Quick Connections-June 2, 2006

June 2 , 2006
2006-219 to 2006-224

Other QC Issues

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Lincoln Trail Calendar for June 3 -June 30, 2006:

June 8 Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Tour - bus trip from LTLS to Springfield
June 12 School Library Day, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., LTLS
June 19 LTLS Board of Directors Meeting, 7 p.m., LTLS

Register online for the continuing education and training events listed above at http://dot.lincolntrail.info:591/OnlineReg/onlinereg.htm. If you cannot locate or do not have a login and password, please send an email to Donna Schaal at ce@lincolntrail.info. Or you may register at ce@lincolntrail.info.

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Visit the LTLS web site to see the following new information:

LINC Update - May 23, 2006

Connections - November/December 2005

Diversity Web Site (Funded by an LSTA grant):
http://www.librarydiversity.info

News Releases:
Vanessa Whippo Selected For Cataloging Boot Camp (April 27, 2006)

LTLS Online Book Clubs Upcoming Selections for April through August 2006

2006 - 221
School Library Day, June 12, 2006, 9 a.m.-4 p.m: This full-day session will focus on issues relevant to elementary, middle, and high school librarians. Speakers will include:
-Georgeann Burch, UIUC GSLIS, The five W’s of non-fiction: What do informational texts look like; Who reads or needs them; Why should they be included in my collection; Where can I find good ones: and When should I weed them?
-Karen Hackman, Champaign Unit 4 Schools, the Illinois Study of School Libraries
-Bob Houston, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Hands-on demonstration of the tools and resources of the 21st Century Information Fluency Project
-Pat Mathews, Champaign Unit 4 Schools, The role of the School Media Specialist
Kathy Shannon, the Abraham Lincoln Illinois High School Book Award
-Pam Storm, The Monarch Award: Illinois’ K-3 Children’s Choice Award
-Cindy Welch, UIUC GSLIS and a YALSA trainer, Strategies on how to get boys to read.
Register at http://dot.ltls.org:591/OnlineReg/onlinereg.htm or send an email to ce@lincolntrail.info. If you have any questions, contact Randi Weiss at 217-352-0047, Ext. 229, or rweiss@lincolntrail.info or Amani Fouad Ayad at 217-352-0047, Ext. 228, or aayad@lincolntrail.info. Non--subscriber fee: $80.00. CPDU: 6.

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The Reading Group is kicking off their summer reading programs. Starting on June 12, this is a popular way to keep kids sharp on their skills over the vacation months. Like regular lessons, this consists of 10 one-hour sessions for students 3-18. The reading group provides one-on-one instruction with highly trained specialists in reading as well as other subject areas such as math, science, sicial studies, or English as a second language. For more information contact Kathy Wimer at (217) 367- 0914 or kwimer@readinggroup.org.

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Lake Land College Library has the following audio cassettes available for free. They are all one (1) cassette each. Please contact Melinda Gill at (217) 234-5267 if you are interested.
The White Dragon b Anne McCaffrey, The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks, Illusions: the Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach, Eudora Welty Reads … Powerhouse and Petrified Man, The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells, Bradbury: the Illustrated Man ~~ The Grand Master Edition, Dracula : 100th Anniversary Edition, The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien, Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, The Ox-Bow Incident by Walter Van Tilburg Clark, How Did I Get to Be 40 & Other Atrocities by Judith Viorst, Yonder: Seven Tales of the Space Age by Poul Anderson, Foundation by Asimov, The Mayors by Isaac Asimov, Dan Rather - speech delivered at the National Press Club Luncheon on March 16, 1992, Daniel Schorr - speech delivered at the National Press Club Luncheon on March 24, 1992, Anna Quindlen - speech delivered at the National Press Club Luncheon on March 16, 1992, Harrison Salisbury - speech delivered at the National Press Club Luncheon on February 25, 1992, Anais Nin in Recital, Carl Sandburg Reading Fog and other poems, Robert Penn Warren Reads Selected Poems, Gorey by Edward Gorey, The Stories of John Cleever by John Cleever, Four Quartets read by T.S. Eliot, Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener, The Curb in the Sky & Other Stories

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Positions Available: Library Page, Circulation Services, Chamapign Public Library, 15-19 hours per week, $7.00 per hour. Apply by June 12, 2006.

Librarian I-Children's Librarian, Champaign Douglass Branch Library, full-time, $21.05 per hour, ALA/MLS required. SEARCH EXTENDED - Apply by June 30, 2006.

Library Assistant I, Douglass Branch Library, 20 hours per week, 12.92 per hour. Apply by June 12, 2006.

For more information, contact the Business Office at 217-403-2050 or go to http://www.champaign.org/geninfo/jobs.html.

