BlogJunction Indiana
A weblog for the WebJunction Indiana community
By Marcia Smith-Woodard, Special Services Consultant, Library Development Office
The State Library recently announced receipt of a $1 million grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services for recruiting and educating 30 ethnically/racially diverse students for the Indiana Librarians Leading in Diversity project. The application process will go live next Monday, August 4, by noon. [...]
Does the lure of the open road appeal to you? The National Scenic Byways Program, administered by the Federal Highway Administration since its creation in 1991, works to promote and maintain America’s history and beauty through her roadways. The National Scenic Byways Program recognizes certain roads as “National Scenic Byways” based on their archaeological, cultural, [...]
American Library Association (ALA) release
Public libraries are invited to apply to host “Visions of the Universe: Four Centuries of Discovery,” a traveling exhibition developed by the American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office in cooperation with the Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, to mark the International Year [...]
Courtesy of the Indiana Humanities Council
The Indiana Humanities Council recently announced that it is offering $30,000 to assist in disaster recovery efforts of Indiana cultural institutions and organizations affected by last month’s record breaking floods. Libraries, museums, colleges, universities, and other cultural and historical institutions in Indiana counties that have received designation as federal disaster [...]
The National Processing Center (NPC) of the U.S. Census Bureau celebrated its 50th anniversary on Tuesday, July 1, 2008 in Jeffersonville, Indiana. The NPC opened in 1958 as a temporary holding facility for 1960 Census material and has grown to become one of the largest employers in the southern portion of Indiana. Hiring between 1,200 [...]