By Michele Farley, Children’s Services Consultant, Professional Development Office
Catch the Reading Bug is a freely downloadable 16-minute video that takes you to Camp Bookworm, where insect expert Tom Turpin and librarian Jos Holman talk to campers about books and bugs. The video lets your summer readers meet a Chilean Rose Tarantula and a giant tropical millipede, learn about great bug books at your own library, and even how to do the Bee Dance!
It’s simple to get your summer readers excited about Catching the Reading Bug @ your library this summer. The video file can be downloaded to your library’s website, shared with others by e-mail, featured on public access computer desktops, or used to kick off a reading program presentation. Viewers will witness Hoosier kids daring to hold real creepy crawlers, learn about books like Martina the Beautiful Cockroach and Charlotte’s Web, and shake their “bee-hinds” when Betty the Bee stops by to teach everyone the Bee Dance. Check out the whole gang at Camp Bookworm yourself, and share it with everyone you know!
Sponsored by the Purdue University Department of Entomology, the Tippecanoe County Public Library, and the Indiana State Library.
ECONOMICS EXPERT CONDUCTING ‘ECONOMIC IMPACT OF LIBRARIES’ WORKSHOP
By Wendy Knapp, Professional Development Office Supervisor
Dr. Timothy Slaper, principle author of the Economic Impact of Libraries in Indiana Report, will conduct a workshop on how to interpret the report and use its findings to evaluate the value of your library to your local community. This session will begin at 10:00 a.m. on July 15th at the State Library in Indianapolis, and will be simulcast for individuals who wish to attend remotely. Workshop participants are eligible to receive Library Education Units (LEUs) for attending in person and remotely.
The Economic Impact of Libraries in Indiana Report was issued in November 2007. The Indiana Business Research Center at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business began the study after being commissioned by the Indiana State Library to measure the economic benefits of Indiana’s public libraries. In contrast to most other studies that have attempted to measure the economic impact of public libraries, this study also focused on the role that public libraries play in supporting business and economic development in their communities.
The Economic Impact of Libraries in Indiana Report and other public library information and statistics can be found at STATS Indiana. Workshop registration is available via WebJunction Indiana’s online calendar.
STATE LIBRARY WELCOMES ABOARD LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CONSERVATOR
The Indiana State Library is pleased to welcome Kathleen Mullen to our staff. Katie will serve as the State Library’s conservator and will be working with materials in both the Library’s and the State Archive’s collections.
Katie comes to the State Library via New York where she worked as a collections conservator for the University at Albany, State University of New York Libraries. She has also worked in circulation, digital libraries, and in the conservation departments of the New York Historical Society and the University of Texas at Austin’s Perry Castenada Library and Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center.
Kathleen Mullen graduated in 2006 from the Kilgarlin Center for the Preservation of the Cultural Record at the University of Texas at Austin with an MSIS and a Certificate of Advanced Study in Conservation of Library and Archival Materials. Kathleen’s personal interests include hiking, biking, and teaching Latin to nontraditional students.
DON’T MISS NEW INSPIRE TRAINING WORKSHOPS COMING TO A LIBRARY NEAR YOU. A COMPLETE LISTING OF TRAINING SITES IS AVAILABLE ONLINE.