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MAY IS… .
Have fun with photos! This is the month to showcase pictures of library events, organize a local photo contest, or invite experts to share photography tips. Feeling silly? Provide samples of different cheeses at the circulation desk and tell your patrons to “Say cheese!” Great books to share this month:
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RPLS HOURS OF OPERATION RPLS is now open on Mondays. The regular hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR 
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WILSON SELECT PLUS NOW OMNIFILE SELECT Welcome Illinois Libraries! In the past a great majority of you had received your H.W. Wilson service via FirstSearch and it was named Wilson Select Plus. This service is no longer being offered through FirstSearch in the upcoming renewal year starting July 1, 2011. It will however be offered through its native platform on WilsonWeb under the name of OmniFile Select. There are numerous advantages to receiving the OmniFile Select service which are all listed on this OCLC transition page. THE COST WILL REMAIN THE SAME! That is correct, this used to be a Statewide purchase, then it transitioned to being handled via your Regional Library System, but with all the current merging H.W. Wilson will be handling the change directly. So whether you are a current Wilson Select Plus Subscriber (via FirstSearch) or a former subscriber wishing to come back, contact your local H.W. Wilson rep Bob McIntosh,367-6770 x2401, or his inside partner Tom Nelson, 800-367-6770 x 2402.
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ISLMA/LBSS ENDOWMENT
FUND GRANT The Illinois School Library Media Association/Library Book Selection Service will issue its third annual book grants this year. Public and private school libraries as well as public libraries registered in any of the Illinois Readers’ Choice awards programs—the Monarch Award, the Bluestem Award, the Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award, and the Abraham Lincoln Illinois High School Book Award—are eligible to apply. Grant recipients will be awarded one set of the 2012 reading campaign books for the award program indicated on their application. The titles in each book award set are determined by the individual committees in charge of the reading award programs. Sets include one copy each of the 20 or 22 books depending on the award program selected. Information about the grant is available at the ISLMA/LBSS Endowment Fund website. The online application form will be available at the website beginning March 15, 2011. All grant applications must be submitted by May 15, 2011. Applicants must also be registered for the appropriate 2012 Reader’s Choice program by May 15, 2011 (a separate process). Questions may be sent to info@lbssfund.org, by fax to 309/649-0916 or by phone to 309/649-0911. Funds for the endowment fund were received by the Illinois School Library Media Association when the nonprofit Library Book Selection Service was dissolved in June of 2005. A stipulation of the agreement between LBSS and ISLMA was that the assets be invested in order to fund grants to encourage student reading of quality literature in Illinois.
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HEAR YE! HEAR YE!
Summer reading programs are right around the corner and if you are using “A Midsummer Knight’s Read” as your theme, you may have visions of knights and dragons dancing in your head.
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READ FOR A LIFETIME The 2011-2012 Read for a Lifetime reading list is now available. This program, sponsored by the Illinois State Library, targets high school students and includes both classic and contemporary literature. More information is available on the ISL web page. Contact Jeanne Urbanek for additional information at (217) 524-0050.
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SUMMER….
STANDARDS….EXTRAVAGANZA! That’s right…ISLMA is offering you the chance to learn how to implement the new program guidelines, Linking for Learning, to evaluate your library program and as a much-needed advocacy tool for your library program. In addition, Joyce Karon, Illinois P-20 Council member and former member of the Illinois State Board of Education will be giving us the latest information on the Common Core Standards and how school librarians should be on the cutting edge of using these standards when working with our colleagues. We will finish our day with an update on how the Common Core Standards are affecting a new version of I-SAIL.
Wednesday, June 22, 9:00 am-3:00pm (Lunch included)
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IN THE NEWS
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STANDARDS FOR THE 21st CENTURY LEARNER American Association of School Librarians (AASL) recently launched Standards for the 21st Century Learner Lesson Plan Database. This valuable tool provides a platform for sharing quality lesson plans and assists school librarians and other educators in teaching the essential learning skills defined in the AASL learning standards.
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Let’s Get It All Together is a
September - June monthly Youth Services Newsletter produced by |
National Photography Month
