The Delaware County District Library has an immediate opening for a Children’s Specialist at the Main library in Delaware. This position reports to the Youth Services Manager. Primary duties are programming for children, assisting at the children’s information desk, creating displays and some clerical tasks. (Complete job description).

DCDL places a high value on friendly customer service and has an active program of service to children, teens and parents. The successful candidate will have a strong customer service focus, the ability to hold children’s attention during programs, the ability to multi-task, and excellent verbal communication skills. Bachelor’s degree required; experience working with children and experience in libraries preferred.

The salary is $11.99 – $20.11 per hour, with generous benefits and a strong institutional commitment to continuing education. This is a full-time position and will include working some nights & weekends. Download and print the application form and send completed form to Connie Pottle, Delaware County District Library at the address below. Applications received before Feb. 2 will be given first consideration.

This special grant program was developed in recognition of the 2010 National Library Week theme, “Communities Thrive @ Your Library”, and the water theme of the 2010 Summer Reading Program. Growing Community encourages libraries to partner with other community entities to establish food gardens on library or school property, or other public land, during the 2010 growing season.

In order to be funded projects must demonstrate community partnerships as well as include library-based activities in the areas of Health and nutrition, Sustainability and ecology and/or Hunger/poverty issues.

Funds may be used to purchase seeds and plants, gardening tools and supplies, copies of materials and titles on gardening in various formats, marketing and promotion of the program, and speaker fees and other costs associated with program activities.

All types of libraries are eligible for this grant program which has a federal request limit of $7,500. A local cash match of 25% of the total project cost is required.

Electronic proposals are due at the State Library midnight on March 1, 2010. Approved proposals will run from May 1, 2010 through September 30, 2010.

The Request for Proposal can be found on WebJunction Ohio at http://oh.webjunction.org/ohlstaspecial.

If you have any questions about this grant program, please contact Janet Ingraham-Dwyer at jdwyer@sloma.state.oh.us, 800-686-1532 or 614-644-6910 or Missy Lodge at mlodge@sloma.state.oh.us, 614-644-6914 or 800-686-1532.

The foundation funds efforts that address the root causes of a problem in a community, system or institution. Therefore, traditional social service programs are ineligible for funding. Funded programs seek to empower segments of society, such as immigrant, rural or homeless populations.

The initial application consists of a one-page letter of interest, which may be submitted at any time and are reviewed on an ongoing basis. The review may take up to eight weeks.

If an application is chosen for further consideration, the organization will be invited to submit a full proposal which consists of a five-page application. Those seeking less than $1,000 don’t have to submit a full proposal, because the decision will be based on the letter of interest.

Insider’s Tip: The foundation’s website provides the following four tips that are helpful for all types of funding.

· Carefully consider the foundation’s guidelines to ensure there is a good fit between your work and their funding criteria (Don’t bother to apply if there isn’t).
* Be explicit (Don’t assume the reader is familiar with the issues you address).
* Provide examples of outcomes and impacts of your work.
* Be succinct and detailed.
* Although this may seem obvious, be sure to fulfill all stated application requirements.

Info: For more on the foundation, please visit http://www.benjerry.com/company/foundation/.

In order to become more familiar with Job & Career Accelerator, LearningExpress created a special trial site for the Ohio library community. Accounts created on this special trail site will be active until January 2010 at which time, the new service will be made available to all residents of Ohio accessible through the State Library of Ohio’s subscription to LearningExpress Library.

You will find more information and a Pre-Launch guide on WebJunction Ohio. Additional information and resources about the Job and Career Accelerator, including opportunities to participate in online trainings, will be available soon.

Both HomeworkNow and ReadThisNow have always been a part of KnowItNow24×7, and this consolidation will allow for easier access to our service by patrons, more streamlined marketing by libraries, and other benefits. KnowItNow24×7 is funded by an LSTA grant awarded by the State Library of Ohio and is made freely available to all residents of the state.

Patrons will continue to get help from librarians, 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week, in finding resources for doing homework, suggestions for good books to read, and answers to questions for their general curiosity.

As part of the consolidation, we will also be unveiling new logos and icons for KnowItNow24×7 and links to these for school and library websites will be posted online. Updates on this will be forthcoming.

If you have any questions about this change, please feel free to contact Don Boozer, KnowItNow24×7 Coordinator, at support@knowitnow.org.

Donald Boozer
KnowItNow24×7 Coordinator
OLC RISD Coordinator, 2010
Cleveland Public Library
Automation Department
325 Superior Avenue East
Cleveland, OH 44114
216-623-2960 (Work)
http://www.knowitnow.org

Staff development is defined as:

“a program of learning activities that is developed by the library organization and develops the on-the-job staff capability and improves the abilities of personnel to contribute to the overall effectiveness of the library organization.”

Donated by the H.W. Wilson Company.

A library organization is defined as:

1. individual library
2. library system
3. group of cooperating libraries
4. state governmental agency
5. local, state, or regional association

Grant Application

Please send six (6) copies of this application and supporting material to:

ALA Awards Program
Governance Office
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611

DEADLINE: POSTMARKED BY DECEMBER 1

For questions about this application contact the ALA Awards Program Office

Click here for further Award Criteria

An application and more information about the fellowship can be accessed at www.mlanet.org/awards/grants/ or by contacting Lisa C. Fried, MLA’s Credentialing, Professional Recognition and Career Coordinator at mlapd2@mlahq.org.

The awardee will be notified in late February 2010.

The basic requirements for a technology plan are as follows:
* It must be written before the Form 470 is filed.
* It must cover all 12 months of the funding year for which discounts are being requested.
* It must contain all five required elements.
* It must be approved by the State Library of Ohio before the Form 486 is filed or services start, whichever is earlier.
* In general, it cannot cover more than three years.

The State Library is hosting a webinar this Thursday, 10/22 at 3:30, featuring Kendra Morgan, TechAtlas Project Coordinator at WebJunction, who will guide participants step-by-step through the process of using TechAtlas to create an appropriate technology plan.

Then next week, on Wednesday 10/28 beginning at 9:30, Lorrie Germann from eTech Ohio, our E-rate consultant, will lead a day-long workshop on creating the Form 470. This will be followed by another workshop on Monday 12/14 on creating the Form 471, the last step in the process of applying for E-rate approval.

You may sign up for any or all of these training opportunities by going to http://host6.evanced.info/ohio/evanced/eventcalendar.asp

–
Stephen Hedges, Director
Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN)
2323 W. Fifth Avenue, Columbus, Ohio  43204
614-728-5250    AIM: hedgesst

CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) selected 4,000 school and public libraries throughout the country to receive the sixth annual We the People Bookshelf. Libraries from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and several U.S. territories will receive the collection of 17 books for young readers on the theme “Picturing America.” A full list of Bookshelf recipients will be available at publicprograms.ala.org/bookshelf in mid April.

In addition to the set of 17 books for young readers, the selected libraries will receive three of the titles in Spanish translation, posters, bookmarks and bookplates to assist in the promotion of the We the People Bookshelf, as well as two bonus titles for readers of all ages.