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ALS News For Monday, March 15, 2010

250 Words or Less, by Paul Santos
Current Posting: Tax Breaks for Parents

Barnes&Noble Discount for ALS Members

Monday, March 15, 2010 - Genna Buhr
   Barnes&Noble.com has teamed up with Alliance Library System to bring you savings on your library needs. ALS member libraries will enjoy special features and discounts designed with institutional needs in mind.
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Movie Licensing USA Renews ALS Discount

Monday, March 15, 2010 - Genna Buhr
   Movie Licensing USA has renewed its 10% discount offered to ALS public and school library members. Movie Licensing USA offers an annual Public Performance Site License that covers 95% of the major motion picture studios, as well as an online movie search tool, promo materials, and programming ideas. The offer is valid through December 31, 2010. For more information, click here.

Handheld Librarian 3 Online Conference: Call for Program Proposals

Friday, March 12, 2010 - Lori Bell
  

Alliance Library System and LearningTimes invite librarians, library staff, vendors, graduate students, and developers to submit program proposals related to the topic of mobile library services for the online Handheld Librarian 3 conference to be held July 28-29, 2010.

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Google in Galesburg

Friday, March 12, 2010 - Galesburg Public Library
  

A number of local entities, including the Galesburg Public Library, are organizing an effort to attract Google to select Galesburg for its “Google Fiber for Communities” project (learn more here: http://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi/ ). Google wants to increase the speed of connectivity by 100 times. 

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On a + note!

Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - Kitty Pope
   Kitty PopeTeaching an on line class in Marketing has got me thinking about how we actually learn and how we in library land can be better teachers, because after all that is what most of us spend our day doing....kp

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Rebecca Caudill Packet Creation Workshop

Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - Ellen Popit
  

Sign up now for the Rebecca Caudill Packet Creation Workshop scheduled for Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at the Helen Mathes Library in Effingham.  The day will begin at 9:30 a.m. and conclude by 3:00 p.m.

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Let's Talk About It: Picturing America

Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - ALA
  

 “Let’s Talk About It: Picturing America” brings American experience to life through literature, visual arts

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Diversity Research Grant Program

Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - ALA
  

The American Library Association (ALA) Office for Diversity and the Diversity Research Grants Advisory Committee seek proposals for the Diversity Research Grant program.  Applicants must be current ALA members and 2010 proposals must address one of three identified topics:

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Trendy Topics 2010: Teens and Technology

Friday, March 05, 2010 - Lori Bell
   Trendy Topics Alliance Library System and TAP Information Services Announce
Trendy Topics  2010:  Teens and Technology

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Attention Public Library Directors

Friday, March 05, 2010 - Genna Buhr
   IMPORTANT DATE!

Attention Public Library Directors: Non-Resident Card Report due June 1

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Scholarly Writing for the LIS Profession

Thursday, March 04, 2010 - U of I
  

The Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois, is pleased to offer the following online, non-credit continuing education course open to anyone interested in the topic.

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MLA Webcast

Thursday, March 04, 2010 - ALS
  

MLA Webcast: Now’s the Time- Understanding the Electronic Health Record Maze and Health Sciences Librarians’ Roles

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On The Front Lines Conference March 15-17

Wednesday, March 03, 2010 - Lori Bell
  

We’re only two weeks away from the “On The Front Lines” Conference March 15-17 at the University of Illinois Springfield.   More than 200 participants took part in last year’s conference, and organizers are very excited about the agenda for this year.

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Ingram Discount Available

Tuesday, March 02, 2010 - Genna Buhr
   Ingram has renewed its group discount offer for Alliance Library System member libraries (public, academic, and K-12). Ingram Library Services provides an array of products to meet the needs of public, school, and college libraries including books, media, shelf-ready processing, and customized collection development programs. Click here for more details about the ALS discount.

Going Green Workshop Series

Tuesday, March 02, 2010 - ALS
   As part of the 2010 per capita grant, libraries will be asked to submit a plan that will make the library more environmentally friendly as envisioned by the Green Governments Illinois Act. ALS will be hosting a series of online green workshops designed to help you answer this question. more...

I-SAIL: Navigating Between Library and Classroom

Tuesday, March 02, 2010 - ALS
   Technology Training Wheels announces March module on I-SAIL: Navigating Between Library and Classroom.

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