1) It’s WILBOR Time
2) Iowa Small Library Association Spring Meeting
3) WWII Milestone Anniversary
4) Meetings / Events This Week
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1) It's WILBOR Time
The WILBOR Team is happy to announce the spring
enrollment for new libraries wanting to join the WILBOR Consortium. WILBOR provides affordable access to downloadable audio books. OverDrive is the vendor; the project is a proud collaboration among Central, Northwest, Southwest, and Southeast LSA offices.
In the 2 years since WILBOR launched, the Consortium has grown to over 90 participating libraries and the collection has grown to over 3,000 audio book titles.
Service for new enrollees will start on July 1. Participating libraries are required to sign a letter of agreement and pledge to stay with the consortium for at least 18 months. The cost formula looks like this:
ANNUAL PRICE = $300.00 base price + .10cents X total audio book circulation in FY09
ONE-TIME SETUP FEE = $500.00
So after the first year, your library’s cost actually goes down. Training is readily available through webinars from OverDrive, plus LSA staff will always help with orientation and troubleshooting. Letters of agreement will be ready very soon; in the meantime, add WILBOR to your next board meeting agenda so your library can be ready to roll when service starts July 1. Call with questions!
2) Iowa Small Library Association Spring Meeting
Friday April 23 is the spring meeting of the Iowa Small Libraries Association. The meeting will be held in 7 locations around the state, all sites with ICN rooms. Northwest sites are Sac City and Hawarden Public Libraries; other sites are the public libraries in Eldora, Creston, Solon, Fayette, along with the State Library. The morning agenda (10:00AM-12:00PM) is the business meeting; the afternoon agenda (1:00—3:00PM) is a workshop on customer service presented by Kim Kietzman with Altoona Public Library. Lunch on your own.
The registration fee varies, depending on your membership status with ILA/ISLA—if you’re a member of both, it’s free! For fees, registration, and full details, refer to previous email announcements on IOWALIB.
Note: for this program, registration IS NOT done through the c.e. catalog but instead through the ISLA flyer. We have it here, so you’re welcome to call if questions.
3) WWII Milestone Anniversary
This spring marks the 65th anniversary of the end of WWII in Europe. Because Interest in all things surrounding WWII continues to fascinate, new library displays will be very timely. And library programming on the WWII theme is sure to be well-attended. This month is the 65th anniversary of FDR’s death—and Hitler’s suicide. Nazi death camps were liberated in the spring and May 9 marks the Allied declaration of Victory in Europe.
No doubt your collections are loaded with books, so displays will come easy. Search Amazon.Com to find new titles you may not have.
For programming ideas, there are countless websites; here are just a few:
- Awesome Stories http://www.awesomestories.com/
- World War II Remembered http://www.wwiiremembered.com/
- U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum http://www.ushmm.org/
- Now playing HBO Miniseries “The Pacific”
http://www.hbo.com/the-pacific/index.html
4) Meetings / Events This Week
On Wednesday April 21, catch a repeat of Northwest LSA’s Virtual Roundtables. Three discussion groups take off simultaneously using the Adobe breakout room feature. Log into the main classroom and we’ll flip you into the breakout room of your choice: directors, children’s services, or automation software. Virtual Roundtables run from 9:30AM—11:30AM, with thanks to Nathan Clark, Becky Bilby, and Kelly Fischbach for leading the discussions.
Please note: Northwest uses multiple Adobe classrooms, each with a unique URL. Advance registration in the c.e. catalog provides you with the right link to the right room. So check the catalog or refer to follow-up email confirmations for the right link. Or call us—that works too!
And Friday April 23 is the spring meeting of the Iowa Small Library Association; details above and in the c.e. catalog
