1. Assistant State Superintendent Richard Grobschmidt to retire
2. State Superintendent announces educational technology grant awards
3. Governor's Archives Awards for 2010 announced
4. September 15 deadline for American Heritage Preservation Program applications
5. 2010 Mora Award applications accepted
6. Best Small Library in America award nomination guidelines issued
7. Library supporters encouraged to nominate librarians for national I Love My Librarian Award
8. Top 25 Websites for Teaching and Learning
9. Website of the Week - National Library of Medicine
10. Calendar
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1. ASSISTANT STATE SUPERINTENDENT RICHARD GROBSCHMIDT TO RETIRE

Richard Grobschmidt, assistant state superintendent in the Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning at the Department of Public Instruction, has announced his plans to retire on September 10, 2010. State Superintendent Tony Evers announced the appointment of Kurt Kiefer as Grobschmidt's replacement. Since 2007, Kiefer has served as the chief information officer and executive director of Research and Program Evaluation for the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD).

Additional information is available in the news release on the Department of Public Instruction newsroom website /sites/default/files/imce/eis/pdf/dpinr2010_97.pdf.

Congratulations and best wishes to Rick from DLTCL staff! We will all miss you.


2. STATE SUPERINTENDENT ANNOUNCES EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY GRANT AWARDS

Educational technology projects that will impact more than 225 school districts and other local educational agencies will share $1.3 million in federal funding through the Enhancing Education through Technology grant program.

Additional information and a list of recipients is available on the Department of Public Instruction newsroom website at /sites/default/files/imce/eis/pdf/dpinr2010_100.pdf.


3. GOVERNOR'S ARCHIVES AWARDS FOR 2010 ANNOUNCED

The Wisconsin Historical Records Advisory Board and the Wisconsin Historical Society have announced the winners of the Governor's Archives Awards for 2010. These annual awards recognize outstanding work in historical records preservation, advocacy, and access in Wisconsin. In addition, the 2010 winners each receive a $500.00 gift certificate from DEMCO, Inc. 2010 winners are listed below:

--The La Crosse Public Library Archives Department Wins Award for Archival Achievement
--The UW Forest and Wildlife Ecology Lab with Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Science Services and Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine Win Award for Archival Advocacy

--Susan Braden of the Hedberg Public Library Wins Award for Archival Innovation

The Wisconsin Historical Society and the Wisconsin Historical Records Advisory Board jointly sponsor the Governor's Archives Awards annually. The Wisconsin Historical Records Advisory Board consists of 10 members appointed by the governor. It assists Wisconsin institutions in applying for federal grants for archival work and in improving the appreciation and care of historical records in Wisconsin.

More information on the 2010 award winners is at:
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/libraryarchives/whrab/winners/gov_award_2010.asp.


4. SEPTEMBER 15 DEADLINE FOR AMERICAN HERITAGE PRESERVATION PROGRAM APPLICATIONS

Bank of America is partnering with the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to provide grants to small museums, libraries, and archives. The grants will raise awareness and fund preservation of treasures held in small museums, libraries, and archives. Grants will help to preserve specific items, including works of art, artifacts, and historical documents that are in need of conservation. Applicants will build on completed conservation assessments of their collections to ensure that the grants are used in accordance with best practices in the field and underscore the importance of assessment planning.

The individual grants of up to $3,000 that will be awarded to museums, libraries, or archives are aimed at completing stand-alone conservation projects that convey the essential character and experience of the United States. Application guidelines are available at http://www.imls.gov/collections/grants/ahpg.htm.


5. 2010 MORA AWARD APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED

REFORMA, the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-speaking, announces the competition for the 2010 Mora Award. The award is presented annually to the most exemplary program celebrating El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day), also known as Día.

Libraries and schools that plan and implement Día programs in 2010 are eligible to submit an application by August 15, 2010.

The Estela and Raúl Mora Award was established by author and poet Pat Mora and her siblings in honor of their parents and to promote El día de los niños/El día de los libros. The Mora Award consists of a $1,000 stipend and a plaque to be displayed by the winning library or school.

REFORMA is Día's founding partner and its members serve as judges for the Award. Pat Mora and REFORMA believe Día is a daily commitment to link all children to books, languages and cultures. Annual, culminating celebrations are held across the country on or near April 30. Día is now housed at the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC),a division of the American Library Association (ALA).

The application form is available at http://www.reforma.org/Mora2010.htm.


6. BEST SMALL LIBRARY IN AMERICA AWARD NOMINATION GUIDELINES ISSUED

Library Journal's annual award for the Best Small Library in America, cosponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, was founded to encourage and showcase the exemplary work of these libraries. Now in its seventh year, the award honors the public library that most profoundly demonstrates outstanding service to populations of 25,000 or less (see web link below for eligibility requirements).

