MARK YOUR CALENDAR: On Tuesday, March 13th and Wednesday, March 14th, Rebecca Butler of Northern Illinois University will be presenting four sessions on Copyright. Each of the sessions will provide an overview of copyright with each individual session focusing on the copyright issues related to a specific type of library: School, Special, Academic and Public. These sessions will be offered both live and in person at Rolling Prairie, as well as through the RPLS OPAL room.

Our presenter, Rebecca Butler, is the Associate Professor Educational Technology, Research and Assessment and is the advisor for School Library Media Certification/Endorsement. She holds an MSLS from the University of Kentucky and a PH.D. from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. She is the author of Copyright for Teachers and Librarians published by Neal-Schuman in 2004.

If you have specific copyright questions that you would like addressed, please submit them to Bev Obert by Monday, Feb 26, 2007. This program is available through "The YES Culture" grant.

 "Funding for this grant was awarded by the Illinois State Library (ISL), a Division of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), under the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA)."

Rebecca Hunter will present a lecture dealing with architectural salvage and historic preservation in connection with the "Art and Architecture in Illinois Libraries" exhibit hosted by Shelbyville Public Library during the month of January. The lecture will be given on January 16th at 2:00 PM. Refreshments will be served.

The "Art and Architecture in Illinois Libraries" exhibit, which celebrates the rich architectural and artistic heritage of Illinois libraries, was developed based on information and images collected by Eastern Illinois University's Booth Library through surveys and more than 600 site visits. Funding for this project was provided by the Illinois State Library, using funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the federal Library Services and Technology Act. Using a variety of formats, the exhibit is designed to appeal to audiences of all ages.

There are workshops to match many aspects of our jobs.  There are workshops on plagiarism, deep web searching, and global literacy in addition to all of the great new technologies.  “TOOTLES – Tons of Outstanding and Original Tools for Library Specialists” is offered on Thursday and Friday.

The new website contains policies and library forms for the two libraries currently participating in this project: Marion Carnegie Library and Paris Public Library in Paris, Illinois. The site lists the approximately 600 titles in the Japanese collection at the Marion Carnegie Library with each title linked to the corresponding page for that title on the Amazon Japan website. On Amazon Japan, Japanese patrons can read a synopsis and customer reviews of the work in question.

The introduction of Marion Carnegie Library's Japanese website precedes an Open House at Paris Public Library on January 21, 2007, at which time the website and a small Japanese satellite collection will be introduced to the Japanese community in associate with North American Lighting's Illinois headquarters on Paris, Illinois.

For further information regarding the Southern Illinois Japanese Friendship Pram and other services of the library, contact Rob Newcomb at the Marion Carnegie Library. The library is located at 206 S. Market St. in Marion. Its hours of operation are 9am-8pm Monday-Thursday and 9am-5pm on Fridays and Saturdays.

"This Phase of the Southern Illinois Japanese Friendship Program was made possible through a grant awarded in October 2006 by the Illinois State Library (ISL), a Division of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), under the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA)."

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Here's the scoop:
Program Overview
The National Award for Museum and Library Service honors outstanding  institutions that make significant and exceptional contributions to their communities. Selected institutions demonstrate extraordinary and  innovative approaches to public service, exceeding the expected levels of community outreach and core programs generally associated with its services.

Qualifications and Criteria for Selection
The main qualification for selection is community service, as demonstrated by the institution's ongoing commitment, at every level, to its community.

Nominations should describe:

• The institution's goal in serving its community.
• The population served.
• How the community works together to achieve the goal.
• The outcome of this effort during the past two to three years.
• Projections for future efforts.

Eligibility
Public or private nonprofit institutions are eligible to receive this award. Nominated institutions must be open to the general public for at least 120 days per year and be located in the United States,... The application form is available online.

You can see more information about previous winners and the award ceremony that took place at the White House on the IMLS web site.

Please take a look and apply, or encourage a library that you think is outstanding to apply!

Up to $10,000 Awarded in Cash Prizes - Thomson Gale will award $5,000 to each winning school and public library, a celebration at the ALA Annual Conference, and a cover story in School Library Journal (SLJ).

Act Today! The 2007 Giant Step Award nominations will be accepted through February 16, 2007. Follow the entry guidelines. If you have any questions, call Phyllis Levy Mandell at School Library Journal at 646-746-6763 (or toll-free at 1-866-436-0727, ext. 6763).

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MISSING ITEMS:  Please check your shelves for the book, "How to Prepare for the ACT, American"  This item belongs to Stonington Township Public and had been lent to Decatur Public Library and has been in transit for several weeks. If you find this book in your library please return it to Stonington Township Public attention Nancy Moma.

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GRANT OPPORTUNITIES: Visit RPLS's online grant notices page.

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES: Visit RPLS's online job notices page.

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UPCOMING WORKSHOPS AT RPLS: You may register for any of these events on-line at RPLS CLeO, if you have any questions please contact Angela at angelat@rpls.ws or (217) 429-2586.

Ed2GO - Rolling Prairie Library System offers six week computer based training courses at your own desktop at a very reasonable cost, which can now be paid online with your credit card or sent directly to RPLS. Courses are starting on January 17th.

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PRAIRIE NEWS SUBMISSIONS: The Prairie News is a biweekly publication of RPLS. Notices, meetings, giveaways, career opportunities and other news items of interest to the membership may be submitted.  Items will be edited to fit the space requirements of the newsletter.  The next issue of the Prairie News will be Friday, January 26, 2007.  All submissions should arrive before 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, January23, 2007, for inclusion in the newsletter. You may fax submissions to (217) 428-1852, or e-mail them to Doris McKay at  dorism@rpls.ws or Angela Thompson at angelat@rpls.ws