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2006 - 219	Lincoln Trail Calendar for June 3 -June 30, 2006:
June 8	Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Tour - bus trip from LTLS to Springfield
June 12	School Library Day, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., LTLS
June 19	LTLS Board of Directors Meeting, 7 p.m., LTLS
	Register online for the continuing education and training events listed above at http://dot.lincolntrail.info:591/OnlineReg/onlinereg.htm. If you cannot locate or do not have a login and password, please send an email to Donna Schaal at ce@lincolntrail.info. Or you may register at ce@lincolntrail.info.

2006 - 220	Visit the LTLS web site to see the following new information: LINC Update - May 23, 2006 Connections - November/December 2005 Diversity Web Site (Funded by an LSTA grant): http://www.librarydiversity.info News Releases: Vanessa Whippo Selected For Cataloging Boot Camp (April 27, 2006) LTLS Online Book Clubs Upcoming Selections for April through August 2006

2006 - 221	School Library Day, June 12, 2006, 9 a.m.-4 p.m: This full-day session will focus on issues relevant to elementary, middle, and high school librarians. Speakers will include: -Georgeann Burch, UIUC GSLIS, The five W’s of non-fiction: What do informational texts look like; Who reads or needs them; Why should they be included in my collection; Where can I find good ones: and When should I weed them? -Karen Hackman, Champaign Unit 4 Schools, the Illinois Study of School Libraries -Bob Houston, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Hands-on demonstration of the tools and resources of the 21st Century Information Fluency Project -Pat Mathews, Champaign Unit 4 Schools, The role of the School Media Specialist Kathy Shannon, the Abraham Lincoln Illinois High School Book Award -Pam Storm, The Monarch Award: Illinois’ K-3 Children’s Choice Award -Cindy Welch, UIUC GSLIS and a YALSA trainer, Strategies on how to get boys to read. Register at http://dot.ltls.org:591/OnlineReg/onlinereg.htm or send an email to ce@lincolntrail.info. If you have any questions, contact Randi Weiss at 217-352-0047, Ext. 229, or rweiss@lincolntrail.info or Amani Fouad Ayad at 217-352-0047, Ext. 228, or aayad@lincolntrail.info. Non--subscriber fee: $80.00. CPDU: 6.

2006 - 222	The Reading Group is kicking off their summer reading programs. Starting on June 12, this is a popular way to keep kids sharp on their skills over the vacation months. Like regular lessons, this consists of 10 one-hour sessions for students 3-18. The reading group provides one-on-one instruction with highly trained specialists in reading as well as other subject areas such as math, science, sicial studies, or English as a second language. For more information contact Kathy Wimer at (217) 367- 0914 or kwimer@readinggroup.org.

2006 - 223	Lake Land College Library has the following audio cassettes available for free. They are all one (1) cassette each. Please contact Melinda Gill at (217) 234-5267 if you are interested. The White Dragon b Anne McCaffrey, The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks, Illusions: the Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach, Eudora Welty Reads … Powerhouse and Petrified Man, The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells, Bradbury: the Illustrated Man ~~ The Grand Master Edition, Dracula : 100th Anniversary Edition, The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien, Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, The Ox-Bow Incident by Walter Van Tilburg Clark, How Did I Get to Be 40 & Other Atrocities by Judith Viorst, Yonder: Seven Tales of the Space Age by Poul Anderson, Foundation by Asimov, The Mayors by Isaac Asimov, Dan Rather - speech delivered at the National Press Club Luncheon on March 16, 1992, Daniel Schorr - speech delivered at the National Press Club Luncheon on March 24, 1992, Anna Quindlen - speech delivered at the National Press Club Luncheon on March 16, 1992, Harrison Salisbury - speech delivered at the National Press Club Luncheon on February 25, 1992, Anais Nin in Recital, Carl Sandburg Reading Fog and other poems, Robert Penn Warren Reads Selected Poems, Gorey by Edward Gorey, The Stories of John Cleever by John Cleever, Four Quartets read by T.S. Eliot, Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener, The Curb in the Sky & Other Stories

2006 - 224	Positions Available: Library Page, Circulation Services, Chamapign Public Library, 15-19 hours per week, $7.00 per hour. Apply by June 12, 2006. Librarian I-Children's Librarian, Champaign Douglass Branch Library, full-time, $21.05 per hour, ALA/MLS required. SEARCH EXTENDED - Apply by June 30, 2006. Library Assistant I, Douglass Branch Library, 20 hours per week, 12.92 per hour. Apply by June 12, 2006. For more information, contact the Business Office at 217-403-2050 or go to http://www.champaign.org/geninfo/jobs.html.