The Indiana State Library beginning Saturday, March 8 will open its Talking Books and Manuscripts collections for public use between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. All other State Library collections and public services will continue to be available during the aforementioned hours. Additional staff will be present on Saturdays to accommodate for the added services and improve overall customer service.
The Indiana State Library is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Indiana State Library is closed on Sundays, as well as for most state and federal holidays.
About the Manuscripts Collection
The Manuscript Collection holds over 3 million manuscripts, dating from the earliest years of the state through contemporary times, from over 4,400 different collections. All collections have an Indiana connection, whether the papers are from an Indiana soldier, missionary, church, organization, or business. Among the collection’s strengths are Civil War-era letters and diaries, family papers, and the papers of many political figures from the Hoosier state. Anyone may use the materials housed in the Manuscripts Section.
About the Talking Books Collection
The Indiana Talking Book and Braille Library (TBBL) provides large print books, braille books, and books on tape to Indiana residents who are unable to read regular print, because of a visual or a physical disability. The TBBL is the Indiana Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, one of 57 regional libraries of the Library of Congress’ National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS).
STATE LIBRARY WELCOMES NEW PUBLIC LIBRARY CONSULTANT TO STAFF
The Indiana State Library is pleased to announce that Karen Ainslie has joined our staff as the Public Library Consultant. Originally from Ohio, Karen has returned to the Midwest via Southern California, where she worked as a Reference Librarian for the Los Angeles Public Library. In addition to her years of service in public librarianship, Karen also has experience in academic and corporate libraries. She received her Bachelor’s in Liberal Arts from the University of Michigan and her Master’s of Library Science from the University of Pittsburgh.
Karen’s primary responsibilities as the Public Library Consultant are general consultation to library staff and trustees, and specific consultation on library finance, including the e-rate program. She will also conduct workshops for directors and trustees on legal and finance issues, and monitor pertinent federal legislation affecting both the State Library and Indiana’s public libraries.
You may contact Karen at kainslie@library.IN.gov or (317) 232-1938.
REGISTRATION AVAILABLE FOR UPCOMING EVERY CHILD READY TO READ® ROUNDTABLE
The statewide Every Child Ready To Read® workshops facilitated by national trainers have been completed. The next phase of the grant includes a series of statewide roundtables designed to give participating library staff members an opportunity to share their progress. The roundtables will also be a chance for those who were unable to attend training to hear several firsthand stories about other libraries’ successes and plans to strengthen their early literacy efforts. Additionally, the roundtables will offer guidance to best utilize the ECRR kits and “Storytimes” books, and promote the ECRR program.
The seventh roundtable meeting in the ECRR series will be held in ILF District 8 on Monday, March 17, at the Anderson Public Library from 1:00 – 3:30 p.m. (Eastern). The library is located at 111 East 12th Street, Anderson, IN 46016-2701. The meeting is free and open to all library staff interested in children’s services.
Please register through Webjunction Indiana’s Online Calendar by Thursday, March 13 if you plan to attend. Click on March 17th to enter your contact information.
Please feel free to bring “show and tell” examples of your ECRR successes to the roundtables.
**Thursday, March 6 is the deadline to register for the sixth roundtable meeting to be held in ILF District 2 on Monday, March 10, at the Kokomo-Howard County Public Library – South Branch – from 1:00 – 3:30 p.m. (Eastern).
The library is located at 1755 East Center Road, Kokomo, IN 46902-5393.
Future ECRR roundtables dates include:
District 1 – April 1, 2008 St. Joseph County Public Library
District 7 – April 9, 2008 Ohio Township Public Library
For more information, contact Marcia Smith-Woodard at mwoodard@library.in.gov, (317) 232-3719 or (800) 451-6028.
STATE LIBRARY PRESENTING SUMMER READING ROUNDTABLES
The State Library will be presenting several round tables across the state for libraries to discuss upcoming summer reading plans. We’ll talk about programming ideas for all ages, publicity and more at each of the sessions.
Session dates and times are as follows:
Thursday, March 6th – Knox County Public Library 1-3pm
Tuesday, March 11th – Jasper County Public Library, Rensselaer 1-3pm
Friday, March 14th – Melton Public Library 1-3pm
Monday, March 17th – Johnson County Public Library, Trafalgar Branch 1-3pm
Tuesday, March 18th – Lawrenceburg Public Library 1-3pm
Wednesday, March 26th – South Whitley Public Library 10am-12
Monday, March 31st – Muncie Public Library, Kennedy Library 1-3pm
Visit Webjunction Indiana’s Online Calendar to register for any of the sessions.
