BlogJunction Illinois
A weblog for the WebJunction Illinois community
When talking to your community, library board, or other funders, it is not enough to have a good case to make for your library. Everything about your delivery creates a critical impression on your audience. Voice, body language, eye contact, and more, determine how effectively you engage and persuade an audience. This important skill set [...]
This week we spotlight Kishwaukee College in Malta. A new working relationship between staff at the Illinois workNet Center’s Occupational Bridge Program and Kishwaukee College’s literacy program has resulted in six people receiving tutoring that they otherwise would not have received. Because of this relationship, the students are eligible to obtain Workforce Invest Act (WIA) funds [...]
Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has announced that forty-one public libraries and community college learning resource centers will share in a nearly $1 million grant awarded to the Illinois State Library to enhance broadband computer access to citizens across Illinois. White said the “Eliminate the Digital Divide Program Grant” is being awarded [...]
The upcoming free WebJunction Webinar Foreclosure, and Bad Credit and No Job, Oh My! is scheduled for Tuesday 6/21/2011 beginning at 1:00 PM Central Time. In these tough economic times patrons faced with increased financial challenges need help and are too afraid to ask. Discover how you can connect library patrons to trustworthy financial assistance information and [...]
This week the Illinois State Library spotlights John Wood Community College in Quincy. After being physically attacked and shot, this adult learner tried unsuccessfully to earn her GED many times. Leg and brain injuries left her with learning disabilities and mental illness. In spite of being homeless and estranged from her entire family, she pursued GED classes [...]
Secretary White hosted a ceremony in his office in Springfield Wednesday for students from Lincolnshire, Naperville and Bloomington who were named the Illinois winners of the 2011 Letters About Literature contest. Letters About Literature is a national reading and writing promotion for students sponsored by the Illinois Center for the Book in cooperation with the [...]
Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White and the Illinois Press Association have announced the winners of the annual Spotlight on Achievement and Spotlight on Service awards recognizing outstanding literacy students and volunteer tutors in Illinois. The awards were presented during a ceremony Wednesday at the State Library. “I am honored and privileged to [...]
The upcoming WebJunction Webinar Cataloging Efficiencies That Make a Difference is scheduled for Tuesday 6/14/2011 beginning at 1:00 PM Central Time. Over the past eight months, OCLC Member Services staff have been traveling around the U.S. to hear how librarians have faced the challenge to streamline cataloging at a time of reduced budgets and staff. These [...]
Securing funding for the library benefits from a multi-faceted approach: staff are becoming savvy in how to demonstrate the library’s value to the community, seek grants for specific initiatives or projects, organize effective fundraising activities, and pursue strategic partnerships. Explore what WebJunction Illinois has collected to help you in your exploration of those options in this [...]
June 2: Cataloging as Collaborative Librarianship: Partnering with Your Colleagues This webinar, presented in collaboration with Libraries Unlimited, upon the publication of Practical Strategies for Cataloging Departments, will discussion how be more effective partners with your colleagues and leverage cataloging expertise. Three contributors to the edition from the University of New Mexico Libraries will examine [...]