dec. 1
Deadline: Dec. 1, 2011
The Association for Library Services to Children and Candlewick Press offer the “Light the Way: Outreach to the Underserved” grant, created to honor Newbery Medalist and Geisel Honoree author Kate DiCamillo and the themes represented in her books. The award consists of a $3,000 grant to assist a library in conducting exemplary outreach to underserved populations through a new program or an expansion of work already being done.
Grant applications should describe a program or service that will address one or more of the following special populations. Special population children may include those who have learning or physical differences, those who are speaking English as a second language, those who are in a non-traditional school environment, those who are in non-traditional family settings (such as teen parents, foster children, children in the juvenile justice system, and children in gay and lesbian families), and those who need accommodation service to meet their needs. More information and the grant application are available on the ALSC website.
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Host the Discover Earth exhibit — application deadline Sept. 2
Deadline: Sept. 2, 2011
The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office, in partnership with the National Center for Interactive Learning at Space Science Institute, the Lunar and Planetary Institute and the National Girls Collaborative Project, announces a new traveling exhibition opportunity for public libraries. Ten public libraries will be selected to host an interactive exhibition called Discover Earth: A Century of Change.
Discover Earth will tour from January 2012 to December 2013, visiting each of the ten selected sites for a period of eight weeks. The exhibition requires approximately 500-750 square feet of space for optimal display. Each site will be awarded a grant of $1,000 to support public programs related to the exhibition.
Visit www.ala.org/discoverearth for more information.
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School librarians: travel to Costa Rica…all-expenses paid
The Toyota International Teacher Program is accepting applications through May 4, 2011, from full-time middle and high school (7th – 12th grade) teachers of all subjects as well as librarians for its Costa Rica study tour.
Teachers and librarians explore the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica and learn about environmental and cultural preservation. They also explore themes of sustainable resource use and biodiversity conservation through site visits, discussions, lectures and hands-on activities. While in Costa Rica, program participants meet with local experts, visit schools and museums, and experience the rainforest first-hand. Participants get exclusive access to Costa Rica’s premier scientists as well as environmental and cultural organizations. A highlight of the study visit are the school visits. Participants are invited to rural Costa Rican primary and secondary schools to spend the day observing classes and interacting with teachers and students.
Funded by Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. and administered by the Institute of International Education, the program will provide educators with global, environmental, and cultural learning opportunities and will take place November 19 – December 3, 2011. Toyota will cover all expenses related to the program, including materials, transportation, meals, and lodging, as well as a $500 stipend for each participant’s school to help defray the costs of their absence during the school year. The Toyota International Teacher Program values diversity and encourages educators of all backgrounds, subjects, and school types to apply for this unique professional development opportunity. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, employed full-time as a secondary classroom teacher or teacher-librarian (grades 7-12) and have a minimum of three years teaching experience. The program is open to teachers in all fifty states and the District of Columbia.
Learn more about the program and how to apply at http://www.iie.org/en/Programs/Toyota-International-Teacher-Program.
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Public Libraries Invited to Apply for Student Internship Grants
Application deadline: Feb. 28, 2011
The Nebraska Library Commission’s Cultivating Rural Librarians’ 21st Century Skills program offers support for student internships through grants to accredited public libraries. In partnership with the Nebraska Library Association and funded through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program, the internship grants increase awareness about library professions and education and the opportunities for employment in Nebraska libraries.
So, what can your library do with the internship program?
- Share your enthusiasm for library education and the library profession.
- Expand your programming.
- Bring in fresh faces.
- Show interns what happens behind-the-scenes.
- Partner with other library types to show the variety of work settings.
Internship grants range from $500 to $1,000. A library may provide one 100-hour internship during the summer months that might last eight weeks, or two 50-hour internships during the school year that might last ten weeks, depending on the needs of the library and the scheduling needs and qualifications of the internship candidates. Library grantees will recruit, select, and hire their interns. Usually, interns are hired as contract workers and paid on a stipend rather than an hourly wage, but the terms of employment are determined by the library’s governing body experiences. Interns provide valuable assistance with library service activities and local library programming. Library staff help introduce interns to the joys of library service careers.
