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National Library Week is an annual celebration of the contributions of our nation’s libraries and librarians. This year will be celebrated with the theme, “Worlds connect @ your library.” Here’s just a few last minute ideas to promote National Library Week at your library:
Post Flyers at the library and other community forums – The ALA [...]
Thursday, April 2, 2009 was World Autism Awareness Day, and April is Autism Awareness Month, sponsored by the Autism Society of America. There are several government resources to turn to when searching for information on Autism Spectrum Disorders, or ASDs. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) provides a user-friendly online Autism Information Center which contains [...]
The availability of online library information and resources are quickly becoming essential public library services. The Indiana State Library is launching Access Point to provide free high-quality and functional websites to public libraries. The program includes many features that will make maintaining a website simple and painless, and the State Library will provide an initial template, training, [...]
Every day, Today’s Documents from the National Archives features a different document that represents an event that occurred that day in history. All documents displayed are relevant to American history. However, this is not your traditional Constitution and Gettysburg Address version of history. Rather, it includes pieces of Americana and coverage of other events that [...]
The State Library has launched a new resource that gathers and organizes information about Hoosier authors. The Indiana Children’s Authors and Illustrators Wiki enables authors, scholars and librarians to submit information about current and historical Indiana authors. The State Library intends for this new wiki to be an interactive resource for teachers, librarians, and the [...]