1. Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries school library grant
2. National Medal deadline extended due to the Shutdown
3. Found in Wisconsin's October Find of the Month
4. State Document of the Week: Grey Wolf Population
5. BadgerLink Resource of the Week: Spanish resources
6. Website of the Week: Arts and Letters Daily
7. Calendar
=================================================
NOTE - Due to the Wisconsin Library Association conference, Channel Weekly will not be published next week (October 24). The next issue of Channel Weekly will be the October 31 edition.
**********************************************************
1. LAURA BUSH FOUNDATION FOR AMERICA'S LIBRARIES SCHOOL LIBRARY GRANT
The Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries seeks to provide books and reading materials to school libraries and students that most need them. The foundation provides grants of up to $5,000 to individual schools to help school libraries expand, update, and diversify their book collections. The foundation gives preference to schools in which 90 percent or more of the students receive free or reduced lunches and are likely to have the fewest books and reading materials at home.
Schools serving any combination of pre-kindergarten through high school students in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, all American territories, and Department of Defense schools in other countries are eligible to apply. Funds are only available for library books and magazine/serial copies and subscriptions.
For application information visit the Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries website (https://laurabushfoundation.unt.edu/). Application deadline is December 2, 2013.
2. NATIONAL MEDAL DEADLINE EXTENDED DUE TO SHUTDOWN
The deadline has been extended to nominate your library for a $5,000 award. Library supporters can nominate their libraries for the 2014 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation's highest honor for exemplary service by museums and libraries. The award nomination deadline ends on October 31, 2013 (the original deadline has been extended due to the federal government shutdown).
The National Medal honors libraries and museums that make civic, educational, economic, environmental and social contributions. All types of nonprofit libraries, including public, school, academic, research, and archival, are eligible to receive this honor. Medal winners receive a$5,000award and are honored at a National Medal award ceremony held in Washington, D.C.
Get more information and access thenomination form (http://www.imls.gov/about/medals.aspx). A complete application will include a five-page, single-spaced narrative; financial statements for the past two fiscal years, and up to three letters of support. These nominating materials are reviewed by members of the National Museum and Library Services Board, a presidentially-appointed policy advisory board of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Based on their recommendations, the IMLS Director selects the final winners.
The IMLS will continue to accept hard-copy applications despite the government shutdown.Questions about the award should be directed to Michele Farrell, senior program officer for libraries, atmfarrell@imls.gov.
3. FOUND IN WISCONSIN'S OCTOBER FIND OF THE MONTH
As the harvest season winds down, Found in Wisconsin celebrates our state's agriculture and farming heritage in this month's Find of the Month. Showcasing the Menomonee Falls Historical Society's Photo Gallery and their excellent collection of historic photos on this subject, the October issue brings to life the people and places that have made Wisconsin a staple in this industry.
The October Edition is available on the Found in Wisconsin website at http://bit.ly/OctoberFindoftheMonth.
Found in Wisconsin is an index of digital collections hosted by Wisconsin libraries, museums, historical societies, genealogical societies, schools, and various cultural organizations and is a project of Resources for Libraries and Lifelong Learning at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Please send your comments to fiw.administrator@dpi.wi.gov, on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/WisDPIFoundInWi, or on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/WisDPIFoundInWI.
4. WISCONSIN DIGITAL ARCHIVES STATE DOCUMENT OF THE WEEK
Gray Wolf Population, http://bit.ly/1apk3Kk. The second annual State Wolf Hunt began on October 15. Learn more about the wolf population in Wisconsin from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
5. BADGERLINK RESOURCE OF THE WEEK
¿Habla Español? Most BadgerLink resources can be translated into Spanish, both the content and interface! Go to BadgerLInk (www.BadgerLink.net) and click on Spanish Language (http://www.badgerlink.net/spanish-language) to see what we have available.
6. Website of the Week
Arts and Letters Daily -- http://www.aldaily.com/ -- This site from the Chronicle on Higher Education offers news, reviews, latest trends, breakthroughs, and other information in arts and culture. (Website reference courtesy of refdesk.com)
7. CALENDAR
October 22-25, 2013 – Wisconsin Library Association (WLA) annual conference, Green Bay
November 6, 2013 – Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Advisory Committee meeting, DeForest
November 8, 2013 – Council on Library and Network Development (COLAND) meeting, Minocqua
January 10, 2014 – Council on Library and Network Development (COLAND) meeting, web conference
January 24-28, 2014 – American Library Association (ALA) Mid-Winter Meeting, Philadelphia, PA
May 7-9, 2014 – Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries (WAPL) annual conference, Sheboygan
==================================================
To access previous issues of Channel Weekly, or to subscribe or unsubscribe,
go to: http://channel.dpi.wi.gov/
==================================================
Roslyn M. Wise
Editor, Channel Weekly
Department of Public Instruction
Division for Libraries and Technology
PO Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841
Phone: (608) 266-6439
FAX: (608) 267-9207
2. National Medal deadline extended due to the Shutdown
3. Found in Wisconsin's October Find of the Month
4. State Document of the Week: Grey Wolf Population
5. BadgerLink Resource of the Week: Spanish resources
6. Website of the Week: Arts and Letters Daily
7. Calendar
=================================================
NOTE - Due to the Wisconsin Library Association conference, Channel Weekly will not be published next week (October 24). The next issue of Channel Weekly will be the October 31 edition.
