August 2009

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• Job Openings

  Liberty Center Public Library Director Search

  08.31.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  The Liberty Center Public Library, located in Liberty Center, Ohio, is a school district public library with a Legal Service Area Population of 5,400 and 2,778 registered borrowers. The building, with an addition to be completed, is 8,027 square feet. In 2009, the library had a total operating budget of about $153,000. The library has [...]

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  New book censorship map reveals national problem

  08.31.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  Contact: Chris Finan American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (212) 587-4025, Ext. 15 Nanette Perez, Program Officer American Library Association (312) 280-4225 nperez@ala.org NEWS For Immediate Release, August 24, 2009 New book censorship map reveals national problem CHICAGO – Censorship in the United States is not limited to isolated pockets of the country. A new [...]

• Grant Opportunities

  Grant Opportunities

  08.19.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  Nike – Back Your Block Grant http://www.healthinschools.org/News-Room/Grant-Alerts/Back-Your-Block-Grant.aspx The Nike Back Your Block program is supporting organizations that utilize sports as a tool to bring about a positive change in local communities. Specifically, Nike is looking for organizations whose programming will encourage young people, ages 15-24, to create a better life through sports. State Farm Youth [...]

• Choose To Read Ohio, Ohio IMLS LSTA

  LSTA Funds Available: Special grant program for Choose To Read Ohio programs

  08.17.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  Choose to Read Ohio is a project of the State Library of Ohio designed to promote reading across Ohio. We hope to connect children, families, and all Ohioans in the experience of sharing literature together. The Choose to Read Ohio has one main goal which is to encourage the reading of books together across Ohio [...]

• General, Ohio Public Libraries, Ohio School Libraries

  Censorship exhibit available for Banned Books Week

  08.14.09 | Permalink | Comments Off

  Censorship in Schools and Libraries” exhibit available for Banned Books Week – September 26 – October 3, 2009 The Long Island Coalition Against Censorship is an association of 22 educational and community organizations (16 are public libraries and professional library organizations). The purpose of the Coalition is to defend challenges to the First Amendment rights [...]

• Grant Opportunities, Ohio IMLS LSTA

  LSTA Funds Available: Special grant program for Services to the Blind and Physically Handicapped

  08.13.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  The State Library of Ohio, in partnership with Universal Low Vision Aids (ULVA), is pleased to announce a special LSTA grant opportunity to Ohio libraries. Through this partnership ULVA is offering, for a limited time, eligible libraries the ability to purchase the VictorReader Stream at a discounted price.  Through the LSTA process, the local cash [...]

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  E-Rate Updates from eTech Ohio

  08.11.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  Lorrie Germann, eTech Ohio and State E-Rate Coordinator is passing on the following news and information to the Ohio library community: Workshops OPLIN, in collaboration with the State Library is again working with eTech Ohio to provide E-Rate workshops to Ohio public libraries.  The Form 470 workshop will be held October 28 and the Form [...]

• Grant Opportunities

  Grants.gov is Hosting a Webinar Series on Finding and Applying for ARRA Money

  08.11.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  August 11, 2009 – Grants.gov is Hosting a Webinar Series on Finding and Applying for ARRA Money Grants.gov is hosting a webinar series on finding and applying for ARRA money on Grants.gov. Webinars include: FINDING RECOVERY ACT-FUNDED OPPORTUNITIES: AN OVERVIEW OF FBO.GOV AND GRANTS.GOV; Wednesday, August 12, 2009 3:00 – 4:00 P.M. ET Series 1: [...]

• Grant Opportunities, Ohio IMLS LSTA

  State Library of Ohio LSTA Minigrant Funds Available

  08.11.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  The State Library is pleased to announce the availability of Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) minigrant funds for FY10.  All types of libraries (public, school, academic, special) may apply for funding. Grant funds are available to fund projects in the areas of: Technological Innovation, Automation, Targeted Populations and Services to Youth. Under the minigrant [...]

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