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More Library News American Libraries Elementary student leads school library rebuilding effort Anderson Herald Bulletin Library, Friends at odds over space Electric Co-Op Today Kill A Watt at Your Local Library Evansville Courier & Press Books loaded with enchanting characters for summer reading Evansville Courier & Press Sendak made it 'OK for children to be children' Fort Wayne News-Sentinel Rare Lincoln documents on display Wednesday at main library Greencastle Banner-Graphic Libraries launch local newspaper digitizing effort Greenfield Reporter NEW TAGS TO HELP IMPROVE EFFICIENCY Greensburg Daily News Summer fun abounds at the library Hendricks County Flyer What do you make? – Karen Bower Indianapolis Star When Greenwood Public Library needs help, the citizens step up in true community fashion Indianapolis Star What I know: Rachel Ziegler, director, Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library Kokomo Tribune Sculptures on display at Tipton library Lafayette Journal & Courier LSC's China trip grew from plans of librarian who died in 2006 Michigan City News Dispatch "Fifty Shades of Grey" too hot for book shelves Michigan City News Dispatch MCAS approves cuts as school patrons protest Muncie Star Press Superheroes assemble at Kennedy Library camp Northwest Indiana Times Local author uses zombies as a metaphor for creating disaster preparedness Northwest Indiana Times Library system breaks ground for new Griffith branch Perry County News Library director Larry Oathout to resign Shelbyville News WRTV-TV (Indianapolis) Indianapolis Public Library Hours Restored Yorktown Press Coffee Shop Club to help buy books for Daleville Library
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National Reading/Writing Contest Honors 70 Indiana Students The Indiana Center for the Book, a program of the Indiana State Library, honored 70 Indiana fourth through twelfth graders at the 2012 Letters About Literature Awards Ceremony. The ceremony was held at the Indiana State Library in Indianapolis. Over 200 guests, including students, teachers and family, attended the ceremony which was headlined by award-winning, young-adult author Margaret McMullan. This year’s ceremony was particularly noteworthy since it featured Indiana’s second National Honor winner in the history of the contest. Paw Soe, a sophomore at New Tech Academy at Wayne High School in Fort Wayne, will receive a $100 GiftCard from TargetŪ for taking national honors. Her school’s library will also receive a $1,000 reading promotion grant from Target as a result of her accomplishment. Both of these awards will be presented in a special ceremony at New Tech Academy later this month. Letters About Literature is a national reading-writing contest that asks students to write a personal letter to an author, explaining how his or her work changed their view of the world or themselves. Letters About Literature is sponsored by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, in partnership with Target Stores, and is administered statewide by the Indiana Center for the Book. For more information about Letters About Literature, including a listing of 2012 finalists, visit www.centerforthebook.org. Encore of Digital Preservation Workshop Scheduled May 31 Due to popular demand, the Indiana State Historic Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), in conjunction with the Indiana State Library and Indiana Commission on Public Records, are hosting an encore Digital Preservation Outreach and Education Program (DPOE) workshop on May 31 at the State Library. The workshop is based on curriculum developed by the Library of Congress' and is geared towards volunteers and professionals responsible for managing and preserving digital content. This workshop introduces fundamental concepts for managing your digital content over time through a series of six modules:
This event is free and includes a complimentary lunch courtesy of Indiana SHRAB. Certified public library professionals are eligible to receive six Technology Library Education Units. Registration information for this event is available online. Contact Stephanie Gowler at sgowler@library.in.gov or 317-591-5220 x376 for more information. New Content Added to Indiana Memory & Digital Archives Both the Indiana State Digital Archives and Indiana Memory have added useful content to their respective platforms. Last week, the Digital Archives added:
Digital collections were also recently added to Indiana Memory, including:
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Welcome New Directors APlease join the Indiana State Library in welcoming these new public library directors from around the State: Cassandra Thompson, Director, Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library Joe Skeen, Director, Farmland Public Library Peg Harmon, Interim Director, Kokomo Howard County Public Library Best of luck to you all! Update to ADA Law Affects Library Renovations Updates to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) went into effect on March 15, 2012. The new standards — known as the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design — focus specifically on creating “wayfinding” signage for the visually impaired. The new ADA standards require a non-glare finish on all signage and recommend a 70 percent contrast between the sign background and lettering. New signage must now include large, bolded characters in both upper- and lowercase and thin, beveled, and widely spaced lettering (for tactile readers). Libraries remodeled or newly designed after March 15, 2012, must comply with the updated rules. For all other libraries, there are steps that can make existing signage more patron-friendly. (Tips can be found via the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (Source: American Libraries Direct)
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