**********************************************************
1. LAURA BUSH FOUNDATION FOR AMERICA'S LIBRARIES SCHOOL LIBRARY GRANT
The Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries seeks to provide books and reading materials to school libraries and students that most need them. The foundation provides grants of up to $5,000 to individual schools to help school libraries expand, update, and diversify their book collections. The foundation gives preference to schools in which 90 percent or more of the students receive free or reduced lunches and are likely to have the fewest books and reading materials at home.
Schools serving any combination of pre-kindergarten through high school students in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, all American territories, and Department of Defense schools in other countries are eligible to apply. Funds are only available for library books and magazine/serial copies and subscriptions.
For application information visit the Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries website (https://laurabushfoundation.unt.edu/). Application deadline is December 2, 2013.
2. NATIONAL MEDAL DEADLINE EXTENDED DUE TO SHUTDOWN
The deadline has been extended to nominate your library for a $5,000 award. Library supporters can nominate their libraries for the 2014 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation's highest honor for exemplary service by museums and libraries. The award nomination deadline ends on October 31, 2013 (the original deadline has been extended due to the federal government shutdown).
The National Medal honors libraries and museums that make civic, educational, economic, environmental and social contributions. All types of nonprofit libraries, including public, school, academic, research, and archival, are eligible to receive this honor. Medal winners receive a$5,000award and are honored at a National Medal award ceremony held in Washington, D.C.
Get more information and access thenomination form (http://www.imls.gov/about/medals.aspx). A complete application will include a five-page, single-spaced narrative; financial statements for the past two fiscal years, and up to three letters of support. These nominating materials are reviewed by members of the National Museum and Library Services Board, a presidentially-appointed policy advisory board of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Based on their recommendations, the IMLS Director selects the final winners.
The IMLS will continue to accept hard-copy applications despite the government shutdown.Questions about the award should be directed to Michele Farrell, senior program officer for libraries, atmfarrell@imls.gov.
3. FOUND IN WISCONSIN'S OCTOBER FIND OF THE MONTH
As the harvest season winds down, Found in Wisconsin celebrates our state's agriculture and farming heritage in this month's Find of the Month. Showcasing the Menomonee Falls Historical Society's Photo Gallery and their excellent collection of historic photos on this subject, the October issue brings to life the people and places that have made Wisconsin a staple in this industry.
The October Edition is available on the Found in Wisconsin website at http://bit.ly/OctoberFindoftheMonth.
Found in Wisconsin is an index of digital collections hosted by Wisconsin libraries, museums, historical societies, genealogical societies, schools, and various cultural organizations and is a project of Resources for Libraries and Lifelong Learning at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Please send your comments to fiw.administrator@dpi.wi.gov, on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/WisDPIFoundInWi, or on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/WisDPIFoundInWI.
4. WISCONSIN DIGITAL ARCHIVES STATE DOCUMENT OF THE WEEK
Gray Wolf Population, http://bit.ly/1apk3Kk. The second annual State Wolf Hunt began on October 15. Learn more about the wolf population in Wisconsin from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
5. BADGERLINK RESOURCE OF THE WEEK
¿Habla Español? Most BadgerLink resources can be translated into Spanish, both the content and interface! Go to BadgerLInk (www.BadgerLink.net) and click on Spanish Language (http://www.badgerlink.net/spanish-language) to see what we have available.
6. Website of the Week
Arts and Letters Daily -- http://www.aldaily.com/ -- This site from the Chronicle on Higher Education offers news, reviews, latest trends, breakthroughs, and other information in arts and culture. (Website reference courtesy of refdesk.com)
7. CALENDAR
October 22-25, 2013 – Wisconsin Library Association (WLA) annual conference, Green Bay
November 6, 2013 – Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Advisory Committee meeting, DeForest
November 8, 2013 – Council on Library and Network Development (COLAND) meeting, Minocqua
January 10, 2014 – Council on Library and Network Development (COLAND) meeting, web conference
January 24-28, 2014 – American Library Association (ALA) Mid-Winter Meeting, Philadelphia, PA
May 7-9, 2014 – Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries (WAPL) annual conference, Sheboygan
==================================================
To access previous issues of Channel Weekly, or to subscribe or unsubscribe,
go to: http://channel.dpi.wi.gov/
==================================================
Roslyn M. Wise
Editor, Channel Weekly
Department of Public Instruction
Division for Libraries and Technology
PO Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841
Phone: (608) 266-6439
FAX: (608) 267-9207
For questions about this information, contact Roslyn Wise (608) 266-6439