Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Neal-Schuman's DIY Blog
The Neal Schuman blog has started featuring tips from its How-To-Do-It Series. If you would like to know more information from the particular posting, check-out the Library Commission online catalog for the title's availability. Then request it through interlibrary loan.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Friday Funnies
The Perils of Overdue Literature
Overdue Masterpiece Theatre presents a Kansas
City Public Library production. A stranded Hemingway novel contemplates life,
duty, morality, and mobile apps in the company of another literary lost soul.
CC where available. (This film is in no way associated with PBS or its
affiliates.)
Grant Opportunity for Rural Libraries
The Libri Foundation is currently accepting applications for its 2012 BOOKS FOR CHILDREN grants.
The Libri Foundation is a nationwide non-profit organization which donates new, quality, hardcover children's books to small, rural public libraries throughout the United States. Since October 1990, the Foundation has donated over $5,000,000 worth of new children's books to more than 3,000 libraries in all 50 states.
In order to encourage and reward local support of libraries, The Libri Foundation will match any amount of money raised by your local sponsors from $50 to $350 on a 2-to-1 ratio. Thus, a library can receive up to $1,050 worth of new children's books. After a library receives a grant, local sponsors (such as formal or informal Friends groups, civic or social organizations, local businesses, etc.) have four months, or longer if necessary, to raise their matching funds.
The librarian of each participating library selects the books her library will receive from a booklist provided by the Foundation. The 700-plus fiction and nonfiction titles on the booklist reflect the very best of children's literature published primarily in the last three years. These titles, which are for children ages 12 and under, are award-winners or have received starred reviews in library, literary, or education journals. The booklist also includes a selection of classic children's titles.
Libraries are qualified on an individual basis. In general, county libraries should serve a population under 16,000 and town libraries should serve a population under 10,000 (usually under 5,000). Libraries should be in a rural area, have a limited operating budget, and an active children's department.
Please note: Rural is usually considered to be at least 30 miles from a city with a population over 40,000. Town libraries with total operating budgets over $150,000 and county libraries with total operating budgets over $350,000 are rarely given grants.
Applications are accepted from independent libraries as well as libraries which are part of a county, regional, or cooperative library system.
A school library may apply only if it also serves as the public library (i.e. it is open to the everyone in the community, has some summer hours, and there is no public library in town).
A branch library may apply if the community it is in meets the definition of rural. If the branch library receives its funding from its parent institution, then the parent institution's total operating budget, not just the branch library's total operating budget, must meet the budget guidelines.
A library that received a BOOKS FOR CHILDREN grant in 2009 or earlier is eligible to apply if it fulfilled all the grant requirements, including sending in its final report.
Application deadlines for 2012 are: (postmarked by) January 23rd, and May 15th. Grants will be awarded January 31st and May 31st.
The names of grant recipients will be posted on the Foundation's website a few days after grants are awarded. Acceptance packets are usually mailed 14-18 days after grants are awarded.
If you want your books in time for your summer reading program, please apply for a January grant. May grant recipients may not receive their books until after most summer reading programs are over.
Please DO NOT waste money sending your application by Express Mail. The application deadline is based on postmark date, not arrival date.
Application guidelines and forms may be downloaded from the Foundation's website at: www.librifoundation.org.
For more information about The Libri Foundation or its Books for Children program, please contact:
Ms. Barbara J. McKillip, President, The Libri Foundation, PO Box 10246, Eugene, OR 97440. 541-747-9655 (phone); 541-747-4348 (fax); libri@librifoundation.org (email). Normal office hours are: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Pacific Time.
The Libri Foundation is a nationwide non-profit organization which donates new, quality, hardcover children's books to small, rural public libraries throughout the United States. Since October 1990, the Foundation has donated over $5,000,000 worth of new children's books to more than 3,000 libraries in all 50 states.
In order to encourage and reward local support of libraries, The Libri Foundation will match any amount of money raised by your local sponsors from $50 to $350 on a 2-to-1 ratio. Thus, a library can receive up to $1,050 worth of new children's books. After a library receives a grant, local sponsors (such as formal or informal Friends groups, civic or social organizations, local businesses, etc.) have four months, or longer if necessary, to raise their matching funds.
The librarian of each participating library selects the books her library will receive from a booklist provided by the Foundation. The 700-plus fiction and nonfiction titles on the booklist reflect the very best of children's literature published primarily in the last three years. These titles, which are for children ages 12 and under, are award-winners or have received starred reviews in library, literary, or education journals. The booklist also includes a selection of classic children's titles.
Libraries are qualified on an individual basis. In general, county libraries should serve a population under 16,000 and town libraries should serve a population under 10,000 (usually under 5,000). Libraries should be in a rural area, have a limited operating budget, and an active children's department.
Please note: Rural is usually considered to be at least 30 miles from a city with a population over 40,000. Town libraries with total operating budgets over $150,000 and county libraries with total operating budgets over $350,000 are rarely given grants.
Applications are accepted from independent libraries as well as libraries which are part of a county, regional, or cooperative library system.
A school library may apply only if it also serves as the public library (i.e. it is open to the everyone in the community, has some summer hours, and there is no public library in town).
A branch library may apply if the community it is in meets the definition of rural. If the branch library receives its funding from its parent institution, then the parent institution's total operating budget, not just the branch library's total operating budget, must meet the budget guidelines.
A library that received a BOOKS FOR CHILDREN grant in 2009 or earlier is eligible to apply if it fulfilled all the grant requirements, including sending in its final report.
Application deadlines for 2012 are: (postmarked by) January 23rd, and May 15th. Grants will be awarded January 31st and May 31st.
The names of grant recipients will be posted on the Foundation's website a few days after grants are awarded. Acceptance packets are usually mailed 14-18 days after grants are awarded.
