Channel Weekly, Vol. 17, No. 7, October 16, 2014

1. Calculating library and county resident support per capita
2. Apply to participate in ILEAD USA-Wisconsin
3. New Library Director Boot Camp handouts now available
4. DPI recruiting for technical services coordinator
5. Participate in the national Digital Inclusion survey
6. Library of the Month: Eager Free Public Library
7. Rising to the Challenge
8. BadgerLink Resource of the Week: Newspaper resources
9. Website of the Week: Consumerist
10. Calendar
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1. CALCULATING LIBRARY AND COUNTY RESIDENT SUPPORT PER CAPITA

Wisconsin Public Library Service Data includes resident support per capita, calculated for both individual public libraries and for counties. In general, a library's resident support per capita is its municipal appropriation divided by resident population. A county's resident support per capita is the sum of its libraries' municipal appropriations divided by the sum of their resident populations. (For a library established by one or more municipalities, resident population is the sum of municipal populations. So, for consolidated county and joint city-county libraries, "resident population" is a more accurate term than "municipal population.")

Wisconsin has several types of public libraries:

  • Municipal (341 libraries): The library serves one municipality and has one municipal appropriation.
  • Joint (25 libraries): The library serves more than one municipality. Its resident population is the sum of municipal populations.

    Example: Marshfield Public Library serves the city of Marshfield and town of McMillan. The library's resident population is the sum of the two municipal populations, and the library's calculation uses the municipal appropriation from both.
  • Joint city-county (3 libraries): The library serves one municipality and its home county. Its resident population is the county population, less the municipal population of other public libraries in the county.

    Example: The Rusk County Community Library resident population is the population of Rusk County, less the resident populations of Bruce Area Library and Hawkins Area Library. Rusk County Community Library's calculation uses the municipal appropriation from Ladysmith and the county appropriation.
    Example: Antigo Public Library's resident population is the population of Langlade County. Its calculation uses the municipal appropriation from Antigo and the county appropriation.
  • Consolidated county (8 libraries): The library serves its home county. Its resident population is the county population, less the municipal population of any other public libraries in the county.

    Example: The Portage County Public Library's resident population is the population of Portage County, less the resident population of Lettie W. Jensen Public Library (Amherst). Portage County Public Library's calculation uses the county appropriation.
    Example: Florence County Library's resident population is the population of Florence County. Its calculation uses the county appropriation.
  • Tribal (4 libraries): Resident population is based on the most recent decennial census. The library's calculation uses the municipal appropriation.

When calculating county resident support per capita, all libraries for which a county is the library's home county are included. So, Marshfield Public Library's resident population and municipal appropriation are included in its home county (Wood) calculation, although one of the library's municipalities (McMillan) is in Marathon County. Marathon County's calculation does not include the population of McMillan.

Resident support per capita for 2013 is published in these Wisconsin Public Library Service Data files:
http://pld.dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/pld/xls/13publib.xls for libraries (column BU)
http://pld.dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/pld/xls/13county.xls for counties (column BJ)
http://pld.dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/pld/xls/13plall.xls for libraries and counties (column BQ)

Using the 2014 final population estimates produced by the Wisconsin Department of Administration Demographic Services Center this October, the Department of Public Instruction’s Public Library Development Team has compiled an Excel file of populations for Wisconsin public libraries and counties. Libraries can use this data to calculate their 2014 resident support per capita and compare it to 2013 in advance of the next annual report cycle. The file is online at http://pld.dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/pld/xls/14libpop.xls.

For questions about calculating resident support per capita, please contact LibraryReport@dpi.wi.gov.


2. APPLY TO PARTICIPATE IN ILEAD USA-WISCONSIN

Are you interested in a new initiative to encourage Wisconsin library staff to meet 21st century needs with interactive, participatory tools? Do you want to be involved in a project that will develop your leadership and project management skills? If so, then consider being part of the 2015 ILEAD USA-Wisconsin program.

Anyone who is working in a Wisconsin library – public, school, special, academic, or regional public library system – is eligible to participate. Each participant will apply with four other Wisconsin librarians to form a team of five ILEADers. Team members will participate in three mandatory in-person sessions over the course of nine months. The location for the three in-person sessions will be the Heidel House in Green Lake.

The online application and more details are available at: http://pld.dpi.wi.gov/pld_ileadusawi.

Applicants will be asked for individual contact information in addition to details about their team project. The deadline for applications is November 21, 2014, with notification of selected teams taking place in mid-December.

The 2015 ILEAD USA program is made possible through the leadership of the Illinois State Library with major funding provided by a Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

If you have questions, please contact Denise Anton Wright, Project Coordinator, at denise.wright@dpi.wi.gov or 608-266-7270, or Ryan Claringbole, Coordinator of the Instructor Corps, at ryan.claringbole@dpi.wi.gov or 608-266-9534.