Applications are now being accepted. The deadline for applications is Feb. 28, 2011. More information is available on the Now Hiring @ your library© website.
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American Library Association Extends Deadline to Feb. 1 for Award Programs
The deadline has been extended to Feb. 1, 2011, for a number of American Library Association (ALA) awards and grants, including the ALA Information Today Library of the Future Award, the Beta Phi Mu Award, the Gale Cengage Learning Financial Development Award, the Paul Howard Award for Courage, the Lippincott Award, and the Scholastic Library Publishing Award.
Grants of up to $2,500 will be awarded to libraries, library consortia, groups of librarians, and support organizations for innovative plans, applications, and development of patron training programs related to information technology in a library setting.
More information…
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Experience Poetry in an Everyday Way with Ted Kooser and Friends
Poetry DVD and resources available through the NE Library Commission
In 2005, the Nebraska Library Commission partnered with NET (Nebraska Educational Telecommunications), Nebraska Arts Council, Cooper Foundation, and Woods Charitable Fund, Inc., to develop and distribute a DVD, Poetry—Capturing the Moment, with U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser & Friends (©2005 NET Foundation for Television). Nebraskan Ted Kooser, the 13th U.S. Poet Laureate, shows us the beauty in the ordinary through his poetry. This educational DVD provides multiple venues for educators, students, and all of us to experience poetry in an everyday way. Each user can discover, learn from, and enjoy the individual pieces at random, or a teacher or librarian can easily access specific sections to use in the structured lesson plans in the Resources section.
The DVD includes a 30-minute segment entitled Ted Kooser’s Poetic World, a rich in-depth look at Nebraskan Ted Kooser in his role as the 13th U.S. Poet Laureate and his quest to touch everyone’s heart through poetry. Also on this DVD:
- Poets Reciting Their Own Poetry—In April 2005, NLC and the Nebraska Center for the Book, in collaboration with NET Television, organized Plain Poetry, a poetry reading with Ted Kooser, William Kloefkorn, Dominique Garay, Mary Strong Jacson, Lyn DeNaeyer Messersmith, and Mikah Tacha, to promote the art of poetry in Nebraska. All of their recited poems are found in this section. Also includes Writers Write, a taping of William Kloefkorn’s workshop with Lincoln middle school students.
- Poet’s Roundtable—40 minutes of discussion between the six Nebraska poets listed above.
- Resources—This section contains very specific items to assist the classroom teacher and learner with poetry lessons. There is a list of topic-related websites, six lesson plans with accompanying videos, transcripts of the poems as well as biographies of the DVD poets, and credits of the funders and people involved in making the DVD.
We hope that this tool will help librarians, media specialists, reading and writing groups, and book clubs across Nebraska to increase recognition and appreciation of Nebraska poets and their work, raise awareness of different types of poetry, encourage young people to use poetry to help make sense of their world, and to celebrate our own Pulitzer Prize-winning Laureate Ted Kooser.
The DVD is available for loan from the Nebraska Library Commission: Ask A Librarian. It may also be available at your local library.
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New Year's resolution idea: Create a Facebook Page or Group for your library
What’s one way to catch the attention of your Facebook-using library customers? Meet them where they already are with a Facebook Page or Group. This effective marketing and promotional tool requires minimal time and effort with maximum benefits.
Here are some resources to get you started:
- NCompass Live presentations—Putting Facebook to Work for Your Library and Adventures in Facebook: Getting your library on board. A word of caution to those viewing these sessions: Facebook is ever-evolving! Talk with a current Facebook Page administrator to get the latest scoop on changes that may have been made in the last year.
- The John Haydon blog offers tips and tricks for using social media. Learn more about Facebook Groups and Pages with this blog entry. Please note: landing tabs are no longer available.
- Just released: Facebook Pages have a new look. And new features. Read up on the changes on the Nonprofit Tech 2.0 blog.
If you would like to take the leap and set up a presence on Facebook, please contact me. I’d be happy to walk you through the steps.
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