If you want your books in time for your summer reading program, please apply for a January grant. May grant recipients may not receive their books until after most summer reading programs are over.
Please DO NOT waste money sending your application by Express Mail. The application deadline is based on postmark date, not arrival date.
Application guidelines and forms may be downloaded from the Foundation's website at: www.librifoundation.org.
For more information about The Libri Foundation or its Books for Children program, please contact:
Ms. Barbara J. McKillip, President, The Libri Foundation, PO Box 10246, Eugene, OR 97440. 541-747-9655 (phone); 541-747-4348 (fax); libri@librifoundation.org (email). Normal office hours are: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Pacific Time.
Contact Information
Jennifer JohnsonWednesday, January 11, 2012
An Assessment of Broadband Needs and Practices of Public Librarians: A Pilot Study
The School of Information Sciences at the University of Tennessee is requesting your
participation in a small pilot study of employees of public libraries in Kentucky, Tennessee
and West Virginia. The
purpose of this study is to generate preliminary information about broadband internet usage and
practices by small
businesses in rural Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia and to determine
how well public libraries in these states are supporting small business needs related to
broadband or high speed internet access and service. The results
of this study will be used in a grant application for the funding of
programming and further study of the topic. The study is being conducted by Dr. Bharat Mehra, Dr.
Kimberly Black and Dr. Vandana Singh of the School of Information Sciences at the University of Tennessee,
Knoxville.
The study consists of a short, web-based questionnaire which should take approximately ten minutes to complete. There is no compensation provided for participation in this study. We will not collect personally identifiable information from you and no personally identifiable responses will be presented in the findings of the study.
If you are at least 18 years old or older and you work in a public library anywhere in the states of Kentucky, Tennessee or West Virginia, and you would like to participate in the survey, then please click on the following link to proceed to the statement of consent and study questionnaire: http://www.sis.utk.edu/itrl/survey-public-librarians (cut and paste the URL in your web browser).
The study consists of a short, web-based questionnaire which should take approximately ten minutes to complete. There is no compensation provided for participation in this study. We will not collect personally identifiable information from you and no personally identifiable responses will be presented in the findings of the study.
If you are at least 18 years old or older and you work in a public library anywhere in the states of Kentucky, Tennessee or West Virginia, and you would like to participate in the survey, then please click on the following link to proceed to the statement of consent and study questionnaire: http://www.sis.utk.edu/itrl/survey-public-librarians (cut and paste the URL in your web browser).
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Grant writing workshop at West Virginia State University
Professional Grant Development Workshop
Master the techniques of writing superior and winning proposals
January 31 – February 2, 2012
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
To be held at: West Virginia State
University,
Charleston, West Virginia
Sponsored by: The Grant Training Center
This intensive three-day grant proposal
workshop is geared for: 1) those who wish to strengthen their grant writing
skills and 2) beginners who wish to acquire and master the techniques of
preparing, writing and winning proposals from various funding agencies. The
center of attention will be on how to effectively write proposals in times of
keen competition and limited resources. Much has happened in new regulations
and in approaches to grant writing, be it for the researcher in the sciences
and social sciences, education and non-profit professionals.
Participants Will Learn How to:
·
Navigate the world of grant procurement
·
Research and identify potential funding sources
·
Address the guidelines of federal and foundation applications
·
Focus foundation and corporate giving for the State of Pennsylvania
·
Understand the new federal guidelines for writing winning grants
·
Know the review process and how to address key points for reviewers
·
Write winning grants that stand out against scores of competing submissions
·
Develop focused and realistic budgets
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Demonstrate that one’s proposal merits excellence and innovation
·
Package professional grant submissions
Our
ultimate goal is for each participant to walk away with a product specific to
their interests that includes the grant design, abstract and budget.
Thus, the opportunity to influence the future of your work and ideas is within
your reach. Understanding this reality, institutions are willing to minimally
invest in the training of their staff to make this happen.
*Space is limited, and since this class fills-up quickly, it is on a
first-come, first-serve basis.*
Workshop Fee: $595.00 (including tuition, materials, certificate of completion,
and continental breakfast)
Rebate of $50.00 per person is given for two or more registrants from the same
organization
To Enroll:
Please visit our website,
Or call us toll free at (866)-704-7268 or (571) 257-8864
Holiday Closure
The West Virginia Library Commission will be closed on Monday January 16, 2012 in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.
Monday, January 9, 2012
Staff Pick of the Week
King Raven-- The Complete Trilogy: Hood, Scarlet, and Tuck by Stephen R. Lawhead
A completely re–imagined epic of the man known as Robin Hood--available in one volume for the first time.
Hood–Hunted like an animal by Norman invaders, Bran ap Brychan, heir to the throne of Elfael, has abandoned his father's kingdom and fled to the greenwood. There, in the primeval forest of the Welsh borders, danger surrounds him–for this woodland is a living, breathing entity with mysterious powers and secrets, and Bran must find a way to make it his own if he is to survive.
Scarlet–After losing everything he owns, forester Will Scarlet embarks on a search for King Raven. After fulfilling his quest–and proving himself a skilled and loyal companion–Will joins the heroic archer and his men. From deep in the forest they form a daring plan for deliverance, knowing that failure means death for them all.
Tuck–King Raven has brought hope to the oppressed people of Wales–and fear to their Norman overlords. Deceived by the self–serving King William, Rhi Bran is forced again to take matters into his own hands as King Raven.
Aided by Tuck and his small but determined band of forest–dwelling outlaws, Rhi Bran ignites a rebellion that spreads through the Welsh valleys.
This title, and others e-books like it, can be found on WV-READS. For more information about this downloadable e-book and audiobook service contact The WVLC Reference Library.
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