3. NEW LIBRARY DIRECTOR BOOT CAMP HANDOUTS NOW AVAILABLE

On September 19, 2014, the New Library Director Boot Camp was held at the Holiday Inn and Convention Center in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. The purpose of this event was twofold: to share essential information that every Wisconsin public library director needs to know, and to encourage networking among new directors. Sixty-one new directors attended the 2014 Boot Camp. Handouts, presentations, and recommended resources from the various speakers as well as the day’s agenda and attendee list are now available online at: http://www.winnefox.org/bootcamp2014/welcome.html.

Topics explored through these resources include advocacy, library boards, human resources, legal, money, and organizations. The 2014 Library Boot Camp was supported by funds awarded to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction by the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the agency that administers the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).


4. DPI RECRUITING FOR TECHNICAL SERVICES COORDINATOR

The Department of Public Instruction’s Resources for Libraries and Lifelong Learning team is recruiting a technical services coordinator to help support BadgerLink, WISCAT, and its other programs and services. If you’re a librarian or IT professional with training or experience providing technical support to electronic resources including databases, e-books or electronic journals, or to interlibrary loan management software and services and website support, this could be a great opportunity for you.

See the full position description here: http://wisc.jobs/public/job_view.asp?annoid=78721&jobid=78236&org=255&class=13662&index=true.

Please feel free to share this posting with your personal and professional networks.


5. PARTICIPATE IN THE NATIONAL DIGITAL INCLUSION SURVEY

A national survey is being conducted to study the role of public libraries in building digitally inclusive communities. The study is funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), and conducted by the American Library Association (ALA), the Information Policy & Access Center (iPAC) at University of Maryland, the International City/County Management Association (ICMA), and Community Attributes International (CAI). Participation in the survey helps libraries identify the impact of public computer and Internet access on their communities, demonstrate library contributions to community digital inclusion efforts, and support efforts to inform and educate stakeholders, policymakers, foundations, elected officials, trustees, and the media about the value of libraries in building digitally inclusive communities.

A previous survey yielded a number of products that are of interest and useful for engaging in community needs assessment efforts:

  • Interactive mapping tool that combine Digital Inclusion Survey community-level-active-map data - http://digitalinclusion.umd.edu/content/interactive-map
    • The map enables libraries to better understand their community demographics, education and learning, economic/workforce, and health contexts along with the digital inclusion services that they provide. The national map includes all libraries and their communities, not just those libraries that participated in the survey. The tool also enables libraries to generate a PDF summary of various aspects of the map.
  • State pages - http://digitalinclusion.umd.edu/state-details
    • Provides an interactive state-level mapping tool and selected summary data that compares individual states to national data. You can generate a PDF handout of the summary survey data.


To participate in the survey, go to http://digitalinclusion.umd.edu/ and follow the Take Survey Now button. The survey is open until November 23, 2014.

If you have any questions email ipac@umd.edu.


6. LIBRARY OF THE MONTH: EAGER FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY

The Library of the Month is a celebration of Wisconsin libraries compiled by the BadgerLink team. Eager Free Public Library plays an important role in Evansville’s lifelong learning by granting users access to learning opportunities through timely programming and productive partnerships. Read the full article: http://badgerlink.net/bulletin#201.


7. RISING TO THE CHALLENGE

The Aspen Institute Dialogue on Public Libraries has published a report, “Rising to the Challenge: Re-Envisioning Public Libraries,” in which the Institute, with financial support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, presents ways in which public libraries can remain relevant, even in an era when information is abundant. According to the report, “the poor have no way to acquire the digital literacy skills that are the foundation of knowledge creation and social participation in an information-based economy—not without public libraries.” By providing access to computers and teaching patrons how to use technology, libraries are putting themselves in a position to serve their communities in a unique way as trusted institutions of knowledge and leaders in providing multiple types of literacy. The full 80-page report can be viewed at
http://csreports.aspeninstitute.org/documents//AspenLibrariesReport.pdf.


8. BADGERLINK RESOURCE OF THE WEEK

Looking for a local newspaper? Start with BadgerLink: http://badgerlink.net/newspapers! Wisconsin Newspapers Digital Research Site is a service of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association. It provides access to daily and weekly newspapers in Wisconsin, from 2005 to 90 days ago!


9. Website of the Week

Consumerist -- http://consumerist.com – According to the site’s About Us section, Consumerist is an independent consumer news and information website. Consumerist's parent company, Consumer Media LLC, is a subsidiary of Consumer Reports. (Website reference courtesy of refdesk.com)


10. CALENDAR

November 4-7, 2014 – Wisconsin Library Association annual conference, Wisconsin Dells

November 14, 2014 – Council on Library and Network Development (COLAND) meeting, to be confirmed

November 19, 2014 – Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Advisory Committee Meeting, DeForest

January 9, 2015 – Council on Library and Network Development (COLAND) meeting, web conference

January 30—February 3, 2015 – American Library Association Mid-Winter Meeting, Chicago

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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