Moving Forward – an update from LCLS

No. 3

July 16, 2010

IPLAR reminder:

Those of you who are municipal libraries, don’t forget your annual reports (IPLAR’s) were due 30 days after the end of the library’s fiscal year. Please let Ron Winner at the Illinois State Library know if you have any questions or issues with completing the IPLAR form.

District libraries, you have until 1 September to complete your IPLAR. See yet another good reason to become a district library!

Upcoming continuing education opportunities at LCLS:

• Monday, July 19, 2010 (9:00 AM – 12:00 PM), Understanding Series Cataloging.  Click here to register in LibraryLearning (L2).
• Tuesday, July 20, 2010 (9:00 AM – 12:00 PM), GateNet Barcoding in Millennium.  Click here to register in LibraryLearning (L2).
• Wednesday, July 21, 2010 (9:30 AM – 11:30 AM), GateNet Users Forum.  Click here to register in LibraryLearning (L2).
• Wednesday, July 21, 2010 (1:00 PM – 4:00 PM), IPLAR Workday.  Click here to register in LibraryLearning (L2).
• Thursday, July 22, 2010 (9:00 AM – 11:30 AM), Summer School for School Librarians: Grants For Schools.  Norma Applegate and Jane Lesner from Prairie Area Library System will present a grant writing program geared specifically to school librarians.  Click here to register in LibraryLearning (L2).
• Thursday, July 22, 2010 (1:00 PM – 3:30 PM), Summer School for School Librarians: Abe Lincoln and Read for a Lifetime. A book talking session with Kate Kite from Wood River Public Library on the Abe Lincoln and Read for a Lifetime books.  Click here to register in Library Learning (L2).
• Thursday, July 22, 2010 (9:00 AM – 12:00 PM), GateNet Circulation I: The Circulation Desk and Patron Records.  Click here to register in LibraryLearning (L2).
• Thursday, July 22, 2010 (1:00 PM – 4:00 PM), GateNet Circulation II: The Search Holds Mode and Paging List.  Click here to register in LibraryLearning (L2).

LCLS Board Meeting:

Feel welcome to attend the July LCLS Board meeting, Tuesday, July 20, 2010, at 6 p.m.  The complete board packet is available on our web site.

A lighthearted look at libraries:

The Huffington Post has identified its favorite library videos and asks readers to vote in a short poll.

Leslie M. Bednar

Acting Executive Director

lesliebednar@lcls.org

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