The Wednesday Word: News from the Indiana State Library

Technology Grants (due 2/10/12)
Tech Grants help Indiana libraries provide their users with the new and improved technology necessary to meet their residents’ ever-changing needs for library services and access to information. Visit the Technology Grants webpage to learn more.

Digitization Grants (due 2/10/12)
The theme for the 2012 Digitization Grant Program is the approaching Indiana Bicentennial in 2016. This includes projects that focus on materials with statewide significance related to the Statehood Bicentennial. Types of materials may include (but are not limited to) contemporary letters, publications, diaries, images, and artifacts. While adherence to the theme is not required, projects incorporating this theme are encouraged.

Ongoing Grant Opportunities
Ongoing grants have rolling deadlines and applications and may be submitted at any time. This includes Innovative Library Technology Grants and Information Access for the Unserved Grants. Learn more on the open deadline LSTA grant opportunities webpage.

If you have questions about your eligibility, a grant application requirement, or anything else concerning the 2011 LSTA grant opportunities, please don't hesitate to contact the Library Development Office at jclifton@library.in.gov or (317) 232-6550, or visit the LSTA homepage. Also, new this year is an application assistance webinar, which will be offered in January. More information about this webinar will be shared as it becomes available.

ILF Names 2012 Board of Directors

The 2012 Indiana Library Federation Board of Directors are as follows:

President: Dennis LeLoup, Avon Middle School System	*Vice President/President-elect*: Robin Crumrin, IALA, IUPUI University Library	*IPLA Representative:* Nick Schenkel, West Lafayette PL
*Secretary:* Kelly Ehinger Adams PL System	*Treasurer:* Jason Hatton Bartholomew Co. PL	*IPLA Representative:* Jim Cline, Porter Co. PL
*Assistant Treasurer:* Amy Harshbarger Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	*AISLE Representative:* Denise Keogh Tipton Community School Corp.	*ILTA Representative:* LeeAnn Biggs
*IALA Representative:* Cheryl Blevens, Cunningham Memorial Library, ISU	*AISLE Representative:* Leslie Sutherland South Dearborn High School, Aurora, Ind.	*Director-at-Large:* Mary Clare Speckner Bartholomew Co. PL
*IALA Representative:* Scott McFadden, Ball State University Libraries	*ALA Councilor:* Terry Rheinheimer Middlebury Community Public Library	*Director-at- Large:* Kate Conklin Charlestown-Clark Co. PL

Essay Contest Winner Recognized at Annual Celebration

Jacob Parrish said growing up in a farming community is the best life for him as he read his essay in front of a large crowd at the Statehood Day Ceremony at the Indiana Statehouse this afternoon. The fourth-grader from Van Rensselaer Elementary School in Rensselaer also said that although he has been to Indianapolis before, it was his first time in the Statehouse and that he hopes to one day see a Colts game at Lucas Oil Stadium. Thanks to a special surprise, he need not wait long to see his first Colts game. State Representative Douglas Gutwein (R-Rensselaer) rewarded Jacob with four tickets for the Colts December 18th matchup versus the Tennessee Titans. In addition to Rep. Gutwein, Jacob accepted his award and other prizes from Indiana State Auditor Tim Berry, State Senator Jim Merritt, and Indiana Supreme Court Justice Steven David for winning the 2011 "What Indiana Means to Me" essay contest.

Three more students selected from over 2,200 entries were also recognized, including: 2nd Place: Dilhara Moonesinghe - Sycamore Elementary (Kokomo); 3rd Place: Xander Wilson - New Britton Elementary (Fishers); and Hon.; Mention: Nick Roberts - Sheridan Elementary School.

The first-place winner received a $300 College Choice 529 Scholarship, second-place a $200 and third place $100 scholarship from the Indiana State Treasurer. Each finalists' school library will receive a set of the Young Patriot Series Indiana Collection, which is donated annually by Patria Press.

LEU Opportunity Days

When: January 12 @ 9:00 AM
Where: Indiana State Library

When: February 7 @ 9:30 AM
Where: Jasper-Dubois County Library, Ferdinand Branch

When: February 21 @ 9:30 AM
Where: Vigo County PL

When: February 28 @ 10:00AM
Where: Batesville Memorial PL

When: March 14 @ 10:00 AM
Where: Kendallville PL

When: March 21 @ 10:00 AM (Central Time Zone)
Where: Jasper County Public Library - Wheatfield

When: March 29 @ 10:00 AM
Where: Tippecanoe Co. PL

Upcoming Workshops, Meetings & Events

Certification Overview
When: January 6 @ 1:00 PM
Where: Live Webinar

Evergreen Indiana Introduction Cataloguing
When: January 11 @ 10:00 AM
Where: Indiana State Library

Evergreen Indiana Admin/ Reports Training
When: January 11 @ 2:00 PM
Where: Indiana State Library

LEU Day 2012
When: January 12 @ 9:00 AM
Where: Indiana State Library

Evergreen Indiana Circulation Training
When: January 19 @ 9:00 AM
Where: Indiana State Library

Basic INSPIRE
When: January 24 @ 2:00 PM
Where: Live Webinar

Advanced INSPIRE Business Resources
When: February 7 @ 2:00 PM
Where: Live Webinar

Deadline for LSTA Grant Applications
When: February 10 @ 11:59 PM

Evergreen Indiana Overview
When: February 23 @ 10:00 AM
Where: Live Webinar

Discovery to Deliver III: Resource Sharing Core Service
When: March 9 @ 9:00 AM
Where: Ball St. University

Evergreen International Conference
When: April 25-29
Where: Indianapolis

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