The winning library will receive a $15,000 cash award, a feature story in the February 1, 2011, Library Journal, membership and conference costs for two library representatives to attend the Public Library Association Biannual Conference in 2012 in Philadelphia, PA, and a gala reception at the conference. Starting with the 2011 award year, two finalist libraries will be awarded a $5,000 cash award as well as membership and conference costs for two library representatives to attend the PLA conference and the gala reception in 2012, and they will be given special mention in Library Journal.

Members of the editorial board of Library Journal, librarians from around the country, and a representative from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will judge nominations based on key factors, including:

" Creativity in developing services and programs that can be replicated by other libraries, including outreach to special populations
" Innovation in introducing and supporting public access to computers and the Internet
" Success in educating patrons in computer use, and measuring the results of technology usage
" Use of technology to expand the reach of library services
" Demonstrated community support
" Sustained cooperation with other libraries
" Partnerships with other agencies and businesses
" Increase in library use, particularly by new users
" Evidence of library's role as community center

Details about eligibility and submission requirements are at: http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA606273.html.

Send the nomination, postmarked deadline November 5, 2010, to:

Library Journal's Award for the Best Small Library in America
Library Journal
160 Varick Street, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10013

If you have any questions regarding the submission process, please contact Rebecca Miller at rmiller@mediasourceinc.com or by phone at 646-380-0738.


7. LIBRARY SUPPORTERS ENCOURAGED TO NOMINATE LIBRARIANS FOR NATIONAL I LOVE MY LIBRARIAN AWARD

Nominations are now open for the 2010 Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award. The award invites library users nationwide to recognize the accomplishments of librarians in public, school, college, community college and university libraries for their efforts to improve the lives of people in their community. Nominations run through September 20, 2010, and are being accepted online at http://www.ilovelibraries.org/lovemylibrarian.

Up to 10 librarians will be selected. Each will receive a $5,000 cash award, a plaque, and a $500 travel stipend to attend an awards ceremony and reception in New York, hosted by The New York Times in December.

Each nominee must be a librarian with a master's degree from a program accredited by the American Library Association (ALA) in library and information studies or a master's degree with a specialty in school librarianship from an educational unit accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education. Nominees must be currently working in the United States in a public library, a library at an accredited two- or four-year college or university, or at an accredited K-12 school.

In 2008, Carnegie Corporation of New York awarded the ALA $489,000 to support the award, which will continue annually through 2012. The award continues in the tradition of one The New York Times presented from 2001 to 2006.

Last year, more than 3,200 library users nationwide nominated a librarian. For more information on last year's winners, visit http://www.ilovelibraries.org/lovemylibrarian.


8. TOP 25 WEBSITES FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING

The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) announced the 2010 Top 25 Websites for Teaching and Learning. In its second year, the list of websites honors the top 25 Internet sites for enhancing learning and curriculum development for school librarians and their teacher collaborators. It is considered the "best of the best" by AASL.

The Top 25 are free, web-based sites that are user-friendly and encourage a community of learners to explore and discover. They also provide a foundation to support AASL's "Standards for the 21st-Century Learner." The sites offer tools and resources in content collaboration, content resources with lesson plans, curriculum sharing, digital storytelling, managing and organizing, media sharing and social networking and communication. Each website is linked to one or more of the four strands of the "Standards for the 21st-Century Learner" - skills, dispositions in action, responsibilities, and self-assessment strategies. For more information and to nominate web sites go to http://www.ala.org/aasl/bestlist.

The Top 25 Websites for Teaching and Learning were named so because they foster the qualities of innovation, creativity, active participation and collaboration. The websites honored include: Creative Commons, debategraph, Edsitement, Evernote, Exploratree, Glogster, International Children's Digital Library (ICDL), The Jason Project, Jing, jogtheweb, Learn Central, Live Binders, Masher, MuseumBox, The National Archives' Digital Classroom, National Science Digital Library, Pageflakes, Prezi, Professor Garfield, SchoolTube, Scratch, Storybird, TED, WatchKnow.org, and Weblist.


9. WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

National Library of Medicine -- http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ -- The National Library of Medicine, on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, is the world's largest medical library. The Library collects materials and provides information and research services in all areas of biomedicine and health care. (Website reference courtesy of refdesk.com)


10. CALENDAR

September 10, 2010 - Council on Library and Network Development (COLAND) meeting, Fish Creek

September 25-October 2, 2010 - Banned Books Week

October 26, 2010 - Instructional Media and Technology (IMT) Team Regional Meeting, Oconomowoc

November 1, 2010 - Instructional Media and Technology (IMT) Team Regional Meeting, Rice Lake

November 2-5, 2010 - Wisconsin Library Association annual conference, Wisconsin Dells

November 12, 2010 - Council on Library and Network Development (COLAND) meeting, TBC

November 15, 2010 - Instructional Media and Technology (IMT) Team Regional Meeting, Wisconsin Dells

November 16-17, 2010 - Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Advisory Committee meeting, Madison

November 17, 2010 - Instructional Media and Technology (IMT) Team Regional Meeting, Green Bay

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